The Children’s Bookshop to close in November Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
The Children’s Bookshop in the Sydney suburb of Beecroft will close at the end of November. The shop opened in 1971 and has been owned by Paul Macdonald for the...
The Children’s Bookshop owner Paul Macdonald on Sydney’s retail environment Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
‘Running a bookshop in Sydney is just becoming too difficult ... People are using retail space as a showroom to explore purchasing options and more and more are shopping online...
Digital loans spike at Mackay libraries Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Mackay Regional Council libraries has reported a spike in its digital loans over the past year, reports the Daily Mercury. In 2018–19, the number of electronic loans of magazines more...
Gippsland library trials 24-hour access Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Foster library in Gippsland, Victoria, is running a trial to give its members 24-hour a day access, reports the Age. Members will use a swipe card to enter the library...
Hero Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Four years after the Perdido Beach dome went down, the alien virus that made it is still wreaking havoc, and virus-infested rock has created a new set of humans with...
Book designer spotlight: Sarah Davis Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
After working for over a decade as a freelance picture book illustrator and designer, Sarah Davies joined Walker Books Australia as associate art director. She spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘book...
PANZ: Applications open for career development fund Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Publishers Association of NZ (PANZ) is calling for applications for the International Career Development (ICD) fund. The ICD fund is aimed at senior and mid-level publishing staff in New Zealand, to...
Walker Books Australia signs Laura Bloom for two more titles in the ‘Dream Riders’ series Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
With the success of the ‘Dream Riders’ series, Walker Books Australia has commissioned two more titles from author Laura Bloom, Dream Riders: Kai, for 2020 and Dream Riders: Violet for...
Literary agency: Relocation notice Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
As from 20th September 2019 Calidris Literary Agency will be relocating to New Zealand. Contact details TBA later but email address remains: sallybird@calidrislitagency.com
Collins Booksellers Croydon: Silver anniversary drinks Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Collins Booksellers in Croydon, Victoria invites friends of the store to the Silver Anniversary Drinks for Mark Elliot. Mark is celebrating 25 years as Croydon's local Bookseller. He started the...
Print revenue up for Canadian indies in 2017–18 Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
In Canada, industry research group BookNet has revealed 65% of indie booksellers saw increased revenue from new print book sales between 2017–18, reports Publishing Perspectives. The report, called What’s in Store:...
Walker to distribute new UK children’s publisher in ANZ Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
A new UK-based independent children’s publisher will launch in 2020, with Walker Books Australia to handle local distribution. Australian ex-pat Rachel Williams and colleague Jenny Broom will launch Magic Cat...
Foulcher wins 2019 ACU poetry prize Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Canberra-based poet John Foulcher has won the 2019 Australian Catholic University (ACU) Prize for Poetry, worth $10,000, for his poem ‘Revising Casuarinas’. Geoff Page received $5000 as the runner-up for...
Hardie Grant Egmont to release new Billie B Brown books to celebrate 10 years Archive
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
Hardie Grant Egmont (HGE) will publish three new Billie B Brown books (Sally Rippin, illus by Aki Fukuoka) in April 2020, to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the bestselling series....
British Academy’s Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize shortlist announced Archive
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
In the UK, the British Academy has announced the shortlist for the £25,000 (A$44,930) Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize for Global Cultural Understanding, reports the Bookseller. The shortlisted titles are: How the...
‘Island’ magazine defunded; likely to cease publication Archive
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
Tasmanian literary journal Island magazine is likely to cease publication, after the magazine did not receive renewed funding from Arts Tasmania. On 7 September, Island announced it did not win...
Australian Centre Literary Awards 2019 winners announced Archive
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
The winners of the University of Melbourne’s Australian Centre Literary Awards have been announced. Ellen van Neerven won the $15,000 Peter Blazey Fellowship, named in memory of journalist, author and...
Writers, literary orgs among latest OzCo funding recipients Archive
Monday, 9 September 2019
Twenty-seven writers and literary organisations are among the recipients of the latest Australia Council grants round, which awarded $6.2 million to 201 projects. Grants in the literature category were worth...
Richell Prize 2019 longlist announced Archive
Monday, 9 September 2019
Hachette Australia and the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) have announced the longlist for the 2019 Richell Prize for emerging writers. The longlisted works are: ‘Where the Lost Boys Go’ (Sarah...
‘The Teacher’s Pet’ wins 2019 Danger Prize Archive
Monday, 9 September 2019
Australian journalist Hedley Thomas’ podcast The Teacher’s Pet has won the 2019 Danger Prize, awarded for the best book, film, podcast or TV drama about Sydney and crime. Open to...
Winners of the Ned Kelly Awards 2019 announced Archive
Monday, 9 September 2019
The Australian Crime Writers Association (ACWA) has announced the winners for this year’s Ned Kelly Awards for Australian crime writing. The winning titles in each category are: Best first fiction...
Vavilova wins 2019 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award Archive
Monday, 9 September 2019
Tanya Vavilova has won the 2019 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award for her short story collection Grub. Author and prize judge Moya Costello described Grub as ‘astonishingly outside of realism—vividly...
Three book retailers among Australia’s Top 500 private companies Archive
Friday, 6 September 2019
Three book retailers have made IBISWorld’s Top 500 Private Companies List, reports the Australian Financial Review (AFR). Book retailer The Co-Op and Australian Geographic ranked 378th, dropping from 330th spot in 2018....
Dymocks wins social responsibility award at 2019 National Retail Awards Archive
Friday, 6 September 2019
Dymocks has won the Social Responsibility Champion Award at the 2019 National Retail Awards. The chain retailer was awarded for its work in improving children’s literacy across Australia through its...
Amazon breaks Atwood embargo in US Archive
Thursday, 5 September 2019
Amazon has shipped hundreds of copies of Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments (Chatto & Windus), the embargoed follow-up to The Handmaid’s Tale, to US customers ahead of its official release date...
‘The Trespassers’ TV adaptation in development Archive
Thursday, 5 September 2019
A TV adaptation of Meg Mundell’s novel The Trespassers (UQP) is being developed by Triptych Pictures and production company Fremantle. The screen rights were optioned via Alex Adsett Publishing Services...
Educational Publishing Awards 2019 winners announced Archive
Thursday, 5 September 2019
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the winners of the 2019 Educational Publishing Awards Australia (EPAA). For the second year in a row, Promoting Literacy Development was named Primary...
Antarctica Archive
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Antarctica—an icy desert with mountain ranges and sleeping volcanoes, home to the spinning end of the earth and to a diverse array of quirky creatures. Award-winning artist Moira Court brings...
Noni, Black win 2019 Inky Awards Archive
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Lynette Noni and Holly Black have won the 2019 Inky Awards, presented by State Library Victoria (SLV). Noni’s dystopian YA novel Whisper (Pantera) won the Gold Inky Award for an...
Tonga to open first public library using donations from Auckland libraries Archive
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Tonga will open its first public library next month in the village of Kolovai, with thousands of books donated by Auckland Council libraries, reports RNZ. The campaign to open the...
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