HarperCollins revenue down 5%
Monday, 10 August 2020
HarperCollins’ total revenue fell 5% in the year to 30 June, according to parent company News Corp. In its annual earnings report, News Corp reported that the publisher’s full year...
Scott joins WA Writers Hall of Fame, WA Prem’s Book Award winners announced
Monday, 10 August 2020
The winners of the 2019 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards have been announced, with Kim Scott inducted into the Western Australian Writers Hall of Fame. Scott's works include the award-winning...
A&U announces new crime fiction prize
Monday, 10 August 2020
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has announced a new prize for an unpublished crime or thriller manuscript, with the winner to receive a publishing contract and advance against royalties of $25,000....
Changes to JobKeeper, Victorian business grants
Friday, 7 August 2020
Businesses will now only need to show their GST turnover has fallen in the June quarter to qualify for the extended JobKeeper scheme, reports the ABC. Previously businesses needed to...
WHSmith plans restructure, 1500 redundancies
Thursday, 6 August 2020
In the UK, bookselling chain WHSmith has announced plans for a restructure that could lead to 1500 roles made redundant across the business, reports the Bookseller. In a trading update,...
Shortlists for 2020 NSW Premier’s History Awards announced
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
The State Library of NSW (SLNSW) has announced the shortlists for the 2020 NSW Premier’s History Awards, worth $15,000 each. The shortlisted works in each category are: Australian history prize...
Queensland Literary Awards 2020 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
The shortlists for the 2020 Queensland Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Queensland Premier's Award for a Work of State Significance ($25,000) Heartland:...
Bookshops need support during the Covid-19 pandemic
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
'Bookshops are at the heart of our communities, especially in Melbourne, the first and only City of Literature in Australia and the second in the world. Bookshops are also the...
Melbourne bookshops close under stage four restrictions, new project to digitise out-of-print works
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
Under stage four lockdown restrictions introduced on Sunday, Melbourne bookshops have closed to the public and can only operate online or via the contactless click and collect method. The ASA,...
Byron Writers Fest releases digital program, Langton delivers 2020 Thea Astley Address
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
The annual Byron Writers Festival (BWF) Thea Astley Address, presented by Marcia Langton this year, will be available as a podcast, and the festival is offering free digital sessions in...
Change for American Psychological Association
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
Publisher: American Psychological Association Old distributor: Footprint Books New distributor: Woodslane Changeover date: 1 September 2020 Returns cut-off: 1 September 2020 Contact URL: www.woodslane.com.au
Change for Brookes Publishing Co
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Co Old distributor: Footprint Books New distributor: Woodslane Changeover date: 1 September 2020 Returns cut-off: 1 September 2020 Contact URL: www.woodslane.com.au
Change for Georgetown University Press
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
Publisher: Georgetown University Press Old distributor: Footprint Books New distributor: Woodslane Changeover date: 1 September 2020 Returns cut-off: 1 September 2020 Contact URL: www.woodslane.com.au
Change for Health Professions Press
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
Publisher: Health Professions Press Old distributor: Footprint Books New distributor: Woodslane Changeover date: 1 September 2020 Returns cut-off: 1 September 2020 Contact URL: www.woodslane.com.au
Change for Aeon Books (Karnac)
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
Publisher: Aeon Books (Karnac) Old distributor: Footprint Books New distributor: Woodslane Changeover date: 1 August 2020 Returns cut-off: 1 August 2020 Contact URL: www.woodslane.com.au
Change for Magination Press
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
Publisher: Magination Press Old distributor: Footprint Books New distributor: Woodslane Changeover date: 1 September 2020 Returns cut-off: 1 September 2020 Contact URL: www.woodslane.com.au
Change for Penn State University Press
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
Publisher: Penn State University Press Old distributor: Footprint Books New distributor: Woodslane Changeover date: 1 August 2020 Returns cut-off: 1 August 2020 Contact URL: www.woodslane.com.au
Change for Scion Publishing
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
Publisher: Scion Publishing Old distributor: Footprint Books New distributor: Woodslane Changeover date: 1 September 2020 Returns cut-off: 1 September 2020 Contact URL: www.woodslane.com.au
Change for Moody Publishers
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
Publisher: Moody Publishers New distributor: Booktopia Publisher Services Changeover date: 3 August 2020 Contact URL: www.publisherservices.com.au
Meet the ABDA Emerging Designers of the Year: Akiko Chan
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
In the lead-up to the 2020 Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) awards, Books+Publishing spoke to the two shortlisted nominees for Emerging Designer of the Year. In this first instalment we...
Digital Australian Government Style Guide in public beta
Tuesday, 4 August 2020
The Australian government has released the draft digital version of its Australian Government Style Manual in beta for public testing. The digital edition being developed will be the first edition...
NZ Sir Julius Vogel Awards 2020 winners announced
Monday, 3 August 2020
The 2020 winners of the Sir Julius Vogel Awards for New Zealand Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror have been announced The winners include: Best novel—adult The Dawnhounds (Sascha Stronach, Little...
Hugo Awards 2020 winners announced
Monday, 3 August 2020
The winners of this year’s Hugo Awards, presented annually by the World Science Fiction Convention, have been announced. Best novel went to A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine, Tor); best...
Queensland Poetry Festival awards 2020 winners announced
Monday, 3 August 2020
The winners of the 2020 Queensland Poetry Festival (QPF) awards have been announced. The winning poets in each category are: Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript ($2000 and...
Colin Roderick Award 2020 shortlist announced
Monday, 3 August 2020
The shortlist for the 2020 Colin Roderick Award, administered by the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies at James Cook University, has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Peace (Garry Disher, Text)...
New project to digitise, lend and sell out-of-print Australian titles
Friday, 31 July 2020
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) is working with the University of Melbourne and Australian public libraries on a pilot project ‘to breathe new life into important out-of-print Australian books...
SLV launches ‘6 weeks, 6 issues’ web series
Friday, 31 July 2020
State Library Victoria (SLV) has launched a new live web series, ‘6 weeks, 6 issues’, featuring Victorian policy experts. CEO Kate Torney will host leaders from the health, education, labour...
‘Look Up!’ wins Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2020
Friday, 31 July 2020
In the UK, picture book Look Up! (Nathan Byron, illus by Dapo Adeola, Puffin) has won the overall £5000 (A$9010) Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. Look Up! was named the winner...
Scribner acquires Watson’s ‘The Passion of Private White’
Thursday, 30 July 2020
Simon & Schuster Australia’s (S&S) Scribner imprint has acquired ANZ rights to a new work of nonfiction by Don Watson, The Passion of Private White. S&S said the book ‘describes...
French, Italian markets on the mend
Thursday, 30 July 2020
The Bookseller has reported that the French and Italian book markets are both recovering after two months of Covid-19 lockdown. According to the French Booksellers Association, sales from independent booksellers...
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