Literary organisations receive $140k in Catalyst funding
Tuesday, 3 May 2016
Five literary sector organisations have received a total of $140,200 from the Catalyst—Australian Arts and Culture Fund as part of its first annual $12m funding round, announced on 2 May....
ABIA 2016 shortlists announced
Monday, 2 May 2016
The shortlists for this year’s Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) have been announced. They are: General fiction book of the year The Lake House (Kate Morton, A&U) Close Your Eyes (Michael Robotham,...
Industry responds to PC draft report on PIRs, fair use reforms
Monday, 2 May 2016
Industry groups including the Australian Publishers Association (APA), Australian Society of Authors (ASA) and the Copyright Agency have condemned the Productivity Commission’s draft report on intellectual property arrangements, which recommends...
Productivity Commission draft report calls for immediate PIR repeal
Friday, 29 April 2016
The Productivity Commission has recommended the government repeal parallel import restrictions (PIRs) no later than the end of 2017 in its draft report on Australia’s intellectual property (IP) arrangements. The...
Macintyre wins 2016 Ernest Scott Prize
Friday, 29 April 2016
Stuart Macintyre has won the 2016 Ernest Scott Prize for history for his book Australia’s Boldest Experiment: War and Reconstruction in the 1940s (NewSouth). The winning title was chosen from...
George Robertson Award 2016 winners announced
Thursday, 28 April 2016
The winners of the 2016 George Robertson Award, which recognises long and distinguished service to the publishing industry, were announced by the Australian Publishers Association (APA) on 27 April. The...
Distributor Capricorn Link ceases trading
Thursday, 28 April 2016
NSW-based distributor Capricorn Link has ceased trading after the company filed for creditor’s voluntary liquidation on 1 April. Capricorn Link distributed publishers including Storey, Lake Press, Clockwork Media, Brief Books,...
Artists announced for inaugural Canberra Writers Festival
Thursday, 28 April 2016
The Canberra Writers Festival has announced a number of authors attending its inaugural event from 26-28 August. Among the guests are British philosopher A C Grayling, Stella Prize-winner Charlotte Wood,...
Audible Australia lodges ‘triple-figure’ revenue growth
Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Audible Australia has lodged ‘triple-figure’ revenue growth each year since it opened its local audiobook store in January 2014. While the company declined to say how many local members it...
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...
Victorian government announces $115m in creative industries funding
Tuesday, 26 April 2016
The Victorian government will spend $115m over four years to ‘grow the state’s cultural capital’ as part of its first ‘Creative State’ creative industries strategy. Creative State initiatives will roll...
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...
‘The Natural Way of Things’ wins 2016 Stella Prize
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood (A&U) has won the 2016 Stella Prize for women’s writing. Wood was presented with the $50,000 prize at an awards ceremony in...
‘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...
Indigenous children’s comic wins 2016 Gold Ledger award
Monday, 18 April 2016
The winners of the 2016 Ledger Awards for excellence in Australian comics and graphic novels have been announced. The winner of the 2016 Gold Ledger is Neomad: The Complete Collection...
Charity’s ‘Chapter One’ book sells almost 53,000 in a month
Monday, 18 April 2016
A book that tells story of Australian charity Thankyou’s ‘start-up journey’ has sold almost 53,000 copies in six weeks, raising more than $1.4m for the charity. Chapter One: You Have...
Melbourne Jewish Writers’ Festival 2016 program announced
Friday, 15 April 2016
The program for the 2016 Melbourne Jewish Writers’ Festival, which will run at the Lamm Library in Caulfield South from 21-23 May, has been announced. More than 70 guests will...
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...
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