About Five Islands Press

Five Islands Press is committed to publishing fine Australian poetry, including the work of emerging and established poets.

Five Islands Press was founded in 1986 by Ron Pretty who retired in July 2007, having by then published over 230 books of poetry.

The current publishing team is Kevin Brophy, Lyn Hatherly, Dan Disney, Lucy Holt and Ella Holcombe. Our graphic designer is Libby Austen.

In its early stages, Robyn Rowland was also a valued member of the publishing team, editing and producing FIP's first two books. Since then, Robyn has moved on to focus on her other commitments and FIP wishes her well for the future in her work with the Australian Poetry Centre and her own writing.

Five Islands Press continues to publish excellent collections of poetry. In its first year, 2007-2008, its publication program is as follows:

Judy Johnson Navigation (September 2007)

Barry Hill As we draw ourselves (March 2008)

Sandy Fitts View from the Lucky Hotel (June 2008)

Louise Oxley Buoyancy (July 2008)

In the 2008-2009 publishing year, FIP hopes to publish books by Ian McBryde, Anna Kerdijk Nicholson, Susan Hampton, and Tatjana Lukic.

For information and guidelines about submission of manuscripts to Five Islands Press, please go to the 'Submissions' page on this website.

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