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Editors Victoria: The editor in self-publishing

Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Editors Victoria is running a dinner meeting with Euan Mitchell on the role of the editor in self-publishing. The session covers the role of the editor in the production of...

‘Dating coaches’ target Kinokuniya Sydney

Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Kinokuniya in Sydney has apologised to customers after being made aware that a 'dating coaching' company had been using the store to practice 'pickup' techniques with its clients. In an...

Faber Writing Academy expands to Brisbane

Tuesday, 28 January 2020
In 2020 Allen & Unwin (A&U) will expand the Faber Writing Academy to offer courses in Brisbane for the first time. Run by UK-based Faber & Faber in partnership with...

Higher book prices contribute to UK market growth

Friday, 24 January 2020
The UK book market's consistent growth over the last decade can be attributed to a steady increase in the average selling price (ASP) of books, reports the Bookseller. While volume...

Pantera acquires Emanuel’s ‘The Covered Wife’

Friday, 24 January 2020
Pantera Press has acquired ANZ rights to Lisa Emanuel’s debut novel The Covered Wife, via Catherine Drayton at InkWell Management. Emanuel’s novel follows an ambitious young lawyer who falls under...

Robotham, Tranter nominated for 2020 Edgar Awards

Thursday, 23 January 2020
In the US, Australian authors Michael Robotham and Kirsten Tranter have been shortlisted for 2020 Edgar Allan Poe Awards. The 'Edgars' honour ‘the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television’...

PRH withdraws ebooks from unlimited subscription platforms

Thursday, 23 January 2020
Penguin Random House (PRH) has withdrawn its ebooks and digital audiobooks from unlimited access subscription services. According to Goodereader, the publisher has withdrawn its books from platforms including Scribd in...

UK book trade predicts the coming trends in 2020

Wednesday, 22 January 2020
‘The climate crisis will continue to dominate headlines [in 2020], but it will affect us more on a practical, day-to-day level, including how we operate our businesses and how we...

‘WBN’ published Thursday next week

Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Please note that, due to the Australia Day public holiday in lieu on Monday, the next Weekly Book Newsletter will be published on Thursday, 30 January. The deadline for classifieds and...

Entries open for Voss Literary Prize 2020

Wednesday, 22 January 2020
The Australian University Heads of English (AUHE) and the estate of Vivian Robert de Vaux Voss are pleased to call for nominations to the 17th annual Voss Literary Prize. The...

Change for Reel Art Press

Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Publisher: Reel Art Press Old distributor: Peribo Pty Ltd New distributor: Books at Manic Changeover date: 1 February 2020 Returns cut-off: 31 October 2019

New Zealand book market up 2.3% in 2019

Wednesday, 22 January 2020
New Zealand book sales were up 2.3% in value and 3.5% by volume in the past year, according to data from Nielsen BookScan. In total, 6.4 million units were sold...

RiP Steph Bowe

Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Australian YA author Steph Bowe has died, aged 25, due to complications from T-cell acute lymphoblastic lymphoma, a form of leukemia. Bowe began her career as a blogger before publishing...

Hazel Rowley Fellowship 2020 shortlist announced

the logo for Writers Victoria Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Writers Victoria has announced the shortlist for the 2020 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, awarded annually to an Australian writer for a proposed biographical work. The shortlisted writers and their projects...

Christmas survey: deadline extended

Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey online. We're accepting submissions until midnight (AEST), Monday 26 January....

Black Inc sells world rights to ‘Solved!’

Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Black Inc. has sold world rights (ex ANZ) to Andrew Wear’s book Solved!: How other countries have cracked the world's biggest problems and we can too to Oneworld UK. Black...

#AuthorsForFireys raises $486,600 for bushfire relief

Tuesday, 21 January 2020
The #AuthorsForFireys campaign has confirmed $486,600 in donations for bushfire relief across Australia. Campaign co-organiser and author Emily Gale said the campaign registered an additional $43,400 in pledged donations that...

Gannon’s ‘The Mothers’ sold to US, optioned for TV

Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Jeanne Ryckmans from Cameron’s Management has sold North American rights to journalist Genevieve Gannon’s novel The Mothers (A&U) to William Morrow. The novel has also been optioned for television by...

Booktopia launches $5k Favourite Australian Book award

Monday, 20 January 2020
Booktopia has launched the Favourite Australian Book (FAB) award, replacing its annual Australia’s Favourite Author poll. The author of the winning book, as determined by an online poll open to...

Johnson wins 2020 Peter Porter Poetry Prize

Monday, 20 January 2020
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced A Frances Johnson as the winner of the 2020 Peter Porter Poetry Prize, for her poem ‘My Father’s Thesaurus’. Johnson receives $7000. The...