Wakefield Press
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Wakefield Press is an independent book publishing company in Australia
, based in the Adelaide suburb of Kent Town, South Australia
. They publish an eclectic list diverse in subject, tone and point, with strong suits in true stories, gastronomy, history, literature and gift books.
The current directors are Michael Bollen and Stephanie Johnston. Against national and international publishing trends of outsourcing most areas of expertise, Wakefield Press conducts all stages of the publishing process (except printing) under one roof. This includes editing, design, typesetting, marketing, publicity, sales, distribution and administration.
Wakefield Press publishes around fifty new titles each year. Their books often hit bestseller lists and win awards. Ochre and Rust, by Philip Jones won the non-fiction prize in the inaugural Prime Minister’s Literary Awards.
Their clients include:
Adelaide Festival Centre Trust
Wakefield Press also have key ongoing partnerships with the Australian Association for the Teaching of English, the Narungga Aboriginal Progress Association, the South Australian Living Artists Festival
(publishing ten SALA monographs to date), and a newly formed publishing partnership with the Hawke Research Institute of Sustainable Societies at the University of South Australia.
In 2007, the company expressed concern about proposed changes in purchasing practices of a major bookseller chain, Angus & Robertson Whitcoulls.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, based in the Adelaide suburb of Kent Town, South Australia
Kent Town, South Australia
Kent Town is an inner urban suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters.-History:The suburb was named after Dr Benjamin Archer Kent, who established a farm and flour mill on which the suburb now stands.....
. They publish an eclectic list diverse in subject, tone and point, with strong suits in true stories, gastronomy, history, literature and gift books.
History
Wakefield has been under its present ownership since 1989, but there have been editions in existence since the 1940s. It was founded in 1942 by Adelaide bookseller Harry Muir (1909-1991), owner of Beck Book Company Limited. His intention was to publish small, historical monographs which he believed would otherwise go unread. The company’s first publication was A Checklist of Ex-Libris Literature Published in Australia .The current directors are Michael Bollen and Stephanie Johnston. Against national and international publishing trends of outsourcing most areas of expertise, Wakefield Press conducts all stages of the publishing process (except printing) under one roof. This includes editing, design, typesetting, marketing, publicity, sales, distribution and administration.
Wakefield Press publishes around fifty new titles each year. Their books often hit bestseller lists and win awards. Ochre and Rust, by Philip Jones won the non-fiction prize in the inaugural Prime Minister’s Literary Awards.
Corporate Publishing Service
Wakefield provides a comprehensive publishing service for government, cultural institutions and corporate Australia.Their clients include:
Adelaide Festival Centre Trust
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- Leigh Warren and Dancers
- Nexus Multicultural Arts CentreNexus Multicultural Arts CentreNexus is a not-for-profit contemporary arts organisation based in Adelaide, South Australia. Nexus is a multidisciplinary multicultural organisation, incorporating Nexus Cabaret Space and Nexus Gallery...
- Parliament of South AustraliaParliament of South AustraliaThe Parliament of South Australia is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of South Australia. It consists of the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly. It follows a Westminster system of parliamentary government....
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- State Opera of South Australia
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- Botanic Gardens of South Australia
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- Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of SA
- Royal Zoological Society of SA
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Wakefield Press also have key ongoing partnerships with the Australian Association for the Teaching of English, the Narungga Aboriginal Progress Association, the South Australian Living Artists Festival
South Australian Living Artists Festival
The South Australian Living Artists Festival is an annual free visual arts festival in the city of Adelaide.The SALA festival includes open art studios, moving-image based art, and public art events across South Australia....
(publishing ten SALA monographs to date), and a newly formed publishing partnership with the Hawke Research Institute of Sustainable Societies at the University of South Australia.
Distribution
Wakefield Press supplies bookshops and other retailers across Australia and New Zealand through an in-house distribution department.In 2007, the company expressed concern about proposed changes in purchasing practices of a major bookseller chain, Angus & Robertson Whitcoulls.