Featuring over forty short stories and poems by authors such as, Ursula Dubosarsky, Steven Herrick, Leigh Hobbs, Barry Jonsberg, Sophie Masson, Shaun Tan, Sherryl Clark, Lucy Sussex and Justin D'Ath. Illustrated by quirky artist Anne Ryan. This unique collection spans a kaleidoscope of genres and themes.

Co-published by Get YA Words Out and edited by Seth Malacari, An Unexpected Party brings together the stories of emerging authors from the LGBTQIA community.

From fantastical realms to real-world struggles, this anthology champions queer identity by challenging stereotypes and exploring the many facets of identity. Written with wit, heart and honesty, these stories take queer protagonists outside the box of young adult romance and centre them at the heart of stories that involve magic, paranormal beings and adventure.

Learning to kick a football in a suburban schoolyard. Finding your feet as a young black dancer. Discovering your grandfather’s poetry. Meeting Nelson Mandela at your local church. Facing racism from those who should protect you. Dreading a visit to the hairdresser. House-hopping across the suburbs. Being too black. Not being black enough. Singing to find your soul, and then losing yourself. Welcome to African Australia.

Compiled by award-winning author Maxine Beneba Clarke, with curatorial assistance from writers Ahmed Yussuf and Magan Magan, this anthology brings together the regions of Africa, and the African diaspora, from the Caribbean to the Americas. Told with passion, power, and poise, these are the stories of African-diaspora Australians: diverse, engaging, hopeful and heartfelt. Contributors include Faustina Agolley, Santilla Chingaipe, Carly Findlay, Khalid Warsame, Nyadol Nyuon, Tariro Mavondo and many, many more.

Fairy tales are as old as language itself.

In the beginning, such tales of wonder were told by a storyteller to an audience, in the darkness of a long winter to while away the hours, in a marketplace to amuse and beguile the passers-by, to young men and women about to set forth on their life’s journey, to teach and warn and to give them the tools they needed to survive.

The motifs and metaphors of these stories created a universal language that all humans share. For each culture has its own myths, folklore and fairy tales, and many of them are strikingly similar despite the vast distances that separate those that told the tale. In this collection of 21 long-forgotten fairy tales, author Kate Forsyth and illustrator Lorena Carrington work together to bring tales of wisdom, compassion and courage to life for the modern-day reader.

This enchantingly beautiful collection of stories will transform the way you think about fairy tales.

Editor Carly Findlay says: ‘The quality of writing is extraordinary, and there is a definite hunger from disabled people to tell their stories (and to read others’ stories). This anthology shows the diversity of disability—not just in terms of impairments, but also experiences. I can’t wait to launch this book and see these writers fly. I hope it creates a sense of identity and belonging to a community—for the contributors and for readers.’ Contributors include: Jordon Steele-John, Sarah Firth, Dion Beasley, Astrid Edwards, Jessica Walton, Carly-Jay Metcalfe, Isis Holt, Gayle Kennedy and El Gibbs.