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Allen & Unwin is an independent Australian publishing company, first established in Australia in 1976 as a subsidiary of the British firm George Allen & Unwin Ltd, which was founded by Sir Stanley Unwin in August 1914 and went on to become one of the leading publishers of the twentieth century. Allen & Unwin Australia Pty Ltd became independent in July 1990 by means of a management buy-out when the UK firm was bought by HarperCollins. Now known simply as "Allen & Unwin" the company went on to become the most successful "independent" in Australia and these days publishes up to 250 new titles a year. We publish across a broad range of areas including literary and commercial fiction, popular and serious non-fiction - including biography, memoir, history, true crime, politics, current affairs and travel - academic and professional, children's books and books for teenagers. Amongst the many authors published by Allen & Unwin are Alex Miller, Christos Tsiolkas, Garth Nix, Jodi Picoult, Kate Morton, Michael Connelly, Thomas Keneally, Peter Corris, Peter Garrett, Paul Keating, Stephanie Dowrick and Christopher Hitchens. As well as publishing our own extensive list of titles, Murdoch Books is now part of Allen & Unwin and we are the Australian and New Zealand agents for a number of other fine publishers. In conjunction with Faber we offer writing courses with the Faber Writing Academy in Sydney and Melbourne.

Founded in 1974, Kensington Publishing Corp. is located in New York City and is known as “America’s Independent Publisher.” It remains a multi-generational family business, with Steven Zacharius succeeding his father as Chairman, President and CEO, and Adam Zacharius as Vice-President and General Manager. As the foremost independent commercial publishing house in the United States providing hardcover, trade paperback, mass market (mass max), and digital releases, Kensington publishes the books that America wants to read. The house of New York Times bestselling authors, including Fern Michaels, Lisa Jackson, Mary Monroe, Joanne Fluke, William W. Johnstone, and many others, Kensington publishes over 500 fiction and non-fiction titles each year. Its diverse imprints – Kensington Books, Dafina, Zebra, Pinnacle, Kensington Cozies, Citadel Press and Lyrical Press – are well known for providing readers with a range of popular genres such as thrillers, romance, historical fiction, cozy mysteries and nonfiction, as well as true-crime, western, and commercial fiction titles.

Our mission at Hachette Australia is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment, and opportunity. Our team of expert publishers and passionate readers seek out the best stories, whether from established voices or emerging talents, and pour over 100 years of publishing excellence into every page. We publish across a wide range of genres and accessible formats - from high-quality commercial fiction to literary award-winners, children's picture books to memoirs and history, lifestyle to sport. We strive to ensure that there is a book to captivate and resonate with every reader. As a proud member of the global Hachette Livre family, we benefit from being part of a worldwide publishing powerhouse, while staying true to our uniquely local perspective. Our Australian teams are deeply committed to working closely with all our stakeholders, including authors, agents, booksellers, suppliers, and media organisations. Together, we curate the best possible reading experience for Australian audiences. We are dedicated to being the publisher and employer of choice for all people, regardless of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality, or socio-economic background. Our ambition is for our team, our publishing, and our authors to be fully reflective of the society we live in. This is a commitment that sits at the heart of our diversity and inclusion program, Changing the Story; one of the four pillars of our business strategy. As we continue to grow, we remain focused on driving meaningful change within the publishing industry. Together with our readers, we will keep seeking out, nurturing, and sharing the stories that matter.