[1] In 2010, Affirm Press began publishing several books a year as a part-time operation[2] between Martin Hughes, former editor[3] of The Big Issue, and Graeme Wise, founder of The Body Shop Australia.
[4] In 2014 Affirm Press appointed Keiran Rogers as its Sales and Marketing Director, and became a full-time publishing house.
These projects have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars[5][6][7] and include bestsellers Letters of Love with the Alannah & Madeline Foundation, The Silver Sea by Alison Lester and Jane Godwin and From Little Things Big Things Grow by Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody.
In 2023, The Bookseller's Apprentice by Amelia Mellor won the ARA Historical Novel Prize: Children and Young Adult.
[12] In August 2018 Christian White became the fastest-selling Australian debut novelist on record[13] when Affirm Press published his book The Nowhere Child.