Giramondo Publishing
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An independent Australian literary publisher of award-winning poetry, fiction & non-fiction, and the literary magazine HEAT. Subscriptions available.
Out now 💖 HEAT 22
Our final issue of the year features a bumper crop of new writing by Oliver Driscoll, George Mouratidis, Eila Vinwynn, Ceridwen Dovey, Elvira Navarro (translated by Christina MacSweeney), Adam Aitken and Lucy Van.
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Our final issue of the year features a bumper crop of new writing by Oliver Driscoll, George Mouratidis, Eila Vinwynn, Ceridwen Dovey, Elvira Navarro (translated by Christina MacSweeney), Adam Aitken and Lucy Van.
Subscribe: giramondopublishing.com/heat/
HEAT | Giramondo Publishing
Subscribe to HEAT, Australia’s international literary magazine, published by Giramondo. Innovative prose, poetry and art in high-quality print format, delivered to your door.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Out now 💖 HEAT 22
Our final issue of the year features a bumper crop of new writing by Oliver Driscoll, George Mouratidis, Eila Vinwynn, Ceridwen Dovey, Elvira Navarro (translated by Christina MacSweeney), Adam Aitken and Lucy Van.
Subscribe: giramondopublishing.com/heat/
Our final issue of the year features a bumper crop of new writing by Oliver Driscoll, George Mouratidis, Eila Vinwynn, Ceridwen Dovey, Elvira Navarro (translated by Christina MacSweeney), Adam Aitken and Lucy Van.
Subscribe: giramondopublishing.com/heat/
Our two November releases:
⭐ EXCLUSIVE! Dispatches from The Paris End by Cameron Hurst, Sally Olds and Oscar Schwartz
⭐ Two Hundred Million Musketeers by Ender Başkan
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⭐ EXCLUSIVE! Dispatches from The Paris End by Cameron Hurst, Sally Olds and Oscar Schwartz
⭐ Two Hundred Million Musketeers by Ender Başkan
Subscribe to Giramondo to receive our books all throughout the year: giramondopublishing.com/books/giramo...
November 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Our two November releases:
⭐ EXCLUSIVE! Dispatches from The Paris End by Cameron Hurst, Sally Olds and Oscar Schwartz
⭐ Two Hundred Million Musketeers by Ender Başkan
Subscribe to Giramondo to receive our books all throughout the year: giramondopublishing.com/books/giramo...
⭐ EXCLUSIVE! Dispatches from The Paris End by Cameron Hurst, Sally Olds and Oscar Schwartz
⭐ Two Hundred Million Musketeers by Ender Başkan
Subscribe to Giramondo to receive our books all throughout the year: giramondopublishing.com/books/giramo...
‘KONTRA is, in many ways, a surgical operation on lineage, on language, on desire. This project engages the canon I grew up with – the kontrabida as she exists in Filipino media and her cultural equivalents across the world: women punished for wanting.’ – Eunice Andrada
Read more: bit.ly/4mNO8yq
Read more: bit.ly/4mNO8yq
October 3, 2025 at 2:23 AM
‘KONTRA is, in many ways, a surgical operation on lineage, on language, on desire. This project engages the canon I grew up with – the kontrabida as she exists in Filipino media and her cultural equivalents across the world: women punished for wanting.’ – Eunice Andrada
Read more: bit.ly/4mNO8yq
Read more: bit.ly/4mNO8yq
Out now ✨ KONTRA, the latest collection by the award-winning poet Eunice Andrada.
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‘Few poets can unsettle the contours of desire and power like Eunice Andrada… A work of ferocious beauty.’
– Manisha Anjali
‘Andrada’s most assured and impressive collection yet.’
– Bella Li
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‘Few poets can unsettle the contours of desire and power like Eunice Andrada… A work of ferocious beauty.’
– Manisha Anjali
‘Andrada’s most assured and impressive collection yet.’
– Bella Li
October 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Out now ✨ KONTRA, the latest collection by the award-winning poet Eunice Andrada.
bit.ly/kontraeunice...
‘Few poets can unsettle the contours of desire and power like Eunice Andrada… A work of ferocious beauty.’
– Manisha Anjali
‘Andrada’s most assured and impressive collection yet.’
– Bella Li
bit.ly/kontraeunice...
‘Few poets can unsettle the contours of desire and power like Eunice Andrada… A work of ferocious beauty.’
– Manisha Anjali
‘Andrada’s most assured and impressive collection yet.’
– Bella Li
Out now 🔥 HEAT 21
The new issue features writing by Peter Stamm (trans. Michael Hofmann), Alex Wong, Ivor Indyk, Elizabeth Harrower, Amy Crutchfield, Hon Lai Chu (trans. Jacqueline Leung) and Catherine Kaixin Yu.
