Macquarie University launches author survey Archive
Thursday, 28 April 2022
Macquarie University has launched a national survey investigating the practices of Australian authors in the contemporary national and international book industry. The survey, which follows on from a similar study...
Dorothy Hewett Award 2022 shortlist announced Archive
Thursday, 28 April 2022
UWA Publishing (UWAP) has announced the shortlist for the 2022 Dorothy Hewett Award for an unpublished manuscript. The winner receives $10,000 prize money, as well as manuscript development and a...
Booksellers’ Choice Book of the Year 2022 shortlists announced Archive
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the shortlists for the 2022 Booksellers’ Choice Book of the Year Awards. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Adult fiction After Story...
Molloy wins 2021 Anne Elder Award Archive
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Australian Poetry has announced Audrey Molloy's The Important Things (Gallery Press) as the winner of the 2021 Anne Elder Award for a first book of poetry. According to the 2021 prize...
Local authors longlisted for CWA Daggers Archive
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Several Australia-based authors have been longlisted for the UK Crime Writers' Association's (CWA) 2022 Dagger Awards. Jacqueline Bublitz has been longlisted for the Gold Dagger for best novel for her...
Australians, New Zealander shortlisted for 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Archive
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
Two Australians and one New Zealander are among the finalists for the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The Australian and New Zealand writers shortlisted are: Sarah Walker for ‘Slake’ (Australia)...
Wheeler Centre 2022 Hot Desk fellows Archive
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
The Wheeler Centre has announced the successful applicants for its 2022 Hot Desk Fellowships. The 21 Hot Desk fellows are: Julia Bak Kasumi Borcyzk J R Burgmann Aurelia St Clair...
UQP acquires van Neerven nonfiction book on sport Archive
Thursday, 21 April 2022
UQP has acquired world rights to Personal Score, the first work of nonfiction by writer and poet Ellen van Neerven. Described by the publisher as a ‘groundbreaking look at sport...
Overland announces Judith Wright Poetry Prize shortlist Archive
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
The shortlist for the 2021 Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for new and emerging poets has been announced. The eight shortlisted poems are: ‘are you ready poem’ by Ender Baskan...
Overland announces 2021 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize shortlist Archive
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Overland has announced the shortlist for the 2021 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize. The shortlisted stories, chosen from over 400 entries, are: ‘The Quake’ by Germain Canon ‘Trucked’ by Harmony...
‘Nevermoor’ to be adapted as musical film Archive
Tuesday, 19 April 2022
Jessica Townsend's 2017 middle-grade novel Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Lothian) has been acquired by Paramount Pictures to be adapated as a film musical, reports Deadline. The musical adaptation...
ABDA Awards 2022 shortlists announced Archive
Tuesday, 19 April 2022
The shortlists for the 70th Australian Book Design Awards, presented by the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), have been announced. Shortlists include: Best designed commercial fiction cover Catch Us the...
FALS announces Writing at the Reef Residency recipients Archive
Thursday, 14 April 2022
The Foundation for Australian Literary Studies (FALS), based at James Cook University (JCU) in Townsville, has announced the recipients of its inaugural Writing at the Reef Residency, sponsored by the...
MKWC, Varuna announce new residency for NZ writers Archive
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
Varuna, the National Writers House and the Michael King Writers Centre (MKWC), Aotearoa New Zealand's national writers' facility, have announced a new residency for New Zealand writers. Open to mid-career...
Walker aquires Foster, Gordon middle-grade novel Archive
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
Walker Books Australia has acquired world rights to Small Acts, a middle-grade novel by neurodiverse authors Kate Foster and Kate Gordon. Described by the publisher as 'a gentle tale that...
HarperCollins announces Barty publishing program Archive
Tuesday, 12 April 2022
HarperCollins has acquired world rights to two children’s series and a memoir by Australian tennis player Ash Barty, in a deal brokered by Barty’s management team, HarperCollins head of nonfiction...
The Lifted Brow announces new board, plans to resume publishing Archive
Tuesday, 12 April 2022
TLB Society Inc., which produces literary journal The Lifted Brow and publishes books under the imprint Brow Books, has announced a new board and the creation of ‘new foundational documents...
Dymocks Adelaide relocates to Regent Theatre Archive
Monday, 11 April 2022
Dymocks has announced its flagship Adelaide shop will move into the disused, heritage-listed Regent Theatre in Rundle Mall, reports InDaily. According to Dymocks, the relocation will involve a $1.5 million...
Petraitis wins inaugural A&U Crime Fiction Prize Archive
Monday, 11 April 2022
Vikki Petraitis is the winner of the inaugural Allen & Unwin (A&U) Crime Fiction Prize for her debut crime fiction novel The Unbelieved. Petraitis, who has been writing true crime...
‘Crawdads’ tops Dymocks Top 101, BookTok titles dominate Archive
Friday, 8 April 2022
For the second year in a row, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (Corsair) is the number one book on Dymocks' annual Top 101 online poll, while titles popular...
Aurealis Awards 2021 finalists announced Archive
Thursday, 7 April 2022
The finalists for the 2021 Aurealis Awards, presented for science fiction, fantasy and horror writing in Australia, have been announced. Among the finalists are: Best horror novel The Bridge (J...
HarperCollins acquires Dalgarno novel Archive
Thursday, 7 April 2022
HarperCollins has acquired ANZ rights to Paul Dalgarno's second novel A Country of Eternal Light, in a deal brokered by Martin Shaw of Shaw Literary. Described by the publisher as...
Jaffé steps down from StoryFest Archive
Thursday, 7 April 2022
Meredith Jaffé is stepping down from the role of president and festival director of NSW South Coast festival StoryFest to focus on her writing career. Curated by Jaffé since its...
Nonfiction picture books popular at ‘phenomenal’ Bologna Archive
Wednesday, 6 April 2022
The 2022 Bologna Children's Book Fair wrapped up on 24 March, the first time the event was held in three years. ‘The event was much smaller than before Covid, and...
Centre for Stories announces new international writing fellowship Archive
Wednesday, 6 April 2022
The Centre for Stories has announced a new international writing fellowship for writers living outside Australia. Valued at $30,000, the Patricia Kailis International Writing Fellowship offers a three-month paid residency...
Dymocks Parramatta under new ownership Archive
Wednesday, 6 April 2022
Dymocks Parramatta, located in Westfield Parramatta, has been sold by Perry Lennon after 21 years of ownership. Parramatta local Shaveta Sharma took over management on Friday, 1 April and will...
NSW Premier’s Literary Awards 2022 shortlists announced Archive
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
The shortlists for the 2022 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Christina Stead Prize for Fiction ($40,000) Dark as Last...
Storytorch acquires Pierlot nonfiction picture book Archive
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
Storytorch Press has acquired world rights to nonfiction picture book What Will You Make Today? by Canberra-based author and playwright Maura Pierlot. To be illustrated by Triandhika Anjani, What Will...
Simpson named UTS New Writer in Residence Archive
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
Yuwaalaraay storyteller, performer and author Nardi Simpson has been selected as the Copyright Agency-University of Technology Sydney (UTS) New Writer in Residence for 2022. Simpson is the author of Song...
SCBWI Picture Book Illustrator Awards open to Aotearoa NZ creators Archive
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
After running as a trial in 2021, the SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) Picture Book Illustrator Awards have received three-year funding from the Copyright Agency. SCBWI regional...
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