Founded in 2005, Puncher & Wattmann is an independent Australian publisher of quality Australian writing. We publish novels, poetry, biography, criticism, short story collections. Our list continues to grow and achieve significant critical recognition.

Our books have been shortlisted or won most of the major literary prizes in the country.

Our most recent titles are Clear Brightness by Kim Cheng Boey, The Book of Ethel by Jordie Albiston, Overdressed; Barthes, Darwin & the Clothes That Speak by Michael Carter and Contemporary Asian Australian Poets edited by Adam Aitken, Kim Cheng Boey and Michelle Cahill.

In June we will be publishing Sea of Heartbeak (Unexpected Resilience) by Les Wicks and Barnacle Rock by Margaret Bradstock.

Puncher & Wattmann Titles are distributed in Australia by Inbooks.