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When Linda Martin goes digging for the story behind a beloved independent publisher, she doesn't just unearth a rich history – she reignites her own passion for books and sets out to start a press herself. From the daring spirit of two publishing trailblazers in the 1970s to the grit and heart it takes to launch a small press today, this is a tale of vision, tenacity and the magic that happens when people believe in stories. Part history, part memoir and a love letter to the world of books, it' s a celebration of the dreamers, risk-takers and communities that bring them to life.
ISBN: 9781760996161
Dimensions: B+ Format: 20.5x13.8cm
Pages: 256
Publication year: 2026
Publisher: Fremantle Press
A Tale of Two Publishing Houses is aptly described as a love letter to the world of books and conveys Martin’s genuine passion for publishing and its people. BOOKS AND PUBLISHING
A Tale of Two Publishing Houses is a book that belongs in every Writers’ Centre in the country. ANZ LIT LOVERS
A Tale Of Two Publishing Houses covers a period and subject of vital importance to all creatives and arts professionals living and working in Australia’s largest (by landmass) and most remote state. KEEPING UP WITH THE PENGUINS
https://fremantlepress.com.au/books/a-tale-of-two-publishing-houses/
Co-editor: journals and anthologies
The stories featured in this issue imagine the possible and the impossible; they explore technology, monsters, dystopian societies, post-apocalyptic landscapes, alternate histories, secondary worlds, and gothic vistas. Above all, the stories encapsulate the hope, wonder and dark side of humanity.
Series editors Laura Keenan and Linda Martin of Night Parrot Press, with guest editor Aksel Dadswell.
There are recipes for romance, reconfigurations, forgiveness and reversals. There’s romance that challenges and creates the real, emotions hidden and embodied revealed, concealed and on display, whimsical, visceral and soulful stories that capture both hearts and minds.
Series editors Laura Keenan and Linda Martin of Night Parrot Press, with guest editor Elizabeth Reid Boyd/Eliza Redgold.
Edited by Elfie Shiosaki and Linda Martin
In this beautifully crafted, evocative and poignant anthology of prose and fiction, a diverse group of young black writers are encouraged to find strength in their voices and what is important to them. maar bidi is a journey into what it is to be young, a person of colour and a minority in divergent and conflicting worlds. All talk to what is meaningful to them, whilst connecting the old and the new, the ancient and the contemporary in a variety of ways.
Edited by Laura Keenan and Linda Martin
Showcases work from eighty-one established and emerging Western Australian writers. One hundred stories simmer with shadows, secrets and silences beneath the surface of everyday lives. Playful and reflective, comic and raw, the collection explores human relationships, grief, vulnerability and celebrates the extraordinary in the ordinary.
Edited by Laura Keenan and Linda Martin
From suburbia to country Australia, international cities to zero-gravity space, the characters in these one hundred brief stories seek connection, finding unlikely companions among ghosts, aliens, animals and nature.
Tender, ironic and honest, these stories invite you to focus on what’s unspoken, overlooked, and left behind.
Edited by Laura Keenan and Linda Martin
Brings together the best of new flash, micro and hybrid fiction in Western Australia. Thirty rising and established authors write big ideas in small spaces. Funny, ironic, thoughtful and sharp, these fresh stories of extreme brevity will have you thinking, laughing and ultimately hooked on this exciting new genre.
Journal Articles and Chapters
Shiosaki, E., Martin, L., & Rhook, N., (2021) Maar bidi: Carving sovereignty and desire in Indigenous youth storytelling, Cordite Scholarly, 100. http://cordite.org.au/essays/maar-bidi/
Martin L., (2020) I went looking for Mr Facey, Dad, Westerly 65.1.https://westerlymag.com.au/issues/65-1/
Collard, L., Martin, L., (2019) Nyungar Placenames: Looking out from Kaart Geenunginyup Bo, Collard, L & Martin, L, Westerly 64.2. https://westerlymag.com.au/digital_archives/westerly-64-2/
Collard, L., Martin, L., Reynolds, J., & Motlop, P., (2019) A sense of Place, Nyungar Cultural Mapping of the University of Western Australia and Surrounds. University of Western Australia, ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions/Uniprint, 2019.
Short and Flash Fiction
Martin, L. (2022) Moonchild, Three can keep a secret, Night Parrot Press.
Martin, L. (2021) Chicken Whisperer, Twice Not Shy: One hundred short short stories Night Parrot Press.
Martin, L. (2020) Her uncle the historian, Once: a selection of short short stories, Night Parrot Press.
Martin, L. (2020) She ate starfruit while he slept, Once: a selection of short short stories, Night Parrot Press.
Martin, L. (2020) Kangaroo, Once a selection of short short stories, Night Parrot Press.
Martin, L., (2019), Tiny Heart, Pause: New Writing About Time and Change. Robertson, R., Price, W. & O'Leary, D. (eds.). Australia: Curtin University.
Martin, L., (2019), Kangaroo, Mental Papercuts Journal, Vol 1. USA.
Martin, L., (2019), Peanut Head, Mental Papercuts Journal, Vol 1. USA.
Martin, L., (2019), Lost: One Colleague, Potato Soup Journal, USA.