Glimmer Press

06/08/2024

Along with launching Futures on Saturday, we also announced the winners of the Futures prizes. We loved all the stories in the collection so much that it was so difficult to choose just 3 favourites. So we decided to break the rules and award an additional 3 Highly Commended stories. You can read all about the winners and highly commended authors here, and don't forget to pick up your copy of Futures now (free postage on the GP website, or go see your local bookseller!).

UncategorisedFuturesby Lynette Washingtonupdated on 4 August 20244 August 2024 On Saturday 3 August, we launched Futures into the world. It was wonderful to share this special book with all the friends and supporters in the audience. Thank you to Kristin Martin for launching the book so beautifully!...

30/07/2024

Hi ag*in friends
Just a reminder for those who haven't RSVP'ed that the launch of Futures is happening at the Wheaty this Saturday at 3pm.
Am really looking forward to sharing this amazing collection with you, and announcing the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners (plus I'll be sneaking in a Highly Commended or two, because it's just that good!).
Lynette

You are warmly invited to the launch of Futures, a new collection of short stories from Glimmer Press. Featuring 28 established and emerging...

12/03/2023

Congratulations to all the incredible writers who have been shortlisted for the FUTURES story anthology. And, thank you to everyone who submitted for trusting us with your work. We were so inspired reading the hundreds of submissions and really struggled to narrow the field. But we have ended up with a diverse and impressive range of stories exploring both near and far futures. We can't wait to announce the prize winners and bring you the anthology, but for now, here is the list of shortlisted writers!
Abby Guy
Alex Cothren
Alex Vickery-Howe
Andrew Roff
Angela Sung*ila
Brooke Maddison
Carmel Bird
Cerrita Louw
Donna Cameron
Donna Mazza
Emma Ashmere
Gay Lynch
Greg Foyster
Harrison Stewart
Hope Ferris-Green
Jamisyn Gleeson
Kashish Mahbubani
Kate Pozzobon
Lisa Harper Campbell
Megan Koch
Melanie Kinsman
Michele Fairbairn
Rebecca Douglas
Reg Taylor
Riana Kinlough
Susan Midalia
Tabby Knight
Vicki Griffin
Vicky Daddo

10/12/2022

Thank you to the many wonderful writers who have submitted their work to us over the last six months, both for FUTURES and general submissions.

We will continue to read those submissions over the next couple of months and will respond to each writer as soon as possible. We are a small team, and it will take some time to get back to everyone, so please be patient. If your work has been with us for longer than 3 months and you'd like an update, feel free to get in touch.

We have made the difficult decision to close submissions for the time being to allow us to give those submissions the time they deserve. Please do not send your work at this time. We look forward to opening submissions ag*in soon and will let you know when that happens.

Keep writing!

31/10/2022

With thanks to superstar Elaine Cain, here are the photos from the Bird Bones launch. It was such a fabulous afternoon, as you can see from all the smiling faces! Thanks so much to everyone who came and made it such a fabulous celebration of Michelle. I'm sure she must have had a very sore hand after signing over 100 books!

28/10/2022

What a week it's been! Signing books all over Adelaide on Monday and launching tomorrow!
All welcome at the Wheatsheaf tomorrow at 2.30pm to help us celebrate this brilliant book and amazing author.

23/10/2022

We are stoked that Michelle Jager's Bird Bones has been compared to the exceptional Robbie Arnott!
See you at the launch?

22/10/2022

16/10/2022

It's not long now till the launch of Michelle Jager's incredible debut novel, Bird Bones. We hope to see you at the launch, and to whet your appetite, here is what the brilliant Carol Lefevre thought of Bird Bones...
'Bird Bones is a mesmerising, dark enchantment of a novel, a dazzling debut from a compelling new voice in Australian literature.’ Carol Lefevre, author of Murmurations

30/09/2022

Thank you so much to everyone who submitted to FUTURES! We have been absolutely swamped with submissions and we are pumped to start reading them!
We will get back to every author individually when we have made a decision on their story, but please be patient. We have a lot of reading ahead of us!
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26/09/2022

Just a few days to go! Don't forget to get your submissions in for the FUTURES anthology before midnight on Friday 30 September.

