Giramondo Publishing (Giramondo Publishing Company) is an independent Australian literary

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founded in 1995. It is a publisher of poetry, fiction and non-fiction by Australian and overseas writers, and works in translation from Chinese, German, Spanish, French and Hindi. It also published ''HEAT'' magazine in two series from 1996 to 2012. Giramondo is supported by the Australia Council and Arts NSW. Its works are distributed by NewSouth.

History

Giramondo was founded by Ivor Indyk and Evelyn Juers, who have worked as its publishers up until the present day. The company's initial publishing output was in the literary journal ''HEAT'', which gave space to emerging and established authors both from Australia and overseas, often in translation. In 2001, Giramondo moved with Indyk to the University of Newcastle. In 2005, it moved again to join the Writing and Society Research Group at Western Sydney University's Bankstown campus. It relocated its offices to the university's campus in

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, where it is currently based. Giramondo began its publication of poetry and fiction in 2002. The imprint has published titles by authors including

Alexis Wright Alexis Wright (born 25 November 1950) is an Aboriginal Australian writer. She is best known for winning the Miles Franklin Award for her 2006 novel '' Carpentaria''. She was the first writer to win the Stella Prize twice, in 2018 for her "colle ...

Brian Castro Brian Albert Castro (born 1950) is an Australian novelist and essayist. Early life and education Castro was born at sea, between Macau and Hong Kong, in 1950. His father was of Spanish, Portuguese, and English descent, and born in Shanghai. His ...

Judith Beveridge Judith Beveridge (born 1956) is a contemporary Australian poet, editor and academic. She is a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award. Biography Judith Beveridge was born in London, England, arriving in Australia with her parents in 1960. S ...

, Jennifer Maiden,

Alan Wearne Alan Wearne (born 23 July 1948) is an Australian poet. Early life and education Alan Wearne was born on 23 July 1948 and grew up in Melbourne. He studied history at Monash University, where he met the poets Laurie Duggan and John A. Scott. ...

and

Gerald Murnane Gerald Murnane (born 25 February 1939) is an Australian novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist. Perhaps best known for his 1982 novel ''The Plains'', he has won acclaim for his distinctive prose and exploration of memory, identity and ...

. In recent years it has presided over the development of a literature based in Western Sydney, through the publication of books by Fiona Wright, Felicity Castagna, Luke Carman and

Michael Mohammed Ahmad Michael Mohammed Ahmad is an Australian novelist, teacher and community arts worker. Biography Ahmad was born in Inner Sydney and attended Punchbowl Boys High School. In 2012, Ahmad founded SWEATSHOP Western Sydney Literacy Movement, an arts ...

. In 2017, Giramondo launched its Southern Latitudes series with ''All My Goodbyes'', a novel by Argentine author Mariana Dimópulos. The series aims to "bring together writers from the southern hemisphere, and to allow their work to strike resonances for Australian writers and readers." Giramondo also produces a series of short-form books of limited print run, which carry the tongue-in-cheek quote from Les Murray's poem "The Dream of Wearing Shorts Forever": "It is time perhaps to cherish the culture of shorts."

Cover design

Since the company's inception, all of Giramondo's covers have been designed by Australian designer Harry Williamson, including covers of ''HEAT.'' Poetry books all have a white spine; a fixed typographical layout; and three, thin-weighted black lines on the book's front, each of which underscores the letters of the title, the author and the publisher. Williamson was inducted into the Design Institute of Australia Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Australian Publishers' Association Book Design Awards Hall of Fame in 2002."Harry Williamson, Arts & Media"
, Tafe NSW.

References

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External links

Official website
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