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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...

August in Kabul: America’s Last Days in Afghanistan

Wednesday, 3 August 2022
As night fell on 15 August 2021, the Taliban entered Kabul capital of Afghanistan. After a 20-year conflict with the United States, its Western allies and a proxy Afghan government,...

The Brothers

Wednesday, 3 August 2022
When Special Forces veteran Jake Harlow returns to the hamlet of Lorne on the Victorian south-west coast for his younger brother Tom's funeral, he finds a sinister series of notes...

Assistant editor, Melbourne

Wednesday, 3 August 2022
Australian Book Review Australian Book Review, one of the country’s leading cultural magazines, is seeking an energetic and committed assistant editor. This is a two-year role (0.8 FTE or Full-time)...

Upswell distribution of specific titles

Wednesday, 3 August 2022
In 2022, some of Upswell’s titles are only available directly from publisher with standard terms. These include the poetry titles Clean (Scott-Patrick Mitchell), languish (Marion Campbell), Ringed by Language. And...

Head of marketing, Melbourne or Sydney

Wednesday, 3 August 2022
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing (HGCP) is searching for a dynamic, creative and strategic head of marketing who will lead a team to drive all marketing activities...

Customer service & operations executive, Melbourne

Wednesday, 3 August 2022
Bolinda Publishing Bolinda is seeking a customer service & operations executive, to work alongside our founder & operations manager. Based in their Australian Head Office in Tullamarine, Melbourne, you’ll assist...

Editor, Sydney

Wednesday, 3 August 2022
Scholastic Australia Fantastic opportunity to join Australia’s biggest publisher and distributor of children’s books! Gordon, Sydney Scholastic Australia is offering an exciting opportunity for an editor to join our award-winning...

Sales assistant, Sydney

Wednesday, 3 August 2022
Walker Books Australia Pty Ltd We have an exciting opportunity for an organised, innovative, book-loving, self-motivated sales assistant, to join our national sales team. We are looking for someone passionate...

Vivendi looks to sell Editis

Tuesday, 2 August 2022
French media company Vivendi has said it will try to sell off Editis—France’s second-largest publisher—when its planned acquisition of Hachette Livre parent company Lagardère goes through, reports the Bookseller. Previously,...

Nib Literary Award 2022 longlist announced

Monday, 1 August 2022
The longlist for the 2022 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award, worth $20,000, has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Currowan (Bronwyn Adcock, Black Inc.) Telling Tennant’s Story (Dean...