Allen & Unwin

Allen & Unwin is an Australian independent publishing company, established in Australia in 1976 as a subsidiary of the British firm George Allen & Unwin Ltd., which was founded by Sir Stanley Unwin.Allen & Unwin is an independent Australian publishing company, first established in Australia in 1976 as a subsidiary of the British firm George Allen & Unwin Ltd, which was founded by Sir Stanley Unwin in August 1914 and went on to become one of the leading publishers of the twentieth century.

Allen & Unwin Australia Pty Ltd became independent in July 1990 by means of a management buy-out when the UK firm was bought by HarperCollins. Now known simply as “Allen & Unwin”​ the company went on to become the most successful “independent”​ in Australia and these days publishes up to 250 new titles a year.We publish across a broad range of areas including literary and commercial fiction, popular and serious non-fiction – including biography, memoir, history, true crime, politics, current affairs and travel – academic and professional, children’s books and books for teenagers. Amongst the many authors published by Allen & Unwin are Alex Miller,