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Who are we? The Federation Press is an independent, Australian-owned and run publishing company specialising in legal, social and academic books. It was founded in 1987 by Kathryn Fitzhenry, Christopher Holt and Diane Young, the three executive directors and majority shareholders. In 2008 The Federation Press is twenty years old. From the initial publication in June 1988 of Peter Gillies’ Business Law (now in its 12th edition), we now have over 400 books in print, publish around 40-50 new books and new editions per year, are entirely self-funding and have no overdraft (nor ever have had). Despite the size of the list, The Federation Press remains a genuine small publisher. Our eleven full-time and two part-time employees sit in one large open plan office; few in number but long in experience. All information is shared and everyone knows what is going on. While everyone has a specialist function, everyone is customer service, everyone answers the phones and, when necessary, packs and despatches books. We also publish under three specialist imprints: Hawkins Press for our criminology titles; Desert Pea Press for selected high-quality non-law titles; and Themis Press for legal research titles. How to find usTo view a map of the area we suggest: www.whereis.com Directions if you are coming from the direction of Sydney CBD:
Our publishing philosophyThe Federation Press believes ideas are important and that books remain unrivalled as a forum for communication, analysis and debate on ideas. We encourage authors to write books that not only convey information but which also engage current debates and stimulate the intellect. We encourage the use of language which is clear and unambiguous. We even, occasionally, publish revised versions of theses.
The Federation Press makes a specific commitment to publishing books on legal and constitutional issues for a broader public. We concentrate on encouraging top quality authors to write with clarity and conciseness on complicated issues so that books, which are simple to understand but not simplistic, are published at attractive prices. Examples are Mabo, Wik and Native Title ($25.00) and What are Human Rights? (also $25.00). We also make a specific commitment to keeping our prices down. We want our books to be widely read and, so far as possible, price not to be a deterrent. In all, our publishing list has a number of books priced at A$25.00 or less and 65 at A$30.00 or less. The Federation Press is a successful tertiary academic publisher that has relied upon high quality, well-priced books to establish a flourishing student publishing program. It was the 14th largest supplier of books to the University Co-operative Bookshop Ltd (Australia) in first semester 2007. The Federation Press has a well-merited reputation for speedy and efficient publication. Books are normally published within four months of delivery of manuscript. Our marketing and distributionThe Federation Press uses wide-ranging, flexible and effective marketing strategies for our academic and legal books. We also have agents who sell to general bookshops; you can find our books not just on campuses and in the legal bookshops but also in the big chains like Dymocks and in the smaller independents which dot our cities and suburbs. We have a strong interest in ensuring that our books and authors have wide international exposure. We have solid distribution arrangements with Willan Publishing (UK and Europe) and Irwin Law (Canada). The Federation Press has also successfully co-published books with publishers in the US and UK. Our distribution system is outstanding. Orders are usually dispatched within 24 hours of receipt. For the second year in a row, we supplied 100% of orders within two weeks of order to the University Co-operative Bookshop Ltd. The Co-op’s annual analysis, most recently May 2007, is the only objective measure of distribution efficiency in the publishing industry we know of. Our publishing partnersThe Federation Press has extensive experience in cooperative publishing with both community organisations and academic centres. We currently have co-publishing arrangements with the NSW Law and Justice Foundation and the Victorian Law Foundation; the Macquarie Legal Centre; Macarthur Legal Centre; the Immigration Advice & Rights Centre (Sydney); and with centres at the Australian National University, the Universities of Sydney, Western Australia and Melbourne. Our peopleThe three executive directors, broadly speaking, look after the main arms of the business: Kathryn looks after Editorial, Christopher the Publishing, and Diane the Marketing. Chris also oversees Administration, and Diane takes responsibility for Information Technology. PublishingDirector Chris Holt is our Publisher. He has an extensive background in legal and academic publishing. Before co-founding The Federation Press in 1987, Chris worked with The Law Book Company. Ann Cunningham, our Commissioning Editor, joined The Federation Press in June 2007. She is a qualified lawyer and has more than 15 years of book industry experience, including 5 years in editorial and commissioning at Lawbook Co where she was Managing Editor (Research) until late 2004. EditorialDirector Kathy Fitzhenry is an experienced legal editor. Before her 20 years at The Federation Press, Kathy was an editor with CCH and with Butterworths. Clare Moss is our Senior Editor, and has worked at The Federation Press since early 2001. Clare has extensive experience in publishing, including a stint at Prospect Publishing. They are joined by Jenny Exall who as an experienced editor, brings a wealth of knowledge to this busy department. During our busiest times, we also employ freelance editors. Business DevelopmentDr Linda Nix returned to Federation Press in 2006 to a senior role focusing on business development. Linda previously worked with Diane in Marketing before heading overseas for a two-year break from publishing. Prior to joining Federation Press (the first time) in 2001, she worked at CCH Australia, where she gained broad publishing experience in production, editorial, new product development and electronic content management and syndication. Linda has a BA (Hons) in English and a PhD (Cantab) in the history and (re)production of books. MarketingDirector Diane Young manages our marketing, including sales and PR. Diane was Promotions and Sales Manager at the Law Book Company and prior to that Academic Promotions Manager at Butterworths Pty Ltd before co-founding The Federation Press in 1987. Josephine Romeo, JP, is our Marketing Manager who has significant marketing and production experience. She has a BA (Political Science and History) and an MA (International Relations). She also recently completed her Business Marketing Certificate. Administration, Accounts, WarehouseAnne Higgins and John Xenos handle most customer enquiries and orders. Anne also manages the accounts, while John oversees our distribution. John ensures the right book goes to the right client, almost invariably within 24 hours. With our acquisition of our own building and warehouse in early 1998, John has been joined full-time by Huy Thanh Tran, who looks after our warehouse and has many years’ experience in book distribution. All permission requests must be directed to the Publisher. Please refer to our guidelines in the attached PDF for more information: Permissions |
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The Federation Press supports sustainable publishing and endeavours to produce books as environmentally responsibly as we can. All books are printed with soy-based inks, and in 2005 we began printing some of our books on 100% post-consumer-waste paper, Cyclus. By 2007, the majority of our titles were printed on this recycled stock. Beginning in 2008, all our books are produced with either recycled paper or sustainable FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified paper.