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Change for Griffith Review

Wednesday, 8 April 2020
Publisher: Griffith Review Old distributor: Text Publishing (UBD) New distributor: NewSouth Books (ADS) Changeover date: 1 August 2020 Returns cut-off: 30 September 2020

Dylan Thomas Prize 2020 shortlist announced

Wednesday, 8 April 2020
The shortlist for the £30,000 (A$60,000) International Dylan Thomas Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Surge (Jay Bernard, Chatto & Windus) Flèche (Mary Jean Chan, Faber) Inland (Téa...

ABDA Awards shortlists announced

Tuesday, 7 April 2020
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) has announced the shortlists for the 2020 Australian Book Design Awards. Chosen from longlists announced in February, the shortlisted titles in each category are:...

NT Writers Festival postponed until October

Tuesday, 7 April 2020
The NT Writers Festival has been postponed due to Covid-19 and is now scheduled to take place from 1 to 4 October in Darwin. Festival director Fiona Dorrell said the...

Kristoff longlisted for Glass Bell Award

Tuesday, 7 April 2020
Jay Kristoff’s Darkdawn (Harper Voyager) has been longlisted for the UK’s Glass Bell Award. Presented by London bookstore Goldsboro Books, the prize celebrates the best storytelling across all genres of...

ALIA announces Covid-19 Relief Fund

Monday, 6 April 2020
The Australian Library and Information Service (ALIA) has announced it will set up a relief fund ‘specifically to help members who are experiencing a reduction in income as a result...

Welcome to the new Junior newsletter

Thursday, 2 April 2020
Mid-pandemic feels like a strange time to be revamping our Junior newsletter, but it also feels more vital than ever to spotlight our children's book creators and continue reporting the...

HarperCollins to acquire Egmont Books UK

Thursday, 2 April 2020
HarperCollins has announced its intention to acquire Egmont Books UK, as well as Egmont’s book businesses in Poland and Germany, reports the Bookseller. The transaction is for an undisclosed sum...

EWF 2020 to take place ‘entirely online’

Thursday, 2 April 2020
The Emerging Writers Festival (EWF), which runs from 16–23 June, usually in Melbourne, will take place online as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Festival organisers ‘made the proactive decision...

Pub dates: To move or not to move

Wednesday, 1 April 2020
‘The great debate is over what to do with forthcoming books: Do you move them, like the new James Bond movie ... Or do you plow ahead, and hope the...

CBCA Book Week 2020 postponed

Wednesday, 1 April 2020
CBCA Book Week 2020 will be postponed until term 4, 2020, at a date to be announced. 'The Board made this decision taking into account all of our stakeholders: our...

Ten rules for successful remote working

Wednesday, 1 April 2020
Pantera Press CEO Alison Green has extensive experience in working from home. Here, she shares her 10 rules for WFH success in a time of social distancing, explaining that ‘it's...

Change of distribution for Big Sky Publishing

Wednesday, 1 April 2020
Simon & Schuster Australia is pleased to announce a new sales and distribution partnership with Australian independent publisher, Big Sky Publishing in Australia and New Zealand from 1 July 2020....

Change for Big Sky Publishing

Wednesday, 1 April 2020
Publisher: Big Sky Publishing Old distributor: Woodslane New distributor: Simon & Schuster Australia (HEDS) Changeover date: 1 July 2020 Returns cut-off: 30 September 2020 Contact: orders@harpercollins.com.au

Change for Wilfrid Laurier University Press

Wednesday, 1 April 2020
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press ISBN prefix: 978-0-88920, 978-1-55458, 978-1-77112 New distributor: XL Express Changeover date: 1 April 2020 Contact: www.eurospan.co.uk

Change for Endocrine Society

Wednesday, 1 April 2020
Publisher: Endocrine Society ISBN prefix: 978-1-879225 New distributor: XL Express Changeover date: 1 January 2020 Contact: www.eurospan.co.uk

Change for American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology

Wednesday, 1 April 2020
Publisher: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology ISBN prefix: 1-581108, 0-915473, 1-934984 Old distributor: PBD Worldwide New distributor: XL Express Changeover date: 1 April 2020 Contact: www.eurospan.co.uk

Change for Demeter Press

Wednesday, 1 April 2020
Publisher: Demeter Press ISBN prefix: 09866671, 155014, 177258, 1926452 Old distributor: Brunswick Books New distributor: XL Express Returns cut-off: 1 April 2020 Contact: www.eurospan.co.uk

CBCA First Time Illustrator Award

Wednesday, 1 April 2020
The team at Dirt Lane Press is absolutely delighted to congratulate first time illustrator Bethany Macdonald on being shortlisted for the CBCA First Time Illustrator Award. Her collages for Paperboy,...

Bertram closes temporarily

Wednesday, 1 April 2020
In the UK, wholesaler Bertram has temporarily closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, reports the Bookseller. Bertram Group CEO Raj Patel cited staff welfare as a primary concern, noting that...