Transit Lounge

Transit Lounge Publishing
StatusActive
Founded2005
Country of originAustralia
Headquarters locationMelbourne
Key peopleBarry Scott (founder and publisher), Tess Rice (founder and publisher)
Publication typesLiterary fiction, narrative and trade non-fiction
Official websitehttps://transitlounge.com.au/

Transit Lounge Publishing is an independent Australian literary small press founded in Melbourne in 2005. It publishes literary fiction, narrative and trade non-fiction. The books it publishes show the diversity of Australian culture. Distribution is by NewSouth.

Transit Lounge was founded by two librarians, Barry Scott and Tess Rice. The first book they published was Sing, and Don’t Cry: A Mexican Journal by Cate Kennedy.[1] In 2011 they published Tales from the Cancer Ward, a memoir by filmmaker Paul Cox.

It is a member of the Small Press Network, a group of small and independent Australian publishers.[2]

  1. ^ "Profile: an Aussie Publisher – Transit Lounge Publishing". ANZ LitLovers LitBlog. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Transit Lounge Publishing". The Small Press Network. Retrieved 20 September 2019.