About

Clouds of Magellan is an independent publishing imprint, based in Thornbury, Victoria, Australia.

We publish non-fiction in the area of spirituality. The imprint takes a broad approach to the idea of 'spirituality' - authors may have a traditional religious or faith background, but the imprint aims to explore 'spirituality from the margins' through writing that engages tradition, and which emerges from community and personal experience.

We publish some poetry and fiction in the genre of contemporary Australian literature.

In 2011, Clouds of Magellan is launching a new imprint: Tidal River Press - that provides self-publishing options for individuals and organisations.

Submissions

We do not accept unsolicited material. Publishing services - from manuscript assessment to self-publishing and distribution - can be accessed through Tidal River Press.

Emerging writers

Since 2006, we have encouraged writers of fiction and poetry through involvement with City of Darebin, Northern Notes Writers Festival. In 2008 we ran a competition for northern writers and published A Dandelion on the Roof, a collection of stories by Darebin writer Georgina Scillio; in 2009 we published 'Stamping Ground' - an anthology of poetry and stories about the northern suburbs of Melbourne.

In 2010 we ran a GLBT Emerging Writer novel competition (the winner, Brisbane-based playwright Errol Bray's novel Berzoo will be published in 2011).

Clouds of Magellan supports the Emerging Writers Festival.

Distribution to bookshops

> Dennis Jones & Associates
> Bulldog Books
> John Garratt Books - non-fiction only

The Clouds of Magellan

The Clouds of Magellan are two dwarf galaxies visible only in the Southern hemisphere. When the Portuguese explorer Magellan ventured over the equator, he noticed two strange blobs of light that lingered in the night sky. The Smaller Magellanic Cloud is part of the constellation of the Toucan.

Contact

Email: info@cloudsofmagellan.net