Upswell Publishing
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In 2021, I launched my own imprint as a not-for profit. Upswell Publishing in Boorloo/Perth publishing books outside of the mainstream. Check out my website.
Perth, Western Australia
Joined December 2020
From Beirut to the National Biography Award: Abbas El-Zein's extraordinary journey via @ABCaustralia.
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Abbas El-Zein’s Bullet, Paper, Rock has just won the 2025 National Biography Award
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John McKechnie on his life in crime via @ABCaustralia .Available now: Upswell Publishing
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About the Book: “After a year in practice, I received a brief to defend a youth accused, with his friend, of manslaughter. There are times when a chance event changes the course of one’s life. This...
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Short interview with John McKechnie at the release of his first book . Upswell Publishing --buy it now! Share on via @ABCaustralia.
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Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa on racism, identity and her debut novel | 3CR Community Radio
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‘If my childhood were a thread it would connect all the vibrant colours into a phulkari and remind me to be proud of my parivaar, my family.’- from Pardes by Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa In this episode of...
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Perth City Council Versus Art! Read this--Spectacle Over Substance via @ChangeAUS.
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The City of Perth’s approach to public art has taken a concerning turn, prioritising spectacle over substance while neglecting historically and culturally significant works. The decision to install...
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Juno's book puts decades of faces to indigenous activism
citynews.com.au
One of Australia's most articulate photographers has just released a 348-page book that traces the progress of Aboriginal activism in Australia mostly through photographs, reports arts editor HELEN...
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Another publishing house gets swallowed, leaving Australian literature on shaky ground via @crikey_news
crikey.com.au
Penguin Random House's acquisition of Text Publishing leaves Australian publishing further concentrated in the hands of a few multinational companies.
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"This book is a pleasure to read. It is clear, immensely logical, forthrightly argued. Behm is a conversational writer. He loves asides, subtle but effective jokes. " Book Review: The Odd Couple: the Australia-America Relationship
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Allan Behm's undertaking of the odd couple relationship that characterizes the Australia-American relationship is refreshing and bold. Australia's foreign policy is in trouble, and its greatest...
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"The Award received a record number of submissions this year, and the Longlist celebrates the ten most compelling books as determined by the Award’s distinguished panel of judges – John Warhurst, Laura Tingle; and Barrie Cassidy." Could not be happier!.
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HUGE CONGRATS to ALLAN BEHM. This is my second Upswell-Behm book and the last was also shortlisted here. "Award was established in 2022 to highlight and celebrate the significant role political books play in better understanding politics & public policy.
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The long lists of Miles Franklin & Stella Prizes are dominated by books published by independent publishers, & by this I mean small presses such as Transit Lounge, Giramondo, Magabala & Upswell as well as slightly larger privately owned pubs such as Text, Allen & Unwin, Scribe.".
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I especially liked: "Our market is different too. The Big Five publishers may command Australian bestseller lists, but independent publishers are the stewards of our literary culture. .
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Catriona Menzies-Pike on publishing today: Big Fish, Little Fish: Australia's national literature is being swallowed up via @crikey_news
crikey.com.au
Two independent book publishers were recently absorbed by larger companies. This doesn't bode well for the health of our literary culture.
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