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Murdoch leaves Te Papa Press 

Wednesday, 9 December 2015
Te Papa Press publisher Claire Murdoch has left the company, effective from 4 December. (See classified.)

Rogers appointed ASA executive director 

Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Juliet Rogers has been appointed executive director of the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) from January 2016. Rogers replaces Angelo Loukkakis in the role. (See news).

Walker Books to distribute Nobrow and Flying Eye Books 

Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Publisher: Nobrow and Flying Eye Books ISBN prefixes: 978-1-909263; 978-1-907704; 978-0-9562135 Old Distributor: N/A New Distributor: Walker Books Australia and New Zealand Changeover date: 01/01/2016

Hachette to distribute Constable & Robinson and Black Dog & Leventhal 

Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Publisher: Constable & Robinson and Black Dog & Leventhal ISBN prefixes: 978-0-09; 978-0-7160; 978-0-948164; 978-1-4721; 978-1-78033; 978-1-84119; 978-1-84529; 978-1-84901; 978-1-85004; 978-1-85487; 978-1-899606; 978-0-9637056; 978-1-57912; 978-1-884822; 978-1-63191 Old Distributor: Allen &...

Kobayashi joins MWF 

Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Hiroki Kobayashi has been appointed multicultural program officer at the Melbourne Writers Festival.

Arthur joins HarperCollins 

Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Jaki Arthur has been appointed head of marketing communications at HarperCollins General Books. (See news.)

HEDS closed 4 December afternoon 

Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Harper Entertainment Distribution Services [HEDS] will be closed on the afternoon of Friday 4 December. All orders received up to and including Thursday 3 December will be processed and despatched...

Black joins the Wheeler Centre 

Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Former Crikey editor Sophie Black has joined the Wheeler Centre as head of programming while Emily Sexton is on maternity leave. (See news.)

HEDS Closed 4 December Afternoon 

Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Harper Entertainment Distribution Services [HEDS] will be closed on the afternoon of Friday 4 December. All orders received up to and including Thursday 3 December will be processed and despatched...

Story Box Library Announcement 

Wednesday, 25 November 2015
This December, Story Box Library are partnering with the Australian Children’s Literature Alliance (ACLA) and their ‘Share a Story’ Calendar project. In keeping with the ‘Give a Story’ theme for...

Australian Book Design Awards 2016: entries now open

Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Entries for the 64th Australian Book Design Awards are now open. The competition is open to books designed and published for the first time in Australia between 1 January 2015...