Jane Finemore appointed Queenscliffe Literary Festival programmer
Wednesday, 12 September 2018
It is with great excitment that the committee of the Queenscliffe Literary Festival, heading into it’s 5th year in 2019, has appointed Jane Finemore to be the first contracted Festival...
Five Mile suspends MOV until 31 December 2018
Wednesday, 12 September 2018
To thank all our retail partners for their ongoing support, Five Mile is suspending its minimum order value (MOV) requirements until 31 December 2018. All orders placed for Five Mile...
Changes at Simon & Schuster Australia
Wednesday, 12 September 2018
Caitlin Withey has joined Simon & Schuster Australia in the newly created position of International & Client Product Director. Anna Stelter has been promoted to the newly created position of...
Change for Dirt Lane Press
Wednesday, 12 September 2018
Publisher: Dirt Lane Press ISBN prefix: 97806480238 Old distributor: Dennis Jones & Associates New distributor: Peribo Changeover date: 12 September 2018 Returns not accepted Contact URL: www.peribo.com.au
Queer literature festival to launch in India
Tuesday, 11 September 2018
In India, a new literary festival for LGBTIQIA+ readers and writers will be hosted by the city of Lucknow in November, reports the Times of India. Organised by the the Awadh...
Writers, literary orgs among latest OzCo funding recipients
Tuesday, 11 September 2018
Twenty-nine writers and literary organisations are among the recipients of the latest Australia Council grants round, which awarded $6.3 million to more than 200 projects. Grants in the literary category...
Harper wins Barry Award for Best First Novel
Tuesday, 11 September 2018
Jane Harper has won the Barry Award for Best First Novel for her 2017 novel The Dry (Pan). The annual literary crime awards, named for American critic and crime fiction...
McLean’s debut mystery novel sold in four territories
Tuesday, 11 September 2018
Australian author Felicity McLean’s forthcoming debut novel The Van Apfel Girls are Gone (HarperCollins, April 2019) has been sold in four territories, including to Algonquin Books in North America and...
Orr, Groth named as finalists in Canadian children’s book awards
Monday, 10 September 2018
Two Australian authors are among the finalists of the Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s (CCBC) children’s book awards. Dragonfly Song (A&U) by Canadian-born Australian author Wendy Orr has been shortlisted for the...
Waterstones buys Foyles
Monday, 10 September 2018
British bookshop chain Waterstones has acquired independent bookselling chain Foyles, reports the Bookseller. Foyles has been a family-run business for 115 years, and currently operates four shops in London, and...
Jackson-Bourke named inaugural Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence
Monday, 10 September 2018
Auckland-based playwright Leki Jackson-Bourke has been announced as the inaugural Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence. Run by the International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) at Victoria University of Wellington, the...
Hunter wins $10,000 for 2018 ACU poetry prize
Monday, 10 September 2018
Australian Catholic University (ACU) has announced Castlemaine-based poet Annie Hunter as the winner of the 2018 ACU Prize for Poetry, worth $10,000, for her poem ‘Athene noctua’. Judge Chris Wallace-Crabbe...
Over 30,000 take part in ILD; Fill a Bookshelf campaign raises over $51,000
Friday, 7 September 2018
Over 30,000 students, libraries and other organisations have taken part in the Great Book Swap campaign for Indigenous Literacy Day (ILD), held this year on 5 September. The Indigenous Literacy...
Vietnamese publisher recalls book with disputed Chinese map
Friday, 7 September 2018
In Vietnam, Hanoi-based publisher the Gioi (World) Publishing House and its partner Dinh Ti Books Company have recalled an educational book, after readers spotted the controversial Chinese 'nine-dash line' on...
Subbed In 2018 Chapbook Prize finalists announced
Friday, 7 September 2018
The finalists for the 2018 Subbed In Chapbook Prize have been announced. The 14 manuscripts selected as finalists are: ‘Plunge the Mirkwood’ (Sumudu Samarawickrama) ‘Unicorns with Unibrows’ (Brianna Bullen) ‘Friends...
Australian Centre Literary Awards 2018 winners announced
Friday, 7 September 2018
The winners of the University of Melbourne’s Australian Centre Literary Awards have been announced. Wesley Michel Wright Prize ($4000) On the Outskirts (John Kinsella, UQP) Commended: Towards Light & Other...
Copyright Agency awards Create grants to five writers
Friday, 7 September 2018
Five writers and one visual artist have received Create grants, worth a total of $105,000, from the Copyright Agency. The grants went to the following writers: Peggy Frew ($20,000) Jennifer Mills...
RMIT students to host 2018 Odyssey Literary Festival on genre
Thursday, 6 September 2018
Students from RMIT University’s Professional Writing and Editing program will host the Odyssey Literary Festival in Melbourne on 13 September. This year’s festival, which is held at RMIT's Kaleide Theatre,...
National Translation Award 2018 shortlists announced
Thursday, 6 September 2018
The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) has announced the shortlists for the National Translation Awards for poetry and prose. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Poetry Directions for Use (Ana...
New short story prize launched for adults writing for children
Thursday, 6 September 2018
Australian children’s literature electronic magazine Buzz Words has launched a new short story prize for adults writing for children. The Buzz Words Short Story Prize ‘celebrates excellence in short story writing...
CHASS Australia Book Prize 2018 longlist announced
Thursday, 6 September 2018
The Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) has announced the longlist for the 2018 Australia Book Prize. The prize, worth $3500, is part of the CHASS Australia...
Entries open for SLV’s Foundry658 program
Wednesday, 5 September 2018
Applications are open for business development program Foundry658, which is run by the State Library of Victoria (SLV) and partners. The program aims to help creative entrepreneurs and organisations develop...
Change for Sydney University Press
Wednesday, 5 September 2018
Publisher: Sydney University Press Old distributor: self-distributed New distributor: NewSouth Books Changeover date: 1 September 2018 Returns: previously firm sale only Contact URL: www.newsouthbooks.com.au
Shaun Tan’s ‘Tales From the Inner City’
Wednesday, 5 September 2018
'These are metaphorical stories that will seep into your dreams and make you wake up longing to escape from the inner city, to be among the animals, only to remember...
Devonport library reopens as part of $48m paranaple centre
Wednesday, 5 September 2018
Tasmania's new Devonport Library has reopened as part of the $48 million multi-purpose building known as the paranaple centre, reports the Advocate. Jane Forward at Devonport Library said that the new...
NZ to host 2020 World Library and Information Congress
Wednesday, 5 September 2018
The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) has announced that Auckland will host the World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in August 2020. Around 3000 library professionals will attend the...
PRH US changes library ebook lending terms
Wednesday, 5 September 2018
In North America, Penguin Random House (PRH) has announced a change in its library ebook lending model, beginning 1 October 2018, reports Publishers Weekly. The change of model, from a...
RiP Peter Corris
Wednesday, 5 September 2018
Sydney crime author Peter Corris has died, aged 76. Corris was the author of almost 90 books, including more than 40 in the Cliff Hardy series of crime novels. His...
Entries open for 2018 Deborah Cass Prize for Writing
Wednesday, 5 September 2018
Submissions for the 2018 Deborah Cass Prize are now open, and will close on 2 October. The annual prize is open to emerging writers from migrant backgrounds. The winner receives $3000...
Entries open for 2018 Penguin Literary Prize
Wednesday, 5 September 2018
Submissions are now open for the 2018 Penguin Literary Prize, which aims to find and develop new Australian authors of literary fiction and nonfiction. The prize winner receives $20,000, and...
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