We share the updated story of ‘Odette Lees’ (pseudonym) who bravely spoke about her surrogacy experience at the 2019 International Surrogacy Conference held in Melbourne – Broken Bonds Big Money.

Susan Hawthorne remembers Julie Copeland, veteran ABC journalist and contributor to Horse Dreams.

Coleen Clare launched Susan Hawthorne’s new book - Lesbian: politics, culture, existence on 17 September 2024. She shares her launch speech with us.

Ariel Salleh shares her launch speech for Vandana Shiva's new book The Nature of Nature. You can watch the full launch on our YouTube channel.

…the old gender stereotypes are being imposed on women in a way even more dogmatic and rigid than anything that went on in the 1950s or the 1970s.

Sandra Coney’s Letter to the Editor (unpublished) on behalf of radical feminists.

Susan Hawthorne remembers Lynne Spender, Feminist Writer and Legal Advocate, who passed away 31 May 2024.

A beautifully written launch speech from Lucy Sussex to celebrate the release of Suniti Namjoshi’s book O Sister Swallow. You can watch the full launch on our YouTube channel.

Renate Klein and Susan Hawthorne share their reflections on the remarkable life of Dale Spender who passed away 21 November 2023

Lament for Gaza

Robyn Rowland’s launch speech for Robin Morgan’s new book of poetry, Harvesting Darkness.

As we approach the referendum, it is important that as many of us as possible inform ourselves about our history. Here is a list of books you might want to share with others, especially those who feel uncertain about how to vote in the referendum

Renate Klein and Susan Hawthorne write about Maria Mies who passed away in May 2023.

Spinifex Press has a great selection of books written by African authors. Explore the selection today.

“Suzanne Bellamy was a giant intellect and artist and like so many women before her has been rarely noticed by the mainstream. “

Susan Hawthorne remembers Suzanne Bellamy (1948–2022)

Susan Hawthorne farewells Judy Foster.

Susan Hawthorne farewells poet Jordie Albiston (1961 - 2022)

Susan Hawthorne talk - Ecology of the Book - to the International Alliance of Independent Publishers Conference in Pamplona, Spain.

With the recent publication of Not Dead Yet: Feminism, Passion and Women’s Liberation Susan Hawthorne delved through the Spinifex Press catalogue to re-discover all our anthologies. In the process she discovered we’ve published 37 anthologies in 30 years!

We launch the Not Dead Yet Blog. Please follow and share these reader’s stories with your friends and families. @NotDeadYet

“Why is there a need for feminist poems or literature? Is the proof not in the news we read daily—a violent world of misogyny expressing itself in rapes, the trafficking of children and women and casting a shadow on every sector of human life? Has not every woman or girl-- except a few lucky ones-- felt the breath of patriarchy in the lenses that cloud her vision or the voices that crowd her soul.” Read Usha Akella’s statement at her recent launch for I Will Not Bear You Sons.