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Stella Count 2019/20: gender parity achieved for first time

Thursday, 3 March 2022
The results of the 2019 and 2020 Stella Counts (delayed due to Covid) have been announced, showing that representation of women and non-binary authors in Australian book reviews has reached...

BWF 2022 program announced

Thursday, 3 March 2022
The program for this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF), which runs 3–8 May, has been announced. Over 100 artists will appear at more than 200 events for the 60th celebration...

Libel claim against HarperCollins UK dismissed

Thursday, 3 March 2022
In the UK, the High Court has dismissed a libel claim brought against HarperCollins and author Tom Burgis over the 2020 book Kleptopia: How dirty money is conquering the world...

Varuna 2022 First Nations Fellowships announced

Thursday, 3 March 2022
Varuna, the National Writers' House has announced the recipients of its First Nations Fellowships for 2022. The six fellowship recipients and their projects are: Jenny Fraser, for her narrative nonfiction...

Duncan wins Hazel Rowley Fellowship 2022

Thursday, 3 March 2022
Naomi Parry Duncan has been awarded Writers Victoria's $20,000 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship for her proposed biography of Gai-mariagal man Musquito. Originally from Port Jackson, Musquito was a resistance fighter...

US publishers to attend LBF in ‘limited’ capacity; Russia banned from fairs

Wednesday, 2 March 2022
Large US publishers including Hachette Book Group and HarperCollins US will only attend this year’s London Book Fair, which runs 5–7 April, in a ‘limited fashion’, reports the Bookseller. This...

The Bookseller at the End of the World

Wednesday, 2 March 2022
'An extraordinary story… illegal gambling, pirates and numerous personal tragedies, all punctuated by warm stories from her bookshops and an ultimately resolved love story. It makes my life look pretty...

The Bush Koala

Wednesday, 2 March 2022
During Australia's bushfires, Joey Koala is separated from his mother and must search for her with the help of the other forest animals. The Bush Koala by Lucinda Carter Publisher:...

Vale Michael Cannon

Wednesday, 2 March 2022
Journalist and author Michael Cannon has died, aged 92. Cannon's daughter Sarah writes: Asked about the unusual badge in his lapel, Michael Cannon used to joke that it was presented...

Jennifer Pinkerton on ‘Heartland’

Wednesday, 2 March 2022
Jennifer Pinkerton's Heartland (A&U, May) is a wide-ranging survey of modern dating and relationships that addresses topics from love in lockdown and dating app usage to polyamory and pornography consumption. Reviewer...

Ockham NZ Book Awards 2022 shortlists announced

Wednesday, 2 March 2022
The shortlists for the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards have been announced. The shortlisted books, chosen from longlists announced in January, are: Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction A...

A&U proudly announce ‘Wylah: The Koorie Warrior’ a new middle-grade fantasy-adventure series

Wednesday, 2 March 2022
Albert Street Books, an imprint of Allen & Unwin (A&U), is proud to announce Wylah: the Koorie Warrior by Richard Pritchard and Jordan Gould—the first in a middle-grade fantasy adventure...

Upcoming change of distribution for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt titles

Wednesday, 2 March 2022
Following the purchase of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt by HarperCollins, HarperCollins will take over sales & distribution of all Houghton Mifflin Harcourt titles—to become Harvest, Mariner & Clarion, from 1st March...

Staff changes at Text

Wednesday, 2 March 2022
As we farewell our wonderful sales manager Jamila Khodja we wish her every success in her new path. She’ll be missed by the whole team. We’re delighted to announce Kate...

Varuna First Nations Fellowship Recipients 2022

Wednesday, 2 March 2022
Varuna would like to congratulate the six recipients of the Varuna First Nations Fellowships 2022, who will come to Varuna for a residency, as well as being offered mentoring opportunities:...

Holden’s ‘The Winter Road’ wins 2021 Walkley Book Award

Tuesday, 1 March 2022
Kate Holden has won the 2021 Walkley Book Award for The Winter Road (Black Inc.). The Winter Road blends journalism, historical research, and crime and political reportage together to explore...

Waterstones buy Blackwell’s

Tuesday, 1 March 2022
In the UK, Waterstones has bought former family-owned chain Blackwell’s for an undisclosed sum, reports the Bookseller. The funds for the purchase came via Waterstones owner Elliott Advisors, which also...

Stella Prize 2022 longlist announced

Tuesday, 1 March 2022
The longlist for the $50,000 Stella Prize for women and non-binary writers has been announced. The longlisted books are: Coming of Age in the War on Terror (Randa Abdel-Fattah, NewSouth)...

‘Love & Virtue’ wins 2022 MUD Literary Prize

Friday, 25 February 2022
Love & Virtue by Diana Reid (Ultimo) has won the fifth annual MUD Literary Prize. Presented each year for the best debut literary novel by an Australian writer, the $5000...

Creative NZ announces Wilson as recipient of new PRH NZ internship

Thursday, 24 February 2022
Creative New Zealand has announced Faith Wilson as the recipient of a new internship offered in partnership with Penguin Random House New Zealand (PRH NZ). Wilson is a Samoan and...

Scribner launches in Canada

Thursday, 24 February 2022
In Canada, Simon & Schuster (S&S) has announced it is launching Scribner Canada, reports Publishers Weekly. Scribner Canada will publish literary fiction and nonfiction from Canada, as well as titles...

How international book markets performed in 2021

Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Through the PubMagNet initiative, a collaboration between book industry trade magazines from around the world, representatives from publications in Italy, Spain, the UK, Russia, Norway and the German-language markets have...

Australia Council announces 2022 leadership programs participants

Wednesday, 23 February 2022
The Australia Council for the Arts has announced the participants of its three leadership programs—Arts Leaders, Future Leaders and International Leadership—for emerging, mid-career and established creative practitioners in Australia and...