Pre-order Forgotten
Palestinian Cities
'This book is a pillar of Palestinian scholarship that we need more of. I reach for these images every time I need an escape from the present’s agony, and to remember that one day we will reclaim our land. Until then, we must preserve our history and continue to defy the occupation by remembering, imagining, and resisting.'
—Salma Shawa
Preorders now open for October delivery
‘My dear Palestine, what a blessing it is to be burdened with you.’
For nine years, an anonymous Palestinian historian and artist has maintained the memory of the more than 400 Palestinian towns and villages ethnically cleansed during the Nakba. Through their meticulously colourised archival images and gently lyrical, informative texts, Anonymous offers a rare and precious glimpse into pre-Nakba life in Forgotten Palestinian Cities. This debut collection is an immersive and stunning visual record that vividly recalls a not-so-distant past.
'This book is a pillar of Palestinian scholarship that we need more of. I reach for these images every time I need an escape from the present’s agony, and to remember that one day we will reclaim our land. Until then, we must preserve our history and continue to defy the occupation by remembering, imagining, and resisting.'
—Salma Shawa
Books for Kids
A 2025 CBCA Picture Book of the Year Notable
Refugees have been out of sight and out of mind. We are often dehumanised in the media and by politicians. This book is important because it visualises and humanises a refugee story.
—Behrouz Boochani
An astounding work of light and shadow, this poetic and profound book is a rare treasure.
—Zeno Sworder
Datsun Tran has distilled the essence of hope with the absolute clarity of experience lived, felt and shared. Then and Now offers a glimpse of what is at stake through the eyes of our children; the future, the reason and reward. This book is a star in the darkness!
—Abdul-Rahman Abdullah
Writing from her tent in Gaza, chef Mona Zahed shares twenty-two of her ancestral recipes, lovingly nurtured and recalled.
Each dish is illustrated by a different artist, creating a visual feast as delicious as the food itself. Connoisseurs of Palestinian cuisine and newcomers alike will be nourished by Mona’s Tabkha.
After October 2023, Mona lost her catering business, her home, her husband’s workplace, and so much more to settler colonial violence. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this book will go directly to the author and her community.
Mona Zahed is a Palestinian chef and mother living in Gaza. Mona has always loved cooking, artfully presenting food, and helping her friends prepare for their special occasions. Prior to October 2023 she ran a successful catering business, putting her skills and passions to practice. Tabkha is Mona's debut title, filled with twenty-two of her most beloved recipes.
The first edition of Tabkha was a concept prepped and served with love by Mona and her friends from Coffees for Gaza, published by Slingshot Books. Coffees for Gaza is a creative mutual aid collective.
Book cost listed in AUD.
Crooks and thieves and downright deadbeats — colonial monuments are cooked! Flip the flaps to disappear some dirtbags in this book for kids and their grown-ups. With an index by James Tylor.
Praise for Matt Chun:
‘He’s released a book, Pull it Down … which is deeply offensive, deeply anti-Australian.’
—Senator Sarah Henderson, Shadow Education Minister
‘The face of a hideous hatred that has no place in this country.’
—Alex Dimitriadi and John Ferguson, The Australian
‘Thus does a watercolour painter of no great talent invade our public spaces, and make war on our culture.’
—Andrew Bolt, The Sun Herald
Slingshot Caps
are here
Limited run of 50.
Support your local radical publisher.
When I was a kid I mistook the term ‘voracious reader’ for ‘ferocious reader’, accidentally channelling the radical potential of reading. May we all read ferociously. —Tess
Hand-lettered by a young comrade named Wally, and designed for embroidery by the unbeatable Carla Scotto.
Single-colour embroidery on Access Faded Cap Faded in Black.
Limited edition of 50!
Books for Grown-Ups
Preorders now open for October delivery
‘My dear Palestine, what a blessing it is to be burdened with you.’
