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ANNOUNCEMENT: Wakefield Press Acquires Lyn Dickens’s Salt Upon the Water

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banner image announcing Wakefield Press's acquisition of debut author Lyn Dickens's award-winning novel SALT UPON THE WATER

Wakefield Press is delighted to announce the acquisition of ANZ rights to Salt Upon the Water by Lyn Dickens, winner of the 2024 South Australian Literary Awards Unpublished Manuscript Award. Lyn is represented by Alexandra Christie of Curtis Brown Australia.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Wakefield Press acquires Troy Hunter’s latest Gus mystery

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Wakefield Press is delighted to announce the acquisition of world rights to Troy Hunter’s Gus and the Burning Stones, the sequel to his smash-hit debut Gus and the Missing Boy, via Jane Novak Literary Agency. Gus and the Burning Stones is slated for publication in July 2025.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Wakefield Press acquires exciting debut novel

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Wakefield Press acquires Troy Hunter's YA debut, Gus and the Winter Boy

We’re delighted to officially announce the acquisition of world rights to Gus and the Winter Boy, a young adult crime novel by debut author Troy Hunter, acquired from the Jane Novak Literary Agency. Gus and the Winter Boy will be published by Wakefield Press in September 2023.

Troy Hunter’s true crime buff Gus becomes a detective overnight when he finds a picture of a missing kid online that rocks his world. Together with his best friends, he sets out to investigate a cold case that could reveal the secrets of his past.

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