Agency assistant, remote
Wednesday, 1 February 2023
Annabel Barker Agency We are hiring an agency assistant to assist with administrative tasks within our children’s literary agency. This role will suit someone process driven and highly organised with...
Q-Lit Queer Festival of Words launched in Vic; Byron Writers Fest dates, new location
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
A new festival for queer readers and writers has been established in Victoria, funded by Midsumma, Victoria's Pride and the Victorian government's Department of Families, Fairness and Housing. Q-Lit Queer...
Newbery, Caldecott 2023 winners announced
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
In the US, the American Library Association (ALA) has announced the winners of its Youth Media Awards, including the Newbery and Caldecott medals, reports Publishers Weekly. Debut author Amina Luqman-Dawson...
HarperCollins, union begin mediation
Monday, 30 January 2023
In the US, HarperCollins and the union representing its striking employees have agreed upon an independent mediator to take over labour negotiations, reports Publishers Weekly. More than 200 union employees...
Brett, Byrski, Hocking among Australia Day honours
Friday, 27 January 2023
A number of authors and book industry figures have been recognised in the annual Australia Day honours. Judith Brett, emeritus professor of politics at La Trobe University and the author...
Runcie departs BWF, Ryan appointed artistic director
Friday, 27 January 2023
Brisbane Writers Festival has announced CEO Sarah Runcie will depart the organisation, while Jackie Ryan has been appointed artistic director. Runcie joined the festival in mid-2020, helming the 2021 event...
No Daily tomorrow
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Due to the public holiday, there will be no Daily newsletter tomorrow, Thursday, 26 January.
Daleng leaves Booktopia
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Booktopia chief marketing officer (CMO) Steffen Daleng will leave the company as part of a restructure that will see 30–40 redundancies made. Daleng leaves after four-and-a-half years in the role....
Vale Gabrielle Williams
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Acclaimed YA author, Gab Williams, died on Saturday 21 January after suffering a massive stroke the previous Monday. Williams’s books include Beatle Meets Destiny (Penguin), The Guy, The Girl, the...
The Big Folbigg Mistake—major developments in February
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Media attention and controversy is assured when the Inquiry into the Convictions of Kathleen Folbigg reconvenes mid-February, following stunning revelations that Ms Folbigg’s two daughters ‘likely’ died from natural causes...
Bookseller, Melbourne
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Our Bookshop Hawksburn Our Bookshop Hawksburn is a family-owned bookshop in the heart of Hawksburn Village, Toorak. We are looking to hire an experienced bookseller with excellent book knowledge on...
Marketing executive, Melbourne
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Thames & Hudson Australia We are looking for a full-time marketing executive to join our Melbourne office, working on-site three days per week. This role works within the marketing and...
Commissioning editor, Melbourne
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Major Street Publishing Leading independent business book publisher, with a growing list of popular trade titles, Major Street is seeking a highly motivated publishing professional to join our creative team...
Change for Spinifex Press
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Publisher: Spinifex Press ISBN prefix: 9781925950; 9781742199; 9781876756 Old distributor: Novella New distributor: Spinifex Press Changeover date: 1 February 2023 Returns cut-off: 28 February 2023 Contact URL: https://www.spinifexpress.com.au/booksellers
Marketing manager, Melbourne
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Hawker Brownlow Education Hawker Brownlow Education is a leading provider of educational books and resources, events, and professional development services. Since 1985, we have empowered K–12 teachers and educational professionals...
Dominic Smith on ‘Return to Valetto’
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Return to Valetto (A&U, March) is Seattle-based Australian expat Dominic Smith's sixth novel. Set in a fictional semi-abandoned Italian town, the book excavates the town's mysteries and explores the lives of the...
Redundancies at Booktopia as company looks to lift profits
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Booktopia has announced an organisational restructure involving 30–40 redundancies, as the company looks to make an improvement to its earnings. The restructure is one of several initiatives that Booktopia expects...
More companies allowing the option to work January 26
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
More and more Australian publishers are offering staff the option to work on January 26, despite it officially being the Australia Day public holiday. Many Australian companies, including Woolworths, Telstra...
All About Women of Colour 2023 mentorship recipients announced
Monday, 23 January 2023
The Sydney Opera House has announced Margretta Sowah and Uppma Virdi as the recipients of the 2023 All About Women of Colour mentorship program, presented in partnership with Sweatshop. Sowah,...
Perth Festival 2023 Literature & Ideas program announced
Friday, 20 January 2023
Perth Festival has announced the full line-up for its 2023 Literature & Ideas program, comprising A Day of Ideas on Saturday, 18 February and the Writers Weekend, to be held...
Waterstones sales, profit up in year to April 2022
Friday, 20 January 2023
In the UK, bookselling chain Waterstones posted an increased profit and revenue in the year ending April 2022, a recovery to the company’s finances following a plunge during multiple lockdowns...
Disney wins 2023 Porter Prize
Friday, 20 January 2023
Seoul-based Australian poet Dan Disney has won the Australian Book Review's (ABR) 2023 Peter Porter Poetry Prize for his poem ‘periferal, fantasmal’. Judges Sarah Holland-Batt, Des Cowley and James Jiang described Disney's...
‘Abomination’ wins Jewish Book Award
Friday, 20 January 2023
In the US, Abomination by Melbourne-based author Ashley Goldberg (Vintage) has won the 2022 National Jewish Book Award for debut fiction. Published in May last year, Goldberg's debut novel follows...
Last chance to complete our Christmas survey
Thursday, 19 January 2023
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its annual Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey online. We are accepting submissions until Friday, 20 January. Booksellers...
German book sales down 2.1%
Thursday, 19 January 2023
Book sales in Germany were down 2.1% by value in 2022, according to statistics from the country’s publishers’ and booksellers’ association Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (BDG), reports Publishing Perspectives. The...
ABIAs add new categories
Thursday, 19 January 2023
Three new categories have been added to the 2023 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA), which will take place in Sydney on 25 May. In addition to the existing industry and...
Change for Affirm Press
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Publisher: Affirm Press Distributor: Hachette Australia New sales team: Affirm Press Changeover date: 1 January 2023 Contact URL: https://affirmpress.com.au/
Please complete our Christmas survey
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its annual Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey online. We are accepting submissions until Friday, 20 January. Booksellers...
Enache shortlisted for Novel Prize
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Fitzcarraldo Editions, Giramondo and New Directions have announced the shortlist for the Novel Prize, a biennial international award for a book-length work of literary fiction. The shortlisted writers, selected from...
Vale Jim Molan
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Australian politician, major general in the Australian army and author Jim Molan has died, aged 72. HarperCollins Australia & New Zealand CEO Jim Demetriou writes: ‘We are deeply saddened to...
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