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Bloomsbury withdraws Haigh cookbook Archive

Tuesday, 12 October 2021
In the UK, Bloomsbury has withdrawn a cookbook by Michelin-starred chef and former MasterChef contestant Elizabeth Haigh from circulation, reports the Bookseller. Makan: Recipes from the heart of Singapore was...

Bragg Prize for Science Writing shortlist announced Archive

Tuesday, 12 October 2021
The shortlist for this year’s UNSW Press Bragg Prize for Science Writing has been announced. The shortlisted pieces are: 'The COVID–climate collision’ by Jo Chandler (Griffith Review) ‘Everlasting free-fall’ by...

NSW retail to reopen after lockdown Archive

Monday, 11 October 2021
After over 100 days of restrictions, New South Wales has reached its reopening target of 70% of the population being fully vaccinated with two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine. Bookshops...

Italian book sales rise 29% Archive

Monday, 11 October 2021
In Italy, book sales have risen by 29% in the first nine months of the year, compared to the same period in 2020, reports Publishing Perspectives. According to data from...

Richell Prize 2021 shortlist announced Archive

Friday, 8 October 2021
Hachette Australia and the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) have announced the shortlist for the 2021 Richell Prize for emerging writers. The shortlisted writers were judged on the first three chapters...

MWF to launch podcast, free digital events Archive

Friday, 8 October 2021
Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) has announced it will release more than 50 cancelled events from its 2021 program as podcasts from 13 October, with a further five events from First...

Gurnah awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature Archive

Friday, 8 October 2021
Zanzibar-born British novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature, reports Publishers Weekly. Gurnah was named winner at a ceremony at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm...

Balint, Meany win 2021 Viva la Novella prize Archive

Thursday, 7 October 2021
The 2021 Viva la Novella prize has been awarded to Christine Balint for Water Music and Helen Meany for Every Day is Gertie Day. Both novellas have been published by Seizure....

McDaid receives Todd New Writer’s Bursary for ‘dark, funny novel’ Archive

Thursday, 7 October 2021
In Aoteoroa New Zealand, Amy McDaid is the recipient of the Todd New Writer’s Bursary, this year worth NZ$23,870 (A$22,730). McDaid will use the bursary to complete a first draft...

Giller Prize 2021 shortlist announced Archive

Thursday, 7 October 2021
In Canada, the shortlist for the C$100,000 (A$109,250) 2021 Giller Prize for the best Canadian fiction published in English has been announced. The shortlisted novels are: What Strange Paradise (Omar...

Goldsmiths Prize 2021 shortlist announced Archive

Thursday, 7 October 2021
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2021 Goldsmiths Prize, worth £10,000 (A$18,700), has been announced. The shortlisted novels are: Checkout 19 (Claire-Louise Bennett, Jonathan Cape) Assembly (Natasha Brown, Hamish Hamilton) A...

Canberra Writers Festival cancelled, Open Book internship pilot to run in 2022 Archive

Wednesday, 6 October 2021
After an initial postponement, the Canberra Writers Festival has announced the event will not go ahead in 2021, due to ongoing Covid outbreaks in the ACT. Open Book, a new...

National Book Awards 2021 shortlists announced Archive

Wednesday, 6 October 2021
In the US, the finalists for the 2021 National Book Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Fiction Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr, Fourth Estate) Matrix (Lauren Groff, William...

Thames & Hudson Australia to distribute SendPoints Archive

Wednesday, 6 October 2021
Thames & Hudson Australia is pleased to announce a new distribution partnership with Sendpoints, the most innovative book production coming out of Asia. The Sendpoints catalogue is now available to...

Indies Roadshow 2021 now available on YouTube Archive

Wednesday, 6 October 2021
The Independent Publishers Committee and Australian Publishers Association would like to thank all the publishers involved in the Roadshow this year as well as the live audience who joined us...

Upcoming change of distribution for Head of Zeus Archive

Wednesday, 6 October 2021
Following the recent purchase of Head of Zeus by Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury will take over distribution of Head of Zeus (HoZ) titles in Australia and New Zealand from 1st February 2022....

Julia Carlomagno joins Monash Publishing Archive

Wednesday, 6 October 2021
Monash Publishing is delighted to announce the appointment of Julia Carlomagno as publisher. Armed with a wealth of experience with publishers including Black Inc., Scribe and Penguin, Julia’s appointment continues...

ACWA announces new fiction award Archive

Tuesday, 5 October 2021
The Australian Crime Writers Association (ACWA) has announced a new fast fiction crime writing prize, the Louie Award. Sponsored by ACT president of the Australian Medical Association Antonio Di Dio,...

Whitfield wins Glass Bell Award for ‘People of Abandoned Character’ Archive

Tuesday, 5 October 2021
In the UK, Clare Whitfield has won the £2000 (A$3650) Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award for her debut novel People of Abandoned Character (Head of Zeus), reports the Bookseller. Described...

Hereaka awarded 2021 NZSA Beatson Fellowship Archive

Monday, 4 October 2021
Wellington-based novelist and playwright Whiti Hereaka has been awarded the 2021 New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship, worth NZ$10,000 (A$9549). Hereaka will use the fellowship...

Canadian book sales up 11% Archive

Monday, 4 October 2021
In its annual look at Canadian publishing, Publishers Weekly reports that print sales for the first six months of this year were up 11.2% over the same period in 2020,...

Canberra Writers Festival cancelled Archive

Monday, 4 October 2021
The Canberra Writers Festival has announced the event will not go ahead in 2021. The announcement follows an earlier postponement of the festival due to Covid outbreaks. In a statement,...

France proposes minimum rates for book deliveries Archive

Friday, 1 October 2021
In France, lawmakers are considering a draft law that would stop Amazon from offering virtually free delivery for book purchases, reports Politico. The draft law, which has the backing of...

Hazel Rowley fellowship increases to $20,000 Archive

Friday, 1 October 2021
Writers Victoria has announced the value of the Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship will increase from $15,000 to $20,000 in 2022. Established in 2011 to encourage Australian authors to aim for...

Open Book internship pilot program to run in 2022 Archive

Friday, 1 October 2021
Open Book, a new paid internship aiming to increase cultural diversity in the Australian publishing workforce, has announced the details of its pilot program. After being announced late last year...

Aotearoa Book Trade Industry Awards 2021 winners announced Archive

Thursday, 30 September 2021
The winners of the postponed 2021 Aotearoa Book Trade Industry Awards have been announced. The winners in each category are: Book publisher of the year Mākaro Press Emerging publisher of...

Frankfurt expecting up to 800 international delegates Archive

Thursday, 30 September 2021
The Bookseller reports that Frankfurt Book Fair organisers are expecting between 700 and 800 international delegates to attend this year’s event, which runs from 20–24 October. The number is down...

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