Hachette, Sweatshop partner on new scholarship
Thursday, 19 March 2026
Hachette Australia has announced it will partner with Sweatshop Literacy Movement to create an annual scholarship for two First Nations and/or culturally and linguistically diverse writers. The scholarship, which will start...
Affirm acquires Williams’s “The German Ward”
Thursday, 19 March 2026
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to The German Ward, a “breathtaking historical love story” by Pip Williams, with US rights sold to Ballantine and UK rights to Chatto &...
Wombat acquires Dangerfield’s middle-grade novel
Thursday, 19 March 2026
Wombat Books has acquired world rights to The Misspelled Sky by Lucy Dangerfield following a pitch at last year’s CYA Conference. The speculative middle-grade novel follows Megana, who “always believed she was...
Magnum Book Services: “Specialist book logistics support matters”
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
In the lead-up to the 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs), Books+Publishing is inviting the event’s major sponsors to share little-known facts about their organisations, their top tips for booksellers and...
Vale Elizabeth Morrison
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Media historian Elizabeth Morrison has died, aged 89. Professor Bridget Foley writes: Elizabeth Morrison was a print culture historian specialising in 19th-century Australia literature and the press. With a background...
Martin wins 2026 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
The 2026 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship has been awarded to Jennifer Martin, who receives $20,000 for her proposed biography of Australian journalist Eva Sommer. In 1956 then 22-year-old Sommer beat...
S&S acquires Fanning memoir
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) has acquired world rights to the memoir All Heart, by three-time world champion surfer Mick Fanning. All Heart follows Fanning from the western suburbs of...
Nominations open for ABIA Hall of Fame Pixie O’Harris Award
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
The Pixie O’Harris Award recognises dedication to Australian children’s literature. It is awarded to publishers, editors, creators, booksellers, publicists and other industry representatives who have worked consistently in the field...
Editorial assistant, Sydney
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Murdoch Books Murdoch Books, Australia’s market-leading lifestyle publisher and a division of Allen & Unwin, is seeking a full time Editorial Assistant based in Crows Nest, Sydney. You’ll support our...
Sales and marketing assistant, Sydney
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
NewSouth Books NewSouth Books is seeking an organised and motivated Sales and Marketing Assistant to join its collaborative, creative team. NewSouth Books is the sales, marketing and distribution division of...
Managing editor, Sydney
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins Publishers has an exciting opportunity for an organised and enthusiastic individual to join the HarperCollins Children’s Books (HCCB) division in the role of Managing Editor on a...
ABIA early bird ticket sales open 25 March
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Get ready to celebrate another year of exceptional talent and creativity in publishing at the Australian Book Industry Awards 2026! Early bird ticket sales open 25 March! The ABIA awards...
Have you secured your Think Australian advertising?
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Bookings are now open for Think Australian Bologna — secure your advertising before bookings close. Showcase your titles directly to international rights professionals through Think Australian’s subscriber base and global distribution...
Canberra Writers Festival announces anniversary events
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Canberra Writers Festival is hosting a series of events this year, celebrating its tenth anniversary in the lead-up to the festival, which runs from 15 to 18 October. These events...
Silvey charged with new offences, alleged collaborator charged
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Author Craig Silvey has been charged with more child exploitation offences, reported the Guardian yesterday. Silvey, who was charged in January with possessing and distributing child exploitation material, has also...
Fitzroy Writers Festival 2026 program announced
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Yarra Libraries has released the program for this year’s Fitzroy Writers Festival, running on 18 April. To be held in inner Melbourne’s Fitzroy Town Hall, sessions are set to cover...
A&U acquires Tasker’s debut novel
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired ANZ rights to Michael Caleb Tasker’s Just Like the Night, in a deal brokered by Ellen Levine at Trident Media Group. The novel follows...
Carnegie Medal 2026 shortlists released
Monday, 16 March 2026
In the UK, the shortlists for this year’s Carnegie Medal for Writing and the Carnegie Medal for Illustration have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: The 2026...
A&U acquires Davis’s “The Modern Dad”
Monday, 16 March 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to the nonfiction title, The Modern Dad, by Aotearoa New Zealand author Louis Davis. The Modern Dad provides advice about how to...
CJZ options Ayliffe’s “Dark Desert Road” for TV
Monday, 16 March 2026
Tim Ayliffe’s first standalone novel, Dark Desert Road (Echo), has been optioned by Australian TV production company CJZ. Dark Desert Road follows police officer Kit McCarthy, who hasn’t seen her twin...
Writing Australia seeks publisher to operate black&write!
Monday, 16 March 2026
Writing Australia is looking for a delivery partner in the publishing sector to operate the black&write! fellowship program. The black&write! program has been managed by the State Library of Queensland...
Text acquires MacFie’s debut novel
Monday, 16 March 2026
Text Publishing has acquired world rights to Stephanie MacFie’s debut novel Once Upon a Breakfast Show. Set in the high-pressure world of breakfast radio, this “funny and wise novel about love and...
Apollo Bay WORDfest 2026 line-up announced
Monday, 16 March 2026
The Apollo Bay WORDfest has released the program for its 2026 festival, to be held in the Victorian coastal town from Friday 24 July to Sunday 26 July. Authors scheduled...
Vale Patricia Clarke
Thursday, 12 March 2026
Writer, historian and former journalist Patricia Clarke has died, aged 99. National Library of Australia Publishing writes: Dr Patricia Clarke OAM FAHA is the author of over a dozen books...
Penguin Literary Prize 2026 shortlist announced
Thursday, 12 March 2026
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has announced the shortlist for the 2026 Penguin Literary Prize. The shortlisted manuscripts are: “An Allergy” by Sunil Badami (Sydney, NSW) – “‘An Allergy’ explores...
Manly Writers’ Festival announces 2026 program
Thursday, 12 March 2026
The Manly Writers’ Festival has released its program, which will run from 19 to 22 March 2026, bringing together almost 90 writers, journalists, historians, thinkers and musicians, while examining “how...
Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki 2026 program announced
Thursday, 12 March 2026
The program for the 2026 Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki, to run from 12 to 17 May, has been announced. This third program by artistic director Lyndsey Fineran features...
Novel Insight Reviewers’ Choice Award winners announced
Thursday, 12 March 2026
Novel Insight has announced the winners of the inaugural Reviewers’ Choice Award for children’s books. The winners in each category are: Junior primary (4 to 8 years old) Ella and...
Stella Prize 2026 longlist announced
Thursday, 12 March 2026
The longlist for the $60,000 Stella Prize for women and non-binary writers has been announced. The longlisted books are: KONTRA (Eunice Andrada, Giramondo) The Rot (Evelyn Araluen, UQP) Memorial Days...
HarperCollins acquires new Rogers novel
Wednesday, 11 March 2026
HarperCollins has acquired ANZ rights to The Clue Keeper, a new novel by Megan Rogers, in a deal brokered by Benython Oldfield at Zeitgeist Agency. The Clue Keeper follows Ginnie...
