Transit Lounge
Transit Lounge Publishing is an independent Australian literary small press founded in Melbourne in 2005. It publishes literary fiction, narrative and trade non-fiction. The books it publishes show the diversity of Australian culture.
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Transit Lounge
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- Transit Lounge Publishing
- Founded
- 2005
- Headquarters
- Melbourne
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Overview
Distribution is by NewSouth. Founded by two librarians, Barry Scott and Tess Rice. The first book they published was Sing, and Don’t Cry: A Mexican Journal by Cate Kennedy. In 2011 they published Tales from the Cancer Ward, a memoir by filmmaker Paul Cox. It is a member of the Small Press Network, a group of small and independent Australian publishers.
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• Name — Transit Lounge Publishing • Status — Active • Founded — 2005 • Country — Australia • Headquarters — Melbourne • Keypeople — Barry Scott (founder and publisher), Tess Rice (founder and publisher) • Publications — Literary fiction, narrative and trade non-fiction • Website — https: transitlounge.com.au/
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Selected award-winning books
• The English Class (2010) by Ouyang Yu, winner of the Multicultural Award at the 2011 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards • Exile: The Lives and Hopes of Werner Pelz (2012) by Roger Averill, winner of the Non-fiction book at the 2012 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards • Black Rock White City (2015) by A. S. Patrić, winner of the 2016 Miles Franklin Award and his subsequent books Atlantic Black (2017) and The Butcherbird Stories (2018) • From the Wreck (2017) by Jane Rawson, winner of the 2017 Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel, shortlisted for both the Barbara Jefferis Award 2018 and the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction in 2017 • Soon (2017) by Lois Murphy, winner of the 2017 Aurealis Award for best horror novel • The Hunter and Other Stories of Men by David Cohen, winner of the 2019 Russell Prize • Real Differences (2019) by S. L. Lim, winner of the 2020 UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing, New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards • Revenge: Murder in three parts (2020) by S. L. Lim, winner of the 2022 Barbara Jefferis Award
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- 1.Profile: an Aussie Publisher – Transit Lounge Publishing. ANZ LitLovers LitBlog. 2012-07-05.
- 2.Transit Lounge Publishing. The Small Press Network.
- 3.Western Australian Premier's Book Awards - 2012 Winners. State Library of Western Australia.
- 4.Patrić wins 2016 Miles Franklin Literary Award for 'Black Rock White City'. Books+Publishing. 2016-08-26.
- 5.WASFF. Aurealis Awards Winner. 2018-03-31.
- 6.ASA announces 2018 Barbara Jefferis Award shortlist. Books+Publishing. 2018-10-02.
- 7.Readings announces 2017 New Australian Fiction Award shortlist. Books+Publishing. 2017-08-22.
- 8.WASFF. aurealis awards WINNER. 2018-03-31.
- 9.2019 - Russell Prize for Humour Writing. State Library of NSW. 2019-04-16.
- 10.Evans, Kate Evans. Novel celebrating Wiradjuri language wins Book of the Year at major literary awards. ABC News. 2020-04-26.
- 11.Lim wins 2022 Barbara Jefferis Award. Books+Publishing. 2022-09-30.
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