NSW Premier’s History Awards 2022 winners announced Archive
Tuesday, 6 September 2022
The State Library of NSW (SLNSW) has announced the winners of the 2022 NSW Premier’s History Awards. The winners in each category receive $15,000. The winning titles, chosen from shortlists...
Gamieldien wins inaugural WestWords/Ultimo Prize Archive
Monday, 5 September 2022
The winner of the inaugural WestWords/Ultimo Prize is The Scope of Permissibility by Zeynab Gamieldien. Chosen from ‘an incredibly high calibre of entries’ by judges Michael Campbell (WestWords executive director),...
Wattison wins $10k ACU Poetry Prize Archive
Friday, 2 September 2022
Meredith Wattison has won the $10,000 Australian Catholic University (ACU) Prize for Poetry. Based in the Macarthur Region of NSW, Wattison won first prize for ‘The Loose Wild Grace Of...
PRH earnings down 21% in first half of the year Archive
Thursday, 1 September 2022
Penguin Random House’s (PRH) revenue was up but earnings were down in the first half of 2022, parent company Bertelsmann has reported. While global revenue in the six months to...
Inaugural Berry Writers Festival program announced Archive
Thursday, 1 September 2022
The full program for the inaugural Berry Writers Festival, to be held 21–23 October in Shoalhaven, NSW, has been announced. The three-day program includes panel discussions, conversations, performances, author signings,...
APA convenes diversity & inclusion working group; releases UniMelb ‘baseline’ survey results Archive
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has released the results of a ‘baseline’ survey of the Australian publishing industry undertaken by University of Melbourne researchers, and convened a Diversity & Inclusion...
Vale Rod Mead Archive
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Publishing industry figure Rod Mead has died, aged 85. Pamela Petty and Bryony Cosgrove write: Australian publishing has lost one of its much-loved bon vivants. Rod Mead (21 April 1937–31...
Marketing coordinator, Melbourne Archive
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
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Wednesday, 31 August 2022
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Wednesday, 31 August 2022
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Wednesday, 31 August 2022
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Wednesday, 31 August 2022
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Georgina Arnott joins Australian Book Review Archive
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Dr Georgina Arnott—author and academic at the University of Melbourne—has joined Australian Book Review (ABR) as assistant editor, following James Jiang’s move to Griffith Review. She will be much involved...
Senior editor, Sydney Archive
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
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Celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day, Wednesday, 7 September Archive
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
The Indigenous Literacy Day (ILD) National Digital Event is proudly produced and presented by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation and hosted by the Sydney Opera House. This free short film is...
Michelle Kadarusman on ‘Berani’ Archive
Tuesday, 30 August 2022
A powerful middle-grade story about animal activism, Berani (A&U, November), Michelle Kadarusman's latest novel, follows two young protagonists, Malia and Ari, who work together to rescue orangutan Ginger Juice. Our...
‘Tiddas’ stage adaptation to play as part of Brisbane Festival 2022 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
Wednesday, 24 August 2022
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Wednesday, 24 August 2022
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