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Baby Food Bible: Bestselling title now back in stock

Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Baby Food Bible by Julia Tellidis and Lauren Skora, published by Hardie Grant Books, has sold over 18,000 units locally and secured two foreign rights deals (Germany and Poland). With...

Publisher, Melbourne

Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Smith Street Books Smith Street Books is seeking an experienced book publisher or commissioning editor to join our creative team. The successful candidate will publish across a range of illustrated...

Editor, Sydney

Wednesday, 20 November 2024
HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins Publishers has an exciting opportunity for an experienced book editor to join the HarperCollins adult books team. This is a full-time position, based at our head office...

Publisher, Sydney

Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Penguin Random House Join Penguin Random House—publisher role (children’s publishing, Sydney, Feb 2025) Penguin Random House is looking for a publisher to join their children’s publishing team in Sydney starting...

Graphic designer, Melbourne

Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Lake Press Lake Press publishes books that entertain and educate, specialising in innovative illustrated books for children. An exciting job opportunity has arisen in our Hawthorn office for a highly...

Change for Ford Street Publishing

Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Publisher: Ford Street Publishing ISBN prefix: 978-1-925804 Old distributor: Alliance Distribution Services New distributor: Daintree Changeover date: 1 January 2025 Returns cut-off: 31 March 2025 Contact URL: info@daintreebooks.com.au

Macros 101 for PC users: Boost your productivity

Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Join Jennifer Yankopolus (Macro of the Month) and Paul Beverley (the Macro King) for this game-changing workshop from the Institute of Professional Editors. Get immediate improvements to editing speed, confidence...

True Tracks: First Nations copyright and IP for editors

Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Join the Institute of Professional Editors for a custom online workshop run by Terri Janke & Company. Learn how to work respectfully with Indigenous knowledge and knowledge holders through the...

Marketing & graphic design officer, Brisbane

Wednesday, 13 November 2024
UQP UQP is seeking a marketing and graphic design officer to join their team for a parental leave cover contract commencing in late January 2025. In this role, you will...

Publicist, Sydney

Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Hachette Australia Hachette Australia has an exciting opportunity to join our high-performing and collaborative publicity department as a publicist. This is a permanent full-time position based in our Sydney CBD...

Publisher, Melbourne

Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Smith Street Books Smith Street Books is seeking an experienced book publisher or commissioning editor to join our creative team. The successful candidate will publish across a range of illustrated...

Bookseller/retail assistant, Melbourne

Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Ramona Books Ramona is a new neighbourhood bookshop opening in Westgarth Village, Northcote, this December. We’re looking for someone with bookselling experience to join the team on a casual basis...

Production manager, Sydney

Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Hachette Australia Hachette Australia has an exciting opportunity to join our successful production team as a production manager. This is a permanent, full-time position based in our Sydney CBD office....

Senior publicist, Sydney

Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster Australia is looking for an experienced senior publicist to join the team. Reporting to a senior member of the publicity team, the selected candidate...

NewSouth Books to distribute British Library Publishing

Wednesday, 13 November 2024
NewSouth Books is delighted to announce that it has signed a distribution agreement with British Library Publishing, making their valuable list available again in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand from...

Unlock Books+Publishing

Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Unlock Books+Publishing, Australia’s number-one source of news about the book industry, keeping subscribers up to date with the latest book industry news, events, features, interviews, opinion, personnel changes, job advertisements...

A Sweet Surprise

Wednesday, 6 November 2024
Do you like sugar as much as Sam does? How much? Follow Sam as he discovers many sweet treats and surprises throughout his day. A giraffe in purple pyjamas, chocolate...

Centre for Stories upcoming events

Wednesday, 6 November 2024
Feminisms of Our Mothers: Workshop with Saadia Ahmed Join Saadia Ahmed in Feminisms of Our Mothers, a workshop dedicated to writing about maternal figures in your life who inspired your...

Graphic designer, Melbourne

Wednesday, 6 November 2024
Lake Press Lake Press publishes books that entertain and educate, specialising in innovative illustrated books for children. An exciting job opportunity has arisen in our Hawthorn office for a highly...

Neil appointed Informit director 

Wednesday, 30 October 2024
Malcolm Neil has been appointed director of Informit. Neil was previously interim director of Monash University Publishing.

Pan Macmillan ANZ to move distribution to TDLC

Wednesday, 30 October 2024
Pan Macmillan ANZ will move its Australian and New Zealand distribution from Alliance Distribution Services (ADS) to The Distribution and Logistics Company (TDLC) in July 2025. Pan Macmillan ANZ managing...

Senior editor—children’s trade publishing, Melbourne

Wednesday, 30 October 2024
Hardie Grant Publishing We are seeking a creative, experienced senior editor to join Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing, the young readers’ division of one of Australia’s leading independent trade publishers. Working...

Graphic book designer, Sydney

Wednesday, 30 October 2024
Indigenous Literacy Foundation Winner of the 2024 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Children’s Literature Part-time position Hybrid working environment About ILF The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) is a national charity...

Production coordinator, Sydney

Wednesday, 30 October 2024
Indigenous Literacy Foundation Winner of the 2024 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Children’s Literature Part-time position Hybrid working environment About ILF The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) is a national charity...

Murdoch Books acquires Sarah Hayden parenting book

Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Murdoch Books has acquired world rights to Parenting Different: How to Raise Your Neurodivergent Kids to Be Their Authentic, Awesome Selves by Sarah Hayden. Hayden is a social worker, parenting...