Melbourne University Publishing

Melbourne University Publishing is currently seeking a Sales and Marketing Manager and a Publicist to join our dynamic team.

These are full-time roles that require experienced, enthusiastic, and strategic thinkers who enjoy working with authors, booksellers, and the media. You will be joining a small but ambitious team focused on creating high-quality books which are effectively promoted and sold nationally and internationally.

Further details are available at our website https://www.mup.com.au/news/job-vacancies

For a confidential conversation about these roles, please contact Grace Breen on [email protected]

To Apply

Submit your application to Grace Breen ([email protected]). Please include:

A current CV
A cover letter outlining your suitability for the role, with particular attention to the required skills
An indication of your earliest start date

Applications are due by COB on Wednesday 15 September 2026. Applications should not exceed 6 pages.

From the Archives: Father's Day Edition 💙

Welcome to MUP’s From the Archives, where we look forward to sharing over 100 years of trusted non-fiction from Melbourne University Publishing.

This Father’s Day, apply code FATHERSDAY2026 at checkout on mup.com.au to save 25% on selected titles. From politics and the environment to business and beyond, there’s a book for every dad – including the office dad.

In collaboration with Sorrento Writers Festival, Paul Kelly has two very exciting upcoming events!

More information & booking details are available here: https://bit.ly/4vN0knM

THE TWILIGHT OF EXCEPTIONALISM charts the most turbulent era of Liberal and conservative politics since Sir Robert Menzies formed the Liberal Party.

After 12 years, Kelly returns with another incisive assessment of modern Australian politics.

THE TWILIGHT OF EXCEPTIONALISM by Paul Kelly is now available in hardback and paperback at your local bookstore ✍️

It charts the most turbulent era of Liberal and conservative politics since Sir Robert Menzies formed the Liberal Party, tracing the crisis besetting the Coalition and how Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison struggled to govern.

This week (5–12 July) is NAIDOC week, marking Fifty Years of Deadly.

This years theme is a tribute to the people who built this movement. the Elders who stood firm, the organisers who made space, the artists who turned resistance into expression, and the communities who keep showing up, year after year.

Celebrate this week by reading, sharing and supporting First Nations voices. Pictured are just a few books to get you started ❤️

An analysis of environmental injustice, Indigenous land rights and Australia's nuclear history.

CONTAMINATED COUNTRY by Jessica Urwin is now available at your local bookstore 🌵

This book reveals how Australia's nuclear past has been entangled with colonialism locally, nationally, and internationally.

Happy publication day to our June titles 🥳

CONTAMINATED COUNTRY by Jessica Urwin and RUSSIA’S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE (Updated Edition) by Mark Edele are now available at your local bookstore!

Urwin reveals how Australia's nuclear past has been entangled with colonialism whilst Edele brings us up to date with how the war is progressing in a fully revised edition.

Today marks the beginning of National Reconciliation Week, running until 3 June 2026.

The 2026 National Reconciliation Week theme, All In, is a call for all Australians to wholeheartedly commit to reconciliation every single day.

This is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.

Explore choirs, resources and events to be All In for NRW 2026 here: https://bit.ly/3MPfNxK

This May, MUP brings you two standout political reads to keep you informed ✍️

THE ALCHEMY OF LEADERSHIP by Paul Strangio and THE GOOD SEA by Vannessa Hearman are now available at your local bookstore!

Strangio uncovers how conservative populism entered Australia’s mainstream, while Hearman charts the perilous journey of East Timorese asylum seekers–and its lasting impact on Australia’s refugee policy.

Spoil your mum with some expert non-fiction this Mother’s Day 📚

from compelling memoirs and rich histories to sharp political insight and cutting-edge reads to help you thrive, these are gifts that inform, challenge, and inspire.

Shop our curated selection at your local bookstore 💐