Wright, Tiffany 2024 Melbourne Prize winners
Thursday, 14 November 2024
Alexis Wright has won the $60,000 Melbourne Prize for Literature, and Carrie Tiffany has won the $10,000 Writers Prize. A member of the Waanyi Nation of the Southern Highlands of...
Storylines Notable Book Award 2024 winners
Thursday, 14 November 2024
Storylines Children’s Literature Trust Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa has announced the 2024 Storylines Notable Book Award winners. This year’s winners are: Te Reo Māori A Ariā me te...
Saleh and Treloar joint winers of 2024 Barbara Jefferis Award
Thursday, 14 November 2024
Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced joint winners for the 2024 Barbara Jefferis Award: Sara M Saleh for Songs for the Dead and the Living (Affirm) and Lucy Treloar...
Submit your Christmas closing dates
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
To be included in Books+Publishing’s annual list of publishers’ and distributors’ trade closing dates for the holiday period, please complete our Christmas closing dates survey by noon on Tuesday 26...
Staff changes at Hardie Grant, Scribe; Booktopia Group traded while insolvent; Oliver children’s book withdrawn from sale
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Hardie Grant Publishing group managing director Julie Pinkham is leaving her role at the end of 2024, moving to a non-executive advisory position with the company, with the company subsequently...
Harvey wins 2024 Booker Prize for ‘Orbital’
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
In the UK, Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize, worth £50,000 (A$97,635), for Orbital (Vintage). Orbital takes place over a single day in the life of six astronauts...
Graphic designer, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Lake Press Lake Press publishes books that entertain and educate, specialising in innovative illustrated books for children. An exciting job opportunity has arisen in our Hawthorn office for a highly...
Marketing & graphic design officer, Brisbane
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
UQP UQP is seeking a marketing and graphic design officer to join their team for a parental leave cover contract commencing in late January 2025. In this role, you will...
The Distribution and Logistics Company (TDLC) peak season ordering cut-offs
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
As we enter into the Christmas peak period, to ensure you have your stock delivered before Christmas, please note the last day for ordering to receive stock by Christmas Eve*...
Macros 101 for PC users: Boost your productivity
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Join Jennifer Yankopolus (Macro of the Month) and Paul Beverley (the Macro King) for this game-changing workshop from the Institute of Professional Editors. Get immediate improvements to editing speed, confidence...
True Tracks: First Nations copyright and IP for editors
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Join the Institute of Professional Editors for a custom online workshop run by Terri Janke & Company. Learn how to work respectfully with Indigenous knowledge and knowledge holders through the...
Publicist, Sydney
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Hachette Australia Hachette Australia has an exciting opportunity to join our high-performing and collaborative publicity department as a publicist. This is a permanent full-time position based in our Sydney CBD...
Publisher, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Smith Street Books Smith Street Books is seeking an experienced book publisher or commissioning editor to join our creative team. The successful candidate will publish across a range of illustrated...
Change for Ford Street Publishing
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Publisher: Ford Street Publishing ISBN prefix: 978-1-925804 Old distributor: Alliance Distribution Services New distributor: Daintree Changeover date: 1 January 2025 Returns cut-off: 31 March 2025 Contact URL: info@daintreebooks.com.au
Bookseller/retail assistant, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Ramona Books Ramona is a new neighbourhood bookshop opening in Westgarth Village, Northcote, this December. We’re looking for someone with bookselling experience to join the team on a casual basis...
Production manager, Sydney
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Hachette Australia Hachette Australia has an exciting opportunity to join our successful production team as a production manager. This is a permanent, full-time position based in our Sydney CBD office....
Senior publicist, Sydney
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster Australia is looking for an experienced senior publicist to join the team. Reporting to a senior member of the publicity team, the selected candidate...
NewSouth Books to distribute British Library Publishing
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
NewSouth Books is delighted to announce that it has signed a distribution agreement with British Library Publishing, making their valuable list available again in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand from...
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Wednesday, 13 November 2024
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EWF announces inaugural Speculate Prize for Emerging Writers
Tuesday, 12 November 2024
The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) has announced the inaugural Speculate Prize for Emerging Writers, in partnership with RMIT University. Open to Australian emerging writers studying at TAFE or university who...
Wong receives Burr/Tatham Trust Award
Tuesday, 12 November 2024
Alison Wong is the recipient of the NZ$35,000 Burr/Tatham Trust Award, which is one of eight 2024 Laureate Awards presented by the Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi to ‘celebrate and...
Oliver children’s book withdrawn from sale
Monday, 11 November 2024
Penguin Random House (PRH) UK has withdrawn Jamie Oliver’s children’s book Billy and the Epic Escape from sale in all countries where it holds rights, including Australia and the UK,...
Smith wins 2024 Nakata Brophy Prize
Monday, 11 November 2024
Overland has announced that Yasmin Smith is the winner the 2024 Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers. Smith receives a $5000 cash prize, as well as an optional writing...
2025 MIRROR Mentorship recipients announced
Monday, 11 November 2024
Think+DO Tank Foundation and Scribble Books have announced the winners of the 2025 MIRROR Mentorship program for emerging bilingual writers and illustrators in children’s literature. The winners are: Leila Frijat...
Cusk wins Goldsmiths Prize for ‘Parade’
Thursday, 7 November 2024
In the UK, Rachel Cusk has won the £10,000 (A$19,605) Goldsmiths Prize for Parade (Faber), a novel that ‘offers an enigmatic and thought-provoking meditation on art, gender and the complexities...
Stewart wins 2024 Bragg Prize
Thursday, 7 November 2024
Cameron Stewart has won the 2024 UNSW Press Bragg Prize for Science Writing for the essay ‘Heroes of Zero’. ‘Heroes of Zero’ introduces readers to research by Michelle Haber and...
State Library of NSW 2024 fellowships announced
Wednesday, 6 November 2024
The State Library of NSW (SLNSW) has announced the recipients of its 2024 research fellowships, worth a total of $186,000 across eight categories, on the 50th anniversary of its research...
S&S-owned publisher plans ‘limited experiment’ using AI for English translations
Wednesday, 6 November 2024
In the Netherlands, the country’s largest book publisher—Veen Bosch & Keuning (VBK), which was acquired by Simon & Schuster earlier this year—has confirmed it plans to use artificial intelligence (AI)...
Heifetz, Gilliatt, McGuire, Slater form a4 Literary; Booktopia administrators call second creditor meeting; Walkley Book Award shortlist announced
Wednesday, 6 November 2024
Grace Heifetz, Tom Gilliatt, Michaela McGuire and Rebecca Slater have announced the creation of new literary agency a4 Literary. This follows news of the upcoming dissolution of Left Bank Literary,...
Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund recipients announced
Wednesday, 6 November 2024
Writers Victoria has announced the recipients for the 12th round of the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund. The eight recipients—who share in funding of $50,795—are: Poet, producer, editor and weaver...
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