McPhee Gribble

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| headquarters = Carlton, Victoria

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McPhee Gribble was an Australian independent publishing firm, based in Carlton, Victoria. It became an imprint of the Penguin Group.{{cite web|url=http://www.austlit.edu.au/run?ex=ShowAgent&agentId=A%2c=x|title=McPhee Gribble (Organisation) |accessdate=24 November 2009}}

History

Founded by Di Gribble and Hilary McPhee in 1975 McPhee Gribble was the initial publisher of works by significant Australian writers including Tim Winton, Dorothy Hewett, Helen Garner, Rod Jones, Brian Matthews, Murray Bail, Kaz Cooke, Martin Flanagan, John Misto, and Jennifer Dobbs.{{cite web|url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Search/Home?lookfor=McPhee+Gribble+Bail+Winton+Cooke+Flanagan+Misto+Dabbs&type=all&limits=&submit=Find|title=Results for McPhee Gribble|publisher=National Library of Australia|accessdate=24 November 2009}} It entered into a "co-publishing" agreement with Penguin Group in 1983.{{cite web|url=http://www.penguin.com.au/60/|title=Celebrating 60 Years in Australia |date=2006|publisher=Penguin Group|accessdate=8 August 2011}}

In 1989, it was sold to and became an imprint of Penguin.{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/books/word-wise-book-poor/2007/09/06/1188783410222.html|title=Word wise, book poor|last=Heyward|first=Michael|work=The Age|publisher=Fairfax Media|accessdate=8 August 2011|location=Melbourne|date=8 September 2007}}

References

Category:Book publishing companies of Australia

Category:Publishing companies established in 1975