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The new issue features writing by Peter Stamm (trans. Michael Hofmann), Alex Wong, Ivor Indyk, Elizabeth Harrower, Amy Crutchfield, Hon Lai Chu (trans. Jacqueline Leung) and Catherine Kaixin Yu.
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September 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Out now 🔥 HEAT 21
The new issue features writing by Peter Stamm (trans. Michael Hofmann), Alex Wong, Ivor Indyk, Elizabeth Harrower, Amy Crutchfield, Hon Lai Chu (trans. Jacqueline Leung) and Catherine Kaixin Yu.
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The new issue features writing by Peter Stamm (trans. Michael Hofmann), Alex Wong, Ivor Indyk, Elizabeth Harrower, Amy Crutchfield, Hon Lai Chu (trans. Jacqueline Leung) and Catherine Kaixin Yu.
Subscribe: giramondopublishing.com/books/heat-s...
‘At some point you ask yourself: what do we write for, if not to say, this is how it felt to me—can you see it?’
Raaza Jamshed speaks with Liminal Magazine about What Kept You?, her brilliant debut novel.
Read more: liminalmag.com/5-questions/raaza-jamshed
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Raaza Jamshed speaks with Liminal Magazine about What Kept You?, her brilliant debut novel.
Read more: liminalmag.com/5-questions/raaza-jamshed
Order the book: bit.ly/whatkeptyou
September 16, 2025 at 1:26 AM
‘At some point you ask yourself: what do we write for, if not to say, this is how it felt to me—can you see it?’
Raaza Jamshed speaks with Liminal Magazine about What Kept You?, her brilliant debut novel.
Read more: liminalmag.com/5-questions/raaza-jamshed
Order the book: bit.ly/whatkeptyou
Raaza Jamshed speaks with Liminal Magazine about What Kept You?, her brilliant debut novel.
Read more: liminalmag.com/5-questions/raaza-jamshed
Order the book: bit.ly/whatkeptyou
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September 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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The New York Times reviews Cannon by Lee Lai ⭐
‘The economy of Lai’s dialogue, and of her mostly black-and-white illustrations, belies the breadth and complexity in her storytelling,’ writes Sam Thielman.
Read more: bit.ly/4nlInZC
‘The economy of Lai’s dialogue, and of her mostly black-and-white illustrations, belies the breadth and complexity in her storytelling,’ writes Sam Thielman.
Read more: bit.ly/4nlInZC
September 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The New York Times reviews Cannon by Lee Lai ⭐
‘The economy of Lai’s dialogue, and of her mostly black-and-white illustrations, belies the breadth and complexity in her storytelling,’ writes Sam Thielman.
Read more: bit.ly/4nlInZC
‘The economy of Lai’s dialogue, and of her mostly black-and-white illustrations, belies the breadth and complexity in her storytelling,’ writes Sam Thielman.
Read more: bit.ly/4nlInZC
Out now ✨ Cannon, the new graphic novel by the acclaimed Australian cartoonist Lee Lai, and the highly anticipated follow-up to her Stella-shortlisted debut, Stone Fruit.
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‘A blend of sharp wit and raw emotion’
– Sydney Morning Herald (Best Books of 2025)
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‘A blend of sharp wit and raw emotion’
– Sydney Morning Herald (Best Books of 2025)
September 1, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Out now ✨ Cannon, the new graphic novel by the acclaimed Australian cartoonist Lee Lai, and the highly anticipated follow-up to her Stella-shortlisted debut, Stone Fruit.
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‘A blend of sharp wit and raw emotion’
– Sydney Morning Herald (Best Books of 2025)
bit.ly/leelaicannon
‘A blend of sharp wit and raw emotion’
– Sydney Morning Herald (Best Books of 2025)
rock flight by Hasib Hourani has been shortlisted for Poetry in the 2025 #PMLitAwards!
This debut book, which composes a powerful allegory of Palestine’s occupation, has now won two literary awards and been a finalist for five since its publication last year.
Learn more: bit.ly/rockflight
This debut book, which composes a powerful allegory of Palestine’s occupation, has now won two literary awards and been a finalist for five since its publication last year.
Learn more: bit.ly/rockflight
August 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
rock flight by Hasib Hourani has been shortlisted for Poetry in the 2025 #PMLitAwards!
This debut book, which composes a powerful allegory of Palestine’s occupation, has now won two literary awards and been a finalist for five since its publication last year.
Learn more: bit.ly/rockflight
This debut book, which composes a powerful allegory of Palestine’s occupation, has now won two literary awards and been a finalist for five since its publication last year.
Learn more: bit.ly/rockflight
Congratulations to Judith Beveridge, shortlisted for The Laurel Prize for her poetry collection Tintinnabulum! 🌿🎉
‘In my poetry, I have always tried to impart a sense of reverence for the natural world [and] … to use language as a mechanism for wonder, joy and revelation.’
