tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post7183108549502032020..comments2023-06-10T22:42:19.087+10:00Comments on Australasian Christian Writers: Traditional Christian Publishers in AustraliaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-4613533599998538222014-02-19T20:42:35.271+11:002014-02-19T20:42:35.271+11:00Hi Rochelle, Thanks for stopping by and answering ...Hi Rochelle, Thanks for stopping by and answering our questions :) Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-41195619264188659342014-02-19T20:32:16.028+11:002014-02-19T20:32:16.028+11:00Thanks for the info. Just wondering where will be ...Thanks for the info. Just wondering where will be books be sold Will Koorong and Word take them being they are not a Christian publisher? Or will they be in bookshops like Dymocks? Ausjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644698706787568679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-22360793094420791192014-02-19T17:16:39.437+11:002014-02-19T17:16:39.437+11:00Narelle this is correct. There are in fact a lot o...Narelle this is correct. There are in fact a lot of publishers in Australia that publish books with faith based stories. I think you will find that all of the books that Rhiza publish will still be books Christian readers will enjoy but the focus is on being real to appeal to a larger market and encourage/inspire people in a larger market. You will find if you look at the upcoming list so far of Rhiza plenty of Christian faith strongly involved. Just the difference we see is that our books we aim to focus instead on the genre of the book and the style rather than the faith/market. In fact they may have just as must faith as before in EBP but they will be marketed as romance or suspense rather than Christian. I guess it comes from the attitude of being in the world still (not of, so still clean, but in it)... hope that helps explain it. Will there ever be mistakes made or swearing though, perhaps, but only if it is real and can give a strength to a book not take it away. You will be able to tell which books you like easily enough.Rochelle Mannershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17085554953940054487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-53703630959060377232014-02-19T16:19:22.507+11:002014-02-19T16:19:22.507+11:00Hi Dale, I'm glad my response to Jenny's q...Hi Dale, I'm glad my response to Jenny's question was helpful. Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-54839024302160222872014-02-19T16:15:33.901+11:002014-02-19T16:15:33.901+11:00Hi Linsey, I hope you'll find this post a help...Hi Linsey, I hope you'll find this post a helpful resource. Thanks for stopping by :)Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-87757927241377220882014-02-19T09:55:13.561+11:002014-02-19T09:55:13.561+11:00Thanks Narelle for clear guidelines for these thre...Thanks Narelle for clear guidelines for these three publishers and for your clear answer in regards to Jenny's question. Very helpful.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217918666756258037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-12613098826974499162014-02-18T10:15:42.990+11:002014-02-18T10:15:42.990+11:00Hi Narelle, thanks so much for posting this. As so...Hi Narelle, thanks so much for posting this. As someone who is very new to the 'writing scene' it's great to know what's going on in Australia, traditional publishing wise. Linseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15238030299971383153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-88183686736527805932014-02-17T21:00:22.322+11:002014-02-17T21:00:22.322+11:00Thanks, Dotti :) Thanks, Dotti :) Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-72313735483582158812014-02-17T17:08:07.148+11:002014-02-17T17:08:07.148+11:00Thanks, Narelle. It's good to know how the Chr...Thanks, Narelle. It's good to know how the Christian publishing scene is moving in Australia at present. Great post. Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622521834128746217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-58683470409748181922014-02-17T15:15:48.327+11:002014-02-17T15:15:48.327+11:00Hi Mary, Yes, it's good to have one place to s...Hi Mary, Yes, it's good to have one place to send writers who are looking for publishing information. Hopefully this information won't go out of date too quickly.Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-19332181149448887592014-02-17T15:11:50.467+11:002014-02-17T15:11:50.467+11:00Hi Paula, I appreciate the contributions from Paul...Hi Paula, I appreciate the contributions from Paul, Julie and Rochelle. It's great to have this information on our blog where we can easily locate it.Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-5669735297451341832014-02-17T15:08:30.833+11:002014-02-17T15:08:30.833+11:00Hi Jenny, Yes, you are right. There is no longer a...Hi Jenny, Yes, you are right. There is no longer a traditional, royalty paying publishing imprint in Australia exclusively for Christian fiction books now that Even Before Publishing is closed for submissions.