Thank you for interest in submitting your proposal to Thames & Hudson Australia. Please note that we focus predominantly on Australian content in the following areas: arts (fine or decorative), history (Australian, natural or cultural), architecture, science, design, fashion, gardens, photography and popular culture.

We specialise in illustrated books, children’s books and narrative nonfiction. We do not publish fiction or poetry and tend not to publish outside our existing subject areas.

Please make sure that you are contacting us with a proposal for a book rather than an enquiry about T&H commissioning photography or illustration. Unfortunately, we don’t have time to respond to emails from illustrators or photographers offering portfolios of work and their services.

Please send your proposal as an email with attachments to submissions@thameshudson.com.au

There is no need to phone in advance of sending your proposal.

Keep the proposal as brief as you can – the body of an email, a Word document or a PDF are all equally fine. The proposal should contain:

• A brief synopsis and rationale for the project
• Table of contents
• A small selection of sample material (both text and pictorial)
• For children’s book proposals, please indicate the target age range of the book
• Market information detailing audience and competition
• Promotional leads (social media presence, relevant experience and media contacts)
• A very brief biography of you and, if relevant, your co-author(s)
• Your contact details

Please send the proposal as an email with attachments and make sure that the total size of your proposal does not exceed 5MB. Emails with file attachments larger than that will not reach us. Do not use a file transfer service such as WeTransfer as the download link may expire before T&H has had opportunity to review the proposal. If we want to see further material we will get in touch and ask for it.

Each proposal we receive is forwarded to the relevant member of our commissioning team for review. Due to the high volume of proposals received, we do not give feedback on unsolicited proposals and cannot accept submissions sent via post or phone. If we are interested in your proposal, we will endeavour to get in touch with you.