Yarra Bend Press

The Bachelor of Writing and Publishing’s Yarra Bend Press is located with the degree at Melbourne Polytechnic’s Fairfield Campus in Yarra Bend Road. This live work studio engages students in authentic projects with commercially defined outcomes as well as facilitating industry and peer to peer consultation including workshops, functions and seminars. Yarra Bend Press operates to provide students w

ith an indepth understanding of the workings of a publishing house through the delivery of real production based experiences. By giving students the opportunity to be involved in producing commercial quality publications aimed at enhancing their future academic and employment opportunities, Yarra Bend Press addresses the problem of diminishing work experience opportunities within the publishing industry.