Castledown opens to unsolicited commercial manuscripts
The Melbourne academic and journal publisher is now taking submissions from both agented and unagented writers
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Another door just opened, and this one doesn't need an agent to knock on it. Castledown built its name on academic and journal work, so a commercial list is a real expansion, not a rebrand. For unagented writers especially, one more publisher reading unsolicited manuscripts is worth noting even before you know their terms.
Why it matters to you: A new commercial publisher accepting unsolicited submissions widens the field for authors without agents.
Original source — booksandpublishing.com.auhttps://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2026/09/30/341535/castledown-moves-into-commercial-publishing/
This story ran in the Coral Wire edition of Thu, Oct 1 2026, when the Coral Index stood at 62/100 (Tailwinds building).
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