New website for Fremantle Press Archive
Thursday, 13 August 2015
Fremantle Press has launched a new website, which includes dedicated sections for schools and book clubs. The site, which is customised for mobile phones, emphasises reader engagement with authors through social...
Elizabeth Jolley Prize 2015 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
Australian Book Review has announced the shortlist for this year’s Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize, worth $8000. The shortlisted stories are: ‘Borges and I’ by Michelle Cahill (Aus); ‘Crest’ by...
Russian publishing house misattributing Western journalists as book authors Archive
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
A Russian publishing house has printed a number of books about Vladimir Putin listing prominent Western journalists as the authors, reports the Guardian. Authors Luke Harding, Edward Lucas and Donald...
Graphic novel publisher Twelve Panels Press to launch this month Archive
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
Twelve Panels Press, a new graphic novel publisher based in Melbourne, will publish its first title in late August.The press was founded by Allen & Unwin publisher Erica Wagner, author...
Stella to launch schools program in NSW Archive
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
The Stella Prize is launching its School Program in NSW on 9 September, with a free event in Sydney for teachers, librarians and students.The event, to be held at the Sydney...
Walker Books announces partnership with Old Barn Books Archive
Tuesday, 11 August 2015
Walker Books has announced a partnership with new UK publisher Old Barn Books, which will include Australian and New Zealand distribution of Old Barn Books’ children’s and gift book titles. Old...
Anger at Holocaust romance novel’s award listings Archive
Tuesday, 11 August 2015
In the US, an influential romance blogger has criticised the Romance Writers of America (RWA) for shortlisting a novel at its annual awards about the relationship between a Nazi officer and...
Stead named NZ Poet Laureate Archive
Tuesday, 11 August 2015
The National Library of New Zealand has named C K Stead as the 2015-17 New Zealand Poet Laureate.Stead, the author of numerous collections of poetry, short stories, novels and literary criticism, will...
LearningField re-signs OUP, CUP, Pearson Archive
Tuesday, 11 August 2015
The Copyright Agency has re-signed Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press and Pearson to its etextbook subscription service LearningField for a further three years.The three publishers join a number of other publishers offering ongoing support...
Ned Kelly 2015 shortlists announced Archive
Monday, 10 August 2015
The Australian Crime Writers Association (ACWA) has announced the shortlists for this year’s Ned Kelly Awards for crime writing.The shortlisted works in each category are:Best novel Sweet One (Peter Docker,...
New magazine to focus on international children’s literature Archive
Monday, 10 August 2015
A new magazine focussing on international children’s literature will launch in 2016, reports Publishers Weekly. The Read Quarterly is co-founded by UK-based children’s book specialists, Sarah Odedina, young readers’ publisher...
Writers Victoria announces winners of its emerging writers prizes, fellowships Archive
Monday, 10 August 2015
Writers Victoria has announced the 2015 winners of its Glenfern Fellowships and Grace Marion Wilson Emerging Writers Competition.Glenfern Fellowships were awarded to Audrey El-Osta for her poetry collection ‘Primavera’; Jacquie Byron...
Not the Booker Prize 2015 shortlist announced Archive
Friday, 7 August 2015
The shortlist has been announced for this year’s Not the Booker Prize, which is run by the Guardian in the UK and voted on by the public. The shortlisted titles,...
Hachette, SA Writers Centre mentorships announced Archive
Friday, 7 August 2015
The first South Australian Hachette Mentoring Program, offered in partnership with the SA Writers Centre, has been jointly awarded to Rose Hartley and Liana Skrzypczak.Hartley and Skrzypczak will work with...
Redgum launches Young Writers’ Award for children Archive
Friday, 7 August 2015
Redgum Book Club has launched a Young Writers’ Award for children aged nine to 13, with the winning books to be published and distributed to bookstores and libraries.The award includes two...
Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2015 shortlist announced Archive
Thursday, 6 August 2015
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2015 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books—the only major international prize that celebrates science-writing for a non-specialist audience—has been announced. The finalists...
Amazon UK releases ebook bestseller charts over past five years Archive
Thursday, 6 August 2015
Amazon UK has announced its top-selling Kindle books over the past five years to mark five years since the Kindle store opened in the UK, reports the Guardian. E L James’...
On tour: Meet the author Jack Andraka Archive
Thursday, 6 August 2015
Young scientist Jack Andraka is the author of Breakthrough (with Matthew Lysiak, Scribe), a memoir about growing up, being bullied and developing an early-detection test for pancreatic, ovarian and lung...
Tasmanian Premier’s Literary Prizes 2015 longlists announced Archive
Thursday, 6 August 2015
The longlists for the Tasmanian Premier’s Literary Prizes have been announced.The biennial awards, previously known as the Tasmanian Literary Prizes, were rebranded in March. A new Young Writer’s Prize was also...
US bookshop offering refunds for ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Archive
Wednesday, 5 August 2015
US independent bookstore Brilliant Books is offering refunds to customers who purchased Go Set a Watchman expecting a ‘nice summer novel’ rather than a ‘first draft’, reports the Guardian. In...
Eye of the Storm festival details announced Archive
Wednesday, 5 August 2015
The dates and some of the participating writers for the biennial Eye of the Storm festival in Alice Springs have been announced.The festival, which is run by the Northern Territory...
Japanese readers spend the most on ebooks Archive
Wednesday, 5 August 2015
Japanese ebook users are spending the highest average amount of money on ebooks, according to a report released by online statistics portal Statista. Japanese ebook users will spend an estimated average of US$104.55(A$141.77) on ebooks in 2015, followed...
HarperCollins Brasil launched Archive
Tuesday, 4 August 2015
HarperCollins and its Brazilian partner Ediouro Group have launched HarperCollins Brasil, a subsidiary that will publish around 350 titles a year, reports Publishers Weekly. The list will include children’s, Christian...
Harlequin UK to move to HarperCollins office, redundancies announced Archive
Tuesday, 4 August 2015
In the UK, Harlequin will move into the HarperCollins office this month, with around 25 roles to go from the shared services team, reports the Bookseller. HarperCollins has confirmed ‘a...
NT Literary Awards 2015 winners announced Archive
Tuesday, 4 August 2015
The Northern Territory Library has announced the winners of the Northern Territory Literary Awards.The 2015 winners are:Short story ($1000) ‘It’s a Privilege to Live in Arrernte Country’ (Jo Dutton) Poetry ($1000)...
Property developer to sponsor NZ Book Awards Archive
Tuesday, 4 August 2015
Auckland-based property developer Ockham Residential has taken over sponsorship of the New Zealand Book Awards.The announcement follows the withdrawal of previous sponsor the New Zealand Post Group last year, with a...
RiP Kat Muscat Archive
Tuesday, 4 August 2015
Kat Muscat, a Melbourne writer and former editor of the magazine Voiceworks, has died, aged 25.Adolfo Aranjuez, who was deputy editor of Voiceworks during Muscat’s editorship, writes:‘I first met Kat...
Penguin offers free extracts for London Underground passengers Archive
Monday, 3 August 2015
Penguin is offering London Underground passengers free extracts of new books and author interviews during August as part of the publisher’s 80th birthday celebrations, reports marketing news website the Drum....
‘SRB’ announces new editor Archive
Monday, 3 August 2015
The Sydney Review of Books (SRB) has appointed Catriona Menzies-Pike as its new editor.Menzies-Pike is a former arts editor for the Conversation and managing editor of New Matilda. She has...
‘The Big Issue’ announces 2015 fiction edition line-up Archive
Monday, 3 August 2015
The Big Issue has announced the writers who will feature in its 11th annual fiction edition.The edition will feature stories from four commissioned writers: UK author S J Watson and...
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