Aurealis Awards 2019 finalists announced
The finalists for the 2019 Aurealis Awards, presented for science fiction, fantasy and horror writing in Australia, have been announced. ...
Besliev joins Affirm Press as kids publisher
Five Mile commercial director Tash Besliev will join Affirm Press in the newly created role of kids publisher, where she ...
Van Neerven wins inaugural UQP Quentin Bryce Award
Ellen van Neerven has been named the winner of The University of Queensland Press' (UQP) inaugural Quentin Bryce Award, for ...
OzCo suspends grant programs to support arts sector during pandemic
The Australia Council has suspended many of its investment programs to concentrate on providing a response package to support artists, ...
Brow Books to reissue Tumarkin’s ‘Traumascapes’
Brow Books has acquired world rights to Maria Tumarkin's nonfiction book Traumascapes, which was originally published by Melbourne University Press ...
‘As review space has shrunk over the years, live events have become even more crucial. Writers’ festivals, launches and events promote our books, our passion, our intellectual capital. They give us momentum. They give us community. All that is gone for now. We need to come up with solutions.’—Sophie Cunningham argues that the Covid-19 crisis will further reduce writers’ already-low incomes.
