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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The shortlists have been announced for the 2022 Northern Territory Literary Awards, which celebrate the unpublished work of established and emerging NT writers.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...

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...

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...

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...

Oscar and Friends to close Double Bay store

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Oscar and Friends bookshop has announced the closure of its original Double Bay store in Sydney. In a statement, the bookshop said that ‘sadly due to the redevelopment of our...

Readings YA Book Prize 2022 shortlist announced

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
The shortlist for the 2021 Readings Young Adult Book Prize has been announced. The shortlisted YA novels are: The Museum of Broken Things (Lauren Draper, Text) Sugar Town Queens (Malla...

Moon Sugar

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
‘Sexy and smart and hyper-colour and haunted, in the most beautiful way. As I read Moon Sugar, memories and feelings from my own life and the characters' lives kept surfacing,...

Vale Dino Traverso

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Dino Traverso, co-owner of Dymocks Melbourne on Collins Street, has died. He was 64. Dymocks writes: 'Following an early career in finance and banking, Dino, his brother Ivan and Ivan’s...

Entries close for Australian Business Book Awards 26th August

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
The Australian Business Book Awards recognise entrepreneurs, businesspeople and business owners who have written and published a book demonstrating their skill, knowledge and experience in their industry or area of...

UBD freight change

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Following the recent change to our new release deliveries, we have continued to assess our distribution needs, expectations and partnerships. Unfortunately we still have concerns that some service levels will...

Book editor, remote

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Reedsy This is a freelance opportunity. We are seeking talented editors to join our fast-growing community of the industry’s top publishing professionals. Reedsy’s vetted group of freelancers have worked on...

 

 

 

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