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Valder promoted to S&S

Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Caroline Valder has been promoted to the newly created position of operations director at Simon & Schuster Australia in Sydney. Valder began the position on 1 October 2020.

Swainson promoted to S&S

Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Michelle Swainson has been promoted to the newly created position of managing editor at Simon & Schuster Australia in Sydney. Swainson began the position on 1 October 2020.

Bariamis promoted to S&S

Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Anthea Bariamis has been promoted to the newly created position of commissioning editor audiobooks at Simon & Schuster Australia in Sydney. Bariamis began the position on 1 October 2020.

Ring promoted to S&S

Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Katherine Ring has been promoted to the newly created position of junior editor at Simon & Schuster Australia in Sydney. Ring began the position on 1 October 2020.

ASA launches Covid-19 impact surveys

Wednesday, 21 October 2020
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) is surveying ASA members and non-members on the impact of Covid-19 on the creative community. To access the surveys, which are now open and...

Butler joins Black Inc.

Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Sallie Butler has joined Black Inc. as a publicist. Butler is currently publicist at the Wheeler Centre, and will join Black Inc. on 2 November.

Clews joins ABDA

Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Simon Clews has joined the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) as manager.

New ABDA committee

Wednesday, 21 October 2020
The new committee for the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) is Hannah Janzen (president), Nina Heryanto (vice president), Philip Campbell (treasurer), Pooja Desai (secretary), Nada Backovic, Akiko Chan, Trisha Garner,...

Adam joins Village Bookshop, Noosa 

Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Erin Adam has been appointed manager of Village Bookshop in Noosa. Adam was previously employed at Mary Ryan’s and has also worked at Pan Macmillan.

RSVP to attend Albert Ullin Award online

Wednesday, 14 October 2020
The CBCA Victorian Branch will present the inaugural Albert Ullin Award at a virtual event on Monday, 19 October at 4pm. To RSVP and receive a Zoom invite, email vic@cbca.org.au.

Congratulations Trent Dalton

Wednesday, 14 October 2020
HarperCollins Publishers congratulates Trent Dalton, whose highly anticipated second novel All Our Shimmering Skies shot straight to number one on Nielsen Bookscan in the week of release, selling over 23,000...

RM Marketing Services availability for new publishers

Wednesday, 14 October 2020
RM Marketing Services currently has a vacancy for an outsourced client for marketing and sales up to 12 hours a week. For publishers, distributors and industry organisations looking to outsource...

Griffin joins IPEd

Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Peter Griffin has been appointed membership director on the board of the Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd). Griffin is general manager of the Real Estate Institute of NSW and a...

Beyer joins ABA

Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Claire Beyer has joined the Australian Booksellers Association, replacing Anne Johnston in the role of administration and social media.

Cullity joins Scribble

Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Tess Cullity has joined Scribble as an editor. Cullity, previously an editor at Hardie Grant Egmont, began in the role on 10 September.

Change for Trans Pacific Press

Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Publisher: Trans Pacific Press ISBN prefix: 9781920901; 9781925608; 978164966 New distributor: XL Express Changeover date: 1 October 2020 Contact URL: www.eurospan.co.uk

Congratulations Emma Viskic

Wednesday, 30 September 2020
A very special congratulations to Darkness for Light author Emma Viskic on being the joint winner of the Readers’ Choice Award for Sisters In Crime’s 20th Davitt Awards. This marks...