Tuesday, 21 March 2017
Former HarperCollins publishing director Shona Martyn has joined production company Lingo Pictures as a book scout. Martyn said she is ‘delighted’ to be joining the company ‘at a time when...

Monday, 20 March 2017
The federal government will return the majority of funds from its Catalyst Australian Arts and Culture Fund to the Australia Council, totalling $61m over the next four years. The $61m...

Friday, 17 March 2017
Mills & Boon has announced a new imprint to launch at the beginning of 2018. The publisher said Mills & Boon DARE will deliver ‘riveting, irrestible romance stories featuring highly...

Thursday, 16 March 2017
A number of writers have been awarded international residencies for 2017-18 as part of the Australia Council’s program. The writers are: Josephine Rowe, to build on her collection of short...

Thursday, 16 March 2017
The Copyright Agency has appointed Nicola Evans as the head of its Cultural Fund and Reading Australia programs. Evans’ previous roles include program manager for the Australia Council and, most...

Thursday, 16 March 2017
The longlists for the 2017 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) have been announced. The titles in each category are: General fiction book of the year All These Perfect Strangers (Aoife...

Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Australian authors Charlotte Wood and Foz Meadows have been commended in the US-based Tiptree Award, which is presented for science-fiction and fantasy that expands or explores the understanding of gender. Wood was...

Friday, 10 March 2017
Tasmanian publisher Transportation Press has launched an international microfiction competition, with a collection of winning and highly commended stories to be published later in the year. The competition, which is...

Friday, 10 March 2017
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has reopened its $7500 gender fellowship with broader criteria, following its decision not to award the inaugural fellowship. The revised fellowship calls for proposals for ‘a substantial...

Thursday, 9 March 2017
Affirm Press publisher Fiona Henderson has been appointed publishing director of Simon & Schuster, effective from 3 April. Henderson has worked in publishing for more than 20 years, including senior...

Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Australian Book Review’s (ABR) inaugural gender fellowship has not been awarded, with the publication citing a lack of original proposals, reports ArtsHub. ABR announced the gender fellowship, worth $7500, earlier this...