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Office manager/ assistant, Sydney

Wednesday, 9 November 2022
Simon & Schuster *12-month contract with view to go permanent* Simon & Schuster Australia is seeking an experienced office manager/assistant to provide support to mainly the operations director and to...

Publisher (nonfiction), Sydney

Wednesday, 9 November 2022
HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins adult books has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and creative professional to join the adult publishing division in the role of nonfiction publisher—ABC Books. You will...

Little Plum (Laura McPhee-Browne, Text)

Tuesday, 8 November 2022
Little Plum is the second novel by the award-winning author of Cherry Beach, Laura McPhee-Browne. The story unfolds around 29-year-old Coral, who decides to follow through with a pregnancy from...

Woollahra Digital Literary Awards 2022 shortlists announced

Monday, 7 November 2022
The shortlists for the Woollahra Digital Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted works in each category are: Fiction ($2500) ‘The Golden Bracelet’ (Deniz Agraz, Meniscus Literary Journal) ‘Smoking Gym’...

Voss Literary Prize 2022 shortlist announced

Monday, 7 November 2022
The shortlist for the Voss Literary Prize has been announced. The shortlisted works, chosen from a longlist of 10, are: The Other Half of You (Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Hachette) After...

Deborah Cass Prize shortlist announced

Friday, 4 November 2022
The shortlist for the 2022 Deborah Cass Prize for emerging writers from migrant backgrounds has been announced. The prize committee also announced that this year will be the prize's last....

Walkley Book Award 2022 shortlist announced

Friday, 4 November 2022
The shortlist for this year’s Walkley Book Award has been announced. The three shortlisted titles, chosen from a longlist of nine, are: Currowan (Bronwyn Adcock, Black Inc.) The Game: A portrait...

Begbie wins 2022 Richell Prize

Logo for the Richell Prize, featuring a swooping bird Thursday, 3 November 2022
Susannah Begbie has won the 2022 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers for her manuscript ‘When Trees Fall Without Warning’. Begbie grew up in rural New South Wales on a sheep...

Court blocks PRH acquisition of S&S

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Bertelsmann, the parent company of Penguin Random House, will appeal a ruling by a US federal court blocking its proposed acquisition of Simon & Schuster (S&S). In a two-page order,...

Erskine receives 2022 Lady Cutler Award

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Gail Erskine is the recipient of the 2022 Lady Cutler Award, presented by the New South Wales branch of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) for distinguished service to...

Vale Tony Horgan

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Tony Horgan, co-owner with his wife Barbara of Shearer's Bookshop, has died. His funeral will be held today, Wednesday 2 November at 3pm AEST/12 pm AWST, and can be viewed...

Cannon Fire: A life in print

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Michael Cannon is best known as the author of landmark and popular works of Australian history, including The Land Boomers (1966), and as the founding editor of Historical Records of Victoria. Cannon's account...

Bookseller, Sydney

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Constant Reader Constant Reader Bookshop has been in operation for 40 years making it one of the oldest and most respected independent book stores in Australia. We are currently looking...

Sales representative, Sydney

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Currency Press Currency Press, Australia’s performing arts publisher, is seeking a sales representative for three days a week to manage all aspects of selling our books across Australia. We are...

Campaign manager publicity, Sydney

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
HarperCollins Publishers Do you love to read? Do you love to work within a great team working on new projects and ideas every day? Do you excel at creating high...

Rights executive, Melbourne

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing is an award-winning specialist kids and YA publisher who values storytelling and creative thinking. We are seeking a rights executive to join...

Change for Agenda Publishing Ltd

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Publisher: Agenda Publishing Ltd Old distributor: Footprint New distributor: Booktopia Publisher Services Changeover date: 27 October 2022 Contact URL: www.publisherservices.com.au

Change for Kaplan Publishing Ltd

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing Ltd New distributor: Booktopia Publisher Services Changeover date: 1 September 2022 Contact URL: www.publisherservices.com.au

Change for Summit University Press

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Publisher: Summit University Press New distributor: Booktopia Publisher Services Contact URL: www.publisherservices.com.au

Change for Canelo

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Publisher: Canelo New distributor: Booktopia Publisher Services Changeover date: 1 July 2022

Change for Combined Academic Publishers

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Publisher: Combined Academic Publishers Old distributor: About3 New distributor: Booktopia Publisher Services Changeover date: 1 September 2022 Contact URL: www.publisherservices.com.au

Change for Twelve Panels Press

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Publisher: Twelve Panels Press New distributor: Booktopia Publisher Services Changeover date: 27 October 2022 Contact URL: www.publisherservices.com.au

Change for Thought Catalog Books

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Publisher: Thought Catalog Books New distributor: Booktopia Publisher Services Changeover date: 27 October 2022 Contact URL: www.publisherservices.com.au

Change for Baker Book House Company

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Publisher: Baker Book House Company New distributor: Booktopia Publisher Services Changeover date: 27 October 2022 Contact URL: www.publisherservices.com.au

Children’s & YA book designer, Melbourne

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Allen & Unwin Children’s & YA book designer Allen & Unwin is Australia’s leading independent publisher, and home of award-winning and bestselling books for all ages. We are seeking a...

Sales assistant, Sydney

Wednesday, 2 November 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...

No Daily tomorrow

Monday, 31 October 2022
Due to the Melbourne Cup public holiday in Victoria, there will be no Daily newsletter tomorrow, Tuesday, 1 November.

Kirkus Prize 2022 winners announced

Monday, 31 October 2022
The winners of the 2022 Kirkus Prize, worth US$50,000 (A$78,000) in each category, have been announced. Hernan Diaz won the fiction category for his novel Trust (Picador), which follows a...