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Gregory appointed director of NT Library 

Tuesday, 14 January 2014
Patrick Gregory has been appointed as the new director of the Northern Territory Library. Gregory, who will begin in the role on 24 February, replaces Jo McGill who has been...

Lenton joins Momentum 

Friday, 10 January 2014
Patrick Lenton has joined Pan Macmillan digital imprint Momentum in the newly created role of digital marketing assistant. Lenton has previously worked for Allen & Unwin in the role of...

Bloomsbury Publishing now distributing Verso Books 

Tuesday, 7 January 2014
Publisher: VersoISBN prefix: 978185984; 978184467; 978178168; 978090230; 978086091; 978039100; 978019975;Old distributor: Macmillan/MDSNew distributor: BloomsburyChangeover date: 01/01/2014Returns cut-off: 28/02/2014 (See classified.)

Call for Entries: 2014 National Biography Award 

Tuesday, 7 January 2014
The State Library of NSW invites entries for the 2014 National Biography Award.The National Biography Award was established to encourage the highest standards of writing in the fields of biography...

Bloomsbury Publishing now distributing Verso Books 

Tuesday, 7 January 2014
Effective 1 January, Bloomsbury Publishing has commenced the distribution of Verso Books. Returns of Verso titles will be accepted by MDS until 28 February. No returns invoiced by Macmillan/MDS will...

ILF thanks publishers 

Tuesday, 7 January 2014
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation would like to thank all publishers who submitted books last year. Your submissions went before our Book Selection Committee who had the challenging job of choosing...

Dunne joins Lightning Source Australia 

Tuesday, 7 January 2014
Susan Dunne has joined the Ingram Content Group in the role of senior key accounts sales manager for Lightning Source Australia. Dunne, who started in the role in December 2013,...

Australian Publishers Association’s New Year announcements 

Tuesday, 7 January 2014
Last reminder: applications for the Residential Editorial Program (REP) close Monday 13 January 2014. Guidelines and application form here. The line-up includes authors Charlotte Wood, John Flanagan, Alice Pung, Ellen van...

Russell joins MWF 

Monday, 6 January 2014
Georgina Russell has been appointed as the new marketing and development manager for the Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF), replacing Collette Stewart. Russell, who began in the role in December 2013,...

2014 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards now open 

Monday, 6 January 2014
Entries for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards are now open. Established in 2008, the awards are Australia’s richest literary prize, with a total prize pool of $600,000 for winners and...

New appointments at SWF 

Friday, 20 December 2013
The Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) has appointed Emile Sherman and Kathy Shand to the festival’s board of directors for three-year terms. The festival has also appointed Charis Holt to the...

Charlesbridge to be distributed by Random House Australia 

Wednesday, 18 December 2013
Publisher: Charlesbridge ISBN Prefix: 978-0-88106; 978-0-935508; 978-1-57091; 978-1-58089; 978-1-879085; 978-1-60734; 978-0-9822939; 978-0-9823064; 978-1-936140 Old distributor: INT Books and Capricorn Link New distributor: Random House Australia Changeover date: 1 January 2014 Returns cut-off: 1 April...

Random House to distribute Charlesbridge 

Wednesday, 18 December 2013
Random House Australia will take over distribution of the Charlesbridge list in Australia from 1st January 2014. The current distributors, INT Books and Capricorn Link, will accept AUTHORISED returns in...