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Dahlia Malaeulu, Mila’s Books

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Name: Dahlia Malaeulu
Role: Publisher
Company: Mila’s Books

My first job in publishing was: Unexpectedly being asked to be a cultural editor and advisor but in terms of Pasifika publishing, accessing and supporting the development of untold stories.

I’m currently reading: a – wake – (e)nd by Audrey Brown-Pereira (Saufo’i Press) #AMustRead!

My biggest career highlight(s) in publishing have been: Working with an amazing all Pasifika publishing team. Meeting and working alongside people who truly understand the work we do to highlight the power of our stories as Pasifika. The overwhelming feedback we receive from tamaiti, parents, schools and organsations about how our stories help Pasifika to feel seen, heard and valued.

Mila’s Books

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Mila’s Books

We create Pasifika children’s books that help our tamaiti to be seen, heard and valued in the worlds they live in. This is why our stories help to develop cultural confidence, connections, understanding and are, Tusi faitau for all the fanau – Story books for all the family.

Mila’s Books
https://milasbooks.com/

Dahlia Malaeulu
milasbks@gmail.com

 

Sue Wootton, Otago University Press

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Name: Sue Wootton
Role:Publisher
Company:
Otago University Press

My first job in publishing was: This job! Although I have been involved as a freelancer and a writer for many years.

I’m currently reading: Dunce by Mary Ruefle, From the Centre: A writer’s life by Patricia Grace and the first of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels.

My biggest career highlight in publishing has been: Difficult to choose but so far this year it would have to be phoning Joanna Preston to let her know that tumble had made the shortlist for the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry in the 2022 Ockham NZ Book Awards.

Nicola Jae Publishing Limited

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Nicola Jae Publishing Limited

 

Nicola Jae Storybooks came about, when one day, a single idea for a storyline, unique and original, came to mind and Nicola felt compelled to write it.

Since then, Nicola has imagined remarkable children’s picture storybooks. She’s been excited and delighted that her storybooks are out in the world to be loved and enjoyed by every child.

Nicola Whitley
nicola@nicolajaestorybooks.com

Phone: +64 21 280 5984

Website: nicolajaestorybooks.com

Ryn Richmond Writes

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A Wellington-based author, editor, and publicist whose written work appears in several anthologies, two online magazines, and an online journal. As an editor and publicist, Ryn Richmond Writes has worked on academic articles, newsletters, and books.

For contact details visit www.rynrichmondwrites.com

 

OneTree House

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OneTree House

OneTree House is a New Zealand independent children’s, young adult and educational book publisher

Their titles emanate from a wealth of award-winning talent, and include picture books, junior fiction, middle fiction and young adult novels, from authors such as Kyle Mewburn, Mary-anne Scott, Brian Falkner, Tina Shaw, Sherryl Jordan, Diana Menefy and Tanya Batt.

They also publish books for the education sector with non-fiction titles on a range of topics and bilingual reprints of much-loved picture books.

Christine Dale
info@onetree-house.com

Website: www.onetree-house.com

PO Box 11745, Ellerslie 1542, Auckland, New Zealand

Mākaro Press

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Mākaro Press’ focus is on publishing NZ fiction, poetry and children’s books, but we also have some non-fiction titles including memoir, biography and journalism. Our books are marketed to booksellers by Greene Phoenix Marketing and distributed by PDL.

We have three imprints:
Mākaro titles are fully supported by our press in the traditional way and are spearheaded by our Mākaro Fiction titles. There are also some children’s and non-fiction titles.

HOOPLA is a poetry series fully supported by our press, releasing a set of three books every April: one by a late career poet, one by a mid-career poet, and the third by a first-timer.

The Submarine imprint is for our books published with the author contributing towards the costs. Usually this pays for the first print run, but can involve contributions to the editorial or design work depending on the project. Our Submarine books are selected for publication and designed, edited, published and marketed to the same high standards as our Mākaro titles, with Mākaro Press making the final decisions. They are a way for a small press to produce more excellent books. Submarine Poetry spearheads this group.

Mary McCallum & Paul Stewart
makaropress@gmail.com

Phone: 04 471 0822 | mob: 027 600 3313 (Mary)

Level 6, 138 Wakefield Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
Mail: P O Box 9321, Te Aro, Wellington 6141

Web: www.makaropress.co.nz

Massey University Press

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Massey University Press is an award-winning independent publisher. Its list ranges from history and social work to design, poetry, biography, children’s books (under the Annual Ink imprint), art and military history.

