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QWC Varuna fellowship 2024 recipients announced

Monday, 29 July 2024
The Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) has announced the recipients of its two 2024 residential fellowships to be held at Varuna, the National Writers’ House. Recipients of the 2024 fellowships are...

Lennon wins 2024 Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize

Monday, 29 July 2024
In the UK, Ferdia Lennon has won the £5000 (A$9816) Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize for Glorious Exploits (Fig Tree), reports the Bookseller. Chosen from a shortlist of six, the winning...

Davitt Awards 2024 shortlists announced

Thursday, 25 July 2024
Sisters in Crime has announced the shortlists for the 2024 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Adult novels The...

Bowie, Burland and Byfield appointed to ILF board

Thursday, 25 July 2024
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has announced the appointment of Jillian Bowie, Julie Burland and Helene Byfield to the ILF board. Bowie is a Samsep and Zagareb woman from the...

PANZ Book Design Awards 2024 finalists announced

Wednesday, 24 July 2024
The finalists in the 2024 New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu Publishers Association (PANZ) Book Design Awards have been announced. The finalists in each category are: Best illustrated book The...

Editorial assistant, Sydney

Wednesday, 24 July 2024
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...

Editor/senior editor, Sydney

Wednesday, 24 July 2024
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 editor/senior editor. The role...

Production manager (domestic & international), Melbourne

Wednesday, 24 July 2024
Hinkler Hinkler is Australia’s largest independent book, stationery, and craft publisher, selling over 40 million units a year worldwide. We are looking to appoint a production manager to play a...

Don’t miss Independent Publishing’s July newsletter

Wednesday, 24 July 2024
Delivered 2pm, 25 July, to your inbox! Independent Publishing is an online resource and a free monthly newsletter publication filled with news and tips for independent publishers, independent authors, hybrid...

Griffith Review 2024 Emerging Voices winners announced

Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Griffith Review has announced the five winners of its 2024 Emerging Voices competition: Lily Holloway, Sarah Kanake, Myles McGuire, Kobi Simpson and Emily Tsokos Purtill. Holloway is a powerlifting enthusiast...

Scholastic reports 7% drop in revenue

Monday, 22 July 2024
Scholastic has reported a 7% decrease in revenue for the year ending 31 May 2024, reports Publishers Weekly. For the full year, revenue dropped to US$1.6 billion (A$2.4b), from $US...

Corpus in Extremis: A Memoir

Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Bestselling author Loretta Smith shares the details of her own fascinating and incredible life; a life in which she has had to negotiate the pain, physical restrictions, and medical interventions...

Change for Vision Australia

Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Publisher: Vision Australia New distributor: Simon & Schuster Australia Changeover date: 1 August 2024

Change for Authors Equity

Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Publisher: Authors Equity New distributor: Simon & Schuster Australia Changeover date: 1 September 2024

Boutique press for sale

Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Opportunity to own a boutique press. Red Paper Kite (Perth, WA) is a small, independent press, built on close collaborations, timeless stories, exquisite illustrations, and quality production. At the core...

Text announces new Helen Garner nonfiction in November

Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Helen Garner’s exuberant and unexpected new work follows a season of training and matches for her youngest grandson’s under-16s footy team. The Season is a celebration of family, of the...

Have you tried a Books+Publishing Title Showcase?

Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Limited on budget? Advertise new titles to the book industry with a Books+Publishing Title Showcase. For as little as $275 (cover image included), advertising includes permanent display on B+P’s website,...

Independent Alliance records best-ever first half

Tuesday, 16 July 2024
In the UK, the Independent Alliance (IA) sales collective has, for the first time, placed above one of the ‘big four’ publishers for sales for the year to date, reports...

Buchanan wins 2024 Michael Gifkins Prize

Monday, 15 July 2024
Author Jeffrey Buchanan is the winner of the 2024 Michael Gifkins Prize for an unpublished manuscript by an Aotearoa New Zealand writer. Chosen from a shortlist of four, Buchanan wins...

UK market down in 2024 without ‘Spare’

Monday, 15 July 2024
In the UK, book sales are down 1% on the first half of 2023, according to Nielsen BookScan Total Consumer Market data, a drop that can be attributed to the...

RBmedia to acquire Dreamscape Media

Thursday, 11 July 2024
In the US, audiobook publisher RBmedia has agreed to acquire independent audiobook publisher Dreamscape Media, reports Publishers Weekly (PW). In a statement, RBmedia CEO Michael Paull said Dreamscape would become...