UQPBooks

Independent publisher in Brisbane, Australia.
Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, YA & children’s books
2023, 2022 & 2021 @ABIA_Awards Small Publisher of the Year

[UQPBooks @UQPbooks]

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‘Life Drawing’⁠
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Written by Emily Lighezzolo
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Release Date: 03/03/2026⁠
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An award-winning and provocative novel about women’s bodies, sex, autonomy – and the power of the image.

Available for pre-order online or in-store: https://t.co/UNs8EMXni8

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Congratulations to Madeleine Dale, whose recent collection 'Portraits of Drowning' has been shortlisted for the Five Islands Poetry Prize.

Read more: https://t.co/rCYHQ9cZle

[Sandy Bigna Author @SandyBigna]

Loving the shiny new sticker on the cover 🤩 @UQPbooks

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We’re Hiring
Sales and Distribution Manager
We’re seeking an experienced Sales and Distribution Manager to lead UQP’s domestic and international sales, warehousing, and distribution activities during a 12-month parental-leave period.
To learn more, visit https://t.co/PLIZzgVqtx

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‘The Boy and the Dog Tree’ ⁠
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Written by Fiona Wood⁠
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Release date: 03/03/2026⁠
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Cover illustration by Judy Watson
Cover design by Mika Tabata
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Available for pre-order online or in-store: https://t.co/hhN4rd6Hyj

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UQP NEWS

After a competitive national recruitment process, The University of Queensland has appointed Madonna Duffy as the new Director of UQP, and she will officially commence in this role on 1 December.

For more information head to the UQP Blog: https://t.co/65p7FsAO6h

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‘Two Islands’

Written by Ian Kemish AM

Release Date: 03/03/2026

A race against time for justice on the edge of the world.

Available for pre-order online or in-store. Head to our website for more information: https://t.co/iAZXgmUAU3

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Congratulations to the following UQP authors who took out the titles in their respective categories. Full article here: https://t.co/QkaTajpebr

[Martin Shaw @thebooksdesk]

Deal news! Delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of @angeokeeffe's remarkable 3rd novel, Phantom Days, to @UQPbooks! This novel is mesmerising & magnificent...Angela is one of our best I reckon! https://t.co/uZPlNoHBiz

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UQP is delighted to announce that we’ve acquired the superb new novel from Angela O’Keeffe, Phantom Days. Head to our website for more information (https://t.co/mD6zAmPI5o).

[NewtownReviewofBooks @NewtownBooks]

"[its] significant contribution is its account of the eroding of our freedoms and the role the press has played, and needs to continue to play, in helping us to maintain our freedom."
Braham Dabscheck reviews Peter Greste's The Correspondent:
https://t.co/pPjAvFQeEX
@UQPbooks

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ICYMI this week's reviews:
Ann Skea on Jennifer Trevelyan's debut novel A Beautiful Family
Braham Dabscheck on Peter Greste's The Correspondent
Find them at https://t.co/URoRzkyU7v
@AllenAndUnwin @UQPbooks #BookReviews

[Australian Book Review @AustBookReview]

‘Our New Gods is gripping and without tenderness ... It is a glimpse into the human heart, which finds something cold and unpleasant lurking inside.’

Jonathan Ricketson reviews ‘Our New Gods’ by Thomas Vowles | @UQPbooks

https://t.co/RkoTpKgug6

[Red Room Poetry @RedRoomPoetry]

@RadioNational 🌷 '[Fragment] 46' is set in a grandmother’s kitchen that exists only in dreams. It was first published in Eileen's most recent collection We Speak of Flowers (@UQPbooks, 2025), a wondrous elegy dedicated to her ancestors. @eileenchongpoet

[Dr Josie McSkimming @JosieMcskimming]

Yes indeed she is my late sister & I’d like to suggest her book as an Aust’n classic.

And it’s no secret that I have written a memoir of growing up with her….

https://t.co/Wnlamy1NTY
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[Rodrigo Acuña @rodrigoac7]

Congrats Natalia Figueroa Barrosa on publishing your 1st novel @UQPbooks. I couldn’t agree more with you that Latin American-Aust voices, in your case, a Uruguayan-Australian female voice from western Sydney, should be heard. Also, your activism is inspiring. #FreePalestine🇵🇸

[Duotrope @Duotrope]

University of Queensland Press (UQP) @UQPbooks (Fiction Nonfiction; pays) opened to submissions https://t.co/ZDVXXYekzy #amwriting

[Dr Josie McSkimming @JosieMcskimming]

Thanks for the lovely feedback about Gutsy Girls.

It really warms my heart to hear it!

@UQPbooks
https://t.co/Ut89EG8PLN

[Nick Wasiliev @Nick_Wasiliev]

How does an author balance dark themes and comedy in a YA novel? Curtis Campbell talks about it in his book, 'The House of Rural Realness!'

Hear our full chat on #DatewithaDebut now! LISTEN: https://t.co/jl3LeUF80U

#debutbook #debutnovel #debutauthor @daniveebooks @uqpbooks

[Nick Wasiliev @Nick_Wasiliev]

What is one element of #dragculture that Curtis Campbell thinks should be celebrated more?

Hear our full chat on Curtis' new book, 'The House of Rural Realness' on #DatewithaDebut now! LISTEN: https://t.co/jl3LeUF80U

#debutauthors #drag #sashavelour @daniveebooks @uqpbooks