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Oh, look: a vanity publisher behaving badly. And make no mistake. $6k flowing from the author to the publisher makes them a vanity house, even if they call it a "temporary loan."
https://writerbeware.blog/2026/10/16/author-complaints-at-starfish-b…

Author Complaints at Starfish Bay Publishing - Writer Beware
I first heard of Australian children’s publisher Starfish Bay Publishing (SBP) in 2024, thanks to a question from an author about the advisability of investing in SBP’s Author Supported Traditional Publishing Programme. Implemented, SBP’s website explained, because of “the severe effect the pandemic had on our publishing business”, this program–despite using the word traditional–required authorsRead More