Text Prize 2023 shortlist announced
Monday, 5 June 2023
The shortlist for the Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing, worth $10,000, has been announced. The shortlisted manuscripts are: 'Upswell' by Beth Amos (YA), about a 17-year-old surfer...
Aurealis Awards 2022 winners announced
Monday, 5 June 2023
The winners of the Aurealis Awards, presented for science fiction, fantasy and horror writing published in 2022 in Australia, have been announced. Among the winning categories are: Best Fantasy Novel...
Neilma Sidney Travel Fund recipients announced
Monday, 5 June 2023
Writers Victoria has announced the ninth round of recipients for the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund. The successful recipients, who share in a total of $58,675, are: Aimee Chan (NSW),...
US audiobook market grows 10%
Friday, 2 June 2023
In the US, audiobook revenue grew 10% in 2022 to US$1.8 billion (A$2.7b) in total sales, according to a survey of 28 Audio Publishers Association members (APA), reports Publishers Weekly....
NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults finalists announced
Thursday, 1 June 2023
The finalists for the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced. The shortlists in each category are: Picture book Duck Goes Meow (Juliette MacIver,...
Record year of sales for Bloomsbury
Thursday, 1 June 2023
In the UK, Bloomsbury has reported another record performance in the year to end of February 2023, with sales up 15% and profit up 16%, reports the Bookseller. Sales for...
NewSouth acquires ‘Shirley Hazzard and Elizabeth Harrower: The letters’
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
NewSouth Publishing has acquired world rights to Shirley Hazzard and Elizabeth Harrower: The letters, edited by Brigitta Olubas and Susan Wyndham. The publisher describes the book as ‘a major contribution to the literary...
ABIA, ABDA winners announced; Kinokuniya awaits ‘Gender Queer’ classification outcome; black&write! 2023 fellowships
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
The winners of the 2023 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) have been announced, with RecipeTin Eats: Dinner (Nagi Maehashi, Macmillan) winning book of the year. The Australian Book Designers Association...
Shortlists announced for James Tait Black prizes
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
In the UK, the shortlists for the James Tait Black prizes have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Bitter Orange Tree (Jokha Alharthi, trans by Marilyn...
The Crying Room
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
The Crying Room movingly explores family boundaries and stories, finding original ways to express the contradictory experience of belonging to a family, and being an individual at the same time....
Editor/senior editor, Brisbane
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
University of Queensland Press UQP is seeking an experienced book editor to edit and project manage titles across our literary non-fiction, fiction, children’s and YA trade list, including custom and...
Executive assistant, Brisbane
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
UQP We are seeking a motivated, organised and experienced Executive Assistant to provide a high level of executive assistance and administrative support to the Director, University of Queensland Press (UQP),...
Hansard editor, Canberra
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Department of Parliamentary Services Hansard editors sought Several ongoing full-time positions available Parliament House—Canberra Are you interested in working for your nation’s parliament—the seat of democracy in Australia? Please click...
Account Manager GALE (QLD NT & NZ), Brisbane
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Cengage Learning Pty Ltd Gale is a world leading provider of research resources including digital archives, databases, and eBooks. We deliver quality resources to University, National, State and Public Libraries...
Senior commissioning editor, Melbourne
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Monash University Job No.: 651846 Location: Clayton campus Employment Type: Part-time, fraction (0.8) Duration: Continuing appointment Remuneration: Pro-rata of $112,694 - $124,394 pa HEW Level 08 (plus 17% employer superannuation)...
Editor, Melbourne
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Lake Press Lake Press publishes books that entertain and educate, specialising in illustrated books for children. An exciting job opportunity has arisen in our Hawthorn office for a highly creative,...
Early to mid-career editor, Sydney
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Hachette Australia Looking to step back into publishing after some time away? Keen for a flexible role that includes the option of at-home working two days a week? Or are...
Sales and distribution manager, Brisbane
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
UQP This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Sales and Distribution Manager to join University of Queensland Press (UQP). You will provide sales and distribution leadership for all of...
Bookshop for sale: The Junction Bookstore, Noosa Heads
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Owner Alison Arnold & family are heading back to their hometown of Melbourne and selling their store on Sunshine Beach Road, Noosa Heads. They are the third chapter of bookstore...
Celebrate your staff with Rising Star nominations
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Nominations are now open for the Australian Publishing Industry’s Rising Star award. Previously presented at the Australian Book Industry Awards, this year’s Rising Star will be announced in conjunction with...
Sales account manager, Brisbane
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Walker Books Walker Books – Brisbane, regional QLD Account Manager Location: Brisbane Walker Books Australia has brought the best children’s books to Australian children for 30 years. We are looking...
ALS Gold Medal 2023 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 30 May 2023
The shortlist for the 2023 Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold Medal has been announced. The shortlisted works are: We Come With This Place (Debra Dank, Echo) Limberlost (Robbie Arnott, Text) Iris (Fiona...
black&write! fellowships 2023 recipients announced
Tuesday, 30 May 2023
The 2023 black&write! fellowships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers have been awarded to Dakota Feirer and Jacob K Gallagher. Each fellowship is worth $10,000 and includes editorial development...
ABDA announces 2023 award winners, new paid internship
Monday, 29 May 2023
The winners of the 2023 Australian Book Design Awards, presented by the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), have been announced. ABDA has also announced the establishment of the 'Baseline' Book...
Abdu awarded Dal Stivens award, Hardcastle awarded Kathleen Mitchell award
Monday, 29 May 2023
Jumaana Abdu has been awarded the $15,000 Dal Stivens Literary Award, presented biennially to an author aged 30 or under for the best literary short story or essay, for her...
Alabanza, Jawando win 2023 Jhalak Prizes
Monday, 29 May 2023
In the UK, the winners of the 2022 Jhalak prizes, which recognise ‘authors who feel that their work is often marginalised unless it fulfils a romantic fetishisation of their cultural...
Ismail, Stewart awarded $50k Marten Bequest scholarship
Monday, 29 May 2023
Rafeif Ismail and Emily Stewart are among the seven recipients of the 2023 Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarships, each worth $50,000. Ismail, who received the prose scholarship, is an emerging award-winning...
Kinokuniya awaits ‘Gender Queer’ classification appeal
Friday, 26 May 2023
Sydney bookshop Kinokuniya has paid for the Australian Classification Board to determine the classification of the graphic novel Gender Queer: A memoir (Maia Kobabe, Oni Press) after a complaint about...
Allum wins 2023 Fogarty Literary Award for ‘The Skeleton House’
Friday, 26 May 2023
Katherine Allum has won the 2023 Fogarty Literary Award for her novel The Skeleton House. Allum receives a $20,000 cash prize from the Fogarty Foundation and a publishing contract with...
German author Oskamp wins Dublin Literary Award
Friday, 26 May 2023
German author Katja Oskamp has won the 2023 Dublin Literary Award for Marzahn, Mon Amour (trans by Jo Heinrich, Peirene Press), reports the Bookseller. Oskamp receives €75,000 (A$123,700) and Heinrich, as...
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