Night Parrot Press (NPP) is an independent publisher based in Boorloo/Perth, Western Australia.
Publishing works of non-traditional fiction and non-fiction, we offer a home to experimental forms and genres outside the mainstream.
Inspired by our namesake, the elusive Australian night parrot, we seek to uncover writing that exists on the periphery, in obscurity, and give it a platform for recognition with a broader audience.

We’re flipping out!

Night Parrot Press is thrilled to announce our Double-Take Novelette Old Ghosts by Rashida Murphy and Bloodwood by Karleah Olson is launching on Thursday 27 August!

How do you promote and sell one publication that’s actually two novelettes?

Give people options, of course!
Whether you click to buy Bloodwood by Karleah Olson or Old Ghosts by Rashida Murphy,
rest assured – you only have to buy one to get both amazing stories.
(Of course, if you want to buy two copies (or three… or more…) we’re not going to stop you!)

***All pre-sales will be despatched the week beginning 24 August 2026!***

Photograph of a smiling woman with shoulder-length hair wearing a patterned top, framed by a teal and yellow border. Behind her are two book covers: one titled "Old Ghosts" by Rashida Murphy featuring a figure wrapped in cloth with pink flowers, and another titled "Bloodwood" by Karleah Olson with a dark blue forest scene.

Old Ghosts by Rashida Murphy

(including Bloodwood by Karleah Olson)

Pre-order your copy of Old Ghosts
(including Bloodwood) today!
Photograph of a woman with glasses and floral dress smiling outdoors during sunset, framed with a green and blue border. Two book covers are partially visible behind her, titled "Old Ghosts" by Rashida Murphy with a yellow and brown design, and "Blood Wood" by Karleah Olson featuring a blue-toned surreal figure with a plant-like head.

Bloodwood by Karleah Olson

(including Old Ghosts by Rashida Murphy)

Pre-order your copy of Bloodwood
(including Old Ghosts) today!

Celebrate the launch of this wonderful book with us!
Register for the NPP Double-Take Novelette-winning book launch today

Join Night Parrot Press as we celebrate an exciting first for us: the publication of two novelette books by two authors, printed with a single binding – a tete-beche – at the official Book Launch of Old Ghosts and Bloodwood (or is that Bloodwood and Old Ghosts?) at the Raine Square Lane POP UP T36 on Thursday 27 August from 5:30pm.

Authors Rashida Murphy and Karleah Olson have written individually powerful stories, separated by time, location and culture, that share common themes of violence, silencing, resilience and strength. Hear them discuss their collaborative publishing journey, their unique stories and inspirations, and what it’s like to have books with a common spine. 

We can’t wait to see you there!

Register for the Book Launch here

Events in August: Pop into our Pop-Up at Raine Square

Raine Square x NPP Boundless events

Throughout the month of August, Night Parrot Press is thrilled to be popping up at Raine Square in our very own space located in the laneway just outside the main shopping centre, a few doors down from LaVeen cafe.

On Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, people are welcome to drop in and chat with publisher Laura Keenan, browse the NPP and community library, and sit and write if they feel so inspired.

We’re also running the following special workshops and event presented by some of your favourite NPP people! Click to secure your place!

Check out the full schedule of NPP events!
Promotional flyer for a literary event titled "The Art of Attention" featuring author Gillian O'Shaughnessy, scheduled for Saturday, August 15, from 12 to 1:30 pm at Raine Square Pop-Up Space T36. Design includes orange background, black text, a simple chair illustration, logos for Night Parrot Press and Raine Square, and a circular photo of the author.

The Art of Attention: How to use everyday observations to write powerful flash fiction
with Gillian O’Shaughnessy

Find out more including how to register
Flyer promoting a writing workshop titled "The Editing Room" with Linda Martin, focusing on self-editing techniques from a renowned writer, editor, and publisher. Design features a woven textured border, bold black text on a beige background, and a circular photo of Linda Martin, with event details including date, time, and location at Raine Square Pop-Up Space T36.

The Editing Room
with Linda Martin

Find out more including how to register

Undercover: How to start a publishing house or journal
with Linda Martin and Laura Keenan

Find out more including how to register

Contributors to the little journal Issue 3 announced!

Book cover design featuring a blurred figure walking on a rocky shore at night, with dark blue and black tones. Text highlights "Night Parrot Press," "the little journal," "Mystery and Suspense," and "Selection Announcement" in white and yellow fonts, indicating a publication announcement for a mystery and suspense journal.

the little journal, Issue 3: Mystery and Suspense

We are thrilled to announce the selected contributors for Issue 3 of the little journal, WA’s first and only dedicated flash fiction journal that proudly celebrates a different genre with every issue.

We received an impressive number of entries- over 100!

Thank you to all authors who submitted a story.

With the generous support of Raine Square and Edith Cowan University (ECU) and assistance from UWA Publishing, we can’t wait for you to read these amazing stories.

Stay tuned for more information about the authors, stories and launch.

The authors for our forthcoming Mystery and Suspense Issue are:

Miranda Aitken
Anna Banai
Isabelle Biondi Saville
Maria Blackman
Nicki Blake
Harry Boss
Fiona Burrows
Michael Burrows
Aksel Dadswell
Evia de Witt

Tyler Deakin-Thomas
Zoe Deleuil
Rose Dickson
Lachlan Grant
Tiffany Hastie
Lorraine Horsley
Joy Kilian-Essert
David Lynch
Andrew James Macleod
Catherine McKinnon
Joanna Morrison

Rashida Murphy
Rebecca Newman
Karleah Olson
Josh Radwell
Claire Stewart
Kylie Sturgess
Zoe Templar
Alexander Thorpe
Susan Wemyss
Nicole Wilson-Rogers

OUT NOW from Night Parrot Press!

Salt City Runaway – a luminous debut collection of flash fiction from Gillian O’Shaughnessy

Book cover featuring a flying osprey on a light blue background with the title "Salt City Run Away" in large orange serif font and the author's name, Gillian O'Shaughnessy, in smaller orange serif font below. The design emphasizes nature and escape themes through the bird imagery and clean typography.

Helen Garner moves into a letterbox. Dead bats rain from the sky. A woman offers Lou Reed her last cigarette at a suburban bus stop.

In fifty piercing stories, Salt City Runaway introduces a cast of unforgettable characters who disrupt and delight… women and girls fighting for recognition and solace. Slippery, complicated, tender and broken, they carry their humanity in vivid, strange worlds.

A masterclass in flash fiction, Salt City Runaway reveals beauty and wonder in the smallest of stories.

ORDER YOUR COPIES OF SALT CITY RUNAWAY HERE

Gillian on tour!

A smiling woman with blonde hair wearing a dark shirt standing in front of a colourful mural
Gillian O’Shaughnessy, author of Salt City Runaway, proudly published by Night Parrot Press

You’ll have plenty of opportunities to meet up with Gillian O’Shaughnessy over the next few months to talk about all things flash, get your copies of Salt City Runaway (and get them signed) and find out how she put together this wonderful collection of short, short fiction.

Gillian will be here, there and everywhere! Make sure to secure your ticket to a workshop or author talk, whether it be in Perth, Albany, and elsewhere. 

What a fantastic ambassador Gillian is for flash fiction – and for Night Parrot Press!

 

 

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Night Parrot Press acknowledges the Wadjuk Noongar people as the spiritual and cultural custodians of Boorloo and the boodja on which we publish.

We honour and respect First Nations stories and express our gratitude for this heritage of powerful storytelling.

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