PANZ conference delayed until August Archive
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
The Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) has announced the PANZ International Conference, which was due to be held in Auckland on Friday, 4 March, has...
UQP acquires Elvery debut novel Archive
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
UQP has acquired world rights to Brisbane writer Laura Elvery’s debut novel Nightingale. Elvery is the author of two short story collections published by UQP, Trick of the Light and...
All About Women of Colour mentorship recipients announced Archive
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
The Sydney Opera House has announced Yeena Kirkbright and Ayeesha Ash as the recipients of the All About Women of Colour mentorship program, presented in partnership with Sweatshop. This year’s...
Hachette announces ‘scouting partnership’ with Law Archive
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Hachette Australia has announced a ‘scouting partnership’ with writer and broadcaster Benjamin Law, beginning this month. Working with the Hachette team, Law will scout new writers for the Hachette Australia...
Ultimo acquires Cunningham novel in two-book deal Archive
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Ultimo Press has acquired world rights to a new novel by Sophie Cunningham in a two-book deal brokered by Jane Novak at Jane Novak Literary Agency. Cunningham’s first novel in...
ABA announces deal with ArtsPay Archive
Monday, 14 February 2022
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced a new partnership with payment processing company ArtsPay. ArtsPay is a 'profit for purpose' payment processing company whose mission is to 'build a...
Hardie Grant acquires Barratt book on dating apps Archive
Monday, 14 February 2022
Hardie Grant Books has acquired world rights to Tinder Translator: An A–Z of modern misyogyny by Aileen Barratt, via Jacinta di Mase at Jacinta di Mase Management. Based on Barratt’s...
ABA commissions bookselling sustainability report Archive
Friday, 11 February 2022
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has commissioned a report on sustainability in the book industry. ABA CEO Robbie Egan said, 'The report will give an overview of current and planned...
Inaugural Sydney Muslim Writers’ Festival to run 12–13 February Archive
Thursday, 10 February 2022
The inaugural Sydney Muslim Writers’ Festival (SMWF) will be held this weekend, 12–13 February. A partnership between the Islamic Sciences and Research Academy (ISRA) and the Canterbury Bankstown City Council,...
Liminal & Writers SA Editorial Mentorship 2022 recipients announced Archive
Thursday, 10 February 2022
The recipients of the inaugural Liminal & Writers SA 2022 Editorial Mentorship for emerging Asian-Australian editors in South Australia have been announced. Lyn Dickens will undertake a fiction mentorship with...
Ultimo acquires Western Sydney–set Sarkis debut Archive
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Ultimo Press has acquired world rights to Something Blue, a debut work of contemporary fiction by Alex Sarkis, who was discovered by Ultimo publisher Alex Craig through the Australian Society...
PRH acquires Brammer debut ‘The Collected Regrets of Clover’ Archive
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has acquired ANZ rights to The Collected Regrets of Clover by Tasmanian debut author Mikki Brammer in a 'highly competitive' auction conducted by Jemima Forrester...
Mascara to publish print anthology with Ultimo Archive
Tuesday, 8 February 2022
To celebrate its 15th year, Mascara Literary Review will publish its first print anthology, in partnership with Ultimo Press and with support from Creative Victoria and the Australia Council for...
Webb-Pullman to become Scribe publisher Archive
Tuesday, 8 February 2022
Scribe associate publisher Marika Webb-Pullman has been promoted to the position of publisher, with Scribe founder and publisher Henry Rosenbloom to become publisher-in-chief. Webb-Pullman, who was made a Frankfurt Fellow...
HGE acquires Kariuki autobiography ‘Mama Africa’ Archive
Monday, 7 February 2022
Hardie Grant Explore (HGE) has acquired world rights to Mama Africa, the autobiography of Rosemary Kariuki, the 2021 recipient of the Local Hero Australian of the Year Award. In 1999...
Nat’s What I Reckon wins second Booktopia FAB Award Archive
Monday, 7 February 2022
Death To Jar Sauce by Nat’s What I Reckon (Ebury) has won the 2021 Booktopia Favourite Australian Book (FAB) Award. The social media star cook was also the 2020 winner...
Ena Noël Award 2022 shortlist announced Archive
Friday, 4 February 2022
IBBY Australia has announced the shortlist for the biennial Ena Noël Award for a young emerging writer or illustrator. The shortlisted writers and illustrators are: Freda Chiu, A Trip to...
Gorrie wins 2022 Victorian Prize for Literature Archive
Friday, 4 February 2022
Veronica Gorrie has won Australia’s richest literary prize, the $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature, for her debut memoir Black and Blue: A memoir of racism and resilience (Scribe), at the...
Pantera acquires Todorovič inclusive self-help guide Archive
Friday, 4 February 2022
Pantera Press has acquired world rights to Love This for You: How to rewrite the rules and live authentically by LGBTQIA+ activist and podcaster Deni Todorovič. In Love This for...
Affirm acquires personal finance book for women Archive
Thursday, 3 February 2022
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to Girls Just Want to Have Funds, a personal finance book for women by Molly Benjamin. According to the publisher, Girls Just Want to...
ANZ authors on 2022 International Dublin Lit Award longlist Archive
Thursday, 3 February 2022
Several books by Australian and New Zealand authors have been longlisted for the 2022 International Dublin Literary Award. Among the 79 titles in the running for the prize are: Before...
Blak & Bright 2022 program announced Archive
Thursday, 3 February 2022
The program for the 2022 Blak & Bright First Nations Literary Festival, running 17–20 March in Naarm (Melbourne), has been announced. The program includes 27 events featuring over 67 guests...
Affirm acquires new Rogers, Badger junior fiction series Archive
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to Itty Bitty Kitty, a four-book junior fiction series by Hilary Rogers and Meredith Badger writing under the pen name of Maddy Mara and...
VUP changes name to Te Herenga Waka University Press Archive
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Victoria University Press has changed its name to Te Herenga Waka University Press as of 1 January 2022. The university-affiliated publisher changed its name to align with Te Herenga Waka—Victoria...
WAYRBA 2022 shortlists announced Archive
Tuesday, 1 February 2022
The shortlists for the 2022 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards (WAYRBA) have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category, including middle-grade, which is a new category being trialled...
Stevenson’s ‘Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone’ optioned by HBO Archive
Tuesday, 1 February 2022
Benjamin Stevenson’s third novel Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, a ‘stylish and edgy new murder mystery’ to be published locally by Penguin Random House Australia and New Zealand...
Hachette acquires historical crime novel ‘The Only Child’ Archive
Tuesday, 1 February 2022
Hachette Australia has acquired ANZ, UK and Commonwealth rights to The Only Child by Kayte Nunn, in a joint deal between Jill Marsal at Marsal Lyon, Hachette head of fiction...
QBD launches dedicated manga website Archive
Tuesday, 1 February 2022
Australian bookselling chain QBD Books has launched a dedicated manga online shop. Sales of manga from all publisher groups more than doubled in Australia in 2021 both in volume and...
Matilda Bookshop announces new residency for SA writers Archive
Monday, 31 January 2022
Matilda Bookshop in the Adelaide Hills, in partnership with Writers SA and Ultimo Press, has announced a new annual residency fellowship for a South Australian writer, the Deep Creek Residency...
Affirm acquires psychological hospital drama ‘Cut’ Archive
Monday, 31 January 2022
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to Cut, the first novel for adult readers by Sue White. Set against the backdrop of a major Melbourne hospital in the lead up...
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