Walker signs global deal for Maggie O’Farrell’s first children’s book Archive
Monday, 18 February 2019
The Walker Books Group has acquired the first children’s book by Northern Irish novelist Maggie O’Farrell in a global rights deal. Agent and director at A M Heath Victoria Hobbs...
Hardie Grant acquires Turnbull memoir Archive
Friday, 15 February 2019
Hardie Grant Books has acquired world rights to a memoir by former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. The book is described as ‘an in-depth and definitive narrative of Turnbull’s prime ministership...
Morris, Morton, Nunn shortlisted for 2019 Audie Awards Archive
Friday, 15 February 2019
Three Australian audiobooks have been named as finalists in the 2019 Audie Awards, presented by the Audio Publishers Association (APA) in the US. The audiobook editons of The Tattooist of Auschwitz...
Unity Books shortlisted for LBF International Excellence Awards Archive
Friday, 15 February 2019
Wellington’s Unity Books has been shortlisted in the London Book Fair (LBF) International Excellence Awards. Unity Books is shortlisted for the Bookstore of the Year award, which was won by...
ASA advises authors to send takedown notices to Internet Archive Archive
Thursday, 14 February 2019
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) is advising authors to contact the Internet Archive and request the removal of their titles from the Open Library. The ASA has received a...
PRH Australia launches local speakers bureau Archive
Thursday, 14 February 2019
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has announced it will establish a local speakers bureau, which will coordinate PRH authors’ speaking engagements for corporate clients, and the business, government and academic...
Varuna announces shortlisted manuscripts for Publisher Introduction Program Archive
Thursday, 14 February 2019
Varuna, the Writers’ House, has announced the shortlisted manuscripts for its 2019 Publisher Introduction Program (PIP). Twenty-four manuscripts by emerging Australian writers will be sent to publishers Allen & Unwin,...
KYD launches writing prize for school students Archive
Thursday, 14 February 2019
Kill Your Darlings (KYD) has launched a new writing prize, designed to develop, mentor, edit and publish the work of two writers from Australian secondary schools. The inaugural KYD School...
Scribe acquires McKay’s debut novel Archive
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Scribe has acquired world rights to Laura Jean McKay’s debut novel, The Animals in That Country, a literary spec-fic novel that imagines a world in which humans and animals might finally...
FitzSimons announced as ambassador for inaugural International Military Writers’ Festival Archive
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
A new three-day festival focusing on military writing has been announced as part of the inaugural Territory Tribute series of events in Darwin. Running from 5-7 April, the International Military...
Fremantle signs two debut authors from Hungerford shortlist Archive
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Fremantle Press has acquired ANZ rights to two debut books from authors who were shortlisted for last year’s T A G Hungerford Award. Books by writers Julie Sprigg and Yuot...
Personnel changes at Overland; Corbett appointed fiction editor Archive
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Literary journal Overland has announced a number of changes to its editorial team. Author Claire Corbett has been announced as Overland’s new fiction editor, taking over from outgoing fiction editor...
Full program announced for IPEd National Editors Conference 2019 Archive
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
The full program has been announced for the Institute of Professional Editors’ (IPEd) National Editors Conference, which runs from 8-10 May in Melbourne. Running under the theme ‘Beyond the page’,...
‘Catching Teller Crow’ sold to UK, US Archive
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
UK and US rights to Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina's YA novel Catching Teller Crow (A&U) have been sold to Penguin Children's Books UK and Knopf respectively. The book will be published in...
Tan’s ‘Rubik’ optioned for film Archive
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Brio Books has sold the film option to Elizabeth Tan’s debut novel Rubik to Australian production company Photoplay. Photoplay develops projects in film, television, web and virtual reality, and is known for its...
Clark’s crime novel sold to UK publisher Verve in two-book deal Archive
Monday, 11 February 2019
Brian Cook at the Authors’ Agent has sold world rights to crime novel Trust Me, I’m Dead and a second novel by Sherryl Clark to UK publisher Verve Books. The first...
Seizure announces 2019 Viva la Novella shortlist Archive
Monday, 11 February 2019
Seizure has announced the shortlist for the 2019 Viva la Novella competition. This year’s shortlisted authors and their works are: Carly Cappielli for ‘Listurbia’ Grace Chan for ‘The Ship of...
Stella Prize 2019 longlist announced Archive
Friday, 8 February 2019
The longlist for the 2019 Stella Prize, worth $50,000, has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Little Gods (Jenny Ackland, A&U) Man Out of Time (Stephanie Bishop, Hachette) Bluebottle (Belinda...
New Macquarie Uni research to examine Aus rights sales Archive
Friday, 8 February 2019
The Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund and the Australia Council for the Arts will contribute $30,000 each to a new Macquarie University study examining the international rights sales and export of...
QLD indie Books of Buderim closes after more than 50 years Archive
Friday, 8 February 2019
Books of Buderim, in the Sunshine Coast town of Buderim, has closed down after doing business for more than 50 years. Owner Fiona Blond said: ‘It’s been an increasing struggle...
Redundancies announced at PRH Young Readers, Walker Books Archive
Thursday, 7 February 2019
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) and Walker Books Australia have both announced redundancies in their publishing divisions. At PRH, three roles in the Young Readers division—two editorial roles and one...
Young and McIlvanney awarded in 2019 Waitangi Day Honours Archive
Thursday, 7 February 2019
Samoan/Maori writer Lani Wendt Young and Dunedin-based crime author Liam McIlvanney have been awarded in the New Zealand Society of Authors’ (NZSA) annual Waitangi Day Honours. Young, a columnist and...
Penguin Literary Prize shortlist 2019 announced Archive
Thursday, 7 February 2019
Penguin Random House (PRH) has announced the shortlist for the 2019 Penguin Literary Prize, worth $20,000. The prize, now in its second year, aims to find and develop new Australian...
Reilly voted ‘Australia’s Favourite Author’ for second year running Archive
Thursday, 7 February 2019
For the second year running, Matthew Reilly has been voted ‘Australia’s Favourite Author’ in Booktopia’s annual poll. Booktopia announced the top 10 finalists on its website on 6 February. They...
Quaedvlieg ends contract with MUP Archive
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Former Australian Border Force commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg is the first author to publicly terminate a book contract with Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) after the resignation of four board directors and CEO...
‘The Trauma Cleaner’ longlisted for Wellcome Book Prize Archive
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Sarah Krasnostein’s The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman’s Extraordinary Life in Death, Decay and Disaster (Text) has been longlisted for the UK’s Wellcome Book Prize. The annual prize, worth £30,000 (A$53,720),...
Transit Lounge sells ‘Soon’ to UK in two-book deal; acquires first kids’ book Archive
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Transit Lounge has sold world English-language rights (ex ANZ) to Soon (Lois Murphy) in a two-book deal to UK independent publisher Titan. Soon, which is loosely based on the true...
Hager wins Margaret Mahy Medal Archive
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Wellington-based author Mandy Hager has won the 2019 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal, presented annually for lifetime achievement and distinguished contribution to New Zealand children’s literature. Hager is the author of...
MWF to move to State Library Victoria Archive
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
The Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) will move its headquarters this year to State Library Victoria (SLV), after 10 years of being based at Federation Square. The library’s ongoing Vision2020 redevelopment...
Wakefield launches dedicated YA list Archive
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
Adelaide-based small publisher Wakefield Press will launch a dedicated YA list this year, under the direction of newly appointed publisher Margot Lloyd. Wakefield aims to publish three to four YA...
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