Hachette withdraws memoir after police raise concerns about accuracy
Tuesday, 11 July 2023
The memoir Special Operations Group by retired former member of the Victoria Police Special Operations Group (SOG) Christophe Glasl has been withdrawn from publication by Hachette Australia after Victoria Police raised...
Project to examine role of digital media in promoting women writers
Monday, 10 July 2023
A research project investigating the role of digital media in promoting Australian women authors has received funding in the latest round of Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project grants, which promote partnerships between researchers...
Wakefield to publish First Nations anthology
Monday, 10 July 2023
Adelaide publisher Wakefield Press will publish an as yet untitled anthology of works by First Nations writers, supported by funding from the Australia Council for the Arts. The anthology will...
Scrivenor wins CWA New Blood Dagger
Friday, 7 July 2023
Hayley Scrivenor’s Dirt Town (Macmillan) has won the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger for debut fiction in the UK Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) 2023 Dagger Awards. CWA judges described Scrivenor’s...
S&S acquires Le’s ’36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem’
Friday, 7 July 2023
Simon & Schuster (S&S) imprint Scribner Australia has acquired ANZ rights to the book-length work of poetry 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem by Nam Le via Fiona Baird...
Canberra Writers Festival 2023 program announced
Thursday, 6 July 2023
Canberra Writers Festival (CWF) has announced its 2023 program to be held 16–20 August in Canberra/Kamberri under the theme of ‘Power Politics Passion’. The opening night will feature a curated...
Hachette Australia acquires Armstrong picture book series
Thursday, 6 July 2023
Hachette Australia has acquired world rights to the first two picture books in a new series by Gamilaroi man, ABC television presenter and former AFL player Tony Armstrong. The George...
The Monthly launches books podcast; Rubbo, Chin-Dusting create bookselling podcast
Thursday, 6 July 2023
The Monthly has launched a new books podcast, Read This. The weekly podcast, to be hosted by the magazine’s editor, former Sydney Writers’ Festival artistic director and former Wheeler Centre director Michael Williams...
Affirm to represent David Fickling Books
Thursday, 6 July 2023
Affirm has announced it will take on sales and distribution of UK independent publishing house David Fickling Books (DFB). Based in the UK, DFB began as an imprint of Scholastic,...
APA Rising Star 2023 shortlist announced; BookUp program revealed
Wednesday, 5 July 2023
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the shortlist for the 2023 Rising Star award. The five shortlisted professionals, who each began their publishing careers in the past 10 years,...
artsACT announces funding recipients
Tuesday, 4 July 2023
Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government arts agency artsACT has announced funding for several literature-related projects among its list of recent Arts Activities grant recipients. Successful applicants include: Tania McCartney, for...
HarperCollins settles, apologises after defamation case
Tuesday, 4 July 2023
HarperCollins Australia has settled a long-running defamation suit brought against it by John Gill, a former doctor from the defunct Chelmsford psychiatric hospital in Sydney, reports the Age. The newspaper...
Booktopia ends Nash agreement, Traurig to resign, as company looks to raise $8.1m
Monday, 3 July 2023
Online book retailer Booktopia is intending to raise approximately $6.5 million via the placement of new shares. The company has also agreed to extend an existing loan facility with AFSG...
NewSouth acquires ‘bold new history’ from Rees
Monday, 3 July 2023
NewSouth Publishing has acquired world rights to 'a bold new history' by Yves Rees, via Jacinta di Mase Management. The as yet untitled book promises 'a rollicking ride that challenges...
ACT Notable Book Awards 2023 winners
Friday, 30 June 2023
The winners for the ACT Notable Book Awards, which highlight and celebrate the excellence and talent of writers in and around the ACT region, have been announced. The winning works...
Khoo wins 2023 Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction
Thursday, 29 June 2023
The winner of the 2023 Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction is Sydney Khoo for their story 返屋企 [faan uk kei]. Judges Kate Mildenhall, Sara El Sayed and Katherine Larsen said,...
Berbay to be distributed by Hardie Grant
Thursday, 29 June 2023
Berbay Publishing has announced a partnership with Hardie Grant Australia for the sale and distribution of its titles. Berbay managing director Alexandra Yatomi-Clarke applauded the leadership qualities of the Hardie...
Upswell acquires Brack’s The Secret Landscapes
Thursday, 29 June 2023
Upswell Publishing has acquired world rights to The Secret Landscapes by Clara Brack. Brack's book is 'an innovative and thrilling manuscript exploring the lives of artists and doing so by...
Audiences return to SWF in ‘larger than expected’ numbers
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) audiences returned to this year's festival as a live event in larger than expected numbers, similar to pre-Covid festivals, sparking conversations about ‘envisioning the future, our...
NT Writers Festival achieves box office record for Mparntwe/Alice Springs
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
NT Writers saw a box office record for its festival in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, which took place from 1–4 June, selling over 2500 tickets and generating box office income of over...
Hachette acquires Girma vampire trilogy
Monday, 26 June 2023
Hachette Australia has acquired ANZ rights to a 'dark fantasy trilogy' by debut Australian author Tigest Girma, as part of a global deal alongside Hachette Children’s Group in the United...
WA Premier’s Book Awards winners announced
Monday, 26 June 2023
The winners of the 2023 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards have been announced. Chosen from shortlists announced in May, the winners in each category are: The Western Australian Writer’s Fellowship ($60,000) Tracy Ryan...
PRH acquires Ardern memoir
Friday, 23 June 2023
Australian and New Zealand rights to an as-yet-untitled memoir by former New Zealand prime minster Jacinda Ardern have been acquired by Holly Toohey at Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia, and...
Changes to BookPeople committee
Friday, 23 June 2023
BookPeople, formerly the Australian Booksellers Association, has announced changes to its board. Tim Jarvis of Fullers Bookshop, Hobart, has been appointed president, replacing Jane Seaton of Beaufort Street Books, Mount...
Hardie Grant acquires Janke memoir
Thursday, 22 June 2023
Hardie Grant Explore has acquired world print, ebook and audio rights to a memoir by Wuthathi, Yadhaighana and Meriam woman Terri Janke, founder of the largest and longest running Indigenous-owned law...
Australia Reads partners with Uni Melb to research events, announces reading symposium
Thursday, 22 June 2023
Australia Reads has announced a joint research project with the University of Melbourne, to investigate 'the ways Australian authors connect with communities through live literature events—from author talks to workshops,...
Pilson receives Steph Bowe mentorship
Tuesday, 20 June 2023
Ella Pilson has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 Steph Bowe Mentorship for Young Writers. Pilson, a recent graduate of RMIT's Associate Degree of Professional Writing and Editing,...
PRH acquires Hayes memoir
Tuesday, 20 June 2023
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has acquired world rights to the memoir of Darren Hayes, the former frontman of pop duo Savage Garden. Hayes, a singer, songwriter, music producer, composer...
Kellow to step down at Ultimo
Tuesday, 20 June 2023
Hardie Grant has announced that Ultimo Press managing director James Kellow will step down from the position at the end of June. Kellow spent 14 years living and working in...
Miles Franklin Literary Award 2023 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 20 June 2023
The shortlist for the 2023 Miles Franklin Literary Award, worth $60,000, has been announced. The six longlisted novels, chosen from a longlist of 11 announced in May, are: Hopeless Kingdom (Kgshak...
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