Friday, 12 August 2016
The shortlist for the 2016 Overland Victoria University Short Story Prize for New and Emerging Writers has been announced. The shortlisted stories are: ‘The Way to Amalthea’ by Michalia Arathimos ‘Satellite ride’...

Wednesday, 10 August 2016
Hardie Grant Publishing Group managing director Julie Pinkham has announced two appointments that ‘conclude a restructure and set the agenda for the era ahead’. Roxy Ryan, who was previously marketing...

Wednesday, 10 August 2016
Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) artistic director Jemma Birrell is stepping down from the position at the end of this year after overseeing the past four festivals. SWF chair Deena Shiff...

Tuesday, 9 August 2016
The Society of Women Writers have awarded historian and author Clare Wright the biennial Alice Literary Award for ‘distinguished and long-term contribution to literature by an Australian woman’. Wright, whose...

Tuesday, 9 August 2016
The longlist for the 2016 Voss Literary Prize has been announced. The longlisted titles are: The Blessing (Adrian Caesar, Australian Scholarly Publishing) Coming Rain (Stephen Daisley, Text) The Life of...

Monday, 8 August 2016
Online bookstore Booktopia is planning to list on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) at the end of October, with a proposed initial public offering of $150m. As previously reported by...

Friday, 5 August 2016
Freelance journalist Jess Hill, whose book Power & Control will be published by Black Inc. in 2017, has been awarded the inaugural Women’s Leadership in Media award for her long-form...

Wednesday, 3 August 2016
The Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) and the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) have announced the winners of the 2016 CAUL/ASA Fellowships, worth $10,000 each. Founding editor and publisher...

Tuesday, 2 August 2016
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) have come to an agreement to allow libraries to use book covers to promote books and authors....

Tuesday, 2 August 2016
Hachette Australia and the Emerging Writers’ Festival have announced the 2016 Richell Prize for emerging writers longlist. The 19 longlisted writers and their works are: ‘The Illusion of Islands’ by...

Tuesday, 2 August 2016
The shortlist for the Australian Book Review’s (ABR) Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize, worth a total of $12,500, has been announced. The shortlisted stories are: ‘Ash’ by Anthony Lawrence ‘Glisk’...

Tuesday, 2 August 2016
HarperCollins has appointed Alex Hedley as its New Zealand publisher, replacing Finlay MacDonald, who left for a role outside publishing, in the position. Hedley has been general nonfiction publisher at...

Tuesday, 2 August 2016
The Saturday Paper and cosmetics company Aesop have announced a new $15,000 ‘major’ essay award, named in honour of the late author Donald Horne. The Horne Prize will be awarded...