‘The Birdman’s Wife’ wins ABA Booksellers Choice Award; booksellers of the year announced Archive
Monday, 19 June 2017
Melissa Ashley’s The Birdman’s Wife (Affirm) has won the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Booksellers Choice Award at the 2017 ABA conference awards night, held in Melbourne on 19 June. Ashley’s...
Miles Franklin Literary Award 2017 shortlist announced Archive
Monday, 19 June 2017
The shortlist for the 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award was announced at the Australian Booksellers Association’s gala dinner in Melbourne on 18 June. The shortlisted titles are: An Isolated Incident...
Magabala celebrates 30th anniversary Archive
Monday, 19 June 2017
Broome-based publisher Magabala Books is celebrating its 30th birthday this year. Magabala CEO Anna Moulton told Books+Publishing the anniversary is an opportunity to ‘celebrate the foresight of the Kimberley Aboriginal...
Mudgee Readers’ Festival 2017 program out now Archive
Friday, 16 June 2017
The Mudgee Readers’ Festival has released its 2017 program. The event, which runs from 10-13 August in regional NSW, will feature Melanie Joosten, Holly Throsby, Ali Alizadeh, Michael Robotham, Sarah...
Bill to simplify copyright materials for libraries, education and people with disabilities passes Parliament Archive
Friday, 16 June 2017
A Bill amending the Copyright Act 1968 to simplify the use of copyright materials for libraries, educational institutions, archives and people with disabilities passed Federal Parliament on 15 June. From...
Booktopia shortlisted for several online retail awards Archive
Thursday, 15 June 2017
Online bookseller Booktopia has been shortlisted in several categories in the 2017 Online Retail Industry Awards (ORIAs). Booktopia is a finalist for Best Pureplay Online Retailer, Best Mobile Commerce Site/Application...
Over 300 attend sold-out Reading Matters conference; teen autonomy, diversity discussed Archive
Thursday, 15 June 2017
A capacity crowd of 320 librarians, booksellers, writers, publishers and YA enthusiasts attended the 2017 Reading Matters conference, held from 1-2 June at the Arts Centre in Melbourne. The two-day...
School supplier The Booklegger to close its print distribution business Archive
Thursday, 15 June 2017
Australian school supplier The Booklegger will close its print distribution business at the end of June ‘due to a monumental decline in school library purchasing’, managing director Rick Susman has...
Nagle appointed CEO of NZ Society of Authors Archive
Thursday, 15 June 2017
Jenny Nagle has joined the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ) as CEO, replacing former CEO Jackie Dennis. Nagle has worked in management, sales and marketing in trade and...
Ngaio Marsh Award 2017 longlist announced Archive
Thursday, 15 June 2017
The longlist for the 2017 Ngaio Marsh award for New Zealand crime fiction has been announced. The longlisted works are: Dead Lemons (Finn Bell, self-published) Pancake Money (Finn Bell, self-published)...
ABC Books acquires ‘Aussie Legends Alphabet’ in two-book deal Archive
Thursday, 15 June 2017
HarperCollins Publishers’ ABC Books imprint has acquired graphic designer and illustrator Beck Feiner’s debut picture book Aussie Legends Alphabet in a two-book deal at auction via Curtis Brown Australia. The...
Edinburgh Book Festival partners with WORD Christchurch, Creative NZ Archive
Thursday, 15 June 2017
A number of New Zealand writers will participate in this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival thanks to a new partnership between the festival, WORD Christchurch and Creative New Zealand, reports...
Pantera acquires ‘commercial literary fiction title’ from Gentill, debut novel from ‘Seizure’ novella winner Archive
Thursday, 15 June 2017
Pantera Press has acquired ANZ rights to a ‘commercial literary fiction title’ from Sulari Gentill, author of the ‘Rowland Sinclair’ historical crime fiction series. Crossing the Lines ‘explores what happens...
White wins 2017 Vic Prem’s Unpublished Manuscript award; Affirm acquires winning title Archive
Thursday, 15 June 2017
Melbourne writer Christian White has won the 2017 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript for his novel Decay Theory. The $15,000 award was presented at the opening night...
