Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are respectfully cautioned that this website contains images of people who have passed away.

Bold Voices  •  Inspiring Stories

Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen wins the 2022 Stella Prize
Blog Article

Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen wins the 2022 Stella Prize

2022 marks the first year that poetry publications have been eligible for the Stella Prize.

28.04.2022
UQP acquires poetry collection from Palestinian Australian poet Sara M. Saleh
Blog Article

UQP acquires poetry collection from Palestinian Australian poet Sara M. Saleh

UQP is delighted to announce that we’ve acquired the debut poetry collection of talented Arab Australian writer and activist Sara M. Saleh.

16.05.2022
After Story by Larissa Behrendt longlisted for the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award
Blog Article

After Story by Larissa Behrendt longlisted for the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award

UQP are thrilled to announce that After Story by Larissa Behrendt has been longlisted for the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award.

24.05.2022
Dark As Last Night and My Brother Ben win at the 2022 NSW Premier's Literary Awards
Blog Article

Dark As Last Night and My Brother Ben win at the 2022 NSW Premier's Literary Awards

Dark As Last Night by Tony Birch and My Brother Ben by Peter Carnavas have both won at the 2022 NSW Premier's Literary Awards.

17.05.2022
Chelsea Watego's Blackfulla Book Tour
Event

Chelsea Watego's Blackfulla Book Tour

Join Chelsea Watego on her Blackfulla Book Tour.

03.06.2022

New releases

Losing Face by George Haddad

Losing Face

George Haddad
This All Come Back Now: An anthology of First Nations speculative fiction by Mykaela Saunders (ed)

This All Come Back Now:
An anthology of First Nations speculative fiction

Mykaela Saunders (ed)
The Jaguar by Sarah Holland-Batt

The Jaguar

Sarah Holland-Batt
The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon

The Way of Dog

Zana Fraillon
The Burnished Sun by Mirandi Riwoe

The Burnished Sun

Mirandi Riwoe
more

Award winners

Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen

Dropbear

Evelyn Araluen
Smokehouse by Melissa Manning

Smokehouse

Melissa Manning
Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko

Too Much Lip

Melissa Lucashenko
Trigger Warning by Maria Takolander

Trigger Warning

Maria Takolander
Dark as Last Night by Tony Birch

Dark as Last Night

Tony Birch
more

Festival favourites

After Story by Larissa Behrendt

After Story

Larissa Behrendt
The Sorrow Stone by Kári Gíslason

The Sorrow Stone

Kári Gíslason
how to make a basket by Jazz Money

how to make a basket

Jazz Money
Sister Girl: Reflections on Tiddaism, Identity and Reconciliation by Jackie Huggins

Sister Girl:
Reflections on Tiddaism, Identity and Reconciliation

Jackie Huggins
The Burnished Sun by Mirandi Riwoe

The Burnished Sun

Mirandi Riwoe
more

Kids and teens

What Snail Knows by Kathryn Apel

What Snail Knows

Kathryn Apel
Tiny Wonders by Sally Soweol Han

Tiny Wonders

Sally Soweol Han
My Brother Ben by Peter Carnavas

My Brother Ben

Peter Carnavas
The Edge of Thirteen by Nova Weetman

The Edge of Thirteen

Nova Weetman
Henry Hamlet's Heart by Rhiannon Wilde

Henry Hamlet's Heart

Rhiannon Wilde
more

Books aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals

Call of the Reed Warbler (revised edition) by Charles Massy

Call of the Reed Warbler (revised edition)

Charles Massy
Born Into This by Adam Thompson

Born Into This

Adam Thompson
Mammoth by Chris Flynn

Mammoth

Chris Flynn
The Trespassers by Meg Mundell

The Trespassers

Meg Mundell
A River with a City Problem: A History of Brisbane Floods by Margaret Cook

A River with a City Problem:
A History of Brisbane Floods

Margaret Cook
more

Top ten

10
The Little Wave by Pip Harry

The Little Wave

Pip Harry
9
My Brother Ben by Peter Carnavas

My Brother Ben

Peter Carnavas
8
True Friends by Patti Miller

True Friends

Patti Miller
7
The Edge of Thirteen by Nova Weetman

The Edge of Thirteen

Nova Weetman
6
The Burnished Sun by Mirandi Riwoe

The Burnished Sun

Mirandi Riwoe
5
After Story by Larissa Behrendt

After Story

Larissa Behrendt
4
Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko

Too Much Lip

Melissa Lucashenko
3
Another Day in the Colony by Chelsea Watego

Another Day in the Colony

Chelsea Watego
2
Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen

Dropbear

Evelyn Araluen
1
The Sorrow Stone by Kári Gíslason

The Sorrow Stone

Kári Gíslason
list view

Featured authors

Photo credit: Anna Jacobson

Ellen van Neerven

Melissa Lucashenko

Melissa Lucashenko

Tony Birch

Tony Birch

Evelyn Araluen

Evelyn Araluen

Jazz Money

Jazz Money

Lucy Neave

Lucy Neave

Kári Gíslason, author of The Promise of Iceland, and The Ash Burner

Kári Gíslason

Larissa Behrendt

Larissa Behrendt

Jackie Huggins

Jackie Huggins

Events

Workshop with Patti Miller

Workshop with Patti Miller

Facing the Difficulties of Truth-telling in Memoir: Workshop with Patti Miller.

May 28 10:00am - Avid Reader, West End
Launch of True Friends by Patti Miller

Launch of True Friends by Patti Miller

Join Patti Miller in conversation with Kristina Olsson as they discuss Patti's memoir, True Friends.

May 28 4:00pm - Avid Reader, Brisbane
May 30 6:30pm

Join Mykaela Saunders and contributors Samuel Wagan Watson and Ellen van Neerven as they discuss This All Come Back Now.

Avid Reader, Brisbane

May 31 6:30pm

Join George Haddad at Readings Carlton for the Melbourne launch of his debut novel, Losing Face.

Readings Carlton

Jun 03

Join Chelsea Watego on her Blackfulla Book Tour.

Thursday Island, Cherbourg, Melbourne & Cairns

more

Blog

Read More

UQP wins the ABIAs Small Publisher of the Year 2021

29.04.2021
Read More

This One is Ours by Kate O'Donnell wins the 2021 Indie Book Awards: Young Adult Book of the Year

25.03.2021
Read More

Glendower Award now open for entries

12.03.2021