Friday, 24 March 2017
Elisabeth Holdsworth has been named the 2017 Australian Book Review RAFT Fellow. Holdsworth will write an essay that explores ‘the nature of progressive Judaism as practised in Australia, Israel, and...

Thursday, 23 March 2017
The APA will run its Publishing Industry Internship Program (PIIP) again in 2017, following funding support from the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund. The program offers higher education graduates the opportunity...

Wednesday, 22 March 2017
Manuscript magazine will expand into book publishing with a series of high-end, hardcover art, fashion and design books. The first book in the series will be a monograph of Australian...

Wednesday, 22 March 2017
Simon & Schuster will publish a new cookbook by Maggie Beer in October, aimed at enhancing food experiences for older Australians. Maggie’s Recipe for Life will include over 150 recipes...

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...