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ILF launches Great Book Swap online platform

Wednesday, 27 April 2016
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has launched an online platform for the Great Book Swap, which is designed to make it easier for schools, businesses and other groups to take...

Brabon wins 2016 Vogel Award

Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Katherine Brabon has won this year’s Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award for her novel The Memory Artist. The winner was chosen by Australian literary editor Stephen Romei, author Rohan Wilson and BooksPlus...

Vogel 2016 shortlist announced

Tuesday, 26 April 2016
The shortlisted titles for the 2016 Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award have been announced. The four titles on this year’s shortlist are: The Memory Artist by Katherine Brabon, an ‘intelligent, moving, Russia-themed...

PRH to publish new Tim Winton book in October

Friday, 22 April 2016
Penguin Random House will publish a new nonfiction book by Tim Winton in October. The Boy behind the Curtain, a collection of true stories and essays, is ‘Winton’s most personal...

Entries open for 2016 PMLAs; judges revealed

Friday, 22 April 2016
Entries have opened and the judging panels have been revealed for the ninth annual Prime Minister’s Literary Awards (PMLAs). Awards will again be presented in six categories: fiction, nonfiction, YA,...

MUP to publish Bill Shorten’s first book

Thursday, 21 April 2016
Melbourne University Publishing will publish Australian Labor Party leader Bill Shorten’s first book, The Common Good, on 2 May. The book is Shorten’s ‘reflections on the values that have shaped...

Director appointed for Dunedin City of Literature

Thursday, 21 April 2016
The Dunedin City Council has appointed Nicky Page as its City of Literature director, reports Booksellers New Zealand. Page has 20 years of experience in the publishing industry, including roles...

Latest Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowships announced

Wednesday, 20 April 2016
The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas in Melbourne has announced the successful applicants for its latest round of Hot Desk Fellowships. The successful applicants are: Didem Caia, Bec...

‘Happy children’s publishers’ at LBF 2016 

Wednesday, 20 April 2016
ALS Library Services director Patricia Genat reports from the London Book Fair: Sunshine, showers, dinosaurs, Shakespeare and happy children’s publishers—this could be a summary of the 2016 London Book Fair...

Middle-grade fiction popular at busy Bologna 

Tuesday, 19 April 2016
Australian publishers have reported another busy Bologna Children’s Book Fair, with ongoing demand for middle-grade fiction and a slight pick-up in YA. While there were no standout trends at the...

Nash joins Black Inc.

Tuesday, 19 April 2016
Former Pan Macmillan publicist Kate Nash has joined Black Inc. in the newly created role of head of marketing and publicity. Nash spent more than seven years at Pan Macmillan...

Avenue Bookstore expands with new Richmond shop 

Tuesday, 19 April 2016
The Avenue Bookstore in Melbourne will open its third store in August with a new shop on Swan Street, Richmond. Owner Chris Redfern told Books+Publishing the new store, at 91...

CBCA Notable Books for 2016 announced

Monday, 18 April 2016
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has released its list of Notable Books for 2016. Book of the Year: Older Readers A Small Madness (Dianne Touchell, A&U) Cloudwish (Fiona...

NSW Premier’s Literary Awards 2016 shortlists announced

Thursday, 14 April 2016
The shortlists for this year’s New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards have been announced, including a new biennial prize for Indigenous writers. The shortlisted titles in each of the categories...

Kibble and Dobbie Awards 2016 longlists announced

Thursday, 14 April 2016
The 2016 Kibble and Dobbie Literary Awards longlists have been announced. The seven longlisted titles for the $30,000 Kibble Literary Award for an established Australian female writer are: The Women’s...

REAL Awards 2016 shortlists announced

Thursday, 14 April 2016
The shortlists for the 2016 Reading & Enjoying Australian Literature (REAL) Awards, which act as shortlists for children’s choice book awards in the New South Wales (KOALAs), Northern Territory (KROC...

Stella Schools to hold ‘Girls Write Up’ festival

Thursday, 14 April 2016
The Stella Schools Program will hold a one-day ‘wordfest’ for teenagers in Melbourne and Sydney in June that ‘teaches empowerment through writing and sharing stories’. Events include workshops on radical...

ABDA Book Design Awards 2016 shortlists announced

Wednesday, 13 April 2016
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) has announced the shortlists for the 2016 Book Design Awards. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Best Designed Commercial Fiction Book Guilt (Matt...

Readings wins Bookstore of the Year award at LBF

Wednesday, 13 April 2016
Readings has won the inaugural Bookstore of the Year Award at the 2016 London Book Fair International Excellence Awards. Readings was cited for ‘its community outreach, support of Australian authors...

Auckland Uni Press wins LBF publishing award

Wednesday, 13 April 2016
New Zealand publisher Auckland University Press (AUP) has won the Academic and Professional Publisher Award at this year’s London Book Fair (LBF) International Excellence Awards, presented on 12 April. AUP...

Co-op opens six SA stores

Monday, 11 April 2016
The Co-op has opened four stores at the University of South Australia and will open two more at Flinders and Adelaide universities by the end of the month. The stores...

Woodley appointed MD of ALS Library Services

Friday, 8 April 2016
ALS Library Services general manager Simon Woodley has been promoted to the role of managing director. Woodley replaces ALS owner Patricia Genat in the role. ALS said in a statement...