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‘In my poetry, I have always tried to impart a sense of reverence for the natural world [and] … to use language as a mechanism for wonder, joy and revelation.’
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Tintinnabulum by Judith Beveridge shortlisted for The Laurel Prize 2025 | Giramondo Publishing
‘In my poetry, I have always tried to impart a sense of reverence for the natural world, to pay deep attention to it, to show interrelationships through sound, metaphor and simile, to open up spaces f...
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August 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Congratulations to Judith Beveridge, shortlisted for The Laurel Prize for her poetry collection Tintinnabulum! 🌿🎉
‘In my poetry, I have always tried to impart a sense of reverence for the natural world [and] … to use language as a mechanism for wonder, joy and revelation.’
bit.ly/3Hijn68
‘In my poetry, I have always tried to impart a sense of reverence for the natural world [and] … to use language as a mechanism for wonder, joy and revelation.’
bit.ly/3Hijn68
‘51 Alterities is a self-satirising, digressive, ungovernable chronicle of my inner and outer territories… [it] is what remains of my lyric voice and what remains for me of poetry as it competes for valency in our increasingly amped-up era of tech broligarchy.‘ – Keri Glastonbury
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August 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
‘51 Alterities is a self-satirising, digressive, ungovernable chronicle of my inner and outer territories… [it] is what remains of my lyric voice and what remains for me of poetry as it competes for valency in our increasingly amped-up era of tech broligarchy.‘ – Keri Glastonbury
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Out now ✨ 51 Alterities by Keri Glastonbury
The author of Newcastle Sonnets returns with a book that responds to the persistent threat of economic austerity, and to poetry’s precarious place in a landscape dominated by billionaire tech bros and social media empires.
Order: bit.ly/51Alterities
The author of Newcastle Sonnets returns with a book that responds to the persistent threat of economic austerity, and to poetry’s precarious place in a landscape dominated by billionaire tech bros and social media empires.
Order: bit.ly/51Alterities
August 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Out now ✨ 51 Alterities by Keri Glastonbury
The author of Newcastle Sonnets returns with a book that responds to the persistent threat of economic austerity, and to poetry’s precarious place in a landscape dominated by billionaire tech bros and social media empires.
Order: bit.ly/51Alterities
The author of Newcastle Sonnets returns with a book that responds to the persistent threat of economic austerity, and to poetry’s precarious place in a landscape dominated by billionaire tech bros and social media empires.
Order: bit.ly/51Alterities
Out 1 November 2025 ✨ EXCLUSIVE! Dispatches from The Paris End, an anthology by Cameron Hurst, Sally Olds, Oscar Schwartz of The Paris End.
Pre-order here: bit.ly/theparisenda...
Pre-order here: bit.ly/theparisenda...
July 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Out 1 November 2025 ✨ EXCLUSIVE! Dispatches from The Paris End, an anthology by Cameron Hurst, Sally Olds, Oscar Schwartz of The Paris End.
Pre-order here: bit.ly/theparisenda...
Pre-order here: bit.ly/theparisenda...
‘An extraordinary debut full of ritual and poetry’ ⭐
What Kept You? by Raaza Jamshed receives a full-page and full-hearted review in the Guardian today!
Read the full piece by Bec Kavanagh: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
What Kept You? by Raaza Jamshed receives a full-page and full-hearted review in the Guardian today!
Read the full piece by Bec Kavanagh: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
What Kept You? by Raaza Jamshed review – an extraordinary debut full of ritual and poetry
A young woman grapples with the stories that shape her in this tightly crafted and complex portrayal of grief and growing up
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July 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
‘An extraordinary debut full of ritual and poetry’ ⭐
What Kept You? by Raaza Jamshed receives a full-page and full-hearted review in the Guardian today!
Read the full piece by Bec Kavanagh: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
What Kept You? by Raaza Jamshed receives a full-page and full-hearted review in the Guardian today!
Read the full piece by Bec Kavanagh: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Congratulations to Nikos Papastergiadis, shortlisted for the National Biography Award for his blended autobiography and literary memoir, John Berger and Me! ✨
Read the judges’ comments: bit.ly/4eEHmc3
Read the judges’ comments: bit.ly/4eEHmc3
July 9, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Congratulations to Nikos Papastergiadis, shortlisted for the National Biography Award for his blended autobiography and literary memoir, John Berger and Me! ✨
Read the judges’ comments: bit.ly/4eEHmc3
Read the judges’ comments: bit.ly/4eEHmc3
‘A powerful, promising new voice.’
Raaza Jamshed’s debut novel What Kept You? has been named a ‘best new book’ by Guardian Australia!
Learn more about this remarkable coming-of-age story: bit.ly/whatkeptyou
Raaza Jamshed’s debut novel What Kept You? has been named a ‘best new book’ by Guardian Australia!
