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Noske appointed editor of ‘Westerly’ 

Thursday, 9 April 2015
Kate Noske has been appointed editor of WA literary journal Westerly, replacing former editors Delys Bird and Tony Hughes-d’Aeth. (See news.)

Books at MIFF 2015: Call for submissions 

Thursday, 9 April 2015
Australian and NZ publishers and literary agents who hold film rights to local books with cinematic potential to be the next book-to-screen adaptation are invited to make submissions to participate...

Exisle Publishing to Distribute Familius 

Wednesday, 8 April 2015
Exisle, a leading publisher of health and self-development titles, will begin distributing Familius titles in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and South Africa from July 1.Familius, whose mission is...

New staff for Byron Bay Writers Festival 

Wednesday, 1 April 2015
The Byron Bay Writers Festival (BBWF) has announced the appointment of three new staff. Joanna Trilling has joined the festival as communications manager, Mouche Phillips has joined as sponsorship manager and...

CoInfo appoint Pattnaik, Bristow and Gibson 

Wednesday, 1 April 2015
CoInfo has appointed Amit Pattnaik and Clare Bristow as business development managers, and Mary Ann Gibson as a collection development specialist. (See classified.)

MUP: Vale Betty Churcher 

Tuesday, 31 March 2015
Melbourne University Publishing pays tribute to the great art doyenne Betty Churcher, who was much loved and admired for her varied and many contributions to the art world. In a...

CoInfo Announces New Staff 

Tuesday, 31 March 2015
CoInfo is pleased to announce the following new staff. Amit Pattnaik joins CoInfo from the Coop, bringing vast experience and understanding of libraries in the health and legal library sectors....

ABIA awards night: Tickets now on sale 

Wednesday, 25 March 2015
Tickets are now on sale for The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA), to be held at Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf in Sydney on Thursday, 21 May 2015. The evening will be hosted by satirist...

Scholastic Australia Congratulates Tamsin Janu 

Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Scholastic Australia and Omnibus Books congratulate Tamsin Janu whose first novel – Figgy in the World (ISBN 9781742990453 RRP $15.99) has been shortlisted for the Readings Children’s Book prize 2015....

MUP Commemorates Malcolm Fraser 

Tuesday, 24 March 2015
MUP is greatly saddened at the passing of a true visionary and leader, Malcolm Fraser. Louise Adler has issued the following statement:‘Mr Fraser was one of Australia’s statesmen, long after...