Vale Kerry Greenwood
Monday, 7 April 2025
Author Kerry Greenwood has died. Allen & Unwin writes: Allen & Unwin is grieving the loss of Kerry Greenwood who died on 26 March 2025 after a courageous battle with...
Frank Moorhouse Reading Room 2025 residents announced
Monday, 7 April 2025
Sydney Review of Books has announced the inaugural recipients of the Frank Moorhouse Reading Room writing residency. The incoming residents are: Lur Alghurabi Sam Elkin Thomas Moran Beejay Silcox Ali...
DANZ Children’s Book Award 2025 shortlists announced
Monday, 7 April 2025
The 2025 shortlists for the Australian School Library Association (ASLA) DANZ (Diversity in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand) Children’s Book Award have been announced. Chosen from previously announced longlists, shortlisted...
Inaugural Varuna Trans and Gender Diverse Fellowship recipients announced
Thursday, 3 April 2025
Varuna, the National Writers’ House has announced the inaugural recipients of the Varuna Trans and Gender Diverse Fellowship. The six inaugural recipients (and their manuscripts) are: Arani Ahmed, for ‘Needlework’...
Rodda, Whatley nominated for 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Awards
Thursday, 3 April 2025
Writer Emily Rodda and illustrator Bruce Whatley have been nominated by IBBY (the International Board on Books for Young People) Australia as the Australian candidates for the 2026 Hans Christian...
Words on the Waves announces dates, full program
Thursday, 3 April 2025
Words on the Waves has released its full program of events, to be held on NSW's central coast 28 May–1 June. The regional writers' festival, now in its fifth year,...
ABIA 2025 business award shortlists announced
Wednesday, 2 April 2025
Books+Publishing, in partnership with the Australian Publishers Association, has announced the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) 2025 business award shortlists. The ABIA 2025 business award shortlists are: Bookshop of the...
Books Create Australia launches Election 2025 campaign
Wednesday, 2 April 2025
Books Create Australia has announced the launch of its Election 2025 campaign, calling on the incoming government to 'act to secure a reading future'. 'Fair policies and investment are vital...
We Are the Stars becomes first nonfiction book to top Dymocks 101
Wednesday, 2 April 2025
Bookselling chain Dymocks has announced its 2025 Top 101 list, voted on by readers, with Gina Chick’s We Are the Stars (Summit) becoming the first nonfiction book to take the...
Mila’s Books wins 2025 Bologna Best Children’s Publisher, Oceania
Wednesday, 2 April 2025
Aotearoa New Zealand publisher Mila’s Books has won the 2025 Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publisher of the Year in the Oceania category, announced at the Bologna Children’s Book...
UQP acquires Caddy historical YA
Wednesday, 2 April 2025
University of Queensland Press (UQP) has acquired world rights to Meg Caddy’s historical YA novel A Flash in the Dust, in a deal brokered by Abigail Nathan at Alex Adsett Literary....
McGaughey joins B+P
Tuesday, 1 April 2025
Books+Publishing has appointed Jasmin McGaughey to the newly created position of editorial and production coordinator. McGaughey was a black&write! editor intern in 2019, and most recently held the role of editorial...
A&U acquires Payne memoir
Tuesday, 1 April 2025
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to Ride On by Michelle Payne with Angus Fontaine, in a deal brokered by Michael Rivette and Nanette Moulton at Rivette Moulton Broadbent. In...
QBD named in Deloitte’s Best Managed Companies program
Monday, 31 March 2025
Bookselling chain QBD Books has been recognised for a second year in Deloitte Australia's Best Managed Companies award program. QBD Books CEO Nick Croydon said: ‘This award reflects QBD’s continued...
Affirm acquires new Mupotsa-Russell fiction
Monday, 31 March 2025
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to Mark Mupotsa-Russell’s upcoming novel, The Wolf Who Cried Boy, via literary agent Sarah McKenzie. 'The Wolf Who Cried Boy is a breathless chase...
Judith Wright Poetry Prize 2024 shortlist announced
Monday, 31 March 2025
The shortlist for the 2024 Judith Wright Poetry Prize has been announced. Shortlisted poems include: ‘ACAB’ by Dominic Symes ‘al Mafrak’ by Daniel Grima ‘The Dog House’ by Neika Lehman...
LBF: Australians report ‘buoyant’, ‘busy and buzzy’ fair
Monday, 31 March 2025
London Book Fair (LBF) has closed for 2025, with Australian attendees reporting positive relationships and promising conversations over the three days. The fair, which drew around 30,000 attendees and featured...
Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize 2024 shortlist announced
Monday, 31 March 2025
The shortlist for the 2024 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize has been announced. Chosen from over 500 entries, the shortlisted stories are: ‘Around the Corner’ by Maks Sipowicz ‘Days of...
Arnott appointed ABR editor and CEO
Thursday, 27 March 2025
Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced Georgina Arnott as its new editor and CEO, succeeding Peter Rose, who is stepping down after 24 years in the role. Arnott has been...
Writing Australia to be funded in 2025–26 Federal Budget
Thursday, 27 March 2025
The forthcoming literature funding body Writing Australia will be funded in the 2025–26 Federal Budget, with the organisation set to commence operations on 1 July. This funding was announced as...
Tasmanian Literary Awards 2025 winners announced
Thursday, 27 March 2025
The winners of the Tasmanian Literary Awards for 2025 have been announced. Category winners – chosen from shortlists announced last month – are: Premier’s Prize for Fiction ($25,000) Heartsease (Kate...
S&S acquires Holmes debut
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) has acquired global rights for Australian journalist Tracey Holmes’s debut book, Not A Female Sports Reporter. The first woman to present ABC sports program Grandstand,...
HarperCollins acquires four Peter Cheong graphic novels
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
HarperCollins Children’s Publishing has acquired world rights via auction to four graphic novels by author and illustrator Peter Cheong in a deal brokered by Paige Terlip at Andrea Brown Literary...
CBCA 2025 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced its shortlist for the 2025 CBCA Book of the Year Awards. The shortlisted books in each category, selected from the 2025...
A&U acquires new Delaney nonfiction
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to The Seeker and the Sage by Brigid Delaney in a deal brokered by Pippa Masson at Curtis Brown. ‘Whereas Reasons Not...
Melbourne Books acquires Harris nonfiction
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
Melbourne Books has acquired world rights to Under the Influence of Salmon: How a Man and a Fish Turned Our World Upside Down by Steve Harris. Of the book, the publisher...
S&S announces Aotearoa New Zealand office
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
Simon & Schuster Australia has announced the establishment of a new Auckland office and a dedicated sales and marketing team in Aotearoa New Zealand. The new team is scheduled to...
Victorian Community History Awards winners announced
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
The winners of the Victorian Community History Awards have been announced. Winning titles in each category are: Victorian Premier’s History Award ($5000) Letters to a Critic: Alan McCulloch's World of...
Arnott’s ‘Dusk’ wins Indie Book Awards 2025 Book of the Year
Monday, 24 March 2025
Robbie Arnott's Dusk (Picador) has been named Book of the Year in the Indie Book Awards 2025. Category winners also announced include: Fiction Dusk (Robbie Arnott, Picador) Nonfiction Three Wild Dogs...
BookPeople conference program announced
Monday, 24 March 2025
BookPeople has announced the program for its 2025 conference, which will run 14–16 June in Brisbane. Aimed at booksellers, the conference program includes panels, practical sessions, and keynotes – with...
