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Editors Victoria workshops

Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Editors Victoria has two workshops currently open for bookings. Introductory Grammar for Editors (Saturday, 14 September). This is a half-day course that outlines the nine parts of speech, examines their...

Society of Editors (NSW) workshop

Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Society of Editors (NSW) will present a one-day workshop on Grammar Essentials on Friday 18 October presented by Pam Peters, emeritus professor of linguistics at Macquarie University. The workshop aims...

Wong joins Books Kinokuniya

Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Allen & Unwin marketing coordinator Valerie Wong has joined Books Kinokuniya in Sydney as marketing and events coordinator. Wong will be replaced at Allen & Unwin by Jessica McHenry.

Treasure leaves Momentum

Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Anne Treasure has resigned as digital marketing executive at Momentum. Treasure will be tutoring in communication technologies and change at the University of Canberra.

Society of Editors (NSW) meeting

Wednesday, 21 August 2013
The Society of Editors (NSW) will hold a meeting with the topic ‘Seizure: Multiplatform content and the changing role of the editor’. Author and creative director David Henley will talk about the reasons for launching the creative-writing journal Seizure,...

Myra Lee Farewell Dinner

Tuesday, 20 August 2013
Myra Lee is moving home to New Zealand. Ken Jolly, Chairman Scholastic Australia & NZ is hosting a dinner to honour and celebrate Myra’s extraordinary career and remarkable contribution to...

Hachette Australia congratulates Kristin Weidenbach and Timothy Ide

Tuesday, 20 August 2013
Hachette Australia is thrilled to congratulate Kristin Weidenbach and Timothy Ide on winning the highly acclaimed Eve Pownall Award for Information Books in the 2013 Children’s Book Council of Australia...

‘ABR’ is on the move – don’t get left behind!

Tuesday, 20 August 2013
Australian Book Review – with its wide range of prizes, programs, fellowships, events and internships – continues to redefine the role of a national review. Subscribe to the print edition...

Product Recall Notification

Tuesday, 20 August 2013
Hachette Children’s Books is recalling the following books: Red Green Blue I Love You by Sara Magsamen, ISBN:9780316133531 Count My Kisses 1 2 3 by Sara Magsamen, ISBN: 9780316133548 Both...

Windy Hollow Books congratulates Tania Cox and Karen Blair

Tuesday, 20 August 2013
Windy Hollow Books congratulates Tania Cox and Karen Blair on winning Honour Book for With Nan, in the CBCA Book of the Year awards. Booksellers, reprint on its way. Order through...

Indigenous Literacy Foundation Trivia Night Fundraiser

Tuesday, 20 August 2013
Following on from the success of last year’s event, the Indigenous Literacy Foundation will hold its Sydney fundraising trivia night on 30 October at the Paddington RSL, with actor and...

‘Farewell, Dear People’ wins 2013 Prime Minister’s Literary Prize for Australian history

Tuesday, 20 August 2013
Scribe congratulates Ross McMullin for winning the 2013 Prime Minister’s Literary Prize for Australian history for his magisterial book, Farewell, Dear People. Copies of Farewell, Dear People can be ordered...