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PH: +61 3 9654 2000
FAX: +61 3 9654 2290
Email: enquiries@blackincbooks.com

For Australian retail orders:
Black Inc. books (including Schwartz and Quarterly Essay titles) are distributed through Penguin Books Australia.

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Camberwell 3124

General Inquiries
Phone: +61 3 9811 2400 Fax: +61 3 9811 2620
For Orders
Phone: +61 3 9811 2555
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For permissions enquiries, Black Inc. requires that you submit your proposal in writing. Please specify the total word count of what you would like to reproduce and provide full details of your publication. Include: Title, Author, Publisher, ISBN, Recommended Retail Price and Print run.

Black Inc. is happy to accept unsolicited manuscripts for general non-fiction, biography and memoir. Black Inc. does not accept manuscripts for fiction or children’s books. Please send a synopsis and 3 sample chapters marked to the attention of the Senior Editor. Only manuscripts with a stamped, self-addressed envelope will be returned. Black Inc does not accept electronic manuscripts/proposals. Please allow approx. three months for your manuscript to be considered. Although all possible care is taken with all submissions, Black Inc. bears no responsibility for the loss or damage of materials received. Please ensure that you send copies only of materials you are submitting. Do not send original illustrations or photographs.

Please click here to download the submission guidelines for the Best Australian Essays 2008, Best Australian Poems 2008 and Best Australian Stories 2008.

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