IPA expands membership, firms up 2026 congress
Thursday, 27 November 2025
The International Publishing Association this week named two provisional new national members, released the results of its online elections, and confirmed details of the 2026 International Publishers Congress, to take...
Ticket sales double at Readings’s A Day In Carlton
Wednesday, 26 November 2025
Readings Bookshop’s annual A Day in Carlton festival (“actually a day and a bit,” said the organisers) was held in Melbourne from 13 to 15 November. Attracting 2800 attendees —...
Shanghai Children’s Book Fair probes a changing market
Thursday, 20 November 2025
The 12th China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF) finished its three-day run at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Centre on 16 November. Co-organised by Ronbo BolognaFiere Shanghai,...
Record numbers at 2025 QLF
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
The 11th annual Queenscliffe Literary Festival (QLF), held in the seaside Victorian town from 17 to 26 October, attracted a record 4330 attendees – significantly more than the borough’s population...
Publishers reaching across borders at Sharjah
Monday, 17 November 2025
Now in its 4th decade, the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) is the world’s third largest book fair, attracting hundreds of thousands of people. Earlier this month Upswell publisher Terri-ann...
Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival: “a sense of community, intimate spaces, and engaging panel discussions”
Monday, 17 November 2025
The Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival, which ran from 31 October to 2 November, reports that it sold 502 weekend passes, 241 single-day passes, 295 workshop tickets and 2135 single-session tickets...
CWF records 55% increase in attendance
Monday, 10 November 2025
Canberra Writers Festival (CWF) has recorded more than 10,000 audience attendees at its 2025 program, an increase of 55% on the 2024 festival. This year’s 5-day program included 114 events,...
Blak & Bright moves to September
Tuesday, 28 October 2025
The 2026 Blak & Bright First Nations Literary Festival will run from 3 to 6 September 2026, organisers have announced. This marks a shift in the timing of the biennial...
Inaugural AusArt Day seeks to support creative work
Thursday, 23 October 2025
Creative Australia’s (CA) inaugural national giving to the arts day, AusArt Day, takes place today, 23 October. The new initiative is “designed to support artists and arts organisations to fundraise...
History Unbound festival launches program
Thursday, 23 October 2025
The Historical Novel Society Australasia have announced the full program for the History Unbound festival, which will take place from 1 to 2 November in Parramatta. The event marks a...
Luna Roo announced as 2026 NSS story
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has announced Luna Roo the Kangaroo Baller (Adam Jackson & Adrian Lloyd, illus by Jake A Minton, Little Book Press) as the National...
Hachette to host panel on LGBTQ+ support and allyship in the workplace
Monday, 20 October 2025
Hachette Australia has announced an OutWOMAN+ panel discussion in collaboration with Out Leadership, a global platform aiming to promote LGBTQ+ equality. The panel, which will take place 21 October between...
Australian Short Story Festival 2025 program announced
Monday, 20 October 2025
The Australian Short Story Festival (ASSF) has announced its 2025 program. The festival will be held in Adelaide from 21 to 23 November 2025 under the theme “Good Things Come...
Stella Day Out announces new Sydney event
Monday, 6 October 2025
Literary organisation Stella has announced a second Stella Day Out event in Sydney, set to take place on 21 October at Quest Chatswood, NSW. The evening event will offer drinks...
Jewish Poetry Project exhibition announced
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
The Sydney Jewish Writers Festival has announced the Jewish Poetry Project, a month-long outdoor exhibition of Jewish poetry. Curated on the theme ‘The Door Is Always Open’, the exhibition is...
Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival 2025 program announced
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
The 2025 program for the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival, which runs 17–19 October, has been announced. Across the program, over 50 local authors and artists will be speaking at...
Stella Day Out announces new Melbourne event
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Literary organisation Stella has announced a second Stella Day Out event in Melbourne. The evening event is set to take place on 28 October at Quest NewQuay in the Docklands,...
Stella Day Out Aireys Inlet program revealed
Monday, 29 September 2025
Literary organisation Stella has announced the evening program for its Stella Day Out event in Aireys Inlet, Victoria, to take place on 15 November 2025 at the Aireys Inlet Community Centre....
Stella Day Out Ballarat program announced
Thursday, 25 September 2025
Literary organisation Stella has announced the evening program for its Stella Day Out event in Ballarat, Victoria, to take place on 5 November at the Ballarat Mechanics Institute. The first...
Stella Day Out Perth program released
Wednesday, 24 September 2025
Literary organisation Stella has announced the program for an edition of its Stella Day Out event in Perth, to take place on 26 October at the State Library of Western...
Stella Day Out to host Hobart events
Tuesday, 23 September 2025
Literary organisation Stella has announced the program for its second Hobart event, running 26 September at the University of Tasmania. Michelle de Kretser, the 2025 Stella Prize winner, will discuss...
Stella Day Out to host Byron Bay event
Monday, 22 September 2025
Literary organisation Stella has announced two Byron Bay sessions, running 17 October at the Byron Community Centre. Michelle de Krester, the 2025 Stella Prize winner, will discuss Theory & Practice (Text)...
KUPU Māori Writers Festival releases full program
Thursday, 18 September 2025
The KUPU Māori Writers Festival has released its full program, running 17–18 October in Rotorua. Among those headlining the event are Poia Rewi, Tim Finn, Hana Tapiata, Donovan Farnham, Mike McRoberts,...
Readings’ A Day in Carlton program announced
Thursday, 18 September 2025
Readings has announced the full 2025 program for ‘A Day in Carlton’, which will run 13–15 November in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton. The festival will open with author Trent...
Words at Pearls program announced
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
Words on the Waves has announced Words at Pearls, a one-day literary festival running Saturday 15 November at Pearl Beach, NSW. Under the theme ‘Wandering Wild’, the program features four...
OzAsia Festival’s 2025 Weekend of Words program released
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words has released its full program, running 7–9 November 2025 in Adelaide. The 2025 festival will include 24 free events featuring 56 Asian and Asian Australian...
Sunshine Coast Fiction Festival 2025 program released
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
The Sunshine Coast Fiction Festival has announced its 2025 program, running 7–9 November in Bokarina. Among Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand authors headlining the event are TL Swan, Candice Fox,...
Queenscliffe Literary Festival 2025 program announced
Monday, 15 September 2025
Queenscliffe Literary Festival (QLF) has announced its 2025 program. Under the theme ‘Rising Tides’, the festival will run 17–26 October 2025 on the lands of the Wadawurrung people. Among local...
Back into BookUp (again): The inaugural research day wrapped
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
Books+Publishing recently attended industry professional development conference BookUp, with three members of staff attending both days – the industry day and this year’s brand new addition, a full day dedicated...
Queenstown Writers Festival announces 2025 program
Tuesday, 9 September 2025
The Queenstown Writers Festival (QWF) has announced its 2025 program, running 30 October to 3 November 2025 in Queenstown, Aotearoa New Zealand. Local guests headlining this year’s festival include Nalini...
