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ACT Notable Book Awards 2023 shortlists

Monday, 19 June 2023
The shortlist for the ACT Notable Book Awards, which highlight and celebrate the excellence and talent of writers in and around the ACT region, have been announced. The shortlisted works...

BookPeople 2023 Book of the Year winners announced

Monday, 19 June 2023
BookPeople has announced the winners of the 2023 Book of the Year Awards, formerly the Booksellers Choice awards, and the Bookseller of the Year awards. The winning titles and booksellers...

HarperCollins, private equity firm KKR among bidders for S&S

Monday, 19 June 2023
HarperCollins and private equity firm KKR are among the bidders for Simon & Schuster (S&S), which owner Paramount Global is putting up for sale after the US government blocked Penguin...

Iltners wins 2023 Dorothy Hewett Award

Monday, 19 June 2023
Kirsty Iltners has won the 2023 Dorothy Hewett Award for an Unpublished Manuscript for her entry Depth of Field. Iltners, a writer and freelance photographer living in Brisbane, receives a...

Menzies-Pike wins Pascall Prize, Hughes plagiarism coverage wins journalism award

Friday, 16 June 2023
Sydney Review of Books (SRB) outgoing editor Catriona Menzies-Pike has won the 2023 Pascall Prize for Arts Criticism for two SRB book reviews, 'Critic Swallows Book' on Trent Dalton's Boy...

‘Immaculate’ wins 2023 Vogel

Friday, 16 June 2023
Immaculate by Meanjin/Brisbane-based actor and writer Anna McGahan has won this year's $20,000 Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award, for an unpublished manuscript by an author under the age of 35. Described by...

US children’s literature diversity on the rise

Friday, 16 June 2023
In the US, 40% of 2022 children’s book released had a Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) author, illustrator or compiler, a new report has found, reports Publishers Weekly. The...

Penguin Literary Prize 2023 winner announced

Thursday, 15 June 2023
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has announced Jade and Emerald by Michelle See-Tho as the winner of the 2023 Penguin Literary Prize. Jade and Emerald is the story of a...

Inaugural First Nations fellowship in Cambridge open to applications

Thursday, 15 June 2023
A new fellowship offers First Nations writers the opportunity become a writer-in-residence at the University of Cambridge. Philanthropic organisation Cambridge Australia Scholarships (CAS) is providing the fellowship for an Aboriginal...

Little Book Press sales and distribution to Affirm

Thursday, 15 June 2023
Affirm Press will sell and distribute titles by Little Book Press (LBP), the publishing arm of Raising Literacy Australia founded in 2017. All proceeds from LBP are directed to the...

Kingsolver wins Women’s Prize for Fiction for ‘Demon Copperhead’

Thursday, 15 June 2023
US author Barbara Kingsolver has won the 2023 Women’s Prize for fiction, worth £30,000 (A$56,000), for her 10th novel, Demon Copperhead (Faber). Kingsolver is the first writer to have won the...

Gilbert withdraws Russian-set novel from publication

Wednesday, 14 June 2023
US author Elizabeth Gilbert is pulling her novel The Snow Forest from publication, in response to a backlash from Ukrainian readers unhappy about the book being set in Russia, reports...

Receiving and customer service officer, Melbourne

Wednesday, 14 June 2023
Readings Readings is looking for a proactive Receiving and Customer Service Officer to work 4 days a week (approximately 30 hours), on a permanent part-time basis. The incumbent is responsible...

Hansard editor, Canberra

Wednesday, 14 June 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...

Sales & marketing coordinator, Melbourne

Wednesday, 14 June 2023
Five Mile Five Mile Publishing is seeking a Sales & Marketing coordinator to join our dynamic team. In this diverse role you will be responsible for providing sales, marketing and...

Senior publicist, Melbourne or Sydney

Wednesday, 14 June 2023
Melbourne University Publishing Melbourne University Publishing is seeking an experienced publicist to join our dynamic team. Reporting to the Head of Sales and Marketing and as part of a small...

Children’s bookseller, Sydney

Wednesday, 14 June 2023
Bookoccino Established in 1992, Bookoccino is a bustling community bookstore on the upper Northern Beaches. We are seeking a devoted children’s specialist to expand our offering for young readers. You...

Booking coordinator, Melbourne

Wednesday, 14 June 2023
Booked Out Speakers Agency Booked Out Speakers Agency is looking for a Booking Coordinator to handle speaker bookings 4 days per week. The Booking Coordinator will be responsible for arranging...

Product manager — 12-month parental contract, Sydney

Wednesday, 14 June 2023
Bloomsbury We are thrilled to announce a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic Product Manager to join our local team starting in September this year on a 12-month contract. As a...

Publicity executive, Sydney

Wednesday, 14 June 2023
Simon & Schuster Australia Simon & Schuster Australia is seeking a full-time Publicity Executive to join the team in our Sydney office. Working with the Publicity Director, this role is...

Vivendi’s purchase of Lagardère approved

Tuesday, 13 June 2023
The European Commission has approved French media company Vivendi’s acquisition of Hachette parent company Lagardère, reports Publishers Weekly. Vivendi’s properties include the French book publisher Editis. However, to have its...

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