Croggon, Tuomy, Nou join advisory group for Victorian creative industries Archive
Tuesday, 4 June 2019
Writer and critic Alison Croggon, spoken word poet and author Abe Nouk, and screenwriter, director and producer Fiona Tuomy are among the 20 Victorians who have been appointed to a...
Copyright Agency announces recipients of Ignite grants Archive
Tuesday, 4 June 2019
The Copyright Agency has awarded a total of $46,440 to eight authors and three artists, as part of its Cultural Fund’s Ignite grants program. The authors to receive grants, which...
Berbay sells third Canty ‘Heads and Tails’ picture book to US Archive
Tuesday, 4 June 2019
Berbay Publishing has sold North American rights to Melbourne author and illustrator John Canty’s Heads and Tails: Underwater to Candlewick Press. This is the third picture book in Canty’s ‘Heads and Tails’...
Turkish prosecutors put novelists under investigation Archive
Monday, 3 June 2019
Turkish prosecutors have launched investigations into the country’s fiction writers, including award-winning novelist Elif Shafak, reports the Guardian, with Shafak calling on the international community to support Turkish authors, journalists...
Jennings presented with CBCA Lifetime Achievement award Archive
Monday, 3 June 2019
Paul Jennings has received the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Lifetime Achievement award, presented at an event at the CBCA conference in Canberra on 2 June. Jennings is the...
Australian Book Design Awards 2019 winners announced Archive
Monday, 3 June 2019
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) announced the winners of the 2019 Australian Book Design Awards at an event in Sydney on 31 May. The winning titles in each category...
Ang, McGregor and Nelson win 2019 Woollahra Digital Literary Awards Archive
Monday, 3 June 2019
Rachel Ang, Fiona McGregor and Jason Nelson have won the 2019 Woollahra Digital Literary Awards for writing that was first published online or electronically. Ang won the fiction category for...
Clarke’s ‘The Patchwork Bike’ wins US picture book award Archive
Friday, 31 May 2019
The Patchwork Bike (Maxine Beneba Clarke, illus by Van T Rudd, Lothian) has won the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award in the picture book category. A winner and two honour books...
Hachette signs international deal for three new ‘Nevermoor’ books; details for book 3 announced Archive
Friday, 31 May 2019
Rights to three new books in Jessica Townsend’s ‘Nevermoor’ series have been jointly acquired by Hachette Australia, Hachette Children’s Group UK and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers in the...
‘Normal People’ to be adapted for TV Archive
Friday, 31 May 2019
Sally Rooney's novel Normal People (Faber) is being adapted into a 12-part half-hour TV series, reports the Guardian. The series is being produced by Element Pictures (The Lobster, The Favourite, Room) in...
Shining a spotlight on editors: B+P magazine issue 2 out now Archive
Thursday, 30 May 2019
Issue 2 of Books+Publishing magazine has landed. Gracing the front of this issue is the cover of Archie Roach’s long-awaited memoir Tell Me Why (S&S, November), and inside are 36...
On Drugs (Chris Fleming, Giramondo) Archive
Thursday, 30 May 2019
Philosopher Chris Fleming’s memoir is a searching, considered account of drug and alcohol use and the mechanisms of addiction. Fleming traces his history of marijuana, codeine-based painkillers and alcohol consumption,...
Screen rights to Nix’s ‘The Keys to the Kingdom’ series sold Archive
Thursday, 30 May 2019
Herschend Entertainment Studios has acquired film and television rights to Garth Nix’s seven-book fantasy series ‘The Keys to the Kingdom’ (A&U), reports Deadline. Jill Grinberg Literary Management sold rights on behalf...
2019 ‘Griffith Review’ Novella Project winners announced Archive
Thursday, 30 May 2019
The winners of the Griffith Review’s 2019 Novella Project competition have been announced. The winning authors and their works are: 'Cleave' by Keren Heenan 'Spectrums' by Allanah Hunt 'Annah the Javanese'...
Hurley joins A&U NZ as publisher Archive
Thursday, 30 May 2019
Michelle Hurley will join Allen & Unwin New Zealand in the role of publisher. Hurley has worked at Random House New Zealand and Allen & Unwin Australia, and has been...
Bruce Pascoe on the reception to ‘Dark Emu’ Archive
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
'I had a feeling this book would reach a wider audience. It just goes to show that Australia is changing its mind about its own history—there’s a conversation going on,...
MEAA session for book publishing staff Archive
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) is holding a session for book publishing staff wondering how to go about organising their own workplace and what supports/entitlements are available. The...
Inaugural Janet Mackenzie Medal open for nominations Archive
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
The inaugural Janet Mackenzie Medal, named after founding member of Editors Victoria Janet Mackenzie, is now open for nominations. The medal is given to an outstanding professional editor who has...
Ford Street titles no longer available through ASO Archive
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
Ford Street titles will no longer be available via Australian Standing Orders. Mindcull by K H Canobi will be the last title. NewSouth represents Ford Street, so library suppliers and...
State memorial for Les Murray Archive
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
A state memorial for Les Murray will be held on Wednesday, 12 June at 2pm in the Mitchell Library Reading Room, State Library of New South Wales. Doors will open...
Rusher departs MUP for Hachette Archive
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
Emma Rusher will leave her position as head of sales and marketing at Melbourne University Publishing for a new role as communications director at Hachette Australia. Hachette’s marketing and publicity...
Finalists for 2019 Walkley-Pascall Prize for arts criticism announced Archive
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
The Walkley Foundation has announced the finalists for the 2019 Walkley-Pascall Prize for arts criticism, as part of its Mid-Year Celebration. The finalists are: Rosemary Neill for 'Shooting stars: exposing...
Lee Kofman’s ‘Split: True Stories of Leaving, Loss, and New Beginnings’ Archive
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
'The emotional range, honesty and deep introspection make Split read like a map of the human heart. While the subject matter is separation and loss, an equally strong theme is...
National Library of Scotland to house Rankin’s literary archive Archive
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
UK crime writer Ian Rankin has donated his literary archive to the National Library of Scotland, reports the Bookseller. The collection comprises 50 boxes of documents, including manuscripts with handwritten...
Insurers not liable for earthquake-prone Wellington library Archive
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
Wellington mayor Justin Lester has confirmed that insurers are not liable for the cost of strengthening or demolishing the city’s central library, which in late March was forced to close...
ALIA, Booktopia partner for ILF fundraiser Archive
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and online retailer Booktopia are partnering to raise money for the Indigenous Literacy Fund (ILF). For the month of May, five percent of...
Children’s bookselling and publishing seminar Archive
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and Australian Publishers Association (APA) are running the Between the Covers, Behind the Counter: Children’s bookselling and publishing seminar with a new program. This specialist...
Change for Lake Press Archive
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
Brumby Sunstate will be taking on the exclusive distribution of Lake Press titles for the book store, newsagency and gift markets, effective 1 July 2019. Lake Press will retain a...
Change for Lake Press Archive
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
Publisher: Lake Press Pty Ltd Old distributor: self-distributed New distributor: Brumby Sunstate Changeover date: 1 July 2019 Returns cut-off: none Contact URL: www.brumbysunstate.com.au (See classified.)
ABA booksellers of the year 2019 finalists announced Archive
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
The finalists for the 2019 Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) booksellers of the year awards have been announced. The finalists for bookseller of the year are: Desiree Boardman (Readings Hawthorn) Suzie...
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