Byron Writers Festival 2017 program announced Archive
Wednesday, 14 June 2017
The full program for the 2017 Byron Writers Festival, which runs from 4-6 August, has been announced. International guests include US debut novelist Kayla Rae Whitaker (The Animators); New York...
HarperCollins to acquire Working Title Press Archive
Wednesday, 14 June 2017
HarperCollins will acquire independent children’s publisher Working Title Press from 1 July 2017 following the retirement of its director Jane Covernton. Working Title Press will continue to operate as an...
Ditmar Awards 2017 winners announced Archive
Tuesday, 13 June 2017
The winners of the 2017 Ditmar Awards for Australian science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing were announced at the 56th Australian National Science Fiction Convention Continuum 13 in Melbourne on 11 June. The...
NT History Book Awards 2017 shortlist announced Archive
Tuesday, 13 June 2017
The shortlist for the 2017 Chief Minister’s Northern Territory History Book Award has been announced. The four shortlisted titles are: Remember Me Kindly: A History of the Holtze Family in...
Authors recognised in 2017 Queen’s Birthday honours Archive
Tuesday, 13 June 2017
A number of Australian authors, librarians and book industry figures were recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours. Jeremy Fisher was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)...
PANZ Book Design Awards 2017 shortlists announced Archive
Tuesday, 13 June 2017
The shortlists for the 2017 Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) Book Design Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Best illustrated book: Bad Hair Day...
Carmody named 2017 ACT Writer-in-Residence Archive
Friday, 9 June 2017
Fantasy author Isobelle Carmody has been named the 2017 ACT Writer-in-Residence, an initiative of the ACT Writers Centre and UNSW Canberra. As part of the residency, Carmody will have access...
‘New Philosopher’, ‘Womankind’ publishers to open specialist bookstore in Hobart Archive
Friday, 9 June 2017
The publishers of New Philosopher and Womankind magazines, Antonia Case and Zan Boag, will open a specialist bookshop and tea atelier, called Poet 130, in Hobart in early July, reports...
Toltz wins Russell Prize for humour writing Archive
Friday, 9 June 2017
Steve Toltz has won the 2017 Russell Prize for humour writing for his 2015 novel Quicksand (Penguin). Toltz’s ‘tragicomic bromance’ was chosen from a shortlist of six titles, and was...
Shortlist announced for 2017 Vic Prem’s Unpublished Manuscript award Archive
Thursday, 8 June 2017
The shortlist for the 2017 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript has been announced. The three shortlisted authors and their works are: Kaz Kilmore-Barrymore for ‘Truth Untold’: a...
Longlist for ‘KYD’ Unpublished Manuscript Award announced Archive
Thursday, 8 June 2017
The longlist for the inaugural Kill Your Darlings Unpublished Manuscript Award has been announced. The longlisted authors and their works are: Alice Bishop for ‘A Constant Hum’ Ashley Kalagian Blunt...
New Zealand Book Awards for Children and YA 2017 finalists announced Archive
Wednesday, 7 June 2017
The finalists for the 2017 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced. The shortlisted books in each category are: Picture Book Award Fuzzy Doodle (Melinda...
Minimum wage to rise 3.3% following Fair Work Commission’s annual wage review Archive
Wednesday, 7 June 2017
The Fair Work Commission has announced a 3.3% increase to minimum wages effective from 1 July 2017, lifting the minimum wage from $17.70 per hour to $18.29 per hour. The...
Scribe to publish former ABC journalist’s account of fatal police-shooting of mentally ill man Archive
Wednesday, 7 June 2017
Scribe has acquired world rights to former ABC journalist Kate Wild’s narrative nonfiction account of the fatal police-shooting of a mentally ill man, 24-year-old Elijah Holcombe, in NSW in 2009....
Slater, McCulloch and Maling receive Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarships Archive
Wednesday, 7 June 2017
Writers Rebecca Slater and Scott McCulloch and poet Caitlin Maling are among the 12 recipients of the 2017 Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarships, worth $50,000 each. Maling will use the scholarship...
Environment Award for Children’s Literature 2017 shortlist announced Archive
Tuesday, 6 June 2017
The Wilderness Society has announced the shortlist for the 2017 Environment Award for Children’s Literature. The shortlisted books in each category are: Picture fiction Circle (Jeannie Baker, Walker Books) The...
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