sleeper / noun 2. a timber, concrete or steel beam forming part of a railway track, serving as a foundation or support for the rails. 7. Colloquial a. someone or something that unexpectedly achieves success or fame. b. a book... which has slow but constant sales. 8. A spy who is allowed to carry on a normal life sometimes for years before being requested to undertake any espionage.
Macquarie dictionary, 3rd edition
September/October 2008 – Welcome to the Sleepers site
Sleepers run book-related events and publish books, including the annual and – I don't think we're pushing it to call it – critically-acclaimed Sleepers Almanac. We are looking for manuscripts! We are excited by Australia's new and established authors!
More Sleepers Almanac Authors Hit the Best-Ofs
Congratulations to Julie Miland, Karen Hitchcock and Chloe Walker, whose stories from The Almanac have all been selected for Black Inc.'s forthcoming Best Australian Stories, edited by Delia Falconer.
Winter Salon Series Podcasts
If you missed the three winter Salons in June, featuring Miles Franklin winner Steven Carroll, author of acclaimed novel Bird Sophie Cunningham, or Radio National's Ramona Koval, then you can now listen to the podcasts! Click here to be taken straight there.
Almanac Author Gets a Double Deal with Picador
Karen Hitchcock, who has had three stories appear in Almanacs, has just been signed up for not one book, but two! A book of short stories and a novel will be forthcoming in the not-too-far-off future. Congratulations Karen.
Almanac Author Signed up to Scribe
Patrick Cullen has signed a deal with Scribe for a work of fiction all of his own. Huge congrats to Patrick. We can't wait to get our sticky hands on it.
Check out our bookstore for special prices
Get some Christmas shopping out of the way while you're here. All Sleepers books are available at special prices when you buy them in packs. So head to our bookshop now to check out the very good deals on Almanacs, Conceived on a Tram and Toast.
Sleepers T-shirts for Sale!
"When in doubt, have two guys come through the door with guns." So said the crime writing pioneer Raymond Chandler. We thought that was so witty we put it on a T-shirt!. Only $20, and available in navy, at small and medium sizes only (sorry big people! Will order more if there's a big demand for them).
Sleepers is proud to be a member of SPUNC: the Small Press Underground Networking Community
SPUNC is a growing organisation of members from Small Presses all around Australia. To find out more, and to join, go to www.spunc.com.au
If On a Winter's Night a Sleeper, by Casey Benetto
Here's a little treat for those of you who have read the second Sleepers Almanac. This song was written by Casey Benetto in response to that Almanac, way back in 2006.