The Power of Connection: Reflections from the Big Day of Books Event
Thursday, 31 July 2025
After the Perth Writers Festival was postponed, WA publishers partnered with the ABC to run Big Day of Books Perth. The program included six sessions, and ran on 28 June...
Office coordinator, New South Wales
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Hachette Australia Hachette Australia has an exciting opportunity to join our incredible Administration team as the Office Coordinator. This is a permanent full-time position based in our Sydney CBD head...
Publisher, Sydney
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Echo Publishing As part of the family-owned Bonnier Group, Echo Publishing is able to access the skills, resources and opportunities of the larger group, while also having the freedom and...
Publishing & production manager (parental leave cover), Sydney
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Story Factory This role assists with and manages the publication of stories by young people enrolled in Story Factory programs, in printed and digital formats. It also supports the logistics...
Project editor, Sydney
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Rockpool Publishing Project Editor job description: Full time (38-hour week) Location: Leichhardt, NSW Salary $65,000 and above with requisite experience Email applications to admin@rockpoolpublishing.com.au Rockpool Publishing is a dynamic, award-winning...
Publicist, Melbourne
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Text Publishing Text Publishing is looking for a full-time Publicist to join its energetic, highly effective publicity team. Duties include initiating and running publicity campaigns, media liaison, author caretaking, writing...
Very Impressive for Your Age (Eleanor Kirk, A&U)
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
In Very Impressive for Your Age, Eleanor Kirk brings insight, wit and dark humour to her sharply drawn portrait of a young woman whose carefully imagined future vanishes overnight. Evelyn...
Maisy Hayes Is Not for Sale (Allayne L Webster, Text)
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Maisy Hayes Is Not for Sale is a big-hearted read that balances emotional depth with laugh-out-loud moments. Told from the perspective of 14-year-old Maisy, the middle child in a single-parent family...
A Catalogue of Love (Erin Hortle, S&S)
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Erin Hortle’s A Catalogue of Love is a powerful work of Australian literary fiction. Set against the salt-sprayed wilderness of Bruny Island, the novel follows Neika, a surfer tracing her life...
Chief executive officer, Melbourne
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
BookPeople - the Australian Booksellers Association Join the Next Chapter: CEO Australian Booksellers Association Are you ready to help lead the bookselling sector in Australia? The management committee of the...
Publisher, Sydney
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
Echo Publishing As part of the family-owned Bonnier Group, Echo Publishing is able to access the skills, resources and opportunities of the larger group, while also having the freedom and...
Little Tiger to move to Penguin Random House in February 2026
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
Penguin Random House Australia & New Zealand is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Little Tiger, the acclaimed UK-based children’s publisher, beginning February 2026. From this date, Penguin Random...
‘The Book of Sheen’ by Charlie Sheen available 10 September 2025
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
Simon & Schuster Australia will be publishing The Book of Sheen by Charlie Sheen under its Gallery Books imprint on the 10th September 2025. Riddled with regrets, filled with humor,...
Publicist, Melbourne
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
Text Publishing Text Publishing is looking for a full-time Publicist to join its energetic, highly effective publicity team. Duties include initiating and running publicity campaigns, media liaison, author caretaking, writing...
Publicity manager, Melbourne
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster is a global leader in general interest publishing, committed to delivering high-quality fiction and nonfiction for readers of all ages across print, digital, and...
The Vanishing Place (Zoë Rankin, Moa Press)
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
If you’re after a sad girl novel wrapped in a family saga and delivered as a fast-paced thriller, Zoë Rankin’s near-flawless debut, The Vanishing Place, delivers it all in spades....
Train of Thought (Jess Horn, illus Hayley Wells, Bright Light)
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
Concentrating can be hard, especially when you have an active imagination! Jess Horn’s Train of Thought is a whimsical and beautifully illustrated picture book that explores a common problem with...
Desolation (Hossein Asgari, Ultimo)
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
Desolation, the latest novel from Miles Franklin–shortlisted author Hossein Asgari (Only Sound Remains), is a taut and haunting exploration of trauma, memory and meaning. It traces the psychological unravelling of...
International product co-ordinator, Sydney
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin, Australia’s largest independent book publisher, is looking for a motivated, proactive and capable co-ordinator to support our International Agencies product team. Reporting to the...
Chief executive officer, Melbourne
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
BookPeople – the Australian Booksellers Association Join the Next Chapter: CEO Australian Booksellers Association Are you ready to help lead the bookselling sector in Australia? The management committee of the...
Product analyst (TitlePage), Sydney
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Australian Publishers Association The Australian Publishers Association (APA) is seeking a Product Analyst to support and help shape the development of our industry’s supply chain service, TitlePage. This is a...
Black River (Ruby Jean Cottle, Atria Australia)
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Ruby Jean Cottle’s debut, Black River, is a strong addition to the young adult paranormal romance genre. Dusty is a 17-year-old introvert who finds comfort in books and nature. After a...
Going for Pippies (Wilaaran Hunter Laurie, illus Tori-Jay Mordey, Magabala)
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Going for Pippies is a joyful celebration of First Nations culture created by debut Yaegl author Wilaaran Hunter Laurie and established Torres Strait Islander illustrator Tori-Jay Mordey (Our Flag, Our...
Discipline (Randa Abdel-Fattah, UQP)
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Discipline asks urgent questions about who gets to speak, who stays silent and what we owe our communities. Randa Abdel-Fattah (Does My Head Look Big in This?) chronicles the experiences...
Vale David Glasheen
Thursday, 10 July 2025
Businessman and author David Glasheen has died at the age of 81. Affirm Press writes: Affirm Press is deeply saddened by the passing of David Glasheen, author of the incredibly...
Meet the Rising Stars: Melena Cole-Manolis
Thursday, 10 July 2025
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) Rising Star award recognises an emerging talent in Australian publishing who has spent fewer than 10 years in the industry. In the lead-up to the...
Full program announced for 2025 BookUp Conference
Wednesday, 9 July 2025
This year’s BookUp focus is on Australian storytelling – from discoverability in a market buffeted by globalisation to the role of the book industry to champion our stories. The full...
ABR Peter Rose Editorial Cadetship, Melbourne
Wednesday, 9 July 2025
Australian Book Review Australian Book Review (ABR) is delighted to open the Peter Rose Editorial Cadetship for applications. The twelve-month role will be 0.8 or full time. ABR seeks a...
Product analyst (TitlePage), Sydney
Wednesday, 9 July 2025
Australian Publishers Association The Australian Publishers Association (APA) is seeking a Product Analyst to support and help shape the development of our industry’s supply chain service, TitlePage. This is a...
Invitation to participate in research – understanding the impacts of digital platforms on the Australian trade book publishing industry
Wednesday, 9 July 2025
How has your role changed due to digital platforms? We’re looking for staff from publishing houses of all sizes to share their experiences and help us understand the impact platforms...
