Sarah McKenzie Literary Management

Sarah McKenzie Literary Management Providing advice, advocacy and representation to Australian authors We are open for submissions from Australian writers and look forward to reading your work.

As well as representing authors with a proven track record, we love to identify and champion talented new and emerging writers of fiction (including YA) and nonfiction.

Happy book birthday to the gorgeous What Did I Miss by - the sassy and very funny new romcom out today through ===Marr...
01/07/2025

Happy book birthday to the gorgeous What Did I Miss by - the sassy and very funny new romcom out today through

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Married young. Finally divorced. Turning thirty ... A witty rom-com for all fans of Sally Thorne and Beth O’Leary.

Makayla has many regrets: a Chiko Roll impulse buy, not visiting the Big Pineapple and marrying her high-school dud.

Now, newly divorced, determined to hold on to her independence and facing the Big Three-O, Makayla makes a list of all the things she missed out on while her friends were single and running amok in their twenties.

But when her one-night stand turns up again, and a revenge plot on her ex spirals out of control, she has to decide if some things are worth missing. And if Makayla can’t sort herself out before her birthday, she might face the biggest regret of her life.

A fresh and feisty romantic comedy about what happens when you meet someone special before truly knowing yourself.

We are thrilled to share the news that Kelly Hellmrich, bass player of trail-blazing all-girl punk group Camp Cope, has ...
27/06/2025

We are thrilled to share the news that Kelly Hellmrich, bass player of trail-blazing all-girl punk group Camp Cope, has sold world rights to her debut book to Penguin Random House, following enthusiastic interest from multiple publishers.

Kelly’s book blends cultural commentary, personal reflection and interviews with Australia’s most influential and impactful female and gender-diverse musicians to paint a picture of the music industry that will illuminate,
enrage and inspire. Traversing a broad range of topics including creative processes and starting out, sexual harassment and gender inequality, and motherhood, body image and representation, this book is about the artists
who have lifted each other up, held the door open for the next person, and built something better than what was there before.

LAST MINUTE CALL-OUT FOR DONATIONS - HELP US REACH OUR PROJECTED $44,048TARGETA HUGE thank you to everyone who donated, ...
07/06/2025

LAST MINUTE CALL-OUT FOR DONATIONS - HELP US REACH OUR PROJECTED $44,048
TARGET

A HUGE thank you to everyone who donated, bid and paid for an item in the Authors and Artists for Palestine auction.

We have a very small number of items where payment is still outstanding, as well as some unfulfilled cash pledges. Our bank balance currently sits at $42,093 - which is $1955 short of our projected total of $44,048.

If you won an item, or have yet to transfer a pledged amount, and haven’t paid yet, now is the time! We will be offering unpaid-for items to the next highest bidder on Monday.

OR if you’d like to help us make up the shortfall with a cash donation, you can make your payments directly to the account below this weekend:

NAB account name: AAFP Fundraiser
BSB: 083-004
Acc: 42-324-7216

Every dollar raised is being donated to our four charities: Médecins Sans Frontières, UNRWA, Olive Kids and Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.

PS: If you’ve won and paid for an item, please be sure to check your emails (and spam folders) for instructions for getting in touch with your donor to arrange delivery. Any problems, send us an email at [email protected]

Thanks for all your support and
X Sarah, Karen & Zewlan

Happy publication day to ’s stunning new novel, Foreign County - out today through ===‘Deft, haunting and finely paced,...
03/06/2025

Happy publication day to ’s stunning new novel, Foreign County - out today through

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‘Deft, haunting and finely paced, Foreign Country is a devastating, engrossing story told with an assured voice. A novel that lingers.’ – Katherine Brabon

Estranged sistes—Eva and Elisabeta Novak—have not spoken since Eva’s young daughter, Gracie, was killed in a road accident. More than a decade later, and long after Eva has moved overseas, Elizabeta calls, insisting that Eva return home.

But when Eva arrives at her sister’s house, she discovers that Elizabeta is dead. Eva finds that she has been appointed the executor of Elizabeta’s estate, and as she undertakes the monumental task of clearing out the house, she comes to know her sister again through the objects and documents that she encounters. Through this process, Eva is forced to reckon with their shared history and the possibility that her mind cannot be trusted.

Foreign Country engages with themes of grief and loss, and the instability of memory. The novel explores the difficulty of coming to terms with conflicting accounts of the past and asks how well we ever really know the ones that we love, or our own past selves.

Marija Peričić is the author of Exquisite Co**se, which was shortlisted for the Davitt Award, and The Lost Pages, which won The Australian/Vogel’s LiteraryAward, was shortlisted for the Readings Prize and for which she was named a Sydney Morning Herald Best Young novelist.

Happiest book birthday to ’s marvellous Everglade: Rise of the Witch.This is the first in an enchanting, funny and surpr...
27/05/2025

Happiest book birthday to ’s marvellous Everglade: Rise of the Witch.
This is the first in an enchanting, funny and surprising middle grade series about courage and standing up for what you truly believe in.