<br /><br />My understanding, and others can jump in and correct me if I'm wrong, is that family friendly refers to a clean read. No explicit sex scenes, violence or bad language. The type of book a 13 or 14 year old could read because it doesn't contain offensive content. I assume the book cover and back cover copy will indicate whether or not a family friendly book has a faith element in the story. A book with an undeclared or unspecified faith element in the story may receive low star reviews on the review sites from unhappy readers who didn't realise they were buying a religious book. <br /><br />A family friendly book may not contain a faith element. It could be written from any worldview as long as the content is clean and isn't offensive. Christian books are usually family friendly because the vast majority of Christian books are a clean read. Some edgy Christian fiction books would be the exception.<br /><br />I'd be surprised if a family friendly book contained swearing or soft sex scenes. Harlequin has a Heartwarming line that is a traditional romance and clean read without any faith content. The Harlequin Reader Service markets the Heartwarming books with the Love Inspired books. I assume Rhiza Press will be a combination of clean reads and inspirational/Christian reads. Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-5671222905076186342014-02-17T14:49:28.972+11:002014-02-17T14:49:28.972+11:00Hi Ian, I'm glad the overview is helpful.Hi Ian, I'm glad the overview is helpful.Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-63802143426311342402014-02-17T14:48:41.474+11:002014-02-17T14:48:41.474+11:00Hi Jeanette, Daystar doesn't fit the tradition...Hi Jeanette, Daystar doesn't fit the traditional, royalty paying criteria I've used for this post because they are a not-for-profit subsidy publisher. We haven't really looked a lot at sci-fi, fantasy and speculative fiction genres on the blog, which is Splashdown Books' specialty. That's a good idea for a future post.Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-48387239227368170192014-02-17T14:41:35.764+11:002014-02-17T14:41:35.764+11:00Hi Rita, Yes, this is true. One of my goals with t...Hi Rita, Yes, this is true. One of my goals with this post was to create a one stop place for writers to learn and explore the different traditional publishing options that are available in Australia.Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-25843318058153776872014-02-17T14:37:21.893+11:002014-02-17T14:37:21.893+11:00Hi Cat, I agree, it's interesting to learn mor...Hi Cat, I agree, it's interesting to learn more about what's happening in publishing in our part of the world.Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-85500594459584941682014-02-17T13:44:18.565+11:002014-02-17T13:44:18.565+11:00Thank you for the information and will certainly s...Thank you for the information and will certainly send authors who ask me the question about Aussie publishers to your post here. I was especially unaware of most of the information from Acorn.Mary Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12603850711168486457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-7653311011789586862014-02-17T12:26:50.870+11:002014-02-17T12:26:50.870+11:00This is a great post, which I'll bookmark. Tha...This is a great post, which I'll bookmark. Thanks, Narelle, for putting it together so comprehensively. And thanks also to Paul, Julie and Rochelle for telling us what you'll be looking for. It's good for us to have this information at our fingertips to know who to approach with what.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-30441048777012451612014-02-17T11:54:29.257+11:002014-02-17T11:54:29.257+11:00So does this mean there are now no christian publi...So does this mean there are now no christian publishers in Australia of Christian Novels?<br />With <br />Rhiza how will we know if the book is a Christian Book or a family Friendly and What exactly does Family Friendly mean? What is the difference between Christian and Family Friendly. Does it mean some will have swearing or soft sex scenes etc? Or will the Christian ones be marketed at Christian bookshops and the others at non Christian bookshops?Ausjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644698706787568679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-40749553218272451722014-02-17T09:34:56.309+11:002014-02-17T09:34:56.309+11:00Yes, thanks Narelle for the overview.Yes, thanks Narelle for the overview.Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-3471353637783863862014-02-17T09:33:25.888+11:002014-02-17T09:33:25.888+11:00Thanks Narelle for giving this overview of publish...Thanks Narelle for giving this overview of publishers in Australia that accept books from a Christian perspective. Great to hear from the publishers what they are looking for and about the submissions process. It would be interesting to have similar information on Christian Presses in New Zealand - like Splashdown Books and Daystar Publishing. Thanks again.Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-81067745485231489702014-02-17T09:28:34.881+11:002014-02-17T09:28:34.881+11:00Thanks Narelle for taking the time to research thi...Thanks Narelle for taking the time to research this.Having the submission requirements so clearly spelled out will save a lot of heartache for new authors. Once the guidelines are there it's a plan to work with.<br /><br />Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-7891656207866243202014-02-17T08:03:01.430+11:002014-02-17T08:03:01.430+11:00Thanks Narelle, its good to have an overview of wh...Thanks Narelle, its good to have an overview of what's available in the way of publishing closer to home.Catherine Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947906623825971761noreply@blogger.com