Welcome to Walker Books Australia
Walker Wednesday allows authors to submit their manuscripts to Walker Books’ award-winning editorial team on the first Wednesday of each month. We are currently accepting submissions of middle-grade and young adult fiction from Australian and New Zealand authors.
Walker Books Australia is the leading children’s publisher in Australia and New Zealand.
Thunderhead is out now, continuing the world of Neal Shusterman's bestselling Scythe.
Waves
By Donna Rawlins
Illustrated by Mark Jackson, Heather Potter
Hardback, AUS $27.99, NZ $29.99
Waves is a narrative non-fiction book about the waves of migration to the shores of Australia.
Nganga: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Words and Phrases
By Sue Lawson, Aunty Fay Muir
Paperback, AUS $16.99, NZ $18.99
Nganga is an authoritative and concise collection of words and phrases related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and issues.
Maisy Goes to a Wedding
By Lucy Cousins
Illustrated by Lucy Cousins
Hardback, AUS $19.99, NZ $22.99
Maisy is going to her very first wedding! See the ceremony and exchange of rings, then join in for dancing, food and wedding cake!
Uncle Shawn and Bill and the Pajimminy-Crimminy Unusual Adventure
By A. L. Kennedy
Illustrated by Gemma Correll
Hardback, AUS $17.99, NZ $19.99
The second book in a hilarious, heart-warming series for children from Costa Award-winning author A.L. Kennedy, illustrated by Gemma Correll.
Julian Is a Mermaid
By Jessica Love
Illustrated by Jessica Love
Hardback, AUS $24.99, NZ $27.99
A glimpse of three women dressed as mermaids leaves one boy filled with wonder and ready to dazzle the world.