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Unwin Trust Fellowship – Applications open 

Tuesday, 6 November 2012
Applications are now invited for the 2013 Unwin Trust Fellowship. The Fellowship, enabling a member of the Australian book trade to visit the UK for up to three months, is...

Quinlan joins Stella Prize 

Monday, 5 November 2012
Megan Quinlan has joined the Stella Prize in the role of prize manager. Quinlan has previously worked as a bookseller, an editor at the Monthly and as a publicist at Text...

‘Tales From the Political Trenches’ By Maxine McKew 

Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Tales From the Political Trenches By Maxine McKew ISBN 978-0-522-86221-8 PRICE $29.99 epub ISBN 978-0-522-86222-5 PRICE $24.99 Forthcoming Publicity Following the exclusive serial agreement with Fairfax for extracts and interviews...

Watkins joins Better Read Than Dead 

Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Robert Watkins, outgoing marketing manager for Hachette imprints Hodder & Headline, will join independent Sydney bookstore Better Read Than Dead as store manager and buyer on 5 November. Watkins will...

Hayes to leave Australia Council 

Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Susan Hayes will retire from her position as director of the Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts in December. (See news.)

The Society of Editors (NSW) Inc. Event 

Tuesday, 30 October 2012
'Flying solo: setting up your own editing business' When: Wednesday 14 November 2012, 9.30am to 4.30pm Presented by Lyn Fernance, Julie Harders, Denise Holden and Abigail Nathan Where: City Tattersalls...

Kandel joins ‘Kill Your Darlings’ 

Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Imogen Kandel has been appointed online editor of Kill Your Darlings (KYD) literary journal. She was previously the marketing assistant at Melbourne Writers Festival and prior to that the managing editor of a...

Barton joins Bookworld 

Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Melanie Barton has joined Bookworld—the division of Pearson Australia which operates the Angus & Robertson (A&R) and the recently rebranded Borders online businesses—as senior category manager. She was previously international...

New roles at Exisle 

Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Exisle Publishing owner Benny St John Thomas has stepped down as sales and marketing director, taking on the role of rights director in August this year. Mark Robinson, previously special...

Changes at Booksellers NZ 

Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Mary Sangster of the Children’s Bookshop Christchurch has been elected chair of the board of Booksellers NZ, replacing Hamish Wright of Wright’s Bookshop, who will remain on the board as...

Peribo to Distribute Scala Publishers 

Monday, 22 October 2012
Publisher: Scala Publishers ISBN Prefix: 978-185759 Old Distributor: In Books New Distributor: Peribo Changeover Date:  01/10/2012

Milne to join HarperCollins 

Monday, 22 October 2012
Simon Milne will finish in his roles of Leading Edge Books general manager and Leading Edge Group marketing and communications manager on 9 November. Milne is leaving the roles to join HarperCollins...

Editors Victoria Event 

Monday, 22 October 2012
'Bookshops: Here Today, Here Tomorrow' Guest speaker: Joel Becker, Australian Booksellers Association When: 6.30 (for 7) pm on Thursday15 November 2012 Where: CQ Functions, 113 Queen St (cnr Lt Collins...

Coy promoted at Collins Booksellers 

Friday, 19 October 2012
Alisa Coy has been appointed to the role of national franchise manager at Collins Booksellers. Coy, who currently manages the Collins head office, will begin in the role on 29 October. (See...

Twyford-Moore joins EWF 

Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Sam Twyford-Moore has been appointed as the new director of the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF). Twyford-Moore, who currently works at the NSW Writers’ Centre, will take over the role from...