ACT Writers publishes open letter regarding CWF 2020 Archive
Wednesday, 15 July 2020
ACT Writers has stated in an open letter published Sunday, 12 July that ‘as it currently stands, [it] cannot support or promote’ the 2020 Canberra Writers Festival (CWF). However, in...
Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize 2020 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 15 July 2020
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced the shortlist for the 2020 Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. The shortlisted works and their authors are: 'Egg Timer' by C J Garrow (Vic) 'Hieroglyph'...
HarperCollins announces Books Bring Us Together campaign Archive
Wednesday, 15 July 2020
HarperCollins Australia is launching Books Bring Us Together, a campaign aimed at celebrating 'the power of reading and the importance of local booksellers to our communities'. The campaign will include...
McKinty, McTiernan win 2020 Thriller Awards Archive
Tuesday, 14 July 2020
Adrian McKinty and Dervla McTiernan have won in their respective categories at the International Thriller Writers’ Thriller Awards 2020. McKinty's The Chain (Hachette) was named best hardcover novel, while McTiernan's...
Yager awarded 2020 Reading Australia Fellowship Archive
Tuesday, 14 July 2020
The Copyright Agency has announced Karen Yager, deputy head at Knox Grammar School in New South Wales, is the 2020 recipient of the Reading Australia Fellowship for Teachers of English...
Affirm acquires Grills’ ‘big beautiful female theory’ Archive
Tuesday, 14 July 2020
Affirm Press has acquired ANZ rights to big beautiful female theory, an illustrated collection of 'memoir–essays' by comics artist, critic and poet Eloise Grills, in a deal brokered by Martin...
Booksellers establish new literary journal Archive
Tuesday, 14 July 2020
In Victoria, Mornington Peninsula booksellers Celeste Deliyiannis and Emily Westmoreland have created a new annual literary journal in response to Covid-19. PENinsula will incorporate photography, short fiction, nature writing and...
Paterson de Heer receives Writers SA Varuna Fellowship for Young Writers Archive
Monday, 13 July 2020
Phoebe Paterson de Heer is the recipient of this year’s Writers SA Varuna Fellowship for Young Writers. Paterson de Heer receives seven nights accommodation at Varuna, a $300 travel subsidy...
PRH acquires Doyle’s ‘Echolalia’ Archive
Monday, 13 July 2020
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has acquired Echolalia by Briohny Doyle in a two-book deal via Rach Crawford of Mackenzie Wolf. According to Doyle, the novel is ‘about grief, responsibility,...
ASA announces recipients of Takeaway Creatives grants Archive
Friday, 10 July 2020
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced the 14 recipients of its $1000 Takeaway Creatives grants, funded by the Australia Council's Covid-19 Resilience Fund. The successful authors and illustrators...
Virtual events planned for Indigenous Literacy Day; ILF records ‘huge increase’ in support Archive
Friday, 10 July 2020
Indigenous Literacy Day, to be held on Wednesday 2 September, will this year feature three virtual events celebrating language and literacy and focussing on voices and footage from the communities...
Shortlist for 2020 National Biography Award announced Archive
Friday, 10 July 2020
The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) has announced the shortlist for the 2020 National Biography Award. The shortlisted works are: The Girls (Chloe Higgins, Picador) Beyond Words: A...
Byron Writers Fest, Create NSW offer new $40k writers residency Archive
Thursday, 9 July 2020
Byron Writers Festival and Create NSW have partnered to offer a new writing group residency worth almost $40,000. The Write North Writers’ Group Residency for mid-career to established writers will...
ABA: 2020 Booksellers’ Choice awards announced; Huber, McDonald named booksellers of the year Archive
Thursday, 9 July 2020
The winners of the Australian Booksellers Association’s (ABA) 2020 Booksellers’ Choice Book of the Year Awards have been announced. This year for the first time the awards are presented in...
ANZ writers to feature in online literary event series ‘Comfort Food’ Archive
Wednesday, 8 July 2020
Dinner Party Press, a new not-for-profit literary events organisation, has launched a four-part web series featuring writers from Australia and Europe. The event series, titled Comfort Food, will celebrate food,...
