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Hardie Grant Publishing
Children's, Cookbook, Diverse and BIPOC voices
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About Hardie Grant
Hardie Grant reads adult proposals, including cookbooks and travel, through Submittable. Its UK office reviews unsolicited proposals by email. Send an outline, chapter outline, sample chapter and visuals with a cover letter. Its Australian children's list is open only to Australian creators from marginalized backgrounds.
Hardie Grant is a publisher with head offices in Melbourne, Australia and London, UK. Its books include food and drink, travel through Hardie Grant Explore and children’s titles. The UK office accepts unsolicited manuscripts and reviews every proposal.
Adult proposals for Hardie Grant Books and Hardie Grant Explore go through Submittable. UK proposals can also go by email. Its Australian children’s list reads any genre for readers aged 0 to 18, but only from Australian citizens or permanent residents from marginalized backgrounds, one manuscript or folio at a time and not by email.
What Hardie Grant is looking for
- Cookbooks and food and drink
- Travel (Hardie Grant Explore)
- Children's books from marginalized Australian creators
Publishes
- Children's
- Cookbook
- Diverse and BIPOC voices
- Nonfiction
- Travel
Readers
- Adult
- Middle grade
- Picture book
- Young adult
How to submit to Hardie Grant
From its own guidelines- Choose the right route: Submittable for adult books, email for the UK office, or the children's form in Australia.
- Prepare an outline, chapter outline, sample chapter and any visuals with a cover letter.
- Children's: send one manuscript or illustrator folio at a time, not by email.
Is Hardie Grant right for your book?
A good fit if
Cookbook and travel authors with a strong visual concept, and diverse Australian children's creators.
Look elsewhere if
Children's creators who are not Australian citizens or permanent residents.
Hardie Grant imprints
Which take submissions| Imprint | Direct submissions | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hardie Grant Books | Yes | Adult readership, through Submittable. |
| Hardie Grant Explore | Yes | Travel, adult readership, through Submittable. |
| Hardie Grant Children's Publishing | Yes | Australia: citizens or permanent residents from marginalized backgrounds only. |
Questions about Hardie Grant
Does Hardie Grant accept cookbook proposals?
Yes. Hardie Grant publishes food and drink books and reads adult proposals through Submittable, and its UK office reviews unsolicited proposals by email. Send an outline, a chapter outline, a sample chapter and any visuals with a cover letter. It says it cannot reply to everyone.
Where is Hardie Grant based?
Hardie Grant names head offices in both Melbourne, Australia and London, UK. Its UK office reviews unsolicited proposals, and its Australian office runs the children's list. Use the route that matches your book and where you live. Check the publisher's own page for any change before you submit.
Who can submit to Hardie Grant Children's Publishing?
Hardie Grant's Australian children's list is open only to Australian citizens or permanent residents from marginalized backgrounds. It reads any genre for readers aged 0 to 18, one manuscript or illustrator folio at a time, and it does not take emailed submissions.
Listing history
- Checked on the publisher's own site
