🇦🇺 Australia
10 publications are based in Australia, and 83 in total confirm in their own guidelines that they are open to writers from here. A further 48 do not state an eligibility rule either way.
A listing is an invitation to pitch, never a promise of acceptance or payment. Every entry links to the publication’s own guideline and the date BRYME last checked it.
77 open to writers anywhereHow to pitch Australian editorsPick another country
Based here
Short fiction
Short fiction
Online analysis / polemic
Science fiction, fantasy and horror
Literary essays and features
Commentary essays and criticism
Poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction and reviews
Themed fiction or non-fiction
Longform essay
Poetry, fiction, nonfiction and graphic narratives
Getting these wrong will not sink a good idea, but they are the fastest way for an editor to tell you have not read them.
| Spelling | -ise and -our, followed more strictly than in Britain. But program, not programme, and jail, not gaol |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 April 2026 — day first |
| CV or résumé | CV, never with a photo |
| Quotation | Largely British usage; house styles vary |
Labor without the u only ever refers to the Australian Labor Party — everywhere else it is labour. Getting that wrong in a political piece is an immediate tell. The authority is the Macquarie Dictionary.
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