MWF 2017 schools program released
Monday, 22 May 2017
The Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) has released its schools program for 2017. This year’s program, which runs from 28 to 31 August, features US author and tech entrepreneur Amani Al-Khatahtbeh,...
Bloomsbury revenues up 15% overall, 48% in children’s
Friday, 19 May 2017
Bloomsbury’s revenues have grown 15% to £142.6m (A$249m) in the 12 months ending in February 2017, reports the Bookseller. The biggest growth came from children’s publishing, which was up 48%...
Margaret Hamilton: A life in children’s books
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Former children’s book publisher Margaret Hamilton AM recently retired from the national board of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) after 57 years with the organisation. This is an...
PRH acquires ‘subversive’ boarding school YA debut
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Penguin Random House Australia has acquired the rights to Margot McGovern’s contemporary YA debut Neverland. Random House Young Readers publisher Zoe Walton acquired ANZ rights and English-language rights in Asia via Jacinta...
Join the club: Small children’s publishers building book clubs
Tuesday, 9 May 2017
Driven by a lack of access to media and retailers, concerns over literacy and a desire to instil a love of reading, small children’s publishers are investing in new ways...
New ILF app to help children in remote WA community read in their first language
Tuesday, 9 May 2017
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has launched a new app in Ngaanyatjarra and English languages for the Warburton community in Western Australia. The app, which was developed as part of...
CBCA partners with party supplies company
Monday, 8 May 2017
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has partnered with Australian party supplies company The Party People to promote Children’s Book Week. The CBCA said the partnership will enable it...
Cece wins 2017 Text Prize
Thursday, 4 May 2017
Adelaide-based author Adam Cece has won the 2017 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing for his middle-grade manuscript ‘The Extremely Weird Thing That Happened in Huggabie Falls’. The...
Foxlee wins 2017 Readings Children’s Book Prize
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
Karen Foxlee has won the 2017 Readings Children’s Book Prize for her middle-grade novel A Most Magical Girl (Piccadilly). Foxlee’s title was chosen from a shortlist of six. She receives $3000. The...
Byron Writers Festival unveils StoryBoard Bus
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
The Byron Writers Festival has launched its StoryBoard Bus, a travelling creative writing program that will take authors and illustrators into schools across NSW’s Northern Rivers region. The bus, which...
Children’s Institute 2017: STEM, mindfulness books contributing to growth
Thursday, 27 April 2017
The Children’s Institute in Portland in early April was a fantastic overview of the strong current children’s book market and a wonderful opportunity to interact with booksellers from across the...
New children’s and YA publisher launches in NZ
Wednesday, 26 April 2017
Two New Zealand publishers, Christine Dale and Jenny Nagle, have launched a new independent children’s and YA publisher, OneTree House. In a statement, Dale and Nagle said they are ‘committed...
Children’s imprint Penguin Workshop to launch in the US
Monday, 24 April 2017
In the US, Penguin Random House will launch a new children’s imprint called Penguin Workshop with an emphasis on ‘accessible titles and brands’, reports Publishers Weekly. The imprint will be...
Children’s and YA bookstore Squishy Minnie opens in regional Victoria
Friday, 21 April 2017
A new children’s and YA specialist bookstore, Squishy Minnie, has opened in the regional town of Kyneton in Victoria. Owner Kristen Proud told Books+Publishing the store has a focus on...
REAL Awards 2017 shortlists announced
Thursday, 20 April 2017
The shortlists for the 2017 Reading & Enjoying Australian Literature (REAL) Awards, which act as shortlists for children’s choice book awards in New South Wales (KOALAs), Northern Territory (KROC Awards)...
Puffin to publish Yousafzai’s first picture book
Thursday, 20 April 2017
Puffin is releasing a picture book by Pakistani activist and the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Malala Yousafzai, reports the Bookseller. Malala’s Magic Pencil will be Puffin...
Book deals offered to four authors shortlisted for 2017 Text Prize
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
The shortlist has been announced for the 10th annual Text Prize for Young Adult & Children’s Writing. For the first time, all four authors shortlisted for the prize have been...
New Frontier sets up London office
Tuesday, 11 April 2017
New Frontier Publishing has set up a London office to focus on the UK market. The children’s publisher released its first books in the UK this month, including selected Australian picture...
Hachette to publish new books by Maxine Beneba Clarke, Jessica Watson
Tuesday, 11 April 2017
Two new books from Maxine Beneba Clarke and a YA novel by Jessica Watson are among Hachette Australia’s recent acquisitions. Hachette publishing director Fiona Hazard told Books+Publishing the publisher is...
Affirm expands younger readers editorial team
Monday, 10 April 2017
Affirm Press has expanded its younger readers editorial team, appointing Davina Bell as senior editor and promoting Clair Hume to commissioning editor. Bell was previously a senior editor at Penguin...
Bologna organisers to host New York trade show in 2018
Thursday, 6 April 2017
The organisers of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair have announced plans for a new rights and licensing trade show in New York in 2018, reports Publishers Weekly. The event aims...
Scholastic acquires Minchin’s ‘Matilda’ picture book
Thursday, 6 April 2017
Scholastic has acquired world rights to a picture book by Australian musician and comedian Tim Minchin, based on Minchin’s lyrics to the musical Matilda. The book will take the lyrics...
German illustrator Wolf Erlbruch wins Astrid Lindgren Award
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
In Sweden, German illustrator and author Wolf Erlbruch has been announced as the winner of the five million krona (A$590,000) Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, reports the Bookseller. Prize chairman Boel...
Berbay wins Bologna Prize for children’s publishing
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
Australian publisher Berbay Publishing has won the Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publisher of the Year in the Oceania category. Berbay was chosen from a shortlist of four, which included...
Govt announces four-year funding for Australian presence at Bologna
Friday, 31 March 2017
The Australian government will provide funding of ‘more than $160,000 over four years’ to ‘promote Australian authors and illustrators through a strong Australian presence at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair’....
Stella Prize announces expanded ‘Girls Write Up’ program
Friday, 31 March 2017
The Stella Prize has announced the line-ups for its one-day ‘Girls Write Up’ festivals for students. Events will be held in Canberra on 6 May, Melbourne on 15-16 June and...
‘The Girl of Ink and Stars’ win Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2017
Friday, 31 March 2017
In the UK, Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s debut novel The Girl of Ink and Stars (Chicken House) has won the £5000 (A$8160) Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, reports the Bookseller. Hargrave’s novel...
Kylie Scott to self-publish YA/NA novel in July
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
Australian romance author Kylie Scott will self-publish her first young-adult/new-adult novel Trust on 18 July. Scott told Books+Publishing that the novel is about ‘a couple of high school seniors who...
‘Inbetween days’ recognised in US Golden Kite Awards
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
Vikki Wakefield’s Inbetween Days (Text) has been named a YA honour book in the US Golden Kite Awards for children’s book authors and illustrators. A winner and an honour book...
CBCA Awards 2017 shortlists announced
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
The shortlists for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Older Readers* Waer (Meg Caddy, Text) Words...
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