Glimmer Press is thrilled to announce that we are now accepting submissions for our new short story anthology on the theme FUTURES. At a time when our future seems at peril from various existential calamities, what does the future look like to you? We encourage you to think broadly and creatively ab...

19/09/2022

Lots of opportunities this month (including one with Glimmer Press!)

 Acclaimed author Kathryn Heyman, founder of the Australian Writers Mentoring Program, has once more partnered with publisher Catherine Milne of HarperCollins to offer the 2022 Kathryn Heyman Mentorship Award for a writer from a background of social and economic disadvantage.

05/09/2022

It has been an absolute delight to work with these talented students from the Flinders University Creative Writing program. They have written, edited and published an anthology of their stories and it's awesome!
We are excited to be able to accept pre-orders now! Head over to the Glimmer Press website to grab your copy (orders will be posted in November).
https://www.glimmerpress.com.au/product/last-call-were-dying-for-a-drink/

30/08/2022

Thank you to everyone who has submitted to our FUTURES anthology. If you are still thinking of submitting, you have the rest of September to get your work to us. All the details are here, and we'd love to read your work!
https://www.glimmerpress.com.au/futures-anthology-submissions/

Glimmer Press is thrilled to announce that we are now accepting submissions for our new short story anthology on the theme FUTURES. At a time when our future seems at peril from various existential calamities, what does the future look like to you? We encourage you to think broadly and creatively ab...

29/07/2022

Need. This.

Apparently they’re by Neil Gaiman! https://neverwear.net/collections/frontpage/products/new-addition-one-more-chapter-go-to-bed-decision-maker-coin

06/07/2022

In case you needed any more motivation to grab a book!

The benefits of reading should not be understated, even when it comes to living a longer life. A new study finds that reading books in particular returns cognitive g*i...

18/06/2022

Hey folks
Just a quick reminder that we are on the hunt for submissions for our FUTURES anthology.
All the info is here and we look forward to hearing from you!
https://www.glimmerpress.com.au/futures-anthology-submissions/

05/06/2022

Sign me up!

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31/05/2022

All true!

Writers are good to have around.

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01/05/2022

Glimmer Press is thrilled to announce that we are now accepting submissions for our new short story anthology on the theme FUTURES.
At a time when our future seems at peril from various existential calamities, what does the future look like to you? We encourage you to think broadly and creatively about the theme and are especially interested in stories that provide a glimmer of hope in amongst the darkness. All genres are welcome.
We are offering a $500 prize pool for the winner and runners-up.
All info is on the website.
https://www.glimmerpress.com.au/futures-anthology-submissions/

Glimmer Press is thrilled to announce that we are now accepting submissions for our new short story anthology on the theme FUTURES. At a time when our future seems at peril from various existential calamities, what does the future look like to you? We encourage you to think broadly and creatively ab...

30/04/2022

FUTURES Anthology Submissions
Glimmer Press is thrilled to announce that we are now accepting submissions for our new short story anthology on the theme FUTURES.
At a time when our future seems at peril from various existential calamities, what does the future look like to you? We encourage you to think broadly and creatively about the theme and are especially interested in stories that provide a glimmer of hope in amongst the darkness. All genres are welcome.
$500 prize pool for winner and runners-up.
https://www.glimmerpress.com.au/futures-anthology-submissions/

Glimmer Press is thrilled to announce that we are now accepting submissions for our new short story anthology on the theme FUTURES. At a time when our future seems at peril from various existential calamities, what does the future look like to you? We encourage you to think broadly and creatively ab...

30/03/2022

We're open!
Super happy to announce that Glimmer Press is once ag*in accepting submissions.
Please head over to our website for details.
We can't wait to read your work!
https://www.glimmerpress.com.au/submissions/

Submissions We are super happy to announce that Glimmer Press is ag*in open for submissions. We can’t wait to read your work! We are accepting submissions in all genres except picture books. Please do not send picture books at this time. Please format your work using the following guidelines: Size...

