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Thrillers crime and suspense: Are you writing the next big thing Archive

Wednesday, 24 August 2022
Varuna, the National Writers’ House and Affirm Press are pleased to announce the callout for our 2022/3 program. Combining a Varuna residency with an intensive mentorship, the 2022/3 program will...

Book designer, Sydney Archive

Wednesday, 24 August 2022
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Inventory coordinator (6-month maternity leave cover), Sydney Archive

Wednesday, 24 August 2022
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Entries close for Australian Business Book Awards THIS FRIDAY Archive

Wednesday, 24 August 2022
This is a final call for entries into the 2022 Australian Business Book Awards. If you have authors who have written a book for their business (no matter what that...

Readings announces New Australian Fiction Prize 2022 shortlist Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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...

Sweatshop acquires Hage book, establishes $10,000 First Nations fellowship Archive

Monday, 22 August 2022
Sweatshop Literacy Movement Inc. has acquired world rights to The Racial Politics of Australian Multiculturalism by anthropologist, public intellectual and cultural critic Ghassan Hage. The book will include new editions...

CBCA announces 2022 Book of the Year Awards Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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...

PAINT: A Step-By-Step Guide for Your Painting Journey Archive

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
PAINT is the book embodiment of our classic paint and sip experience. With almost 300 pages of full-colour goodness, this book explores paint in all realms: as a medium, as...