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Corcoran, Wood join S&S

Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Simon & Schuster Australia has appointed Kirstin Corcoran to the newly created position of marketing and publicity manager, based in Melbourne, and Jade Wood as the new senior national account...

Every unhappy family: S L Lim on ‘Revenge’

Wednesday, 17 June 2020
S L Lim's second novel Revenge: Murder in Three Parts (Transit Lounge, September) follows teenage Yannie, who is bound by familial obligations to care for her parents instead of going...

New Magabala First Nations cadetship, latest awards and more

Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Magabala Books has announced a new cadetship for First Nations publishing professionals, which includes on-the-job training, professional development and sustainable employment, with mentorship from Magabala publisher Rachel Bin Salleh. Meanwhile,...

US bookshop sales down 65% in April

Wednesday, 17 June 2020
According to US Census Bureau estimates, bookshop sales fell 65.3% in April compared to the same month in 2019, reports Publishers Weekly. Physical sales at bookshops fell in April by...

Billie B Brown optioned for TV

Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Fremantle and development partner 720 Creative have acquired screen rights to the children’s book character Billie B Brown, from the junior fiction series written by Sally Rippin, illustrated by Aki...

Pantera Press Foundation donates $85k in FY2020

Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Pantera Press has announced the company has donated $85,000 via the Pantera Press Foundation this financial year. Its donations include a total of $70,000 in untied funding to arts organisations...

Change for Baylor University Press

Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Publisher: Baylor University Press ISBN prefix: 978091895; 978148130; 978148131; 978160258 New distributor: XL Express Changeover date: 1 September 2020 Contact URL: www.eurospan.co.uk

Hatton appointed Campaign Manager Murdoch Books

Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Sarah Hatton will join Murdoch Books as campaign manager on 8 July, replacing Lisa Harrison. Hatton has worked in the publishing industry for over 25 years, and most recently as...

Change for Short Books

Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Publisher: Short Books Old distributor: United Book Distributors (UBD) New distributor: Alliance Distribution Services (ADS) Changeover date: 1 July 2020 Returns cut-off: 31 July 2020 Contact URL: adscs@alliancedist.com.au

Creative Vic Sustaining Creative Workers grants announced

Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Creative Victoria has announced the first recipients of its Sustaining Creative Workers initiative, created as part of the Victorian Government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Initially announced in April as...

Books+Publishing mailing address

Wednesday, 17 June 2020
A reminder that all mail should be sent to Books+Publishing's PO box in Prahran, Melbourne. Books+Publishing PO box 42 Prahran, VIC, 3181 Australia

Latest ArtsACT grant recipients announced

Tuesday, 16 June 2020
ArtsACT has announced the successful recipients of its Homefront funding round, which was developed to support individual artists in response to the impact of Covid-19 on the arts sector. Funding...

Hickey wins Walter Scott Prize for ‘The Narrow Land’

Tuesday, 16 June 2020
Irish author Christine Dwyer Hickey has won the £25,000 (A$45,450) Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction for her novel The Narrow Land (Atlantic). Hickey, whose novel explores the marriage of...

Overett wins Penguin Literary Prize 2020

Tuesday, 16 June 2020
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has announced that the winner of the 2020 Penguin Literary Prize is The Rabbits by Sophie Overett. Victoria-based Overett wins $20,000 (which acts as an...

Revenue up, profit down at Wiley

Monday, 15 June 2020
In the UK, Wiley has reported a marginal gain in revenue and a drop in profit in the year to April 2020, reports the Bookseller. Wiley reported revenue of US$1.83...

Roff wins 2020 Peter Carey Short Story Award

Monday, 15 June 2020
Andrew Roff has won the Peter Carey Short Story Award for his story ‘Bock Bock’. Announcing the winner via YouTube, judge Elizabeth Tan said the story, which follows an ‘investigator...

US publishing sales down 16% in April

Friday, 12 June 2020
In the US, total publishing sales fell 16% in April compared to the same month in 2019 according to the AAP’s Statshot program, reports Publishers Weekly. The drop in total...

New online Book Clubs Hub undertakes national survey

Friday, 12 June 2020
The organisers of Clunes Booktown Festival have established a free online platform for book clubs to connect and share information, and are undertaking a national survey of Australian book clubs....

The Book Grocer celebrates 20th anniversary

Friday, 12 June 2020
The Book Grocer is celebrating 20 years since establishing its first store. In a letter to staff and customers, founder Karl Slotte described opening the first of the chain’s stores...

Lloyd appointed UQP senior editor

Thursday, 11 June 2020
Margot Lloyd has been appointed senior editor at the University of Queensland Press, starting 6 July. Previously, Lloyd was publisher at Wakefield Press, where she established a dedicated YA list....

Hardingham appointed Unity Books Wellington manager

Thursday, 11 June 2020
Adrian Hardingham has been appointed manager of Unity Books Wellington. Previously, Hardingham held roles at Readings and Abbey’s bookshops. He replaces Tilly Lloyd in the role, who will remain as...

Magabala Books announces First Nations’ publishing cadetship

Thursday, 11 June 2020
Magabala Books has announced it will create a new cadetship for First Nations publishing professionals. The cadetship program will provide on-the-job training, professional development and sustainable employment, with mentorship from...

Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction 2020 shortlist announced

Thursday, 11 June 2020
Lip magazine has announced the shortlist for the 2020 Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction. The shortlisted stories are: 'Plant Life' by Tanya Vavilova 'Arrow' by Mia-Francesca McAuslan 'Baby Season' by...

They Have Their Little Ways

Thursday, 11 June 2020
Anecdotes about pets and what they do with rugs, hot-air balloons, garden pots; how they deal with translocations and household disasters; and in pursuit of rodents, rabbits and each other....