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PEN America Literary Awards 2019 winners announced

Thursday, 28 February 2019
In the US, PEN America has announced the winners of its 2019 Literary Awards. Among the award winners are: PEN/Jean Stein Book Award Friday Black (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, riverrun) PEN/Robert...

On reading, publishing and being working class

Wednesday, 27 February 2019
‘Reading is not a given for all. It is a tenuous product of years of nurturing that the more working class you are, the less likely you are to receive...

WA school library temporarily bans Harry Potter books

Wednesday, 27 February 2019
A school library in Western Australia has banned access to the Harry Potter series for two weeks to encourage students to read other books, reports the West Australian. A spokesperson...

Meg McKinlay and Leila Rudge’s ‘Let Me Sleep, Sheep’

Wednesday, 27 February 2019
‘Meg McKinlay and Leila Rudge are an ideal pairing: the lightness of tone and tongue-in-cheek nature of McKinlay’s words goes hand-in-hand with Rudge’s detailed yet uncluttered coloured pencilwork.’ ... read...

George Robertson Awards nominations open

Wednesday, 27 February 2019
The Australian Publishers Association has opened nominations for the George Robertson Awards. The awards acknowledge the contribution made by people who have devoted 30 years or more of distinguished service to...

‘Boy Swallows Universe’ sells over 100,000 copies

Wednesday, 27 February 2019
HarperCollins Publishers Australia is celebrating a major milestone for Trent Dalton’s Boy Swallows Universe, which has now sold over 100,000 copies across all formats in Australia alone since its publication...

Editors Victoria: Dinner meeting with Joe Reich

Wednesday, 27 February 2019
For its first meeting of the year, the Victorian branch of IPEd (Editors Victoria) is trialling a new venue: the Coffee Head Cafe in Camberwell. The guest speaker will be...

Pearson reports 9% revenue drop; PRH has ‘solid’ 2018

Wednesday, 27 February 2019
UK educational publisher Pearson, which owns a 25% stake in Penguin Random House (PRH), has reported company-wide results showing its 2018 revenue fell by 9% to £4.13 billion (A$7.61bn), reports...

CBCA 2019 Notable Books announced

Wednesday, 27 February 2019
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced its list of Notable Books for 2019. The books in each category are: Older readers Between Us (Clare Atkins, Black Inc.)...

Overland announces Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize shortlist

Wednesday, 27 February 2019
The shortlist for Overland’s Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize for travel-themed short fiction has been announced. The shortlisted entries are: ‘Kátharsis’ (George Haddad) ‘Folie à Deux’ (Mairead O’Neill) ‘Paper boats’ (Angela...

Skrzypczak awarded 2019 Kat Muscat Fellowship

Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Writer and educator Liana Skrzypczak has been awarded the 2019 Kat Muscat Fellowship. Skrzypczak, who was adopted from Korea into an Australian family, will use the fellowship to travel to...

James appointed director of UQP

Tuesday, 26 February 2019
Ben James has been appointed director of the University of Queensland Press (UQP), effective from 25 March. James will replace Jill Eddington, who retired from the position of CEO in...

Overland announces Judith Wright Poetry Prize shortlist

Tuesday, 26 February 2019
The shortlist for the 2018 Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for new and emerging poets has been announced. The shortlisted poems are: ‘Surfing at black fellas’ (Ross Belton) ‘Post (c)...

ABR announces Peter Porter Poetry Prize 2019 shortlist

Monday, 25 February 2019
The shortlist for the 2019 Australian Book Review (ABR) Peter Porter Poetry Prize has been announced. The shortlisted poems are: 'Dancing with Stephen Hawking' (John Foulcher) 'The Mirror Hurlers' (Ross...

Australian Romance Readers Awards 2018 winners announced

Monday, 25 February 2019
The winners of the 2018 Australian Romance Readers Awards, presented by the Australian Romance Readers Association (ARRA), have been announced, with Kylie Scott named favourite Australian romance author. Scott’s novel...

PRH Southeast Asia announces inaugural list

Friday, 22 February 2019
The new Southeast Asia arm of Penguin Random House (PRH SEA) has announced its inaugural list of 93 titles, reports the Straits Times. The first list from the Singapore-based operation,...

Readings Children’s Book Prize 2019 shortlist announced

Friday, 22 February 2019
The shortlist for the Readings Children’s Book Prize for 2019 has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Ice Wolves: Elementals Book One (Amie Kaufman, HarperCollins) The Orchard Underground (Mat Larkin, Hardie...

About the book

Thursday, 21 February 2019
Misfit witch Willow Moss holds the fate of the magical world of Starfell in her rather unremarkable hands … A spellbinding new fantasy series for readers aged 8-12, perfect for...

About the author

Thursday, 21 February 2019
Dominique Valente says: ‘Writing Starfell has been a real labour of love and I’m so excited to now share it. I hope readers will enjoy joining Willow on her unexpected adventures in...

 

 

 

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