For nine years, an anonymous Palestinian historian and artist has maintained the memory of the more than 400 Palestinian towns and villages ethnically cleansed during the Nakba. Through their meticulously colourised archival images and gently lyrical, informative texts, Anonymous offers a rare and precious glimpse into pre-Nakba life in Forgotten Palestinian Cities. This debut collection is an immersive and stunning visual record that vividly recalls a not-so-distant past.
'This book is a pillar of Palestinian scholarship that we need more of. I reach for these images every time I need an escape from the present’s agony, and to remember that one day we will reclaim our land. Until then, we must preserve our history and continue to defy the occupation by remembering, imagining, and resisting.'
—Salma Shawa
✨Preorder the third edition now for an October delivery ✨
Five books for the price of four — allowing retailers and community groups to cover overhead costs while ensuring that this remains an all-proceeds-donated title.
Writing from her tent in Gaza, chef Mona Zahed shares twenty-two of her ancestral recipes, lovingly nurtured and recalled.
Each dish is illustrated by a different artist, creating a visual feast as delicious as the food itself. Connoisseurs of Palestinian cuisine and newcomers alike will be nourished by Mona’s Tabkha.
After October 2023, Mona lost her catering business, her home, her husband’s workplace, and so much more to settler colonial violence. All the proceeds from the sale of this book go directly to the author and her community.
Mona Zahed is a Palestinian chef and mother living in Gaza. Mona has always loved cooking, artfully presenting food, and helping her friends prepare for their special occasions. Prior to October 2023 she ran a successful catering business, putting her skills and passions to practice. Tabkha is Mona's debut title, filled with twenty-two of her most beloved recipes.
The first edition of Tabkha was a concept prepped and served with love by Mona and her friends from Coffees for Gaza, published by Slingshot Books. Coffees for Gaza is a creative mutual aid collective.
Book cost listed in AUD.
The Pull it Down Reader provides a framework for those seeking to better understand and strategise around monuments on Aboriginal Land. James Tylor and Matt Chun contrast Indigenous and colonial forms of memorialisation and discuss the necessity of decolonising colonial monuments while imagining better relationships between collective memory and landscape.
Created as a companion to Matt Chun’s interactive board book Pull it Down, this reader is perfect for those having broader conversations with children and young people about the objects of colonialism and imperialism so frequently encountered on this land.
James Tylor is a multidisciplinary artist and writer of Kaurna, Māori and European family. He writes about environment, culture and history. Matt Chun is an artist, writer and children’s book creator of Chinese and European family, with an interest in the visual culture of anti-imperialism. Together, James and Matt work as UnMonumental, an art and history project presenting lesser-known stories of Aboriginal Land.
The Sunday Paper
The Sunday Paper, Issue One
Writing from Amy McQuire / Chelsea Watego / Laniyuk / Sara Saleh / Jeanine Hourani / Tasnim Sammak / Rihab Charida / Rose Nakad
Images from Samar Abu Elouf / Charandev Singh / Matt Chun
The Sunday Paper single-item postage within Australia is $6. For 2+ newspapers, domestic shipping is a flat rate of $9, and free for orders of $100 or more.
The Sunday Paper, Issue Two
Writing from Lorna Munro / Boe Spearim / Warlpiri Elders of Yuendumu Community / Palestinians of Moukhayam Shatilla / Nader Ruhayel / Timmah Ball / Omar Sakr / Jordana Silverstein
Images from Barbara McGrady / Madeleine McGrady / Jeremy Worrall
The Sunday Paper single-item postage within Australia is $6. For 2+ newspapers, domestic shipping is a flat rate of $9, and free for orders of $100 or more.
The Sunday Paper’s front page page reproduced as an archival print on textured, 100% cotton paper.
A4 (approx) / 2024
The Sunday Paper’s back page reproduced as an archival print on textured, 100% cotton paper.
A4 (approx) / 2024
The Sunday Paper is more than a newspaper: it is an art object, a provocation, and a counter-space.
