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Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival program announced

Friday, 19 March 2021
The program for the Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival, which runs from 6–9 May, has been announced. The program features almost 60 local authors and artists speaking at more than...

Brisbane Writers Festival 2021 program announced

Friday, 19 March 2021
The program for the Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF), which will this year run from Friday 7 May to Sunday, 9 May, has been announced. ‘Starting this year, the First Word...

Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand name change

Friday, 19 March 2021
Hachette New Zealand has announced its name change to Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand. ‘Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand acknowledges the whakapapa of the country we live in and the groundswell of...

Greenaway, Carnegie Medal shortlists announced

Friday, 19 March 2021
In the UK, the shortlists for this year's CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, celebrating outstanding achievement in children’s writing and illustration respectively, have been announced, reports the Bookseller. The works...

Papathanasiou debut novel sells to MacLehose Press

Thursday, 18 March 2021
Transit Lounge has sold world English-language rights (ex North America/ANZ) to Peter Papathanasiou's forthcoming debut novel The Stoning to Katharina Bielenberg at MacLehose Press/Quercus, in a deal brokered by Martin...

BolognaBookPlus to open with rights and licensing training event

Thursday, 18 March 2021
BolognaBookPlus, the general publishing conference running in parallel with the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, has announced a new rights and licensing training event to take place on the eve of...

Varuna announces new fellowships for writers with disability

Thursday, 18 March 2021
Varuna, the National Writers' House in Katoomba, NSW has partnered with NSW’s peak arts and disability organisation Accessible Arts to deliver a new fellowship program for 12 NSW writers with...

The Silent Listener

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
In the cold, wet summer of 1960, 11-year-old Joy Henderson lives in constant fear of her father. She tries to make him happy but, as he keeps reminding her, she...

A Voice in the Night

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
‘A fast-paced and emotional page-turner.’—Christian White, bestselling author of The Nowhere Child Following a bitter separation, Lucie moves to London to take up a position with a prestigious law firm....

The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
When Zimdalamishkermishkada starts a new school, he knows he’s got to do something about his long name. When no amount of shrinking, folding or crumpling works, he simply settles for Zim—but deep down, it...

The Underdogs: Catch a Cat Burglar

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
In a city gone to the dogs … get yourself a cat. The Underdog Detective Agency has a proud tradition of snifﬁng out trouble (plus sniffing each other’s butts). They’re on a...

The Success Experiment: FlexMami’s formula for knowing what you really want and how to get it

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
How would our lives change if we set our goals based on what would actually fulfil us, instead of what feels easy or achievable? Lillian Ahenkan’s hypothesis: anyone can create...

Spinifex Press celebrates 30 years

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Founded in March 1991, Spinifex Press is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a series of Zoom events, beginning with 'Welcome to Country' on Thursday, 18 March. The event includes talks...

Title showcase: ‘Still Alive’ by Safdar Ahmed

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Title: Still Alive Author: Safdar Ahmed Publisher: Twelve Panels Press Price: $30.00 ISBN: 9780980593730 Distributor: www.twelvepanelspress.com Walkley Award-winning Safdar Ahmed interweaves journalism, history and autobiography to document Australia’s refugee detention...

SWF program announced, guests revealed for BookUp, IPEd

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
In a big week for events announcements, the Sydney and Auckland writers’ festival programs have been revealed, and the first speakers for the BookUp and IPEd conferences—the second of which...

Scribd launches in Australia

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
US-based reading subscription service Scribd has launched in Australia. The platform, which charges $13.99 per month for unlimited access, offers access to two million ebooks and over a million audiobook...

Lift-off: Non-profit Parachute Press launches in regional Vic

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Parachute Press is a new children’s publisher based in Castlemaine, regional Victoria. Co-founded by award-winning author Martine Murray and artist, ceramicist and musician Anna Read, Parachute Press is described by...

Publishable launches

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Queensland Writers Centre’s Publishable Manuscript Development competition now open. Publishable is open to submissions of unpublished manuscripts from all genres and is a competition for emerging writers around the nation,...

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