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NSW Premier’s History Awards 2022 shortlists announced

Thursday, 11 August 2022
The State Library of NSW (SLNSW) has announced the shortlists for the 2022 NSW Premier’s History Awards, worth $15,000 in each category. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Australian...

Booktopia leases new warehouse

Booktopia logo Thursday, 11 August 2022
Booktopia has secured a lease for a new customer fulfilment centre (CFC) in South Strathfield in Sydney’s west. According to Booktopia, after constant retrofitting, its current Lidcombe facility has become...

UBD freight change

Wednesday, 10 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...

Vale Jen Hutchison

Wednesday, 10 August 2022
Writer, editor and publisher Jen Hutchison died on Thursday, 4 August in Melbourne. Hutchison, who was a graduate of RMIT's Master of Writing and Publishing program, was the founder of...

ILF announces digital event for ILD 2022

Wednesday, 10 August 2022
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has announced two events in collaboration with the Sydney Opera House for Indigenous Literacy Day (ILD), which falls on Wednesday, 7 September this year. The...

Vale Evan Jones

Wednesday, 10 August 2022
Australian poet and academic Evan Jones has died, aged 90. Jones authored nine poetry collections beginning with Inside the Whale in 1960, publishing his final book Selected Poems in 2014....

Project editor and design coordinator, Melbourne

Wednesday, 10 August 2022
Hardie Grant Books Join the editorial team at Hardie Grant Books, one of Australia’s leading independent publishing companies with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, London and San Francisco. We are a...

Publishing and production coordinator, Sydney

Wednesday, 10 August 2022
HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins Publishers has an exciting opportunity to join the HQ Books team in the role of publishing and production coordinator. This is a permanent full-time position based at...

Publicist, Melbourne

Wednesday, 10 August 2022
Australian Book Review Australian Book Review (ABR), as it expands its political and cultural commentary, is seeking freelance PR assistance to help promote key features and major programs (prizes etc.)....

Writers announced: 2022 Varuna & Scribe Fellowship program

Wednesday, 10 August 2022
Varuna The National Writers’ House and Scribe Publications are pleased to announce three literary fiction fellowship recipients for 2022. Combining a Varuna residency with an intensive mentorship with Scribe editors,...

Publicist, Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane

Wednesday, 10 August 2022
Hachette Australia Hachette Australia is seeking a publicist to work on campaigns across all imprints in our publicity department. This is a full-time permanent position based in either Sydney, Melbourne...

Digital marketing coordinator, Sydney

Wednesday, 10 August 2022
HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins Publishers has an exciting opportunity to join the HQ Books team in the role of digital marketing coordinator. The purpose of this role is to support the...

Change for Zero to Three

Wednesday, 10 August 2022
Publisher: Zero to Three ISBN prefix: 9780943657; 9781934019; 9781938558 New distributor: XL Express Changeover date: 1 September 2022 Contact URL: www.eurospan.co.uk

Digital marketing manager, Melbourne or Sydney

Wednesday, 10 August 2022
Hardie Grant Publishing Join the marketing team at Hardie Grant Publishing, one of Australia’s leading independent publishing companies with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, London and San Francisco. We are a...

Gardners expands to US

Tuesday, 9 August 2022
The Little Group, the parent company of the UK’s largest book wholesale and distribution company Gardners, has opened Gardners US, reports Publishers Weekly. Based in Florida, Gardners US is offering...

Scribe & Varuna announce 2022 fellows

Tuesday, 9 August 2022
The recipients of the 2022 Scribe & Varuna Fellowships have been announced. The fellows and their projects are: Sam Elkin for ‘Shapeshifting’ Jacqueline Wright for ‘Beauty and Menace’ Nevo Zisin...

Dessaix honoured for Lifetime Achievement in Literature

Monday, 8 August 2022
Robert Dessaix has won the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature, which ‘acknowledges the achievements of eminent literary writers over the age of 60 who have made an...

DoJ, PRH case underway in US

Thursday, 4 August 2022
In the US, the Department of Justice’s (DoJ) trial to block Penguin Random House (PRH) from acquiring Simon & Schuster (S&S) began in Washington DC on 1 August. Witnesses called...

Qld Literary Awards 2022 shortlists

Thursday, 4 August 2022
The shortlists for the 2022 Queensland Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Queensland Premier’s Award for a Work of State Significance ($25,000) Wounded Country...

Vale Archie Roach

Wednesday, 3 August 2022
Indigenous Australian singer, songwriter, activist and storyteller Archie Roach has died, aged 66. Born in Mooroopna, Victoria, Roach was a child of the Stolen Generations, having been forcibly removed from...

Epic Hikes of Australia and New Zealand

Wednesday, 3 August 2022
Explore the most thrilling trails of Australia and New Zealand. Win one of 10 copies! Lace up your hiking boots for the next in Lonely Planet’s highly successful Epic Hikes...

Vale David Ireland

Wednesday, 3 August 2022
Novelist David Ireland has died, aged 94. The author of 10 novels, beginning with The Chantic Bird in 1968, Ireland won the Miles Franklin Literary Award three times: in 1971...

Director, Monash University Publishing, Melbourne

Wednesday, 3 August 2022
Monash University Library is one of Australia’s leading academic libraries, with a long-standing reputation for comprehensive collections, technological innovation, and professional excellence. We strengthen the university by providing outstanding scholarly...