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Call for entries for maritime history prizes

Wednesday, 31 March 2021
Nominations are invited for two biennial maritime history prizes—the Frank Broeze Memorial Maritime History Book Prize of $6000 and the Australian Community Maritime History Prize of $2000. Nominations close on...

HarperCollins congratulates CBCA-shortlisted creators

Wednesday, 31 March 2021
With the announcement of the 2021 CBCA Book of the Year shortlists, the team at HarperCollins Children’s Books is delighted to see Freya Blackwood’s The Unwilling Twin (ISBN 9781460757536, $24.99,...

Bayfield joins S&S

Wednesday, 31 March 2021
Jack Bayfield has joined Simon & Schuster as field sales account manager NSW, replacing Kay Drury in the position of national field sales manager. Bayfield began the position on 29...

Change for American Pharmacists Association

Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Publisher: American Pharmacists Association ISBN prefix: 978158212; 9780917330; 9780914768 New distributor: XL Express Changeover date: 1 April 2021 Contact URL: www.eurospan.co.uk

Change for Kendall Hunt Publishing Company

Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Publisher: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company ISBN prefix: 97808403; 97807872; 97807575; 9781 New distributor: XL Express Changeover date: 1 April 2021 Contact URL: www.eurospan.co.uk

Change for SAP PRESS

Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Publisher: SAP PRESS ISBN prefix: 97814932 New distributor: XL Express Changeover date: 1 April 2021 Contact URL: www.eurospan.co.uk

Spinifex Press celebrates 30 years

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Founded in March 1991, Spinifex Press is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a series of Zoom events, beginning with 'Welcome to Country' on Thursday, 18 March. The event includes talks...

O’Brien joins Affirm 

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Kevin O’Brien, previously manager editor at Scribe, has joined Affirm Press in the newly created role of managing editor (general list).

Seymour joins Affirm 

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Natasha Seymour has joined Affirm Press in the newly created role of editorial assistant (general list). Seymour was previously head publicist at Overland; her appointment at Affirm brings the total...

Title showcase: ‘Still Alive’ by Safdar Ahmed

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Title: Still Alive Author: Safdar Ahmed Publisher: Twelve Panels Press Price: $30.00 ISBN: 9780980593730 Distributor: www.twelvepanelspress.com Walkley Award-winning Safdar Ahmed interweaves journalism, history and autobiography to document Australia’s refugee detention...

Publishable launches

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Queensland Writers Centre’s Publishable Manuscript Development competition now open. Publishable is open to submissions of unpublished manuscripts from all genres and is a competition for emerging writers around the nation,...

Change for Taschen

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Publisher: Taschen ISBN prefix: 97838365 Old distributor: Books at Manic New distributor: Thames & Hudson Returns cut-off: 30 April 2021

Blakey joins Writing WA 

Thursday, 11 March 2021
Writing WA has appointed Heather Blakey, previously digital brand and communications lead at Bonnier Books UK, to the newly created position of communications manager.

Change for Trigger Publishing

Thursday, 11 March 2021
Publisher: Trigger Publishing Old distributor: NewSouth Books New distributor: Allen & Unwin Changeover date: 1 April 2021 Returns cut-off: 25 June 2021