It was established in 1975 prior to Aussiecon, Australia's first world science fiction convention, by Rob Gerrand, Bruce Gillespie and Carey Handfield.
[1] Its primary aim was to publish science fiction, fantasy, critical essay collections and other genre works that were unlikely to see publication by other publishers.
[2] The press took its name from an imaginary planet from the works of Cordwainer Smith, an American author who was, for a time, resident in Australia.
In Smith's fictional universe, "Nortstrilia" is the name given to the planet "Old North Australia".
This is a chronological list of books published by Norstrilia Press.