Openbook

Openbook is a lavish, award-winning magazine of new writing, fresh ideas and contemporary photography.

This season’s edition is brimming with beautiful words, photography and artwork by some of Australia’s best writers and creatives, featured alongside fascinating discoveries made by our librarians and curators.

Subscriber offer

Thanks to our friends at Allen & Unwin, the first 25 new subscribers will receive Bri Lee’s debut novel The Work.

Mother's Day offer

This Mother's Day buy a Friends of the Library membership or Openbook magazine subscription to get a bonus gift for mum!

Buy a Friends of the Library membership as a gift and get an extra year of membership for free.

Buy a gift Openbook magazine subscription — 4 issues for only $50 — and we'll add a bonus issue for free.

Please note: Mother's Day gift offers must be purchased online by Sunday 12 May or contact the Friends Office to arrange: Tel: +61 2 9273 1593.

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Letters and submissions

Please email letters or article proposals to the editor: phillipa.mcguinness@sl.nsw.gov.au or post to Openbook editor, State Library of NSW, 1 Shakespeare Place, Sydney 2000. No responsibility can be accepted for unsolicited manuscripts, artwork or photographs.