Commissioning editor: Keiran Stewart-Assheton
Writing: Gurrnoong (Jasper Cohen-Hunter); Steve Salaita; Mell Chun; Derek La Salle; Nita and Jesse Okoko; Tara Alami and Yazan Zahzah for Palestinian Feminist Collective; Elsa Tuet-Rosenberg, Shoshana Rosenberg, and Alana Lentin; Sui Zhen
Drawing: Aliaa Betawi; Yugaamgan (Em Randall)
Photography: Ala Kheir
Photography, Gudjerron Club, and pull-out poster artwork: James Tylor
Art object: Clement
The Sunday Paper, Issue 4: The Pitfalls of Liberalism will be out March, 2026
The Sunday Paper single-item postage within Australia is $6. For 2+ newspapers, domestic shipping is a flat rate of $9, and free for orders of $100 or more.
A necessary addition to the media landscape, The Sunday Paper is more than a newspaper: it is an art object, a provocation, and a counter-space.
Writing by Nabil Mustafa // Keiran Stewart-Assheton and Jasper Cohen-Hunter for Black Peoples Union // Tara Alami // Lorna Munro // Sara M. Saleh // Leah House // Hasib Hourani // Mu’in Bseiso // Samih al-Qasim // Louis Allday // Husayn Muruwwah // Prof. Gary Foley // James Tylor // Zeina Kilani
Embroidery by Safa El Samad // Risography by Dennis Grauel // Drawing by Matt Chun // Design by Paul Mylecharane
Pull-out poster by Aliaa Betawi
The Sunday Paper single-item postage within Australia is $6. For 2+ newspapers, domestic shipping is a flat rate of $9, and free for orders of $100 or more.
We trust children with the disorderly and the revolutionary.
We imagine things afresh — politically, culturally and through the means by which we make and sell books.
We reject the orthodoxies of conventional publishing, placing resistance and liberation at the centre of our decision making.
Welcome to our house!
Slingshot is a tiny, radical publishing house for kids and their grown-ups.
Consulting & Community
One-on-one consultation // $190 per hour
Editorial services // $90 per hour
For bookings and enquiries contact Tess // hello@slingshotbooks.com.au
Slingshot’s Tess Cullity has worked as an editor for over a decade, both freelance and in-house, with particular experience in picture books, junior fiction, life writing and personal development.
Tess provides honest feedback and expert consultation in a way that energises and nurtures.
Refine your concept: Book a session to discuss your story idea. Together, we’ll explore what success and creative satisfaction mean for you. We’ll gain clarity around your artistic direction, imagined audience and desired outcomes.
With this information as our compass, we’ll evaluate a variety of publishing pathways for your project, review comparison titles and references, and map out your next steps. My intention is that you leave this meeting with a sense of purpose and action.
Manuscript development: I’ll read your manuscript, whether it’s an early or final draft, and we’ll follow up with a one-on-one session. My feedback will be primarily driven by your personal goals, however this will naturally lead to discussions about the intended audience, narrative structure, character and plot development, language use, cultural or political ideology, and a range of other project-specific considerations.
Copy editing: Your manuscript feels complete. Now you need a nerdy, attentive and experienced editor to read it line by line. I’ll assist with the process of polishing and finessing, while offering comments and queries to help elevate your work.
Publishing industry demystification: The western publishing industry is exclusionary and elitist. Much of how it operates is shrouded in mystery for those who are on the outside attempting to look in. I hold a Master of Publishing from the University of Melbourne, have worked as a freelancer and in-house editor for conventional publishers, and I now run my own independent publishing house. I’m in an excellent position to answer your questions and support you as you navigate your way into or through (or in conscious opposition to) this industry. If you want to take a conventional path with your work, I’ll happily provide you with the information and resources to do so. If you want to do things differently, I’m here to help you make strategic decisions.
Caregivers who would not otherwise be able to afford a book, this one’s for you ❤️
One book per family please.
