WE WANT YOUR LOVE

Magabala Books is excited to announce a call for submissions of short works of romance fiction by First Nation writers for a world-first anthology, edited by Melanie Saward, Ambelin Kwaymullina, and Kate Cuthbert.

The anthology will explore the many different places, times, settings, and ways that people can fall in love, with submissions welcome from all subgenres and examples of romance across culture, genre, gender, sexuality, spirituality, and setting.

Submissions should be between 1000 and 5000 words, and must be received by 5pm AWST on Friday, 31 October 2025. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Please email submissions to Melanie, Ambelin and Kate at:  FirstNationsRomance@gmail.com