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International Booker 2023 longlist announced

Wednesday, 15 March 2023
The longlist for the 2023 International Booker Prize, worth £50,000 (A$90,950), has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Ninth Building (Zou Jingzhi, trans by Jeremy Tiang, Open Letter) A System...

Senior editor, Sydney

Wednesday, 15 March 2023
Penguin Random House Our talented and successful Young Readers publishing department invites applications for a senior editor to join our Brands and Partnerships team based in the Sydney office. The...

Book designer, Sydney

Wednesday, 15 March 2023
Rockpool Publishing Rockpool Publishing, a leading publisher of practical nonfiction books including wellness, mind-body-spirit, gift, lifestyle, sport and recreation books, is offering an exciting opportunity for a talented designer to...

Voss Literary Prize 2023

Wednesday, 15 March 2023
The Australian University Heads of English and the estate of Vivian Robert de Vaux Voss are pleased to call for nominations to the tenth annual Voss Literary Prize. The prize,...

PANZ climate action report released

Tuesday, 14 March 2023
The Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) has announced the completion of its report on Climate Action for the New Zealand Publishing Industry: A snapshot and...

No newsletter on Monday

Friday, 10 March 2023
The Books+Publishing newsletter will not be published on Monday, 13 March, due to the Labour Day public holiday in Victoria. The next newsletter will be published Tuesday, 14 March.

Australian Book Design Awards 2023 longlists announced

Friday, 10 March 2023
The longlists for the 2023 Australian Book Design Awards, presented by the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), have been announced. The longlisted titles in the first three categories are: Best...

Bendigo Writers Festival announces 2023 program

Friday, 10 March 2023
The Bendigo Writers Festival (BWF) has announced its program for the festival running from 4–7 May 2023 in Bendigo, Victoria. Based at the 150-year-old Capital Theatre, the festival will feature...

Baillie Gifford Winner of Winners shortlist announced

Friday, 10 March 2023
In the UK, the shortlist for the Baillie Gifford Winner of Winners Award—being held to celebrate the prize’s 25th anniversary—has been announced, reports the Bookseller. The annual award, originally known...

Aurealis Awards shortlists announced

Friday, 10 March 2023
The shortlists for the 2022 Aurealis Awards, presented for science fiction, fantasy and horror writing in Australia, have been announced. Among the shortlists are: Best Fantasy Novel The Not So...

Penguin Literary Prize 2023 shortlist announced

Thursday, 9 March 2023
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has announced the shortlist for the 2023 Penguin Literary Prize. The shortlisted titles are: 'The Elementals' by Liz Allan, the story of The Bastards, a...

Bell wins Hazel Rowley Fellowship 2023

Thursday, 9 March 2023
Writer and anthropologist Diane Bell has been awarded Writers Victoria’s $20,000 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship for her proposed biography of the relationship between Ngarrindjeri woman Louisa Karpany, née Kontinyeri (c1840–1921)...

VIPs announced for 2023

Thursday, 9 March 2023
The Australia Council has announced the 14 international publishers, editors, and literary agents participating in the 22nd year of the Visiting International Publishers (VIPs).  The program will return this year...

Ockham NZ Book Awards 2023 shortlists announced

Ockham New Zealand Book Awards logo Wednesday, 8 March 2023
The shortlists for the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards have been announced. The shortlists titles in each category are: Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction Better the Blood (Michael...

Anderson wins Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

Wednesday, 8 March 2023
US author Laurie Halse Anderson has won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, worth five million SEK (A$707,300), reports the Bookseller. Judges praised Halse Anderson’s ‘richly expressive novels for young people’...

Norcliffe announced as 2023 Margaret Mahy Medal winner

Wednesday, 8 March 2023
Children's book author and poet James Norcliffe has won the 2023 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal, presented annually for lifetime achievement and distinguished contribution to New Zealand children’s literature. Norcliffe is...

Women’s Prize 2023 longlist announced

Wednesday, 8 March 2023
The longlist for the 2023 International Women's Prize for Fiction has been announced. The 16 titles longlisted for the award are: Black Butterflies (Priscilla Morris, Duckworth Books) Children of Paradise...

Marketing manager, Sydney

Wednesday, 8 March 2023
Walker Books Australia Pty Ltd Walker Books Australia is an award-winning publishing house. For nearly thirty years, we have published outstanding children’s books for readers of all ages. We have...

Voss Literary Prize 2023

Wednesday, 8 March 2023
The Australian University Heads of English (AUHE) and the estate of Vivian Robert de Vaux Voss are pleased to call for nominations to the tenth annual Voss Literary Prize. The...

Book designer, Sydney

Wednesday, 8 March 2023
Rockpool Publishing Rockpool Publishing, a leading publisher of practical non-fiction books including wellness, mind-body-spirit, gift, lifestyle, sport and recreation books, is offering an exciting opportunity for a talented designer to...