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Vale Michael Webster

Photograph of Michael Webster. Credit: Debora Webster-Bain Friday, 31 January 2025
Publisher, editor and academic Michael Webster has died. Webster had a long and distinguished career in the Australian publishing industry, with roles as a publisher, academic, and board member. He...

Martin selected for Bologna illustrator exhibition 

a portrait of Marc Martin Thursday, 30 January 2025
Melbourne-based illustrator, artist and book maker Marc Martin has been selected for the 2025 Illustrators Exhibition at the Bologna Children's Book Fair (BCBF). Of 4374 total applications, 77 illustrators from...

Ockham 2025 longlists announced

The ockham new zealand book awards logo. Thursday, 30 January 2025
The longlists for the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards have been announced. The longlisted titles in each category are: Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction (NZ$65,000) All That We...

IPEd announces student editor prize shortlist 

IPEd logo Thursday, 30 January 2025
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) has announced the shortlist for the 2025 IPEd Student Prize. The shortlisted editors and their projects are: Portia Abbott (RMIT University), for her essay...

Text discontinues Michael Gifkins Prize 

text logo (a black underlined letter t in a black circle) Tuesday, 28 January 2025
Text Publishing has announced that the Michael Gifkins Prize for unpublished manuscripts in Aotearoa New Zealand has ceased. Established in 2017, the prize honoured the late literary agent, writer, critic...

Sweatshop & NewSouth announce Pasifika-Australian literary initiative

a portrait of Winnie Dunn Tuesday, 28 January 2025
Sweatshop Literacy Movement and NewSouth Publishing have announced Fresh Off the Books: The Pasifika Australian Literary Initiative, described as Australia’s first literary program for Pasifika-Australian writers. Twelve successful applicants will...

Osborne-Crowley shortlisted for 2025 Gordon Burn Prize 

the cover of the book The Lasting Harm, Witnessing the Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell by Lucia Osborne-Crowley Tuesday, 28 January 2025
Lucia Osborne-Crowley has been shortlisted for the 2025 Gordon Burn Prize for her book The Lasting Harm: Witnessing the Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell (A&U). The other shortlisted titles for the prize...

Local author, voice actor among Audie Awards finalists 

Thursday, 23 January 2025
In the United States, the Audio Publishers Association has announced the finalists for the 2025 Audie Awards for audiobooks and spoken word entertainment. Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand finalists include:...

2025 Sargeson Fellows announced

the Sargeson Fellowship logo, a stylised apple in red and grey with the words sargeson and fellowship in a dark red Tuesday, 21 January 2025
The Frank Sargeson Trust has announced the recipients of the 2025 Sargeson Fellowship. The 2025 fellows and their projects are: Rachael King, who will work on YA fantasy novel ‘Song...

EWF announces Zanoni as artistic director, co-CEO 

A photo of Jess Zanoni Monday, 20 January 2025
The Emerging Writers' Festival (EWF) has announced Jess Zanoni as artistic director and co-CEO. Zanoni, who is a writer, producer and musician as well as the organisation's previous program coordinator,...

Ferns to retire, Weir new GM at HarperCollins NZ 

an image of Karen Fern Monday, 20 January 2025
HarperCollins New Zealand has announced the retirement of general manager Karen Ferns. In a statement, the publisher said Ferns would retire ‘after an exceptional career spanning decades in the publishing...

Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship 2025 shortlist announced

the logo for Writers Victoria Friday, 17 January 2025
Writers Victoria has announced the shortlist for the 2025 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship. The shortlist includes nine writers: Jennifer Martin, ‘writing about Australian journalist Eva Sommer, inaugural winner of the...

Christmas sales up 2% by value 

Cover of RecipeTin Eats: Tonight Friday, 17 January 2025
While book sales in Australia for the 2024 year overall were down compared to 2023, Christmas sales – those during the four weeks to 28 December 2024 – were up...

Hardie Grant announces restructure, redundancies 

the Hardie Grant logo, a black speech bubble with a stylised white line drawing of a dog inside Friday, 17 January 2025
Hardie Grant Publishing (HGP) has announced a restructure of its marketing and communications team and four redundancies. In a statement, the publisher told Book+Publishing: ‘In light of market challenges, one...

Local authors on Dublin Literary Award 2025 longlist

dublin literary Award Thursday, 16 January 2025
Several works by authors from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand have been longlisted for the 2025 Dublin Literary Award, worth €100,000 (A$165,236). The Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand longlisted titles...

Singleton on 2024 Novel Prize shortlist

Thursday, 16 January 2025
Publishers Fitzcarraldo Editions, Giramondo and New Directions have announced the 2024 shortlist for the Novel Prize. Local author Hollen Singleton is among those shortlisted for the prize, for their novel...

Green wins 2025 Margaret Mahy Medal

a black and white photo of Paula Green Thursday, 16 January 2025
The Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki has announced poet Paula Green as the 2025 recipient of the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal. Said Publishers Association of New...

Pearce wins PF Rowland Manuscript Development Grant 

Tuesday, 14 January 2025
James Cook University's Foundation for Australian Literary Studies has announced Lilian Pearce as the recipient of the second $5000 PF Rowland Manuscript Development Grant. The grant is offered in partnership...

Aotearoa New Zealand market down 6.6% in value 

Tuesday, 14 January 2025
In Aotearoa New Zealand, the book market in 2024 was down by 6.6% in value and 3.2% in volume, according to figures from Nielsen BookScan NZ. Nielsen’s 2024 snapshot for...

HarperVia acquires two Tsao novels 

Tuesday, 14 January 2025
Alexa Frank at HarperVia has acquired world English rights to two novels by 2023 PEN Translation Prize winner Tiffany Tsao, in a pre-empt deal from Daniel Lazar at Writers House...

 

 

 

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