Books
Joyful Strains: Stirring the multicultural melting pot
This week Affirm Press publishes Joyful Strains, a book celebrating the experiences of 27 new Australians on their expatriation to these shores. I am a new Australian and also publisher at Affirm Press. And did the editors put these two things together and ask me to contribute … Read more
News
Slow Guides – call out for writers
Calling all writers! Passionate about all that is local, natural, sensory, traditional and slow in your hometown of Sydney or Brisbane? Affirm Press wants to hear from you. In 2013, we’ll be publishing new editions of The Slow Guide to Sydney and The Slow Guide to Brisbane, … Read more
Books
The Long and the Short of It: Affirm Press and short fiction
Last year my company, Affirm Press, an emerging publishing company with more ideals than commercial sense, embarked on an initiative called Long Story Shorts. It was a commitment to publish six individual collections of stories by new and emerging writers, the last of which – Two Steps … Read more
Books
The Boy and the Crocodile
Our friends at Affirm Press are working on a book with the children from the Hope Familia orphanage, about an hour out of Dili. Publisher Martin Hughes tells us about the inspiration behind The Boy and the Crocodile, and how you can help. If you’re a regular … Read more
