About Us

goanna press is an imprint of Bideena Publishing Co Pty Limited. Bideena Publishing Co is a small Sydney publisher. It publishes literary fiction under the Goanna Press imprint. Its aim is to facilitate publication of fresh new fiction by emerging writers who have exhausted their efforts at seeking publication from larger publishers. Bideena Publishing Co is interested in publishing character-driven stories about Australia by Australian authors who have no or little prior publication history.

Submission guidelines:

Initial contact: Email

Submit: Synopsis (3 p. max), sample chapters (50 p. max), resume (2 p. max), reports on manuscript by at least 2 different assessment services, SSAE

Submissions: By hard copy only after approval to submit on initial contact

Average response time: 3 months