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Society of Editors (NSW) Inc. event 

Tuesday, 30 April 2013
On May 7 the Society of Editors (NSW) Inc. will present the new chair of IPEd, the society’s Owen Kavanagh, who will lead a Q&A style presentation to highlight IPEd’s...

APA Professional Development 

Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Australian Publishers Association (APA) professional development sessions include: The new frontiers: what are the scary bits about digital distribution? Can we be excited? What about Digital Only?  What are the trials,...

CBCA Victoria AGM 

Monday, 29 April 2013
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Children's Book Council of Australia (Victorian Branch) Inc. will be held on 30 May at 57 Canterbury Road, Canterbury at 7pm. RSVP to vic@cbca.org.au as space...

Macleay Bookshop For Sale 

Friday, 26 April 2013
Wonderful bookshop in a fabulous location for sale! www.macleaybookshop.com.au & facebook/macleaybookshop for more. Call 0415 258 465.

Editors Victoria Professional Development 

Wednesday, 24 April 2013
Advanced Microsoft Word 2011 for Editors (Mac) Saturday, 4 May 2013 Much of an editor's job involves repetitive work, especially as the technological requirements of the role continue to become...

Footprint ends distribution of Hurst 

Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Agency Change Details Publisher: Hurst Agency: Hurst ISBN Prefix: 978184904 Old Distributor: Footprint New Distributor: Inbooks Changeover Date: 1 April 2013                

Pan Macmillan’s distribution move to ADS 

Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Agency Change Details Publisher: Pan Macmillan ISBN Prefix: Pan; 97817426, 97803304, 97803303, 97814050, 97803305, 97802305, 97814472, 97802830 Macquarie; 97818764 Agencies; 97817808, 97818491, 97808573, 97819066, 97819049, 97898108, 97898105,  97898143, 97898144, 97809775,...

Sarah’s Song 

Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Sarah’s Song Author: Tanya Davies ISBN: 9780987424402 RRP: $5.99 An inspiring story about music, dreams and finding your voice when your world is falling apart. Distributor: Tanya Davies Tel: 0409-070-687...

Pan Macmillan’s distribution move to ADS 

Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Orders for Pan Macmillan, its full sales agencies and Macquarie titles will be received by MDS until COB 28th June. Any unsupplied orders and backorders will be transferred to ADS for...

‘It’s a Miroocool!’ 

Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Audrey’s picture book has been nominated for the Early Childhood CBCA book of the year. Australia’s very own Pippi Longstocking can’t put a foot wrong! Little Hare and Hardie Grant...

UQP Authors Shortlisted for Numerous Awards 

Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Congratulations to the UQP authors who have recently been shortlisted for prestigious awards. These include: Jennifer Mills, author of The Rest is Weight (ISBN: 9780 7022 4940 2), and Josephine...

S&S Congratulates Nadifa Mohamed 

Tuesday, 23 April 2013
S&S Australia is delighted to congratulate Nadifa Mohamed on being named in the Granta Best of Young British Novelists 2013.  Mohamed’s second novel, The Orchard of Lost Souls will be...

LIANZA Conference 2013: Call for Abstracts 

Tuesday, 23 April 2013
The LIANZA 2013 Conference Programme Committee welcomes abstract submissions for papers, lightning sessions, and workshops for the conference, themed 'Wai-Ora, Wai-Māori, Waikato', running from 20-23 October in Hamilton, New Zealand. The conference theme reflects...

APA professional development 

Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Australian Publishers Association (APA) professional development sessions include: Editing on Screen: For the Keen, Green and In Between with Kevin O’Brien Thursday 9 May (afternoon) and morning of Friday 10...

McDonald leaves OverDrive 

Friday, 19 April 2013
Andrew McDonald has resigned from his position as business development consultant for OverDrive Australia. McDonald, a YA author who previously worked in the role of online manager at Readings, told Books+Publishing that...

The Maurice Saxby lecture 2013 

Thursday, 18 April 2013
This year's Maurice Saxby Lecture will be held at the Dixson Room at the State Library of NSW on 14 May. The lecture, to be presented this year by Mark...

Hanniffy joins Herron 

Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Herron Books are proud to announce the appointment of Kevin Hanniffy once more as territory manager for Sydney and surrounds. Kevin’s experience spans more than 35 years in the book...

Editor seeks new clients 

Tuesday, 16 April 2013
An editor specialising in corporate and government work and non-fiction is looking for new clients. Contact Marisa at marisa@marisa.com.au. Marisa has Literature and Communications degrees and can also offer social media...

Affirm Press congratulates Michael Sala 

Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Affirm Press is delighted to congratulate Michael Sala, whose debut novel, The Last Thread, has been shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize and the NSW Premier’s Literary Award for New...