Bologna postponed due to coronavirus
Tuesday, 25 February 2020
This year's Bologna Children’s Book Fair has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. The fair, which was scheduled for 30 March–2 April, will now run from 4–7...
The Next Chapter mentors announced
Tuesday, 25 February 2020
The recipients of the 2019 Next Chapter grants for developing writers, each worth $15,000, have been matched with their mentors, who will work with them over 12 months to help...
Wyld wins UWAP Dorothy Hewett Award for an unpublished manuscript
Monday, 24 February 2020
South Australian author Karen Wyld has won the 2020 UWA Publishing (UWAP) Dorothy Hewett Award for an unpublished manuscript for her manuscript ‘Where the Fruit Falls’. Wyld was chosen from...
City of Melbourne relaunches Lord Mayor’s Creative Writing Awards
Monday, 24 February 2020
Melbourne's Lord Mayor's Creative Writing Awards, last held in 2017, will be relaunched this year, reports CBD News. Prizes will be awarded in six categories: short story, poetry, narrative nonfiction,...
Brown wins 2020 MUD Literary Prize for debut fiction
Monday, 24 February 2020
Sienna Brown’s Master of My Fate (Vintage) has won the 2020 MUD Literary Prize, awarded to a debut novel. Brown receives a cash prize of $3000, and will be presented...
Australian Book Design Awards 2020 longlists announced
Friday, 21 February 2020
The longlists for the 2020 Australian Book Design Awards have been announced. Longlisted titles in some of the categories are: Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover Bruny (Heather Rose, A&U), designed...
MWF to cut artist numbers for 2020 schools program
Friday, 21 February 2020
Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) plans to reduce the number of artists appearing in its 2020 schools program, reports the Age. While more than 60 artists participated in the 2019 schools...
Revenue, profit down at S&S in 2019
Friday, 21 February 2020
In the US, Simon & Schuster’s (S&S) parent company ViacomCBS has reported that the publisher’s OIBDA (operating income before depreciation and amortisation) fell from US$153 million (A$231.3m) in 2018 to...
Foxlee, Cai, Tan longlisted for 2020 Carnegie, Greenaway medals
Friday, 21 February 2020
Australian children’s author Karen Foxlee and illustrators Shaun Tan and Rovina Cai have been longlisted for the UK’s 2020 Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals respectively. Foxlee was longlisted for the...
‘The Trespassers’ makes UN reading list on sustainability goals
Thursday, 20 February 2020
Meg Mundell’s novel The Trespassers (UQP) has been included on a recommended reading list inspired by the United Nations’ sustainable development goals—a set of global benchmarks that are designed to...
National Library makes cuts to ‘unprofitable’ publishing imprint
Thursday, 20 February 2020
The National Library of Australia is cutting the number of books it publishes each year through its NLA Publishing imprint, reports the Canberra Times. The total number of books published...
The specialist nature of bookselling is not recognised in current pay structures
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
‘Overtime is an overlooked aspect of bookshop work: to be the expert bookseller that employers and customers expect takes a lot of private reading ... Yes, it is a pleasure...
Hardie Grant staff to negotiate EBA, Cox to leave Dymocks and more
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Hardie Grant staff are going to enter negotiations for an EBA with their employer. Once achieved, it will be the second union-negotiated EBA in Australian publishing history, after PRH staff’s...
RiP Sheila Drummond
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Literary agent Sheila Drummond of The Drummond Agency has died, aged 80. Drummond was involved in various facets of the publishing industry for almost 50 years, establishing The Drummond Agency...
RiP Yvette Luciano
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Business coach and author Yvette Luciano has died. Luciano is the founder of holistic business school Soulpreneurs and the author of a 2018 book by the same name, published by...
2020 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards: Entries closing soon
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Submit your entry before 28 February 2020! The Prime Minister’s Literary Awards provide national recognition for the exceptional work of Australian authors. If you published during 2019 you may be...
Change for Kids Rule Publishing
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Publisher: Kids Rule Publishing Old distributor: Self-distributed New distributor: Booktopia Publisher Services Changeover date: 17 February 2020 Returns cut-off: 17 February 2020 Contact URL: www.publisherservices.com.au
HarperCollins creates standalone Irish division
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
HarperCollins is creating a new standalone Irish publishing division, reports the Bookseller. The division, which launches on 16 March, will be headed by Conor Nagle, who is currently Gill Books...
Readings Children’s Book Prize 2020 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
The shortlist for the Readings Children's Book Prize for 2020 has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Pie in the Sky (Remy Lai, Walker Books) The Dog Runner (Bren MacDibble,...
Bertelsmann aims to be climate neutral by 2030
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
Penguin Random House parent company Bertelsmann is aiming to be climate neutral by 2030. The media company said it aims to halve its greenhouse gas emissions from 2018 levels, when...
Aussie picture books to feature in Bologna nonfiction exhibition
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
Several Australian titles have been selected for a major exhibition on nonfiction picture books, to be held during this year's Bologna Children’s Book Fair. The exhibition, called ‘Beauty and the...
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Monday, 17 February 2020
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Expand your audience at Shanghai
Monday, 17 February 2020
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Full RWA board resigns, special election called over controversy
Monday, 17 February 2020
In the US, the entire board of Romance Writers of America (RWA) has resigned and the association has called a special election to fill the board, reports Publishers Weekly. The...
Magabala, OzCo to hold First Nations Writers’ Residency in Broome
Monday, 17 February 2020
Magabala Books and the Australia Council have announced a new residency for mid-career Indigenous writers, to be held in Broome from 4–13 May 2020. The First Nations Writers' Residency is...
Boundless festival wins Sydney Music, Art & Culture award
Monday, 17 February 2020
The 2019 Boundless festival of Indigenous and culturally diverse writers has been awarded best arts program in FBi Radio's 2019 Sydney Music, Art & Culture (SMAC) Awards. Boundless festival is...
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Sunday, 16 February 2020
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Hardie Grant to enter EBA negotiations with staff
Friday, 14 February 2020
Staff at Hardie Grant Publishing will enter negotiations for an enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA) with their employer. The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) says staff have a ‘clear’ majority...
More than half of authors paid below standard rates for appearances, according to ASA rates tracker
Friday, 14 February 2020
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has published some of the findings from its publishing and author/illustrator appearance rates trackers, which were launched in August last year. Results from the...
2015 novella ‘Panthers and the Museum of Fire’ sold to US
Friday, 14 February 2020
Martin Shaw, agent at Alex Adsett Publishing Services, has sold US and Canadian rights to Sydney author Jen Craig’s novella Panthers and the Museum of Fire (Spineless Wonders) to LA-based...
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