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HarperCollins and Thames & Hudson win at 2018 ABIAs, ‘Nevermoor’ named Book of the Year

Friday, 4 May 2018
The winners of the 2018 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) were announced in Sydney on 3 May. HarperCollins won Publisher of the Year, while Thames & Hudson Australia won Small...

Repeal book event at Dublin International Literature Festival cancelled by local council

Thursday, 3 May 2018
An event at Dublin’s International Literature Festival that planned to discuss an anthology of writing about the movement for reproductive rights in Ireland was cancelled by Dublin City Council (DCC) after the...

Dark Mofo announces full program for ‘literature, film and ideas’ event

Thursday, 3 May 2018
Tasmania’s midwinter festival Dark Mofo has announced the program for the Dark and Dangerous Thoughts (DDT) two-day symposium, a showcase of ‘literature, film and ideas’ that runs from 9 to...

Australian comics artist Whyte nominated for Eisner Award

Thursday, 3 May 2018
Perth-based comics artist Campbell Whyte has been nominated for the 2018 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for his book Home Time: Under the River (Top Shelf Productions). Whyte’s book was...

Brio announces new unpublished manuscript prize for mystery writing

Thursday, 3 May 2018
Brio Books has announced a new unpublished manuscript prize, the Carter Brown Mystery Writing Award. Established in conjunction with the Carter Brown Foundation and US-based Stark House Press, the new...

UWAP expands Dorothy Hewett award

Thursday, 3 May 2018
University of Western Australia Publishing (UWA Publishing) has announced it will expand the eligibility of the next Dorothy Hewett Award for an Unpublished Manuscript to all Australian writers and permanent...

Rights round-up

Wednesday, 2 May 2018
Sales Fiction Allen & Unwin has sold Dutch rights to The Sisters’ Song (Louise Allan); and Macedonian rights to The Mummy Bloggers (Holly Wainwright). Nonfiction Allen & Unwin has sold...

Canberra library could be relocated in plan to develop arts precinct

Wednesday, 2 May 2018
Canberra’s Civic Library could be relocated amid plans for a redevelopment of the local arts and cultural precinct Civic Square, reports the Canberra Times. The ACT City Renewal Authority is...

UK library associations join forces to make school libraries required by law

Wednesday, 2 May 2018
In the UK, library associations are joining together for a campaign to make school libraries a statutory requirement and ensure they are inspected by the Office for Standards in Education,...

Simon & Schuster to distribute Hunter Publishers

Wednesday, 2 May 2018
Simon & Schuster Australia is pleased to announce a new sales and distribution partnership with Australian independent publisher, Hunter Publishers in Australia and New Zealand from 1 June 2018. Simon...

Podcast spotlight: The Booktopia Podcast

Wednesday, 2 May 2018
Established in 2015, The Booktopia Podcast publishes weekly episodes involving author interviews, book reviews, recommendations and bookish banter, with a focus on Australian-authored books. Hosted by a rotating cast of...

Literary Wall Street: Jane Curry on the 2018 London Book Fair

Wednesday, 2 May 2018
Ventura Press founder and director Jane Curry attended this year’s London Book Fair, and came away with several lessons for first-time and returning Australian attendees. She reports: The London Book...

Tamworth libraries secure $200,000 in funding

Wednesday, 2 May 2018
Tamworth’s regional libraries will receive a technology upgrade, after the library service secured $200,000 in NSW state government funding, reports the Northern Daily Leader. The funding will allow the six...

Amazon US launches children’s subscription book box

Wednesday, 2 May 2018
In the US, Amazon has launched a children’s book box program for members of its subscription service Amazon Prime, reports Publishers Weekly. The online retailer’s Prime Book Box will deliver...

Australians shortlisted for Locus Awards

Wednesday, 2 May 2018
Several Australians have been named as finalists for the Locus Awards for science-fiction and fantasy writing. Garth Nix is a finalist in the young adult category for his novel Frogkisser!...

Shortlist announced for inaugural Michael Gifkins Prize

Wednesday, 2 May 2018
The shortlist for the inaugural Michael Gifkins Prize for an unpublished novel has been announced. The shortlisted works, and their authors, are: ‘When Curlews Call’ (H E Crampton) ‘Caught Between’...

Melbourne City of Lit announces ‘Parliament’ event for 10th anniversary

Wednesday, 2 May 2018
The Melbourne City of Literature, as part of its 10th anniversary, has announced it will partner with the Wheeler Centre to present a two-day event in November to ‘celebrate where...

Melbourne Prize for Literature 2018: Entries open late May

Wednesday, 2 May 2018
Register your interest now in the Melbourne Prize for Literature 2018 and Awards at www.melbourneprize.org to receive the 2018 Entry Guidelines. $100,000 plus prize pool including new award. Individual application or publisher...