Inside the Australian and New Zealand book industry

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Snow Leopard Lodge AirBNB Cottage Blue Mountains

Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Spectacular views in the Blue Mountains. Lovely Himalaya style cottage in Leura. Beautiful furnishings, exotic rugs, fine art photographs. Luxury beds, well equipped kitchen, expresso coffee machine and pods. All...

Assistant category manager, Sydney

Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Booktopia Booktopia is Australia’s largest online bookseller, shipping 8 million+ items per year—that’s one item every 3.6 seconds—throughout Australia and New Zealand! Booktopia has an exciting opportunity in our merchandise...

Production and rights coordinator, Melbourne

Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing is the young readers’ division of Australia’s largest independent publisher, and the home of bestselling, award-winning and ground-breaking books for children and...

Commissioning editor, Sydney

Wednesday, 7 September 2022
HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins Publishers has an exciting opportunity for an organised and enthusiastic individual to join the HQ Division in the role of commissioning editor on a 12-month fixed term...

Editor-in-residence, Sydney

Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Faber Writing Academy Faber Writing Academy at Allen & Unwin is seeking a talented, innovative editor to join our dynamic team. As our editor-in-residence—a newly developed role—you will work closely...

Arnott joins ABR 

Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Author and academic Georgina Arnott has joined Australian Book Review (ABR) as assistant editor, replacing James Jiang (see classified).

Neil joins MUP 

Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Malcolm Neil has been appointed head of sales and marketing at Melbourne University Publishing.

Moves at ILF 

Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Tony Dreise has stepped down from his role as Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) co-chair. Natalie Ahmat, a long-time ambassador for ILF, joins the board as co-chair.

Marketing coordinator, Melbourne

Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Cambridge University Press & Assessment Are you A marketing all-rounder who would like to develop their digital marketing experience further? Adaptable and highly organised, with a keen interest in analytics...

Georgina Arnott joins Australian Book Review

Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Dr Georgina Arnott—author and academic at the University of Melbourne—has joined Australian Book Review (ABR) as assistant editor, following James Jiang’s move to Griffith Review. She will be much involved...

Audiovisual CD and reference selector, Brisbane

Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Peter Pal Library Suppliers Do you have an interest in current events and a broad knowledge of the world around you? Do you love books and audiovisual material? Turn your...

Senior editor, Sydney or Melbourne

Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Ultimo Press Ultimo Press is seeking a diligent and experienced senior editor to join our growing team. Ultimo Press is one of Australia’s most vibrant and exciting publishers, and is...

Senior publicist, Sydney

Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Allen & Unwin Senior publicist – Allen & Unwin About you Are you more often than not found with a book, magazine or screen in hand? Are you a great...

Category manager (books), Sydney

Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Booktopia Booktopia is Australia’s largest online bookseller, shipping 8 million+ items per year—that’s one item every 3.6 seconds—throughout Australia and New Zealand! Booktopia has an exciting opportunity in our merchandise...

Senior editor, Sydney

Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Scholastic Australia Are you passionate about children’s books? Do you want to work with leading Australian authors and illustrators? Don’t miss this great opportunity to join Australia’s biggest publisher and...

Cheng, Jackson appointed Writers Victoria patrons 

Wednesday, 24 August 2022
Writers Victoria has announced Melanie Cheng and Andy Jackson as patrons for 2022–2025. They join Christos Tsiolkas who was appointed as the organisation's inaugural patron in 2017.

Pick Your Own Nose

Wednesday, 24 August 2022
Pick Your Own Nose addresses the common problem of children being unable to fall asleep by themselves. This story is about empowering children to become independent and to learn to...

Scot Free

Wednesday, 24 August 2022
‘Four murders. Three weeks. Two jackpots. One killer goes scot free.’ Welcome to Scot Free, the reality TV show that thrusts together ten strangers—five convicted murderers and a relative of...

Creative producer, Canberra

Wednesday, 24 August 2022
ACT Writers Are you our next creative producer? ACT Writers (ACTW) is seeking someone who is organised, passionate about the Australian writing and publishing sector, collaborative and believes in uplifting...

Publishing assistant manager, Canberra

Wednesday, 24 August 2022
NGA Together with the publishing manager, the publishing assistant manager is responsible for delivering the National Gallery’s annual publishing list. Working in collaboration with multiple departments across the gallery the...

Book designer, Sydney

Wednesday, 24 August 2022
Scholastic Australia Fantastic opportunity in children’s publishing! Join the #1 publishing team in Australia Gordon, Sydney Scholastic Australia, a leading publisher of children’s books, is offering an exciting opportunity for...

Ricketson joins Copyright Agency board 

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
The Copyright Agency has announced the appointment of Matthew Ricketson to its board, replacing Adele Ferguson, who served as an elected author member for six years. Ricketson has worked as...

Entries close for Australian Business Book Awards 26th August

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
The Australian Business Book Awards recognise entrepreneurs, businesspeople and business owners who have written and published a book demonstrating their skill, knowledge and experience in their industry or area of...

UBD freight change

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Following the recent change to our new release deliveries, we have continued to assess our distribution needs, expectations and partnerships. Unfortunately we still have concerns that some service levels will...