“This funny, character-driven magical adventure had me utterly captivated” Readings

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Everglade loves to hate witches. And as the daughter of the last witch, Wren Westerly is the most hated person in town. She can only imagine what would happen if the townspeople found out she can actually see magic ... even if she has no idea how to use it.

But when magic leads Wren to an enchanted necklace and reveals her secret, it’s not just Everglade chasing her. It’s the Eater - a terrifying creature who is determined to drain all magic from the world, and who really, really wants that necklace.

Leaving Everglade with nothing but the necklace, two accidental travel companions, and directions from a goat, Wren finds herself in a new and infinitely more magical world. And she’s the only one who can save it from the Eater. That is, if she can figure out magic. No pressure.

Welcome to the world of Everglade, where the truth about witches is tangled with lies and being yourself is the biggest risk of all.

If, like many of us in the literary community, you are deeply concerned about political intervention in the awarding and...
26/05/2025

If, like many of us in the literary community, you are deeply concerned about political intervention in the awarding and rescinding of arts-based grants, I urge you to sign this open letter in support of

If you stand in solidarity with First Nations creatives and activists and support the right to express opposition to a livestreamed g3nocide that has killed over 62,000 Pal estinians, then I urge you to sign this letter.

If you believe cultural institutions have a duty to support truth-telling, then I urge you to sign this letter.

Link in bio

Posted • Open Letter in Solidarity with Ren Wyld.

Link in bio or at the overland journal website.

We demand an immediate apology be offered to Ren Wyld and to the black&write! team, and for the fellowship to be reinstated in full. We further demand a commitment from the Queensland State Library to honour the integrity and independence of the awards and fellowship opportunities administered through the library, including black&write! and the David Unaipon Award.

If you are a First Nations Storyteller and would like to add your name, please do so here. We are also now collecting signatories from our non-First Nations allies, if you would like to include your name on this letter in solidarity.

Amazing!! What an incredibly generous response from the literary and arts community!And even if you missed out on an auc...
14/05/2025

Amazing!! What an incredibly generous response from the literary and arts community!

And even if you missed out on an auction item, we’re continuing to accept donations for a little bit longer! Help us tip over $40K

The Authors & Artists for Palestine auction CLOSES TONIGHT at 10.00pm!!There are still bargains to be found and one-off ...
13/05/2025

The Authors & Artists for Palestine auction CLOSES TONIGHT at 10.00pm!!

There are still bargains to be found and one-off items to be snagged. Here is a brief selection of some of my absolute faves, but there is a further 220 brilliant items on the site as well!

Get on it now and show your support for the people of Gaza and the West Bank - link in the bio


Sometimes Australia Post and the book fairies deliver the very best kinds of parcels!In this case, it’s advance copies o...
13/05/2025

Sometimes Australia Post and the book fairies deliver the very best kinds of parcels!

In this case, it’s advance copies of three beautiful books by SMLM creators, all coming soon from

‘Weaving Country’ by Aunty Kim Wandin, Chris Joy and Ashleigh Pugh
‘I Believe in You’ by Dani Colvin
‘How My Family Says I Love You’ by Yvonne Sewankambo (Illus by Aurore McLeod)

All are GORGEOUS 😍😍😍

The Authors & Artists for Palestine fundraising auction continues to grow and grow!Want award-winning author Hannah Kent...
12/05/2025

The Authors & Artists for Palestine fundraising auction continues to grow and grow!

Want award-winning author Hannah Kent to handmake you a crocheted reading blanket?

What about having Clem Ford, Emily Bitto or Jayne Tuttle attend your book club?

There’s signed books by so many of Australia’s best authors, including Andy Griffiths, Nazeem Hussain, Nam Le, Robbie Arnott, Grace Chen, Nova Weetman and Michelle de Krester.

Looking for a one-on-one meeting or mentorship? There’s Anita Heiss, Simone Amelia Jordan, Laura Jean McKay, clinical psychologist Ahona Guha, media strategy with Dianne Masri, and many more!

There’s also photography, original artwork, sculpture, festival passes, retail vouchers, podcast interviews and even boot-scooting lessons!

Auction is live now at:
https://airauctioneer.com/authors-and-artists-for-palestine-fundraiser or
send details of your donation to [email protected]


The fundraising auction keeps getting bigger as more and more compassionate creatives add AMAZING itemsThere’s artwork...
11/05/2025

The fundraising auction keeps getting bigger as more and more compassionate creatives add AMAZING items

There’s artworks, signed books, exclusive industry insights, tickets, vouchers, albums and more, and every dollar raised goes to Doctors Without Borders, UNRWA, Palestine Children’s Relief Fund and Olive Kids

There’s also still time to donate an item at
[email protected], to bid on one of the 200+ items available, and to spread the word near and far.


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