Nicola Legat (Publisher)
Email: n.legat@massey.ac.nz
Phone: 09 213-6886
Website: www.masseypress.ac.nz

Massey University Press
Private Bag 102904
North Shore 0745

Phone 09 213-6886

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Neilb@archetype.co.nz

 

Royal Society of New Zealand is a publisher with a difference…

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Pictured l-r: Marie Hodgkinson and Jill Mellanby at the Royal Society of New Zealand staff office. Photo credit: Royal Society of New Zealand

Pictured l-r: Marie Hodgkinson and Jill Mellanby at the Royal Society of New Zealand staff office.
Photo credit: Royal Society of New Zealand

That is because they publish scientific journals that require all the editorial disciplines found in the publishing industry. The Royal Society of New Zealand publishes seven journals aimed at specialist areas of the world-wide scientific community, including soil science and marine research. Each journal is published quarterly in both hard copy and online, and is available through subscriptions.

The seven quarterly titles are:
Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand – the science and technology of New Zealand and the Pacific region
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research – temperate and subtropical pastoral science
New Zealand Journal of Botany – biology of plants, fungi and algae of the southern hemisphere
New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science – temperate crop and horticultural science research
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics – the geoscience of New Zealand, the Pacific Rim, and Antarctica
New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research – aquatic science
New Zealand Journal of Zoology – the zoological science of New Zealand, the Pacific Basin and Antarctica.

An eighth journal, titled Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, which has two online issues per year, aims to showcase the increasing number of collaborative research endeavours across the social sciences. The Māori name ‘Kōtuitui’ means ‘interweaving’, and reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the journal.

“Every journal is different,” Jill comments. “The Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand is the smallest, with about 60 pages per issue, whereas the biggest journal, the New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, has about 150 pages per issue. Sometimes we have themed issues in one or more journals and these can be longer.”

There are several tools that make this big output possible for the two-person team of Jill and colleague Marie Hodgkinson, who assess the hundreds of manuscripts submitted to the journals every year and provide production-ready documents to their publishing partners, Taylor & Francis, who handle production and distribution. The editorial management system, Scholar One, makes the volume of work achievable for such a small team. The journals have a team of around seventy off-site editors who are practising scientists working within specific subject disciplines. They do a huge amount of work for the journals, organising peer-reviewers for every paper and liaising with authors over scientific content.

Publishing manager Jill Mellanby still retains a soft Scots accent after leaving the UK 13 years ago with her husband and family to settle here – a decision she has not regretted. Jill’s background is in life sciences, which she has also taught at secondary level, and prior to her current post she was a science librarian at ESR. She has been with the Royal Society of New Zealand for five years.

The publishing team divides its effort into different roles, as Jill explains. “Marie works with authors, editors and the production team to ensure that the progress of manuscripts from submission to publication runs smoothly. She has a legal and trade publishing background, holds a BA (Hons) in English and Classical Studies, and a Diploma in Publishing from Whitireia Polytechnic.

“Every manuscript that is submitted – hundreds per year – is assessed by Marie to see if they match the scope of each journal, and if they do, she sends them through to editors. She then works closely with editors and authors on technical content, making sure that diagrams are appropriate for printing as well as on-screen viewing. She supports authors, who often struggle with the technicalities of graphics software and other daily activities, including promotion of individual papers through the Science Media Centre.”

Jill says her own role is varied. “Part of it is making sure we have the right editors covering the individual subject areas; part of it is outreach to New Zealand scientists to promote the journals; part of it is keeping an eye on copy flow, checking proofs, compiling each issue and organising editorial board meetings.

“The journals, through our co-publishing partnership with Taylor & Francis, are circulated to thousands of libraries worldwide and are read internationally.

“The journals aim to take New Zealand science out to the rest of the world and I believe we succeed in that mission.”

Jill and Marie also liaise with Royal Society of New Zealand colleagues in the Science Media Centre who are able to take the research of some the many journal papers and write informative pieces for general press publication.

Summing it up, Jill says “I enjoy seeing the interesting work that New Zealand scientists are doing. I love the collegial atmosphere of the Royal Society of New Zealand; it’s a great place to come to every day because of the fantastic people who work here.”

And, as noted, the Royal Society of New Zealand is not publishing for just this country; their journals receive international circulation and scrutiny, so their scholarly work is accepted and appreciated in the world market for science publications.