Alisa Ahmed

Managing Editor at @ultimopress | Books | Beaches | Etcetera 🇦🇺

[Alisa Ahmed @alisaahm]

So thrilled to step up to Managing Editor with the dream team at @ultimopress 🎉

[Ultimo Press @ultimopress]

We are also delighted to announce the promotion of @alisaahm to the position of Managing Editor and Brigid Mullane to the position of Publisher.

Congratulations to both for their brilliant work to date and for what’s to come next!

[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

.@ultimopress m.d. and founder James Kellow is relocating to the UK as the publisher unveils its list of titles for spring and summer 2023.

Read here: https://t.co/lsuMvTVv42

[Ultimo Press @ultimopress]

Belonging. Truth. Freedom.

How long can you run from a lie, if that lie is what your life is founded on?

Ultimo Press are delighted to announce the acquisition of The Great Undoing by Sharlene Allsopp, her debut novel. It will publish in November 2023.

[Alisa Ahmed @alisaahm]

So excited for this!

[Ultimo Press @ultimopress]

we're thrilled to be publishing @GyanYankovich debut work of non-fiction, Just Friends, agented by @RachAC @WolfLiterary in 2024.

In Just Friends Gyan explores modern friendship – what it means to be, to make and, sometimes, to lose a friend.

[Ultimo Press @ultimopress]

it’s an author's job to create a new world in the pages of a book. But when lines start to blur and reality begins to fade, getting lost in a story can be dangerous—especially if you can't find your way back...

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Pre-order from your local bookshop. @SulariGentill

[Alisa Ahmed @alisaahm]

Such a pleasure to work on both of these stunning books! Get your copy asap 💛💚

[Ultimo Press @ultimopress]

So delighted to announce the acquisition of two novels from acclaimed author @katherinebrabon - starting with Body Friend in September 2023.

[Alisa Ahmed @alisaahm]

@anjalijosephbot @ultimopress Thanks so much Anjali!

[Alisa Ahmed @alisaahm]

So thrilled to step up to Managing Editor with the dream team at @ultimopress 🎉

[Ultimo Press @ultimopress]

We are also delighted to announce the promotion of @alisaahm to the position of Managing Editor and Brigid Mullane to the position of Publisher.

Congratulations to both for their brilliant work to date and for what’s to come next!

[Ultimo Press @ultimopress]

A cover reveal! @joanna_horton’s extraordinary BETWEEN YOU & ME will be in stores April 2023. You can preorder your copy now! This beautiful cover is the handiwork of design goddess Alissa Dinallo.

[Ultimo Press @ultimopress]

We are proud to announce we will be publishing @madrgriffiths debut non-fiction work, Tissue. In Tissue, Madison addresses the topic of abortion with a work that melds her own experience with an exploration of a procedure that is surrounded by guilt, shame, & opposition.

[Ultimo Press @ultimopress]

So proud to see both of these titles being published in the UK today! @HardieGrantUK

[Ultimo Press @ultimopress]

There's still time to apply for our Senior Editor position!

Closing Friday 16 September. More info below

https://t.co/5XSBcTpy69

[Ultimo Press @ultimopress]

cover reveal!
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Dark Mode by @AKalagianBlunt 💻 👁⁠ Out March 2023.
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This exquisite cover designed by the incomparable George Saad has us trembling behind our desktops. ⁠
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We cannot wait for readers to discover this absolute page-turner. ⁠

[Ultimo Press @ultimopress]

'I thought, I’m going to die and I won’t have finished this bloody novel. So I just sat down and wrote for three months and finished it.'

Catch @sophiec in @smh chatting about her upcoming novel, This Devastating Fever. Out next week.

https://t.co/MQCwUiexnp

[Ultimo Press @ultimopress]

come work with us!
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Ultimo Press is seeking a senior editor to join our growing team.

Learn more via the link below.
https://t.co/2dOHxhnsfH

[Ultimo Press @ultimopress]

cover reveal!🎓 🏫⁠

Higher Education is a whip-smart, funny exploration of identity, intellectualism and class from @mcpherk, an exciting new voice in Australian literary fiction.

Our thanks as always for yet another stunning cover from Akiko Chan.

February 2023. ⁠

[Ultimo Press @ultimopress]

once you’re online, there’s nowhere to hide... 💻 👁⁠

We are so proud to announce that we will be publishing psychological thriller Dark Mode by @AKalagianBlunt

Dark mode will publish in March 2023.⁠

[Ultimo Press @ultimopress]

We are thrilled to be publishing The God of No Good, by Sita Walker in February 2023.

From Iran to India, Sri Lanka to the Czech Republic, Adelaide to the Torres Strait – this lyrical and funny memoir follows six women as their lives intertwine across several generations.

[Emerging Writers' Festival @EmergingWriters]

For our Fiction Masterclass panel today, we're joined by @emilybitto, Ennis Cehic and @alisaahm! They'll be talking about the business side of things - what it's like to have your work of fiction published.

Proudly presented in partnership with @FaberWriting! #EWF22

[Emerging Writers' Festival @EmergingWriters]

First up, our Fiction Masterclass with some of our favourites including Tony Birch, Ennis Cehic, Alice Pung, @chloe_m_wilson, @emilybitto and @alisaahm! #EWF22

https://t.co/UMaUBIHyaP