About Us
Who we are...
Welcome to Wisdom Teeth Press, a Melbourne-based boutique publishing house born out of the radical notion that great stories, much like actual wisdom teeth, are a little weird, slightly disruptive, and absolutely bound to break through the surface eventually. We aren’t interested in the same old literary copy-pasting; we’re looking for those wonderfully odd, genre-bending manuscripts that make you stay up until 3:00 AM questioning reality. Think of us as the Everything Everywhere All at Once of the indie publishing scene—minus the hot dog hands, but with maximum cosmic ambition. We exist to give a megaphone to the fiercely unique voices that the mainstream keeps hitting "skip" on.
Why we do what we do...
Our mission is a global treasure hunt for the next generation of literary disruptors. From the laneways of Melbourne to the furthest, most caffeinated corners of the internet, we scout emerging writers worldwide who possess the rare ability to make readers laugh, cry, or existential-crisis-spiral. If your writing style is less Pride and Prejudice and more "what if BoJack Horseman wrote a magical realist thriller," you’re exactly our brand of chaotic. At Wisdom Teeth Press, we promise to chew through the ordinary to bring you the extraordinary—because let's face it, the world has enough boring books, and you can't handle the tooth.
Meet our team
Think of us as that incredibly well-read friend group you always look to for recommendations, dedicated to publishing beautiful books with a vibe that sits exactly at the intersection of Zadie Smith wit and a late-night Criterion Channel marathon.
Anthony Roberts
Owner and Wordsmith
Jax Qian
Operations & Magic