‘Tiddas’ stage adaptation to play as part of Brisbane Festival 2022
Tuesday, 30 August 2022
Anita Heiss’s 2014 novel Tiddas (S&S) has been adapted for stage in a joint production with La Boite Theatre, Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) and Brisbane Festival. Tiddas, which will...
Ridgway, Chaudhuri win James Tait Black prizes
Tuesday, 30 August 2022
In the UK, Keith Ridgway and Amit Chaudhuri have won the James Tait Black prizes for fiction and biography respectively. Ridgway won the fiction prize for A Shock (Picador), a...
A&U acquires new Morton novel
Monday, 29 August 2022
Allen & Unwin has acquired ANZ rights to Kate Morton’s new novel Homecoming. Described by the publisher as ‘an epic novel that spans generations’, Homecoming explores the power of motherhood,...
Davitt Awards 2022 winners announced
Monday, 29 August 2022
Sisters in Crime Australia has announced the winners of the 2022 Davitt Awards for best crime books by Australian women. The winning titles in each category are: Adult crime novel...
CBCA Shadowers’ Choice Awards 2022 winners
Monday, 29 August 2022
The winners of the inaugural 2022 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Sun Project: Shadowers’ Choice Awards, chosen by groups of young people, have been announced. The winning books in...
Gunty wins inaugural Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize
Monday, 29 August 2022
In the UK, US author Tess Gunty has won the inaugural £5000 (A$8520) Waterstones Debut Fiction prize for The Rabbit Hutch (Oneworld), reports the Bookseller. The Rabbit Hutch describes the...
Ned Kelly Awards 2022 winners announced
Monday, 29 August 2022
The Australian Crime Writers Association (ACWA) has announced the winners of the 2022 Ned Kelly Awards. The winning titles in each category are: Best debut crime fiction Banjawarn (Josh Kemp,...
Jaigirdar wins YA Book Prize
Friday, 26 August 2022
In the UK, Adiba Jaigirdar has won the 2022 YA Book Prize for her second novel Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating (Hodder Children’s), reports the Bookseller. Described as...
NT Literary Awards 2022 shortlists announced
Thursday, 25 August 2022
The shortlists have been announced for the 2022 Northern Territory Literary Awards, which celebrate the unpublished work of established and emerging NT writers. Shortlists in seven categories were announced, including:...
Hardie Grant announces 2022 Spark Prize shortlist
Thursday, 25 August 2022
Hardie Grant Books and RMIT Writing and Publishing have announced the shortlist for the 2022 Spark Prize for narrative nonfiction. The shortlisted entries are: Katerina Bryant for ‘Queen Pawn’ Sam...
Pick Your Own Nose
Wednesday, 24 August 2022
Pick Your Own Nose addresses the common problem of children being unable to fall asleep by themselves. This story is about empowering children to become independent and to learn to...
Scot Free
Wednesday, 24 August 2022
‘Four murders. Three weeks. Two jackpots. One killer goes scot free.’ Welcome to Scot Free, the reality TV show that thrusts together ten strangers—five convicted murderers and a relative of...
Creative producer, Canberra
Wednesday, 24 August 2022
ACT Writers Are you our next creative producer? ACT Writers (ACTW) is seeking someone who is organised, passionate about the Australian writing and publishing sector, collaborative and believes in uplifting...
Publishing assistant manager, Canberra
Wednesday, 24 August 2022
NGA Together with the publishing manager, the publishing assistant manager is responsible for delivering the National Gallery’s annual publishing list. Working in collaboration with multiple departments across the gallery the...
Thrillers crime and suspense: Are you writing the next big thing
Wednesday, 24 August 2022
Varuna, the National Writers’ House and Affirm Press are pleased to announce the callout for our 2022/3 program. Combining a Varuna residency with an intensive mentorship, the 2022/3 program will...
Book designer, Sydney
Wednesday, 24 August 2022
Scholastic Australia Fantastic opportunity in children’s publishing! Join the #1 publishing team in Australia Gordon, Sydney Scholastic Australia, a leading publisher of children’s books, is offering an exciting opportunity for...
Inventory coordinator (6-month maternity leave cover), Sydney
Wednesday, 24 August 2022
Simon & Schuster Welcome to Simon & Schuster Australia, part of Paramount Global, one of Australia’s fastest growing publishers bringing an extensive range of locally published and international books to...
Entries close for Australian Business Book Awards THIS FRIDAY
Wednesday, 24 August 2022
This is a final call for entries into the 2022 Australian Business Book Awards. If you have authors who have written a book for their business (no matter what that...
Willowman (Inga Simpson, Hachette)
Tuesday, 23 August 2022
In Inga Simpson’s heartfelt new novel Willowman, a gifted young cricketer and a dedicated batmaker live their lives in parallel to one another, their love of the game binding them...
Readings announces New Australian Fiction Prize 2022 shortlist
Tuesday, 23 August 2022
The shortlist for the Readings New Australian Fiction Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Cold Enough for Snow (Jessica Au, Giramondo) Hovering (Rhett Davis, Hachette) Losing Face (George Haddad, UQP)...
Pantera acquires Sarago memoir on beauty
Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Pantera Press has acquired world rights to the memoir Gigorou: Are you ready to redefine beauty? by Sasha Kutabah Sarago, represented by Benython Oldfield at Zeitgeist Agency. A former model,...
Beijing International Book Fair delayed until November
Tuesday, 23 August 2022
The Beijing International Book Fair, which was scheduled to open tomorrow 24 August, has been delayed until November. The fair will now run from 24–27 November. According to Publishing Perspectives,...
Barbara Jefferis Award 2022 shortlist announced
Monday, 22 August 2022
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced the shortlist for the 2022 Barbara Jefferis Award, worth $50,000. The shortlisted titles are: Bodies of Light (Jennifer Down, Text) Ordinary Matter...
DoJ, PRH present closing arguments
Monday, 22 August 2022
In the US, closing arguments in the Department of Justice (DoJ) antitrust case aiming to block the Penguin Random House (PRH) acquisition of Simon & Schuster (S&S) were heard on...
Sweatshop acquires Hage book, establishes $10,000 First Nations fellowship
Monday, 22 August 2022
Sweatshop Literacy Movement Inc. has acquired world rights to The Racial Politics of Australian Multiculturalism by anthropologist, public intellectual and cultural critic Ghassan Hage. The book will include new editions...
CBCA announces 2022 Book of the Year Awards
Friday, 19 August 2022
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced the winners of the 2022 Book of the Year Awards. The winning books in each category are: Older readers Tiger Daughter (Rebecca...
Danger Prize 2022 shortlist announced
Friday, 19 August 2022
The BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival has announced the shortlist for this year’s Danger Prize. The all-fiction shortlist is: The Enemy Within (Tim Ayliffe, S&S) Unforgiven (Sarah Barrie, HQ) The...
US market sales down 1.6% in first half of 2022
Friday, 19 August 2022
According to the Association of American Publishers’ (AAP) latest StatShot report, the US publishing industry’s revenues were down 1.6% in the first half of 2022, with trade sales flat over...
Margaret and Colin Roderick Award 2022 shortlist announced
Thursday, 18 August 2022
The shortlist for the $20,000 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award, administered by the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies (FALS) at James Cook University, has been announced. The shortlisted books...
New mentorship program for Tasmanian writers, illustrators
Thursday, 18 August 2022
Arts Tasmania and the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) have announced a new mentorship program for writers and illustrators. The 2022 Tasmanian Writers and Illustrators Mentorship program is designed to...
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