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.
The Princess in Black and the Mysterious Playdate
By Dean Hale, Shannon Hale
Illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Hardback, AUS $19.99, NZ $22.99
Noseholes and elephants! A pet-eating monster interrupts a perfect playdate with Princess Sneezewort . . . but who is that new masked avenger?
Once Upon a Small Rhinoceros
By Meg McKinlay
Illustrated by Leila Rudge
Hardback, AUS $24.99, NZ $27.99
“Don’t you wish,” said the small rhinoceros, “that you could see the world?” And so begins this delightful picture book by award-winning creators Meg McKinlay and Leila Rudge.
Pirate McSnottbeard in the Zombie Terror Rampage
By Paul Whitfield
Illustrated by Paul Whitfield
Paperback, AUS $14.99, NZ $16.99
A fast and funny pirate romp for fans of Mr Gum and Barry Loser. Packed with comic art and more gags than you can wave a kipper at.
ABC Pop-Up
By Courtney Watson McCarthy
Illustrated by Courtney Watson McCarthy
Hardback, AUS $29.99, NZ $34.99
Whether you’re a young child or a design connoisseur, the clever associations in this diminutive pop-up will charm you in a big way.