Melbourne libraries re-close as second lockdown begins Archive
Wednesday, 8 July 2020
In line with the stage three restrictions announced by Victorian premier Daniel Andrews on Tuesday, Melbourne libraries including State Library Victoria (SLV) and all City of Melbourne Library branches will...
Walker launches biannual ‘Walker Wednesday’ to discover new writers Archive
Wednesday, 8 July 2020
Walker Books will accept unsolicited manuscripts on two specific dates in 2020 via an online portal as part of its new ‘Walker Wednesday’ initiative to ‘discover new Australian stories for...
‘Real Pigeons’ to be adapted for TV by James Corden Archive
Wednesday, 8 July 2020
Real Pigeons Fight Crime (Andrew McDonald, illus by Ben Wood, Hardie Grant Egmont) is being developed by host of the The Late Late Show James Corden as a TV series...
Canberra Writers Festival 2020 program launched Archive
Wednesday, 8 July 2020
The Canberra Writers Festival, which will run from 12 to 16 August, has launched its 2020 program. In a statement, the festival said artistic director Jeanne Ryckmans’ program would be...
Australian book sales down 2% for year to June Archive
Wednesday, 8 July 2020
Strong sales during the second quarter of 2020 have largely cushioned the overall Australian book market from the effects of Covid-19, with Australian book sales down by just 2% for...
ABA: Online conference commences, Love Your Bookshop Day on 3 October Archive
Wednesday, 8 July 2020
The first of the Australian Booksellers Association's (ABA) 2020 online conference events took place on Monday, 6 July, with ABA CEO Robbie Egan in conversation with Meryl Halls and Nic...
Verity La announces publishing break, apologises for ‘grave error’ Archive
Tuesday, 7 July 2020
Online literary journal Verity La has announced it is taking a break from publishing to ‘reflect on the ways in which the journal has been complicit with systemic racism, sexism...
Furphy Literary Award 2020 shortlists announced Archive
Tuesday, 7 July 2020
The shortlists for the inaugural Furphy Literary Award has been announced. The six shortlisted stories and writers in the open category are: 'Ando Gets Plastered' by Cate Kennedy 'Awakening' by...
Pham’s ‘The Coconut Children’ to be adapted for stage Archive
Tuesday, 7 July 2020
A stage adaptation of Vivian Pham's debut novel The Coconut Children (Vintage) has been commissioned as part of Playwriting Australia's Ignition program. The Coconut Children is one of seven major...
O’Callaghan longlisted for Edge Hill Short Story Prize Archive
Tuesday, 7 July 2020
Amanda O’Callaghan has been longlisted for the UK's £10,000 ($A17,900) Edge Hill Short Story Prize, for her collection This Taste of Silence (UQP). O’Callaghan is one of 12 authors on...
New Ingram Melbourne plant to open by September Archive
Tuesday, 7 July 2020
Ingram Content Group, parent company of Lightning Source Australia, has announced it is building a new printing plant in Melbourne which it expects to be operational in the Australian spring....
‘Taking Tom Murray Home’ optioned for screen Archive
Tuesday, 7 July 2020
Sydney-based production company Soft Tread Enterprises has optioned Tim Slee's novel Taking Tom Murray Home (HarperCollins) for the screen. Taking Tom Murray Home was the inaugural winner of the Banjo...
‘Inclusive Publishing in Australia’ publisher survey launched Archive
Monday, 6 July 2020
A new research project is seeking to better understand the issues affecting the production of accessible content in Australia and asking publishers to contribute by completing a survey. ‘Inclusive Publishing...
UQP acquires new Chong poetry collection Archive
Monday, 6 July 2020
The University of Queensland Press (UQP) has acquired Eileen Chong’s poetry collection A Thousand Crimson Blooms. Chong is the author of nine books, including her most recent poetry collection Rainforest, which...
Speech Pathology Australia book awards 2020 shortlists announced Archive
Friday, 3 July 2020
The shortlists for the 2020 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Birth to three years Are These Hen's...
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