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Vale Kate Callingham

Wednesday, 1 May 2024
Arts worker Kate Callingham died in an accident on Saturday 27 April, aged 39. Among various roles, Callingham was a steering committee member for the Blak & Bright festival, a...

Writers boycott SLV, Grenville shortlisted for Women’s Prize, Hardie Grant moves NZ distribution to TDLC

Wednesday, 1 May 2024
Hardie Grant has announced that its distribution in Aotearoa New Zealand will move to The Distribution and Logistics Company (TDLC), along with the previously announced move for distribution in Australia,...

Byron Writers Festival announces first guests for 2024

Wednesday, 1 May 2024
Byron Writers Festival has made its first announcement of guests due to speak at its 2024 festival, which will run from 9 to 11 August on Bundjalung land at the...

Open Book 2024 interns announced

Wednesday, 1 May 2024
The successful interns for the 2024 Open Book: Australian Publishing Internship have been announced. Chosen from over 320 applications, the 2024 interns are Olivia Garcia, Tayla Goodman and Nashin Mahee....

All the Colours of the Dark

Wednesday, 1 May 2024
A missing person's mystery, a serial killer thriller, and an epic love story—each with a unique twist... Late one summer, the town of Monta Clare is shattered by the abduction...

Marketing executive, Melbourne

Wednesday, 1 May 2024
Scribe Publications We’re one of Australia’s key independent publishers, and we’re looking for a highly motivated marketing executive. This role is primarily to drive brand and title awareness for Scribe...

Change for Zophorus Books

Wednesday, 1 May 2024
Publisher: Zophorus Books ISBN prefix: 978-0-9557880 New distributor: XL Express Changeover date: 1 January 2024 Contact URL: www.eurospan.co.uk

Operations officer, Melbourne

Wednesday, 1 May 2024
Australian Business Book Awards Seeking a proactive individual for the ABBA Operations Officer role at the Australian Business Book Awards. This casual position, from July to November/December annually, offers flexibility...

Kate Grenville’s Restless Dolly Maunder is shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction

Wednesday, 1 May 2024
Text Publishing congratulates Kate Grenville on Restless Dolly Maunder’s shortlisting for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024. Grenville is the first Australian to be shortlisted twice for this award. She...

Commissioning editor, hybrid (Melbourne, Brisbane) or remote

Wednesday, 1 May 2024
Wiley Do you harness a curiosity for personal growth by actively consuming news, podcasts, social media, and other sources to seek trailblazing voices and identify emerging trends? Wiley’s mission is...

Publishing director, Sydney

Wednesday, 1 May 2024
Hachette Australia About the role Hachette Australia is seeking a passionate and experienced Publishing Director to head our Australian and New Zealand publishing divisions. This is a wonderful opportunity for...

Entries closing soon for the Danger Awards 2024

Wednesday, 1 May 2024
BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival 2024 Danger Awards are closing 5 pm May 13. Categories include: best crime fiction, best crime fiction debut, crime non-fiction, and for the second time,...

Melbourne Prize for Literature 2024 & Awards—entries open

Wednesday, 1 May 2024
To enter and for further information, please visit www.melbourneprize.org. Open to Victorian residents only and published authors. Categories: Melbourne Prize for Literature 2024—$60,000 The Writers Prize 2024—$10,000 Falls Creek Writers...

Affirm acquires Hodge’s ‘Top Knocks’

Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Affirm Press has acquired ANZ rights to Australian cricketer and commentator Brad Hodge’s nonfiction book Top Knocks, via TLA. The publisher said that Top Knocks will count down 20 of...

Ondaatje Prize 2024 shortlist announced

Tuesday, 30 April 2024
In the UK, the Royal Society of Literature has announced the shortlist for this year’s £10,000 (A$19,133) Ondaatje Prize, reports Publishing Perspectives. The shortlisted titles are: Falling Animals (Sheila Armstrong,...

Grenville shortlisted for 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction

Monday, 29 April 2024
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction has been announced. Local author Kate Grenville has been shortlisted for Restless Dolly Maunder (Text). The shortlisted titles are: The Wren,...

Writers boycott SLV over workshop cancellations

Monday, 29 April 2024
Writers Michelle de Kretser, Tony Birch and Grace Yee are refusing to work with State Library Victoria (SLV) over its decision to cancel the library’s Teen Bootcamp workshops, reports the...

Wheeler Centre 2024 Hot Desk Fellows announced

Monday, 29 April 2024
The Wheeler Centre has announced the 22 emerging writers who will receive Hot Desk Fellowships in 2024. This is the 12th year of the fellowship program, which the Wheeler Centre...

‘Enter Ghost’ wins Aspen Words Literary Prize

Monday, 29 April 2024
Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad (Jonathan Cape) has won the 2024 Aspen Words Literary Prize. Worth US$35,000 (A$53,540), the Aspen prize recognises ‘an influential work of fiction that illuminates a...

T&H celebrates 75-year anniversary

Wednesday, 24 April 2024
Thames & Hudson (T&H) is celebrating its 75-year anniversary this year with a series of trade promotions and events. Walter and Eva Neurath founded T&H in 1949 with the ambition...

New literary journal, student press; Age Book of the Year shortlists; Michael Gifkins Prize longlist

Wednesday, 24 April 2024
In this week's news are two new ventures: new independent publishing house Vitagraph Publishing has launched Written Off, a new literary journal dedicated to Australian literature; and student-run Elephant Page...

Vale June Factor

Wednesday, 24 April 2024
Folklorist, social historian and author June Factor has died, aged 87. Factor was the compiler of a list of 1980s children’s schoolyard rhyming books published by Brolly Books, including Far...

No newsletter on Thursday

Wednesday, 24 April 2024
Due to the Anzac Day public holiday, the Books+Publishing newsletter will not be published on Thursday, 25 April.

PEN America cancels 2024 Literary Awards ceremony

Wednesday, 24 April 2024
In the US, PEN America has cancelled its 2024 Literary Awards ceremony, which was to be held on 29 April, reports Publishers Weekly. It comes after 28 authors withdrew books...

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Wednesday, 24 April 2024
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