Mikhail wins Waterstones Children’s Book Prize
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
In the UK, Nadia Mikal has been named the £5000 (A$9160) overall winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for her debut novel, The Cats We Meet Along the Way...
Screen Australia funds ‘Eggshell Skull’ adaptation development
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Screen Australia has announced story development funding for a feature film adaptation of Eggshell Skull (Bri Lee, A&U), as one of 20 projects sharing in $700,000 development funding. Actor Mia...
Indies winners announced, SWF program released, Open Book expands
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
The program for the 2023 Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF), which runs 22–28 May, has been announced, as has a draft of program for the 2023 a BookPeople conference and trade...
Vale Ross Gibson
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Filmmaker and author Ross Gibson has died. Gibson was the author of several books including The Summer Exercises (2009), 26 Views of the Starburst World (2012), Changescapes (2015) and Memoryscopes (2015), all...
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Wednesday, 22 March 2023
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Yellowface
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
The explosive literary debut from New York Times bestselling author Rebecca F Kuang THIS IS ONE HELL OF A STORY IT’S JUST NOT HERS TO TELL ‘Razor-sharp’ —TIME ‘Hotly tipped...
Marketing manager, Sydney
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Walker Books Australia Pty Ltd Walker Books Australia is an award-winning publishing house. For nearly 30 years, we have published outstanding children’s books for readers of all ages. We have...
Key hearing for publishers, Internet Archive case due to start
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
In the US, a federal judge was due to hear cross motions for summary judgement in a lawsuit challenging the legality of the Internet Archive’s program to scan and lend...
‘Runt’ wins 2023 Indie Book of the Year
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
Runt by Craig Silvey (Allen & Unwin) has been named Book of the Year at the 2023 Indie Book Awards. The winning titles in each category are: Fiction Horse (Geraldine...
Crismani wins 2023 Boundless Indigenous Writer’s Mentorship
Monday, 20 March 2023
Wiradjuri writer and filmmaker Edoardo Crismani has been awarded the 2023 Boundless Indigenous Writer’s Mentorship for the manuscript ‘Finding Billy Brown’ and will be mentored by Wiradjuri author Tara June...
AWW 2023 audience ‘informed, provoked and entertained’
Monday, 20 March 2023
The 2023 Adelaide Writers’ Week (AWW) drew crowds of 17,000 people to the Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden from 4–9 March. The event hosted 158 writers and authors across 130 sessions...
Open Book expands to three internships
Monday, 20 March 2023
The Open Book: Australian Publishing Internship program, which ran as a pilot program offering two internships in 2022, has expanded to offer three paid internships this year, with one an...
BookPeople announces 2023 conference program
Friday, 17 March 2023
BookPeople has released a draft of program for its 2023 conference and trade exhibition, to be held on 18-19 June in Adelaide. Keynotes include journalist and author Julia Baird on...
NZ book review website to be launched
Thursday, 16 March 2023
A new book review website, the Aotearoa NZ Review of Books (ANZRB) will be launched on 22 March, according to New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa....
SWF 2023 program announced
Thursday, 16 March 2023
The program for the 2023 Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF), which runs 22–28 May, has been announced. Themed 'Stories for the Future', this year’s SWF is the first to be programmed...
Holland-Batt longlisted for 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize
Thursday, 16 March 2023
Sarah Holland-Batt’s poetry collection The Jaguar (UQP) has been longlisted for the 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize, worth C$130,000 (A$142,700). The Griffin Poetry Prize is awarded annually for the best collection of poetry...
Vivendi in negotiations to sell Editis
Thursday, 16 March 2023
French media company Vivendi is in exclusive negotiations for the 100% takeover of its subsidiary Editis—France’s second largest publisher—by International Media Invest (IMI), reports the Bookseller. Last year, Vivendi said...
Moriarty’s ‘Apples Never Fall’ to be adapted for screen
Thursday, 16 March 2023
Liane Moriarty’s novel Apples Never Fall (Macmillan) will be adapted as a limited series. Apples Never Fall centres on the Delaneys, who appear to be a contented family. Former tennis coaches...
Australian Reading Hour digital event attracts 17,000
Wednesday, 15 March 2023
The 2023 Australian Reading Hour on Thursday 9 March involved more than 250 events across the country. Over 17,000 students watched the The Magic of Storytelling live digital event, held...
Judith Wright Poetry Prize, Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize 2022 winners announced
Wednesday, 15 March 2023
Overland has announced the winners of the 2022 Judith Wright Poetry Prize and Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize. Abbra Kotlarczyk has won the $6000 Judith Wright Poetry Prize for outstanding...
Llewellyn steps down; Bell named Hazel Rowley fellow; 2023 VIPs announced
Wednesday, 15 March 2023
The Wheeler Centre CEO Caro Llewellyn has announced her resignation and will vacate the role at the end of her contract in July this year, to focus on writing and...
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...
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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,...
Penguin Random House Australia (UBD) to distribute Marvel Publishing Disney Publishing and National Geographic
Wednesday, 15 March 2023
Penguin Random House Australia will take over sales and distribution of Marvel Publishing, Disney Publishing and National Geographic in ANZ from 1 April 2023. Marvel Publishing, Disney Publishing and National...
Penguin Random House Australia (UBD) to Distribute Sourcebooks
Wednesday, 15 March 2023
Penguin Random House Australia will take over sales and distribution of Sourcebooks in ANZ from 3 April 2023. Sourcebooks’ mission is to reach as many people as possible through books...
Royalties and finance administrator, Sydney (but can work remotely)
Wednesday, 15 March 2023
Pantera Press Term: Permanent part time (2-3 days per week, depending on the candidate) Reports to: Director Location: North Sydney, or remote Salary package: $40,000 p.a. inclusive of superannuation (for...
McCann, Cushley win Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize
Tuesday, 14 March 2023
In the UK, writer Jackie McCann and illustrator Aaron Cushley have won the £10,000 (A$18,280) Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize for If the World Were 100 People (Red Shed), reports...
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