Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Wakefield Press has appointed Simon Collinson as the publisher’s ‘geek in residence’ until September. The role, which is part-funded by the Australia Council, will involve Collinson ‘developing ways to enhance Wakefield’s...

Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Writers Victoria has launched a new ‘professional development and networking opportunity’ for published writers, who will ‘use a newly released Australian novel as a starting point for facilitated conversation and...

Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Exisle has acquired Art in Nature, the first book by photographer David Rennie. Rennie was the 2013 winner of the Australian Geographic ANZANG Nature Photographer of the Year competition. His...

Monday, 16 June 2014
If:book Australia and publishing company Editia have announced they will run a Twitter competition to find new writers to appear in the forthcoming print title The N00bz: New Adventures in...

Monday, 16 June 2014
Adrian Stanley and Jane Harrison are the winners of the 2014 black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowships. Each of the fellowships are worth $10,000 and include publication by Magabala Books. Stanley’s novel...

Friday, 13 June 2014
The shortlists for the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) Book Design Awards, including the PANZ Young Designer of the Year Award, have been announced.The titles shortlisted in the best...

Thursday, 12 June 2014
Over 14,000 people attended the 2014 Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF), the second festival under director Sam Twyford-Moore, breaking last year’s box office and attendance records.General manager Kate Callingham told Books+Publishing...

Wednesday, 11 June 2014
The finalists for the Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) Romantic Book of the Year award, known as ‘the Ruby’, have been announced.The finalists in each category are:‘Short sexy’: What the...

Tuesday, 10 June 2014
The 2014 Queen’s Birthday Honours List has been announced, with Lonely Planet founders Maureen and Tony Wheeler both awarded Officer in the General Division (AO) for ‘distinguished service to business and...

Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Five Australians have been longlisted for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. The Australians longlisted are Tony Birch for The Promise (UQP), Catherine McNamara for Pelt and Other Stories...

Tuesday, 10 June 2014
The finalists in the 2014 LIANZA (Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa) Children’s Book Awards have been announced. The judges this year selected six finalists in the young...

Tuesday, 10 June 2014
The Copyright Agency Cultural Fund has announced it will continue its funding of RMIT University’s Writers Immersion and Cultural Exchange (WrICE) program until 2017. The new $225,000 funding ‘will enable 15...

Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Two American women are suing Australian Amanda Hayward for a share in profits from E L James’ bestselling novel Fifty Shades of Grey.Hayward is the owner of The Writers Coffee...

Friday, 6 June 2014
The Byron Bay Writers’ Festival has launched its 2014 program.Joining international guest Jeanette Winterson, who was previously announced as the festival’s keynote speaker, are Geoff Dyer, Susie Orbach, David Finkel...