Wednesday, 9 January 2013
The editorial team that produces Bookseller+Publisher and the Weekly Book Newsletter has undergone some changes in 2013. Editor-in-chief Matthia Dempsey has commenced maternity leave. Her role will be filled by...

Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Martin Nakata and Rodney Cavalier have been appointed to the Library Council of New South Wales and existing member Michael Caulfield has been reappointed. Nakata and Cavalier replace former council members Bridget...

Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Rachel Edwards has resigned as events manager at Fullers Hobart to take up a new role as co-editor of Island magazine. Edwards, who has been with the bookstore for over...

Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Former Fullers Hobart events manager Rachel Edwards and Review of Australian Fiction editor Matthew Lamb have been appointed co-editors of Island magazine. Edwards and Lamb will replace editorial director Dale...

Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Melbourne-based book reviewer Thuy On has been appointed books editor of the Big Issue, replacing Chris Flynn, who has left the position to concentrate on his writing. On’s first issue...

Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Roderick Poole finished in his position as director of Writers Victoria in December 2012. Administration and finance manager Jacquelin Low is currently acting as director until the position is filled....

Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) general manager of multi-channel retailing Alun Noll, who is in charge of ABC Retail and ABC Shops, has resigned, effective from the end of the year. Regina Hoekstra will...

Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Maria Tsiakopoulos will join the Allen & Unwin sales team as the new Victorian account manager from 7 January 2013. Tsiakopoulos previously worked at HarperCollins for 22 years. (See classified.)

Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Justin Ractliffe, currently sales and marketing manager for children’s books at Random House Australia, will join Hachette in the role of Hodder and Headline sales and marketing director in January. Ractliffe takes...

Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Linda Funnell has been elected chair of the NSW Writers’ Centre Board. Currently a freelance editor and publishing consultant, Funnell previously worked as a publisher for HarperCollins from 2000 to 2010.

Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Jenny Ruffy has joined the City of Boroondara Library Service in Melbourne in the role of library, arts and cultural services manager. Ruffy, who replaces Anne Holmes as library services...

Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Vicki McDonald will join the State Library of New South Wales as director of library services in February. McDonald, who is currently associate director of library services at the Queensland...