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ACT Book of the Year: evaluation survey

Wednesday, 27 March 2019
artsACT is undertaking an evaluation of the ACT Book of the Year Award, as part of reviewing all arts funding programs to inform the development of the ACT Arts Funding...

2019 Voss Literary Prize open for entries

Wednesday, 27 March 2019
The Australian University Heads of English (AUHE) and the estate of Vivian Robert de Vaux Voss are pleased to call for nominations for the sixth annual Voss Literary Prize. The...

Change for HammondCare

Wednesday, 27 March 2019
Publisher: HammondCare Old distributor: Dennis Jones New distributor: Woodslane Pty Ltd Changeover date: 1 March 2019 Returns to old distributor not accepted.

$5000 Maritime History Book Prize nominations open

Wednesday, 27 March 2019
Writers, publishers and readers are invited to nominate works for the Frank Broeze Memorial Maritime History Book Prize worth $5000. Nominations close on 31 July 2019. The prize will be...

Walker Books congratulates CBCA shortlisted authors

Wednesday, 27 March 2019
Walker Books Australia congratulates the following authors and illustrators on their inclusion in the CBCA Shortlist. Sarah Epstein for Small Spaces; Mark Greenwood and Andrew McLean for The Happiness Box:...

Editors NSW: Educational publishing presentation

Wednesday, 27 March 2019
Editors NSW is running a presentation on educational publishing, presented by Dr Gurdish Gill. The presentation will look at the fast-paced world of educational publishing: how it functions and what...

ABDA: Awards presentation date confirmed

Wednesday, 20 March 2019
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) has announced the winners presentation for the 2019 Australian Book Design Awards will be held at the State Library of New South Wales on...

2019 Voss Literary Prize open for entries

Wednesday, 20 March 2019
The Australian University Heads of English and the estate of Vivian Robert de Vaux Voss are pleased to call for nominations for the sixth annual Voss Literary Prize. The prize,...

PANZ Book Design Awards entries open

Wednesday, 20 March 2019
Publishers Association of NZ (PANZ) has announced it has opened entries for the 2019 Book Design Awards. All entry forms and criteria are also available on the website. Entries close...

Santilli joins A&U

Thursday, 14 March 2019
Nicola Santilli has joined Allen & Unwin as editor (children & young adults), and began the position on 4 March. Santilli was previously an editor at Walker Books.

Naoum joins Booktopia

Thursday, 14 March 2019
Joel Naoum has joined Booktopia as nonfiction category manager and will begin the position on 18 March. Naoum was the publisher at Pan Macmillan’s digital imprint Momentum for five years...

Murdoch Books launches rebrand

Thursday, 14 March 2019
Murdoch Books AU and UK has rebranded as part of an ongoing strategy to expand its position as a market-leading international lifestyle publisher. ‘Our rebrand is the visual reflection of...