The Nine Discoveries®
For Authors & Creators

Meaningful Books Deserve to Be Discovered

The Nine Discoveries introduces carefully selected books to people for whom they may hold genuine relevance, through a considered combination of physical and digital discovery. Participation is curated and selective.

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Relevance Comes First

Introduced With Relevance

The Nine Discoveries does not sell advertising space. Selected work is introduced only where genuine relevance exists between the work and the people encountering it, so that discovery remains meaningful rather than incidental.

Physical and Digital Discovery

Discovery may happen across both physical and digital environments, creating different opportunities for selected books to be encountered in relevant contexts.

What a Selected Campaign May Include

The Capabilities a Campaign May Draw On

  • Dedicated Book & Author PresenceA dedicated presence introducing the book and its author within The Nine Discoveries.
  • Editorial StorytellingOriginal editorial content exploring the book, its author or its themes.
  • Recurring Promotional ContentContent shared across the course of a campaign, not a single mention.
  • Newsletter & Social PromotionInclusion in relevant newsletter and social communications.
  • A Clear Discovery RouteA clear route for readers toward the author's chosen purchase destination.
  • Physical & Community DiscoveryOpportunities for the book to be encountered in physical and community settings.
  • Verified ReportingA record of what was delivered and what can genuinely be measured.

These are capabilities a curated campaign may draw on, not a guarantee that every campaign includes every element. The current opportunity is detailed further down this page.

How Promotion Works

A Connected Discovery Model

The Nine Discoveries manages the author programme and works directly with participating authors and creators. Kids Art Fun, a separate creative education organisation, may provide appropriate community and promotional opportunities for selected campaigns.

Digital

A presence on The Nine Discoveries website, editorial content, newsletters and social content, together with a clear route to the author's chosen purchase destination.

Physical & Community

Where appropriate, Kids Art Fun may provide physical and community discovery opportunities, such as display within its Chapel Hill studio, approved flyers, newsletter advertising, or social and community exposure.

Not every channel applies to every campaign.

An Illustrative Journey

How a Book Might Be Discovered Over Time

Illustrative example, not a guaranteed structure

  1. Introduction. The book and its author are introduced within The Nine Discoveries author programme.

  2. Editorial Story. An editorial piece explores the book, its author or its themes.

  3. Digital Promotion. The book is featured across relevant digital channels.

  4. Physical or Community Discovery. Where appropriate, the book may be encountered in physical or community settings.

  5. Continued Promotion. Promotion continues across the campaign, rather than as a single moment.

  6. Reporting. What occurred across the campaign is reported to the author.

A book may be revisited from different angles across a campaign: the work itself, its author, the story behind it, its themes and its creative process.

Reporting & Transparency

Report what happened. Measure what can genuinely be measured.

  • Completed promotional activity, where genuinely measurable
  • Content delivered
  • Website and link engagement, where it can be confirmed
  • Newsletter and social activity
  • Physical and community activity, where applicable
  • End-of-campaign summary

This is activity and analytics reporting. It is not a promise of sales, reach, audience growth, conversion or any other commercial outcome.

Current Opportunity

Founding Children's Author Programme, Christmas 2026

A curated founding intake for selected children's authors, with a campaign running across three months.

Intake
3 authors
Campaign
3 months
Founding fee
A$360 total

A$360 is the fee for the full three-month campaign, not per month. It is a founding programme rate for this initial intake, not a discount.

What the campaign may include

Book & Author Presence Editorial Storytelling Recurring Promotional Content Newsletter & Social Promotion A Clear Discovery Route Physical & Community Opportunities Through Kids Art Fun, Where Appropriate End-of-Campaign Reporting

Selection takes place before payment, and payment never guarantees acceptance. This programme is promotional and does not mean The Nine Discoveries publishes the participating author's book. No school exposure, sales, audience or other outcome is guaranteed.

Express Your Interest
How Selection Works

From Interest to Campaign

  1. Express Interest

    You submit the Expression of Interest form below, introducing your book or publication.

  2. Review

    The Nine Discoveries reviews the information provided.

  3. Selection

    A curated selection is made for the current intake.

  4. Offer & Agreement

    Selected authors receive an offer and agreement setting out the terms of participation.

  5. Payment

    Payment follows acceptance of the offer and agreement.

  6. Campaign Preparation

    The Nine Discoveries prepares the campaign ahead of launch.

Selection considers relevance, quality, audience suitability, alignment with the programme and the availability of suitable environments.

Expressing interest binds neither party. Payment only follows selection and acceptance of an offer; no payment is collected through this page and no account is created.

Express Your Interest

Introduce Your Work

Tell us about your book or publication. Expressing interest is free and creates no obligation.

Please enter your name.

Please enter a valid email address.

Please enter the book or publication title.

Please describe the type of publication and its intended audience.

A link, if one exists.

Please provide a brief description of the work.

Please tell us why the work may be suitable.

For example, a shared folder with sample pages or images.

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Thank you

The Nine Discoveries will review the information you have provided.