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Editors NSW: March meeting

Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Editors NSW will hold its March meeting on Tuesday, 7 March from 6.30pm at the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts in Sydney. The speaker will be Juliet Richters, freelance editor...

Finance Officer, Virtual office

Wednesday, 15 February 2017
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Congratulations to Madeline Gleeson, Catherine de Saint Phalle and Sonya Voumard on the Stella Prize Longlist

Wednesday, 8 February 2017
We’re delighted to be able to offer congratulations to Madeline Gleeson (again!) for Offshore: Behind the wire on Manus and Nauru (NewSouth), Catherine de Saint Phalle for Poum and Alexandre:...

Distribution change for Odyssey Books

Wednesday, 8 February 2017
Publisher: Odyssey Books ISBN prefix: 978-1-922200747; 978-1-922200723; 978-1-922200709 Old distributor: Odyssey Books New distributor: Novella Distribution Changeover date: 1 January 2017 Contact URL: novelladistribution.com.au

Distribution change for Royal Academy of Arts

Wednesday, 8 February 2017
Publisher: Royal Academy of Arts ISBN prefix: 978-1-91035; 978-1-90753; 978-1-90571 Old distributor: Thames & Hudson New distributor: Peribo Changeover date: 1 January 2017

APA: Between the Covers, Behind the Counter—Children’s Bookselling and Publishing

Wednesday, 8 February 2017
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) in conjunction with the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) will hold a one-day seminar on children’s publishing and bookselling, on Wednesday 1 March from 10am to...

Head of Design, Sydney

Wednesday, 8 February 2017
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Now available: an updated edition of the definitive biography of the 45th president of the United States

Wednesday, 8 February 2017
The latest print run of Trump Revealed features a new cover and includes an additional 7,000-word section written post-election. Written by a team of award-winning Washington Post journalists and co-authored...

Orwell’s 1984 back in the bestseller lists—$12.99 edition available from Text

Wednesday, 8 February 2017
In Trump’s America and the era of ‘alternative facts’, George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel 1984 is once again in the bestseller charts. Text Publishing’s new $12.99 edition is the best-priced...

The Walker Books Group acquires new picture book from award-winning team Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

Wednesday, 8 February 2017
The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse to be published October 2017. Bestselling picture book creators Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen will debut a standalone picture book in spring of...

Congratulations to Leah Purcell and Madeline Gleeson on the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards

Wednesday, 8 February 2017
We’re thrilled that Leah Purcell’s The Drover’s Wife (Currency Press) was awarded the overall Victorian Prize for Literature, and Madeline Gleeson’s Offshore: Behind the wire on Manus and Nauru (NewSouth)...

Distribution change for Wild Dingo Press

Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Publisher: Wild Dingo Press ISBN prefix: 978-0-9807570; 978-0-9871785; 978-0-9873811; 978-0-9873813 Old distributor: Dennis Jones & Associates New distributor: NewSouth Books Changeover date: 1 May 2017

2017 ABIA Nominations Open

Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Nominations for the 2017 Australian Book Industry Awards are now open, and will close at 5pm AEDT on Monday, 20 February. Nominations are sought for eleven awards across the Book...

Society of Women Writers NSW: February Literary Luncheon

Wednesday, 1 February 2017
The Society of Women Writers NSW will hold its monthly literary luncheon on Wednesday, 8 February 2017 from 12pm. The keynote speaker will be Helen Sheuerer, who will discuss her...