Learn more about this remarkable coming-of-age story: bit.ly/whatkeptyou
July 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
‘A powerful, promising new voice.’
Raaza Jamshed’s debut novel What Kept You? has been named a ‘best new book’ by Guardian Australia!
Learn more about this remarkable coming-of-age story: bit.ly/whatkeptyou
Raaza Jamshed’s debut novel What Kept You? has been named a ‘best new book’ by Guardian Australia!
Learn more about this remarkable coming-of-age story: bit.ly/whatkeptyou
Out now ✨ What Kept You?, the powerful debut novel by Raaza Jamshed.
A feminist anti-tale, written in a uniquely expressive voice that floats between English, Urdu and Arabic, the novel explores survival, metamorphosis, and the radical freedom of choosing one’s own ending.
bit.ly/whatkeptyou
A feminist anti-tale, written in a uniquely expressive voice that floats between English, Urdu and Arabic, the novel explores survival, metamorphosis, and the radical freedom of choosing one’s own ending.
bit.ly/whatkeptyou
July 1, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Out now ✨ What Kept You?, the powerful debut novel by Raaza Jamshed.
A feminist anti-tale, written in a uniquely expressive voice that floats between English, Urdu and Arabic, the novel explores survival, metamorphosis, and the radical freedom of choosing one’s own ending.
bit.ly/whatkeptyou
A feminist anti-tale, written in a uniquely expressive voice that floats between English, Urdu and Arabic, the novel explores survival, metamorphosis, and the radical freedom of choosing one’s own ending.
bit.ly/whatkeptyou
Congratulations to Hasib Hourani, winner of the 2025 Mary Gilmore Award for rock flight! 🏆🎉
rock flight also won the 2025 NSWLA Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, and was shortlisted for several other Australian and international literary awards ✨
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rock flight also won the 2025 NSWLA Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, and was shortlisted for several other Australian and international literary awards ✨
Order the book: bit.ly/rockflight
June 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Congratulations to Hasib Hourani, winner of the 2025 Mary Gilmore Award for rock flight! 🏆🎉
rock flight also won the 2025 NSWLA Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, and was shortlisted for several other Australian and international literary awards ✨
Order the book: bit.ly/rockflight
rock flight also won the 2025 NSWLA Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, and was shortlisted for several other Australian and international literary awards ✨
Order the book: bit.ly/rockflight
Congratulations to Brian Castro, shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award for his novel Chinese Postman! ✨
Order the book: bit.ly/chinesepostman
Order the book: bit.ly/chinesepostman
June 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Congratulations to Brian Castro, shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award for his novel Chinese Postman! ✨
Order the book: bit.ly/chinesepostman
Order the book: bit.ly/chinesepostman
Announcing 🥁 The Poetry in Translation Prize, a new biennial award for an outstanding poetry collection translated into English, run collaboratively by Giramondo, Fitzcarraldo Editions and New Directions.
Submissions will open from 15 July to 15 August.
Learn more: bit.ly/4ll3gmB
Submissions will open from 15 July to 15 August.
Learn more: bit.ly/4ll3gmB
June 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Announcing 🥁 The Poetry in Translation Prize, a new biennial award for an outstanding poetry collection translated into English, run collaboratively by Giramondo, Fitzcarraldo Editions and New Directions.
Submissions will open from 15 July to 15 August.
Learn more: bit.ly/4ll3gmB
Submissions will open from 15 July to 15 August.
Learn more: bit.ly/4ll3gmB
Out now ✨ Joss: A History, Grace Yee’s follow-up to her triple award-winning poetry collection Chinese Fish.
Order the book: bit.ly/graceyeejoss
Order the book: bit.ly/graceyeejoss
June 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Out now ✨ Joss: A History, Grace Yee’s follow-up to her triple award-winning poetry collection Chinese Fish.
Order the book: bit.ly/graceyeejoss
Order the book: bit.ly/graceyeejoss
‘Her peculiar vision is both austere and lyrical, elegantly fluent in the secret ways of the self.’
Isabella Gullifer-Laurie reviews Fiction by Antigone Kefala in The Saturday Paper.
Isabella Gullifer-Laurie reviews Fiction by Antigone Kefala in The Saturday Paper.
Fiction
Antigone Kefala is a writer of poetic intensity and integrity. During her childhood, her family fled Romania and arrived in Greece as refugees, before settling in New Zealand and Australia. Her writin...
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May 24, 2025 at 1:50 AM
‘Her peculiar vision is both austere and lyrical, elegantly fluent in the secret ways of the self.’
Isabella Gullifer-Laurie reviews Fiction by Antigone Kefala in The Saturday Paper.
Isabella Gullifer-Laurie reviews Fiction by Antigone Kefala in The Saturday Paper.