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Professional development and events manager, Sydney

Wednesday, 6 March 2024
Australian Society of Authors The ASA is seeking a Professional Development and Events Manager to develop a diverse program of bold and engaging online presentations and workshops that will educate,...

National accounts coordinator: DDS, Sydney

Wednesday, 6 March 2024
Hachette Australia Hachette Australia has an exciting opportunity to join our sales team in the role of National Accounts Coordinator: DDS. This is a permanent full-time position based in our...

Change for Welbeck Publishing Group

Wednesday, 6 March 2024
Publisher: Welbeck Publishing Group Old distributor: Allen & Unwin (UBD) New distributor: Hachette (ADS) Changeover date: 1 April 2024 Returns cut-off: 30 April 2024

Gender pay gaps revealed for large Australian booksellers

Tuesday, 5 March 2024
Many larger Australian booksellers’ gender pay gaps are now viewable through the Australian Government’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) data explorer, which was made available last week. As reported by...

Stella Prize 2024 longlist announced

Monday, 4 March 2024
The longlist for the $60,000 Stella Prize for women and non-binary writers has been announced. The longlisted books are: Praiseworthy (Alexis Wright, Giramondo) She Is the Earth (Ali Cobby Eckermann,...

Spotify adds audiobook-only subscription offer

Monday, 4 March 2024
Music streaming platform Spotify has announced a new subscription category ‘for literary enthusiasts who are looking for more audiobook-specific content’. The new audiobooks access tier, available only in the US...

Kat Muscat Fellowship 2024 shortlist announced

Thursday, 29 February 2024
Express Media and the Kat Muscat Fellowship Committee have announced the shortlist for the 2024 Kat Muscat Fellowship, which offers support and development to a young Australian writer and/or editor...

MWF announces Cunningham, Murray and Jamison as first guests

A compilation of three author photographs showing Paul Murray, Leslie Jamison and Michael Cunningham Thursday, 29 February 2024
Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) has announced the first guests for the 2024 event, which will take place from 6 to 12 May. Pulitzer Prize–winner Michael Cunningham, Booker-nominee Paul Murray and New York Times bestselling...

Lagardère global publishing revenue up 2.2%

Thursday, 29 February 2024
Lagardère, the parent company of Hachette, has reported its publishing revenue for 2023 came in at €2.8 billion (A$4.7b) for 2023, up 2.2% on 2022 as reported and up 1.9%...

Bri Lee recommends

Cover of Stoneyard Devotional Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood! She’s the G.O.A.T. Huge fan. How she does so much in so few pages always astounds me. A master at work, for sure. 

Vale Marion Halligan

Black and white photograph of Marion Halligan Wednesday, 28 February 2024
The award-winning novelist, essayist, and short story writer Marion Halligan died in Canberra on 19 February, aged 83. Halligan was the author of 11 novels, five short story collections, and...

The Dark Man, By Referral and Less Pleasant Tales

Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Step into the world of the Dark Man. Please have your referral ready... In this collection of dark fiction by award-nominated author Chuck McKenzie, you'll find tales of zombies, kaiju,...

Change for Griffin Publishers

Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Publisher: Griffin Publishers ISBN prefix: 979-12-81437; 978-88-97162; 978-88-86891; 978-88-97438 New distributor: Eurospan Changeover date: 1 March 2024 Contact URL: www.eurospan.co.uk

Publicity assistant, Melbourne

Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Black Inc. & Quarterly Essay Black Inc. is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Publicity Assistant. Responsibilities include: Supporting the department with general admin...

Key account manager (parental leave cover), Sydney

Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Hardie Grant Publishing Hardie Grant Publishing (HGP) has a reputation for originality and innovation. Our books are conversation-starting, creative, intelligent, and commercial, and we pride ourselves on our diverse list...

Product manager, Sydney

Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin, Australia’s largest independent book publisher, is looking for a motivated, proactive and experienced Product Manager to join our International Agencies team. Reporting to the...

Digital content lead, Melbourne

Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Readings Readings is looking for a Digital Content Lead to work 5 days a week (38 hours), on a permanent full-time basis. This is a hybrid role with a minimum...

CBCA 2024 Notable Books announced

Tuesday, 27 February 2024
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced its list of Notable Books for 2024. The list acts as the longlist for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards....

Brooks wins 2023 Judith Wright Poetry Prize

A portrait of Andrew Brooks Monday, 26 February 2024
Overland has announced that Andrew Brooks is the winner of the 2023 Judith Wright Poetry prize, for his poem ‘Celestial Tree’. Brooks is a lecturer in media and culture, living...

Zhang wins 2023 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize

A photograph of Annie Zhang Monday, 26 February 2024
Overland has announced that Annie Zhang is the winner of the 2023 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize, for her story ‘Who Rattles the Night?’. Zhang is a writer and editor...

Smith wins 2024 Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize

Thursday, 22 February 2024
Yasmin Smith has won Island magazine’s 2024 Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize for the poem ‘The Burial Feathers’. Smith’s poem was chosen from about 500 entries. The two runners-up were Emilie...

UK indies struggling to find distribution post-Grantham

Wednesday, 21 February 2024
In the UK, independent publishers are finding distribution ‘particularly challenging’ following last year’s announcement that Grantham Book Services (GBS) will close in 2025, reported the Bookseller. ‘The reality is that...