Bologna Prize shortlist: Magabala Books
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Publisher Rachel Bin Salleh introduces Australia's leading First Nations press Magabala Books. How and why did Magabala's children's division begin its life? Magabala has been publishing children’s pictures books since...
Bologna Prize shortlist: Affirm Press
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Children's publisher Tash Besliev intoduces Melbourne independent Affirm Press. How and why did the Affirm Press children's division begin its life? After successfully publishing across many other categories, Affirm Press...
Two Walker titles jointly win Prime Minister’s children’s literature prize
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Two titles published by Walker Books Australia jointly won the children’s book category of the prestigious and valuable Prime Minister’s Literary Awards in 2021: middle-grade graphic novel Fly on the...
So much to share
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Ahead of this year's Bologna Children's Book Fair, running 21–24 March, we are thrilled to share the latest children's and YA titles from Australian publishers in this issue of Think...
Australian children’s and YA bestsellers for 2022 YTD
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
After a bumper year of sales in 2020, in which the children's category was up 9.6% on 2019, the Australian children's book market fell ever so slightly in 2021 (-0.2%),...
Aus YA shows its range
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
From horror to fantasy with some wit and mystery along the way, Australian YA shows its range in several recent deals. Two recent acquisitions by Australian publishers present a similar...
Introducing Gabrielle Wang, Australia’s new Children’s Laureate
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Australian children's author Gabrielle Wang is the new Australian Children’s Laureate for 2022–23. Wang is the award-winning author and illustrator of over 20 books, including The Lion Drummer (illus by...
Aus middle-grade golden age continues
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Australia’s ‘golden age’ of middle-grade fiction doesn’t look it's ending any time soon, with several high-profile fiction acquisitions in the age bracket. Fans of Amelia Mellor around the world will...
Picture this
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
From a nonfiction book about how trees talk to a slam poetry adaptation, Australian publishers are pitching some picture books with a difference at Bologna this year. Jordan Collins’ debut...
In Bologna? Pop by the Australian stand
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
If you’re on the ground in Bologna for this year’s fair, pop by the Australian stand, Hall 25, Stand B78. The Australian Publishers Association stand will be managed by Rome-based...
Serious about series
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Australian publishers will be pitching several new series at Bologna—from some well established names, as well as emerging authors. In middle-grade, Penguin Random House Australia has a ‘charming’ new series...
Australian Book Design Awards 2022 longlists announced
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
The longlists for the 2022 Australian Book Design Awards, presented by the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), have been announced. The longlisted titles in some of the categories are: Best...
Varuna Pitch Me! inaugural fellows announced
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Varuna has announced the two recipients of the inaugural Pitch Me! Fellowship, established to connect Australian writers with the publishing industry. The two successful applicants, chosen from 39 submissions, are:...
Floods devastate Lismore Library, Book Warehouse
Tuesday, 15 March 2022
Lismore Library and the Book Warehouse Lismore have both been badly affected by the floods that have devastated the Northern Rivers area in New South Wales. Lismore Library has had...
WBN published Thursday this week
Tuesday, 15 March 2022
Due to the public holiday in Victoria on Monday, 14 March, the Weekly Book Newsletter (WBN) will be published on Thursday, 17 March this week. Classifieds and job advertisements for inclusion...
Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon
Tuesday, 15 March 2022
By the new Australian Children’s Laureate, Gabrielle Wang. Meet Zadie Ma, a girl who writes magical stories that sometimes come true. Zadie’s dearest wish is to have a dog of...
International Booker 2022 longlist announced
Friday, 11 March 2022
The longlist for the 2022 International Booker Prize, worth £50,000 (A$90k), has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Cursed Bunny (Bora Chung, trans by Anton Hur, Honford Star) After The Sun...
Penguin Literary Prize 2022 shortlist announced
Friday, 11 March 2022
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has announced the shortlist for the 2022 Penguin Literary Prize. The shortlisted manuscripts are: 'On a Bright Hillside in Paradise' by Annette Higgs, about a...
ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize shortlist announced
Friday, 11 March 2022
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) and HarperCollins publishing division HQ have announced the shortlist for the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. The winner will receive...
Posavec, Quick win Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize
Thursday, 10 March 2022
In the UK, Stefanie Posavec and Miriam Quick have won the £10,000 (A$18,000) Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize for I Am a Book. I Am a Portal to the...
Warburton appointed ALIA CEO
Thursday, 10 March 2022
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has announced the appointment of Cathie Warburton as its new CEO, replacing Sue McKerracher who left the organisation in January. Warburton has experience...
Vale Jordie Albiston
Wednesday, 9 March 2022
Melbourne-based poet Jordie Albiston has died, aged 60. Born and raised in Melbourne, Victoria, Albiston studied music at the Victorian College of the Arts and received a Doctorate in English...
Publishing industry Workforce Survey on Diversity and Inclusion launches today
Wednesday, 9 March 2022
The Australian publishing industry Workforce Survey on Diversity and Inclusion launches today. Answers will be anonymous, accessible only to the University of Melbourne researchers. Participants will be asked a number...
Chidgey, Mason longlisted for 2022 Women’s Prize
Wednesday, 9 March 2022
Aotearoa New Zealand writers Catherine Chidgey and Meg Mason have been longlisted for the £30,000 (A$54,000) Women’s Prize for Fiction. Chidgey, the author of six novels, is longlisted for Remote Sympathy,...
Wang appointed Australian Children’s Laureate 2022–23
Wednesday, 9 March 2022
The Australian Children’s Laureate Foundation (ACLF) has named Gabrielle Wang as the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2022–23. Melbourne-based Wang is an award-winning author and illustrator of over 20 books, including...
Vale Shane Warne
Wednesday, 9 March 2022
Australian cricketer Shane Warne has died, aged 52. Warne was the author of the memoir No Spin (with Mark Nicholas), published by Penguin Random House (PRH) simultaneously in the UK and...
Australian Playwrights’ Festival
Wednesday, 9 March 2022
An initiative from Currency Press to mark 50 years as a performing arts publisher, the festival is a public event to celebrate the contribution of our playwrights to the national...
Voss Literary Prize 2022
Wednesday, 9 March 2022
The Australian University Heads of English and the estate of Vivian Robert de Vaux Voss are pleased to call for nominations to the ninth annual Voss Literary Prize. The prize,...
Sales and distribution
Wednesday, 9 March 2022
The National Library of Australia have opened a tender for the sales and distribution contract for NLA Publishing. The tender will close on 1 April, 2022 at 2:00pm. More information...
Workshop: Using PDF mark-up effectively
Wednesday, 9 March 2022
Learn to master on-screen PDF mark-up, using the comment tools in Adobe Acrobat. Trainer: Kevin O’Brien Series 1: 1–3:30pm, 19 March, and 7–8pm, 22 March https://iped.memnet.com.au/MemberSelfService/EventBooking.aspx?selectedEventId=650 or Series 2 (repeat):...
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