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Adaptation of Winton’s ‘Blueback’ gets Screen Aus funding

Thursday, 23 January 2020
A feature film adaptation of Tim Winton’s 1997 novella Blueback (Penguin) has received production funding from Screen Australia in its latest funding round. Writer/director Robert Connolly of Arenamedia will work...

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Penguin Random House (PRH) has withdrawn its ebooks and digital audiobooks from unlimited access subscription services. According to Goodereader, the publisher has withdrawn its books from platforms including Scribd in...

Murdoch Books to publish ‘Bill Granger Australian Food’ marking 20th anniversary of ‘bills Sydney Food’

Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Murdoch Books is delighted to announce it will publish Bill Granger’s new cookbook, Bill Granger Australian Food, on 29 September 2020. In the 20 years since Granger and Murdoch Books...

#AuthorsForFireys, Perth Fest, OzCo international residencies and latest awards

Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Earlier this week, the organisers of the #AuthorsForFireys campaign—which saw more than 500 authors, illustrators and publishing professionals auction items for bushfire relief—confirmed it had raised nearly $500,000 in donations...

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

Editors NSW : Memoir from both sides of the fence – author and editor

Wednesday, 22 January 2020
An evening with Jacqueline Kent, editor and biographer of Beatrice Davis and Julia Gillard, among others. Her memoir Beyond Words: A Year With Kenneth Cook was published in 2018. Having...

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

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...

‘The Whole Fish Cookbook’ wins André Simon Food and Drink book award

Wednesday, 22 January 2020
In the UK, Sydney chef Josh Niland's The Whole Fish Cookbook (Hardie Grant) has won the 2019 Food Award at the André Simon Food and Drink Awards. According to the Bookseller,...

China issues guidelines banning foreign teaching materials in schools

Wednesday, 22 January 2020
China’s Ministry of Education published guidelines earlier this month that ban the use of foreign teaching materials in primary, middle and high schools, reports the Bookseller. Private schools and high...

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...