18/03/2022

The struggle is real!

I’m in a never ending appointment if someone can do a transcription.

26/09/2021

"The Miscreants is one of those books that creeps back into your mind long after you’ve closed it, so great is the power of the story contained within its pages. Christopher Hawkes’ debut novel somehow embraces the wide unknown of the world and at the same time the minute details that come to define the lives of his characters...The Miscreants is a beautiful book, full of the raw, basic sense of what it is to be human and in pain. It is dark in places and light in others. It is a story of two boys that is part coming-of-age and part mystery as they seek to find whatever part of them was lost when their mother died. It’s haunting and wonderful, and should be savoured, page by page, word by word."
Thank you Jen Bowden and The Westerly for getting this book and for your thoughtful review.
https://westerlymag.com.au/the-miscreants/

Hawkes, Christopher. The Miscreants. Adelaide: Glimmer Press, 2021. RRP $32.99. 263pp. ISBN: 9780648463528. Jen Bowden The Miscreants is one of those books that creeps back into your mind long after you’ve closed it, so great is the power of the story contained within its pages. Christopher Hawkes...

27/08/2021

Well, I heartily agree Tom Di Santo! Thanks for this recommendation for The Miscreants.
"A friend of mine has recently published The Miscreants, by Christopher Hawkes. It is an engaging novel about beliefs, destiny, relationships and what constitutes a family. It definitely went places I did not expect it to go and I was right there with it the whole way.
Set in Canada, the UK and Scandinavia, it is a dark and hopeful novel, which partly suits the times we are in, and also is an escape from them. It has some of the feel of Scandinavian noir and is gripping from start to finish. I read the last half in one sitting, which as a father of three schoolkids meant staying up way too late. I didnt care; I enjoyed it so much. And it's published by a local Adelaide publisher.
I highly recommend The Miscreants, by Christopher Hawkes. Glimmer Press is also posting for free within Australia at the moment. I have attached the link for anyone who wants a good read, wants to support an Australian writer, wants to support a local publisher, or all of the above. https://www.glimmerpress.com.au/product/the-miscreants/
Go well."

The Miscreants 24 April 202113 August 2021 ~ Lynette Washington Sale! $32.99 $27.99 Free postage Australia-wide on all Glimmer Press books – for a limited time only. Christopher Hawkes’ powerful debut novel is available at a special introductory price now. Order now for immediate delivery. $27.9...

13/08/2021

Loving this interview with Christopher Hawkes on The Clothesline.
When asked about writing characters who behave in unforgivable ways, Christopher had this to say:
"I’m appealing to an audience who enjoys the moral complexities of identifying with the bad guy, which is much wider than most people will own up to. Humans are a murderous species, and a functioning society provides means of draining away these impulses for the greater good. And violence in art can offer great release. My Nan was one of the most caring and charitable people I’ve met but her bedside table was a bloodbath of crime fiction.”

https://theclothesline.com.au/the-miscreants-by-christopher-hawkes-author-interview/

[BOOK ~ AUS] by Natasha Pearce. With his debut novel, The Miscreants, Christopher Hawkes follows two brothers into a precarious adulthood that is charged with wreckage, risk and volatility. Hawkes has said that, for him, The Miscreants is about ‘a longing for community, acceptance, love, s*x, tran...

21/07/2021

***FREE SHIPING***
Lockdown blues have hit here in Adelaide. To bring a little sunshine, Glimmer Press is offering FREE SHIPPING within Australia on ALL OUR BOOKS. Limited time only.
Order one, or order all three :)
Head over to our website to order.
Please share this post widely and spread the joy.
Stay strong, read long!
https://www.glimmerpress.com.au/books/

Books The MiscreantsThe brilliant debut novel by Melbourne-based author, Christopher Hawkes. Available for a special introductory price on pre-orders made before 30 May 2021. Thrill MeSuspenseful stories edited by Lynette Washington $32.99PLUS SHIPPING To Rhyme or Not to Rhyme?Illustrated children.....