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Dymocks, Age, Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times essay prize inaugural winners announced

Thursday, 30 November 2023
The inaugural winners of a new essay prize for young writers, supported by Dymocks, have been announced by the Age, Brisbane Times and Sydney Morning Herald. The winners of the Age...

Inaugural SA Literary Fellowships announced

Thursday, 30 November 2023
Writers SA and the State Library of South Australia have announced the recipients of the inaugural SA Literary Fellowships program, which was established to support professional writers living in South...

Bitto wins Blake-Beckett Trust Scholarship

Thursday, 30 November 2023
Emily Bitto has won the 2023 $35,000 Blake-Beckett Trust Scholarship, and Kate Mildenhall has been named runner-up, receiving $15,000. Bitto won for her manuscript ‘Reasons to Leave’, ‘a multi-protagonist novel...

MacInnes wins 2023 Blackwell’s Book of the Year

Wednesday, 29 November 2023
In the UK, In Ascension (Martin MacInnes, Atlantic) has been chosen by booksellers as Blackwell’s Book of the Year 2023, reports the Bookseller. The science fiction book, which was longlisted for...

Sharlene Allsopp recommends

Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Burn by Melanie Saward. My favourite writers grip my heart with the reality of grief and loss, but leave me with hope and beauty at the same time. When I...

Clan Destine Press to distribute Vanda Symon in Australia

Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Clan Destine Press is now the Australian distributor of the Sam Shephard series (Orenda Books UK) by Kiwi crime writer, Vanda Symon. Five titles available now are: Overkill, The Ringmaster,...

Bloomsbury Australia congratulates Paul Lynch, winner of the 2023 Booker Prize

Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Bloomsbury Australia is delighted to congratulate Paul Lynch and Oneworld Publications on winning the 2023 Booker Prize for Prophet Song. Reprinted stock of Prophet Song (9780861546862) will be available from...

Zilla & Brook Publicity secures major coverage for Little Bont’s Brave Play

Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Boutique arts and culture publicists, Zilla & Brook entered the world of book publicity recently in several exciting ways. Firstly, senior publicist Sallie Butler joined the team. A seasoned arts...

Change for Icon

Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Publisher: Icon Old distributor: Allen & Unwin New distributor: Peribo Changeover date: 1 January 2024 Returns cut-off: 29 February 2024

Submissions open: The Age Book of the Year Awards

Wednesday, 29 November 2023
The Age Book of the Year Awards are open for entries. The award categories are fiction and nonfiction, and books must be published between 1 March 2023 and 31 December...

Change for Manohar Books

Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Publisher: Manohar Books ISBN prefix: 978-93-5098 978-81-19953 978-81-19139 978-81-96206 978-81-96054 978-93-94262 978-93-91928 978-93-90729 978-81-94991 Old distributor: None New distributor: Eurospan Changeover date: 1 January 2024 Contact URL: www.eurospan.co.uk

Change for Workman Publishing

Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Publisher: Workman Publishing Old distributor: Harper Entertainment Distribution Services New distributor: Alliance Distribution Services (ADS) Changeover date: 1 February 2024 Returns cut-off: 31 March 2024 Contact URL: www.hachette.com.au

Change for Barrington Stoke

Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Publisher: Barrington Stoke Old distributor: Allen & Unwin New distributor: HarperCollins Changeover date: 1 January 2024 Returns cut-off: 29 February 2024

Arnott wins 2023 Voss Literary Prize

Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Robbie Arnott has won the 2023 Voss Literary Prize for his novel Limberlost (Text). Arnott’s third novel, Limberlost is a coming-of-age story that centres on Ned, who experiences a formative summer...

Arts NT & Varuna Fellowships 2024 recipients announced

Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Varuna, the National Writers’ House has announced nine recipients of the 2024 Arts NT and Varuna Fellowships, with three fellowships taking place in-house at Varuna and six virtual residencies, all...

Rzechowicz wins first prize in 2023 Scarlet Stiletto Awards

Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Sisters in Crime Australia announced the winners of the 2023 Scarlet Stiletto Awards in a 30th anniversary event in South Melbourne on Saturday night. Canberra author Romany Rzechowicz won the...

Armfield, Ransom win 2023 Polari Prizes

Tuesday, 28 November 2023
In the UK, Julia Armfield and Jon Ransom have won the 2023 Polari Prizes for work that explores LGBTQ+ experience, reports the Bookseller. Armfield won the £2000 (A$3823) Polari Prize,...

New Collins store in Port Macquarie

Monday, 27 November 2023
A new Collins Booksellers store has opened in Port Macquarie, on the north coast of New South Wales. Located at 64 Clarence Street, the store is the 26th franchise store...

MacDonald wins $50,000 Best Australian Yarn

Monday, 27 November 2023
Jacqueline MacDonald has won first prize, worth $50,000, in the national short story competition, The Best Australian Yarn. MacDonald, from the Tasmanian seaside town of Penguin, won the award for...

‘Against Disappearance’ wins SPN 2023 Book of the Year

Monday, 27 November 2023
The Small Press Network (SPN) 2023 Book of the Year (BOTY) has been awarded to Against Disappearance: Essays on memory, edited by Leah Jing Mcintosh and Adolfo Aranjuez, and published...

Lynch wins 2023 Booker Prize for ‘Prophet Song’, Aus reprint available from Friday

Monday, 27 November 2023
In the UK, Paul Lynch has won the 2023 Booker Prize, worth £50,000 (A$95,670), for Prophet Song (Oneworld). Prophet Song follows scientist and mother-of-four Eilish Stack as she tries to protect...

Fourth Wing wins 2023 Dymocks Book of the Year

Friday, 24 November 2023
Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros, Hachette Australia) has been named Dymocks 2023 Book of the Year, and Come Together: Things every Aussie kid should know about the First Peoples (Isaiah Firebrace,...

The Palestine Laboratory wins 2023 Walkley Book Award

Friday, 24 November 2023
Antony Loewenstein has won the 2023 Walkley Book Award for The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel exports the technology of occupation around the world (Antony Loewenstein, Scribe). Loewenstein's book beat shortlisted works Ghosts of...