UK publishing workforce still lacking in BAME representation, regional diversity
Friday, 18 January 2019
In the UK, the Publisher's Association (PA) has released the results of its second survey of the publishing workforce, finding that while improvements have been made around representation of women...
Faber Writing Academy Scholarships announced
Friday, 18 January 2019
Allen & Unwin has announced the recipients of the 2019 Faber Writing Academy Scholarships. The recipients are: Chandu Bickford (True Stories Scholarship) has travelled extensively in India and Tibet, and...
Children’s authors honoured on postage stamps
Friday, 18 January 2019
Australia Post is honouring five children’s authors on its ‘Australian legends of children’s literature’ postage stamp series, as part of its 2019 Legends Awards. Authors and their books featured in...
Western Sydney Emerging Writers’ Fellowships announced
Friday, 18 January 2019
Western Sydney literature organisation WestWords has announced three recipients of the 2019 Western Sydney Emerging Writers’ Fellowships. The three writers awarded fellowships are: Fiona Murphy for hybrid memoir ‘The Shape of Sound’,...
Hazel Rowley Fellowship 2019 shortlist announced
Friday, 18 January 2019
Writers Victoria has announced the shortlist for the 2019 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, awarded annually to an Australian writer for a proposed biographical work. The shortlisted writers and their projects...
‘Oliver’s Grumbles’ sold into China in small press’ first overseas rights sale
Thursday, 17 January 2019
Queensland-based small press Yellow Brick Books (YBB) has sold Chinese and Korean rights to Oliver’s Grumbles (Yvonne Mes, illus by Giuseppe Poli) in the emerging publisher’s first overseas rights deal. Negotiated by...
New database to celebrate diversity in children’s books
Thursday, 17 January 2019
The National Centre for Australian Children’s Literacy (NCACL) will this year launch a database for children’s literature, designed to help teachers, parents and readers to find books which highlight multiculturalism...
Print book sales in Canada remain flat in 2018
Thursday, 17 January 2019
Print book sales in Canada have remained flat in 2018, with backlist books still dominating the market (60%) and nonfiction sales up slightly more than fiction, the same as in...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
‘Too many editors and publishers “curate” collections such as this. They see writers fitting a particular niche—or even as a f–king brick in the creative wall. They instruct you too...
Alex Adsett agency lands multi-territory book deal for debut picture book
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Alex Adsett Literary Agency has sold rights in multiple territories to the debut picture book by Brisbane-based graphic designer Robert Hendersen. I See, I See is described as an immersive, hands-on...
ALIA declares 2019 ‘Year of the Public Domain’; millions of unpublished items released
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Changes to Australian legislation that began on 1 January have given unpublished materials the same copyright term as published items, bringing millions of items into public domain. The Australian Library...
Lake Macquarie council proposes five-year plan to refurbish all library branches
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Lake Macquarie City Council, in the Hunter Region of NSW, has announced plans to overhaul the city's entire library service, reports the Newcastle Herald. According to Lake Macquarie City Council cultural services...
RiP Melinda Beaumont
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Simon & Schuster Australia national account manager Melinda Beaumont has died, aged 46. The team at Simon & Schuster writes: 'It is with great sadness that we announce the passing...
More guests boycott Dubai lit fest, protest human rights abuses in UAE
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Former Irish president and former UN human rights commissioner Mary Robinson is the latest guest to pull out of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, following concerns about human rights...
Berbay sells three Canty picture books in China
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Berbay Publishing has sold simplified Chinese rights to three picture books in John Canty’s ‘Heads and Tails’ series to Dook. The series—comprising Heads and Tails, Heads and Tails Insects and...
We Must Be Brave
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Spanning the sweep of the twentieth century, We Must Be Brave is a luminous and profoundly moving novel about the people we rescue and the ways in which they rescue us back....
Change for Hatje Cantz Verlag
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag Old distributor: Books at Manic New distributor: Thames & Hudson Changeover date: 1 February 2019 Returns cut-off: 30 January 2019
Change for New Frontier
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Publisher: New Frontier Old distributor: Scholastic (See classified.) New distributor: NewSouth (See classified.) Changeover date: 1 April 2019 Returns cut-off: 15 April 2019
ABIA nominations are open
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Nominations are open for the 2019 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA). Categories include: Biography Book of the Year Picture Book of the Year (ages 0-6) Book of the Year for...
Self-published Aussie novel longlisted for Republic of Consciousness Prize
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Brisbane author Nicholas John Turner’s debut self-published novel Hang Him When He Is Not There has been longlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize, reports the Bookseller. Turner’s novel, which was sold...
Indie Book Awards 2019 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Leading Edge Books has announced the 2019 Indie Book Awards shortlists, for the best Australian books published in 2018. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction The Lost Man (Jane...
Penny Evershed joins Simon & Schuster
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Penny Evershed has joined Simon & Schuster Australia in the newly created position of Inventory Manager. Evershed began the position on 14 January 2019.
Editors NSW: Literary agents and what editors need to know
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
The Editors NSW February meeting features a presentation by Jane Novak, a literary professional with more than 20 years experience. Her talk will focus on how agents can help foster...
Editors NSW: manuscript assessment workshop
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Editors NSW is running a workshop titled 'The art of manuscript assessment', presented by Kaaren Sutcliffe. The workshop is aimed at editors who conduct reviews of manuscripts and is also...
Full program announced for 2019 Perth Writers Week
Tuesday, 15 January 2019
The full program has been announced for the 2019 Perth Festival Writers Week, which runs from 18-24 February. International guests attending the festival include Man Booker Prize-winning Nigerian novelist and...
Echo sells Meg Keneally’s solo debut to US
Tuesday, 15 January 2019
Echo Publishing has sold North American rights to Meg Keneally’s debut historical novel Fled to Arcade Publishing. The novel, which is based on the life of convict Mary Bryant, is...
Liminal magazine establishes short fiction prize, partners with Brow Books
Tuesday, 15 January 2019
Liminal magazine has established a short fiction prize for Australian writers of colour. The Liminal Fiction Prize seeks to ‘promote fiction by writers whose voices are often ignored or elided’. It...
Sullivan wins 2018 T S Eliot Prize
Tuesday, 15 January 2019
In the UK, London-based poet Hannah Sullivan has won the 2018 T S Eliot Prize for poetry. Sullivan won the prize for her debut collection Three Poems (Faber), making it the third debut...
About the book
Monday, 14 January 2019
Imagine you could erase your grief. Imagine you could forget your pain. Imagine you could hide a secret. Forever. Emmett Farmer is working in the fields when a letter arrives...
About the author
Monday, 14 January 2019
Bridget Collins trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art after reading English at King’s College, Cambridge. She is the author of seven acclaimed books...
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