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SLQ opens Queensland’s first ‘tool library’ Archive

Wednesday, 26 September 2018
The State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has partnered with the Brisbane Tool Library to open Queensland’s first tool library, reports the Age. The membership-based service, located at South Bank in Brisbane,...

Best Small Library in America 2018 announced Archive

Wednesday, 26 September 2018
In the US, Madison County Public Libraries (MCPL) has won Library Journal’s 2018 award for Best Small Library in America, reports USA Today’s Citizen Times. The competition, sponsored by book...

Podcast spotlight: The First Time Podcast Archive

Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Launched in 2018, The First Time is a weekly podcast about the first time someone publishes a book. Supported by the ACT Writers Centre, Writers Victoria and RMIT University, each...

Digital Book World: Bradley Metrock on interactive books, accessibility and voice-first publishing Archive

Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Digital Book World (DBW) executive producer Bradley Metrock offers some insights on the topics that will be covered DBW conference, which will run from 2-4 October in Nashville, USA. The...

Liberty Archive

Wednesday, 26 September 2018
A powerful YA novel about three young women caught in the battles of their own times. After the success of Hexenhaus in 2016, Nikki McWatters is back with a high-energy...

Scottish Book Trust announces new fellowship for writers in English, Scots or Gaelic Archive

Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Scottish Book Trust has announced a new fellowship program for writers based in Scotland and working in English, Scots and Gaelic, reports Book Brunch. The Ignite fellowship, which builds on...

SPN announces Isdahl, Dattner as conference keynotes Archive

Wednesday, 26 September 2018
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the keynote speakers for the 2018 Independent Publishing Conference, which runs from 22-24 November 2018 in Melbourne. Danika Isdahl, production manager at US-based...

Giramondo acquires McGregor’s ‘photoessay memoir’ on ‘Indelible Ink’ Archive

Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Giramondo has acquired world rights to a ‘photoessay memoir’ called A Novel Idea by Sydney author and performance artist Fiona McGregor, via Jane Novak of Jane Novak Literary Agency. A...

Drinks and networking event: Junior and young people in publishing Archive

Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Junior and young people in publishing are invited to an evening for drinks and networking, supported by the Australian Publishers Association. This evening is designed to change that and create...

Text dominates shortlist for 2018 CHASS Australia Book Prize Archive

Wednesday, 26 September 2018
The Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) has announced the shortlist for the 2018 Australia Book Prize, with Text Publishing responsible for all three shortlisted titles. The...

A&U acquires ANZ rights to ‘Four Dead Queens’ Archive

Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Allen & Unwin has acquired ANZ rights to YA fantasy novel Four Dead Queens by Australian author Astrid Scholte. A&U will publish simultaneously with the United States, where Four Dead...

Editors NSW: The business of being a freelance editor Archive

Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Editors NSW is presenting a workshop on the business of being a freelance editor with Rhonda Daniels, owner of freelance editing business Right with Rhonda. Sessions include: Knowing the numbers: understanding income,...

Horne Prize backflips on rule change, Marr and Funder quit as judges Archive

Tuesday, 25 September 2018
The Saturday Paper and Aesop have removed a controversial rule change to the Horne Prize, acknowledging that the changes ‘were restrictive and should not have been included’. As a result...

UK children’s book market reports growth; YA down 22%, children’s nonfiction up 10.2% Archive

Tuesday, 25 September 2018
In the UK, the children's book market has reported steady growth between August 2017 and August 2018, reports the Bookseller. The children's market has shown overall growth of 0.7% by...

Third O’Neill title sold to UK’s Lightning Books Archive

Tuesday, 25 September 2018
UK publisher Lightning Books has acquired UK and Commonwealth (excluding ANZ) rights to Ryan O’Neill’s 2012 debut short story collection The Weight of a Human Heart, reports Book Brunch. Lightning...

Recipients of CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants announced Archive

Tuesday, 25 September 2018
Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) have announced the four recipients of the 2018 CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants, each worth NZ$5000 (A$4590). The winner...

Kuala Lumpur named World Book Capital for 2020 Archive

Monday, 24 September 2018
Kuala Lumpur (KL) has been named as the UNESCO World Book Capital (WBC) for 2020. The city was selected due to its 'strong focus on inclusive education' and emphasis on 'accessible...

Funder quits as judge for Horne Prize Archive

Monday, 24 September 2018
Author Anna Funder has quit the judging panel for the Horne Prize, after a rule change about which judges were not consulted, reports the Australian. Prize organisers made changes to...

Booktopia wins people’s choice award at Telstra Business Awards Archive

Monday, 24 September 2018
Online bookseller Booktopia has won the people’s choice award at the national finals of the Telstra Business Awards. Announced at an awards dinner on 20 September, the national award win...

Spinifex encourages readers to celebrate International Bibliodiversity Day Archive

Friday, 21 September 2018
Spinifex Press is encouraging readers to buy a book that has been published by an independent publisher and sold by an independent bookseller to celebrate International Bibliodiversity Day on 21...

Leading Edge restructures, Marinov departs Archive

Friday, 21 September 2018
Leading Edge Group has restructured its business and Leading Edge Books national group manager Galina Marinov has been made redundant. Leading Edge has dissolved its group teams, including the books...

Educational Publishing Awards 2018 winners announced Archive

Friday, 21 September 2018
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the winners of the 2018 Educational Publishing Awards Australia (EPAA). Promoting Literacy Development was named Primary Publisher of the Year and Oxford University...

Man Booker Prize 2018 shortlist announced Archive

Friday, 21 September 2018
The shortlist for the 2018 Man Booker Prize has been announced. The six shortlisted titles are: Milkman (Anna Burns, Faber) Washington Black (Esi Edugyan, Serpent’s Tail) Everything Under (Daisy Johnson, Jonathan Cape) The...