Brow Books acquires ‘The Impossible Fairytale’ in new co-publishing agreement with Tilted Axis Press Archive
Thursday, 12 April 2018
Brow Books has acquired The Impossible Fairytale by Han Yujoo, translated from the Korean by Janet Hong, as the first title to come out of a new co-publishing agreement with...
Awards put poetry in the spotlight Archive
Thursday, 12 April 2018
Poetry has been the focus of several Australian awards and shortlists recently, with poet and performer Candy Royalle being chosen from a shortlist of 11 poets to win the 2018...
Quirky Kid wins LBF International Excellence Award for Basecamp Archive
Thursday, 12 April 2018
Quirky Kid Publishing—the publishing arm of Sydney- and Wollongong-based child psychology clinic The Quirky Kid Clinic—has won the Educational Initiatives Award at the 2018 London Book Fair (LBF) International Excellence...
New nonfiction prize launched for books on contemporary India Archive
Thursday, 12 April 2018
The New India Foundation has announced the establishment of the New India Foundation Book Prize for nonfiction books. The annual prize, worth Rs 15 lakhs (A$29,600), will be awarded to...
Clarke to headline inaugural Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival Archive
Thursday, 12 April 2018
Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival has launched its inaugural 2018 program, which will be held from 17 May to 3 June. The 18-day festival is hosted by local arts...
Stella Prize 2018 winner announced tonight Archive
Thursday, 12 April 2018
The Stella Prize will announce the winner of its 2018 award at a ceremony in Sydney tonight. The organisation will begin live-tweeting with the hashtag #Stella18 from 6pm (AEDT) and will...
Introducing Alex Adsett Archive
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Alex Adsett is a literary agent representing authors across all ages and most genres, and also a freelance publishing consultant offering commercial contract advice to authors and publishers. She has 20...
Podcast spotlight: From the Lighthouse Archive
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Established in 2017, From the Lighthouse is a fortnightly literary podcast produced by the English department at Macquarie University. Each episode is hosted by academics Dr Stephanie Russo and Dr...
Rights round-up Archive
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Sales Fiction Allen & Unwin has sold Bulgarian rights to The Passage of Love (Alex Miller). Fremantle Press has sold the film option to the ‘Detective Stevie Hooper’ series (An...
Baum announced as inaugural SLNSW Reader in Residence Archive
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Author, journalist and broadcaster Caroline Baum has been announced the inaugural Reader in Residence at the State Library of New South Wales. As part of the 12-month residency, Baum will...
Asher, Alexie top ALA ‘most challenged books’ list in wake of allegations Archive
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
In the US, two books by authors who have previously been accused of sexual harassment have topped the American Library Association’s (ALA) annual list of most frequently challenged books. Jay...
SLWA calls on community to help honour prominent WA women Archive
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
The State Library of Western Australia (SLWA) is working with the WA Women’s Hall of Fame to collect and preserve the documentary history of 169 women who were inducted between...
‘Exit West’ wins inaugural Aspen Words Literary Prize Archive
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
In the US, Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West (Hamish Hamilton), about the turbulent lives of refugees, has won the inaugural US$35,000 (A$45,100) Aspen Words Literary Prize, reports NPR. ‘Exit West is...
Publishing, fast and slow: Martin Hughes on ‘slow’ media Archive
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Martin Hughes is the co-founder and publisher of Affirm Press, the former editor of the Big Issue and, in 2018, a regular columnist for Books+Publishing. In his first column, Hughes...
Publicity department changes at Text Archive
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Text Publishing is delighted to announce the promotion of Senior Publicist Alice Lewinsky to the role of Acting Publicity Manager. Former manager Jane Finemore has resigned from the company. Thanks Jane for all...
Fine longlisted for Orwell Prize 2018 Archive
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
University of Melbourne academic and author Cordelia Fine has been longlisted for the 2018 Orwell Prize for Books, for her book Testosterone Rex: Unmaking the Myths of our Gendered Minds (Icon...
Three Nobel Prize judges resign over mishandling of sexual misconduct allegations Archive
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Three members of the Nobel Prize committee, which selects the winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, have resigned from their positions in protest over how sexual misconduct allegations were...
Writers Victoria announces Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund round-two recipients Archive
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Writers Victoria has announced the second round of recipients for the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund. Thirteen successful writers, translators and publishers were selected from 124 applicants to receive a...
Change for Trigger Pess Archive
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Publisher: Trigger Pess ISBN prefix: 9781911246 New distributor: Woodslane Pty Ltd Changeover date: 4 January 2018 Contact URL: www.woodslane.com.au
Editors NSW: The author-editor relationship Archive
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Marketing and Communications Manager of the Australian Society of Authors, Emily Banyard, will will discuss the role of the ASA and what the organisation does for authors. She will expand...
Newsouth Books congratulates Transit Lounge on 2018 Aurealis Award winners Archive
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
We’re delighted to congratulate Transit Lounge on the 2018 Aurealis Awards. Soon by Lois Murphy won the Best Horror Novel and From the Wreck by Jane Rawson won Best Science-Fiction...
Change for C&T Publications Archive
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Publisher: C&T Publications ISBN prefix: 978160705 978161745 Old distributor: NewSouth Books New distributor: Search Press Australia Changeover date: 1 May 2018
Editors NSW: Editing digital text workshop Archive
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
This workshop is aimed at editors from a print background wishing to expand their skills. It covers editing for onscreen delivery rather than technical aspects like tagging, markup languages or...
Editors NSW: InDesign workshop Archive
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
The one-day course aimed at beginners will cover: the InDesign interface; working with text; working with graphics; Layout controls; understanding colour; multi-page documents; working with tables; interactive PDFs; and exporting and...
Avon Books acquires debut thriller from Ingrid Alexandra Archive
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
HarperCollins imprint Avon Books has acquired world rights to a psychological thriller from debut Australian author Ingrid Alexander, reports the Bookseller. The book, titled The New Girl, is described as...
OUP’s Walker appointed APA president Archive
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
School publishing director of Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand (OUP ANZ) Lee Walker has been appointed president of the Australian Publishers Association (APA). Walker, who commences the position...
UK audiobook sales double over past five years; men drive growth Archive
Tuesday, 10 April 2018
Audiobook sales in the UK have doubled over the last five years, reports the Bookseller. While book purchases across all formats in the UK last year fell by three percent...
Ashurst Business Literature Prize 2017 shortlist announced Archive
Tuesday, 10 April 2018
The shortlist for the 2017 Ashurst Business Literature Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Losing Streak: How Tasmania Was Gamed by the Gambling Industry (James Boyce, Black Inc.)...
EWF announces 2018 festival ambassadors Archive
Tuesday, 10 April 2018
The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) has announced the five writers appointed ambassadors for the festival’s National Writers’ Conference, which runs from 23-24 June at the State Library of Victoria. The...
Consumer group calls for gift card expiry dates to be scrapped nationwide Archive
Tuesday, 10 April 2018
National consumer group Choice is lobbying for nationwide changes to gift card expiry dates, with an aim to remove expiry dates completely, reports SmartCompany. The growing calls for changes to gift...
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