Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award 2023 shortlist announced
Thursday, 17 August 2023
The shortlist for the Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award, which has increased in value to $30,000 and is administered by the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies (FALS) at James...
Langshaw named 2023 Rising Star
Thursday, 17 August 2023
Pantera commissioning editor Tom Langshaw has been named the Australian Publishers Association (APA) 2023 Rising Star. Langshaw was chosen by the selection panel from a shortlist of five that also...
New agents at Zeitgeist, Alex Adsett Literary; High Spot agent in Australia
Wednesday, 16 August 2023
Freelance writer, book critic and editor Samuel Bernard, whose monthly ‘Notable Books’ column appears in The Weekend Australian, has joined Zeitgeist Agency. 'It’s been fifteen years since Sharon Galant and...
Byron Writers Festival ‘singing with joy’ in new Bangalow venue
Wednesday, 16 August 2023
The 2023 Byron Writers Festival, which ran from 11 to 13 August, was an 'overwhelming success' at its new Bangalow site, according to organisers. The 2023 festival took place on...
Pantera acquires Sharp nonfiction
Wednesday, 16 August 2023
Pantera Press has acquired world rights to Lost and Found: How to wander your way to a better life, a new nonfiction book by Tim Sharp, via Simone Landes at...
HarperCollins acquires Gorman nonfiction
Tuesday, 15 August 2023
HarperCollins Australia has acquired world rights to nonfiction work Flying Not Falling by Ginger Gorman, in a deal brokered by Jane Novak of Jane Novak Literary Agency. Flying Not Falling...
RWA announces 2023 Ruby winners
Tuesday, 15 August 2023
Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) has announced the winners of the 2023 Romantic Book of the Year awards, known as the Ruby Awards. The winners in each category are: Romantic...
Australian Short Story Festival announces new mentorship opportunity
Monday, 14 August 2023
The Australian Short Story Festival has announced a new opportunity for an emerging Australian writer to complete a three-month mentorship with award-winning Irish short story writer and playwright Paul McVeigh,...
NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults winners announced
Friday, 11 August 2023
The winners of the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced, with each category winner receiving NZ$7500 and the best first book award winner...
Byron Writers Festival receives $1 million pledge
Friday, 11 August 2023
Byron Writers Festival has received a pledge of $1 million, to be paid over the next 10 years, from the Vasudhara Fund to 'contribute to the ongoing viability of the...
UQP to publish anthology by Autistic women and gender-diverse writers
Friday, 11 August 2023
UQP has acquired a new anthology of 25 personal essays from Autistic women and gender-diverse writers, to be co-edited by Autistic writers Jo Case and Clem Bastow and supported by...
Ngaio Marsh Awards 2023 shortlists announced
Thursday, 10 August 2023
The shortlists for this year’s Ngaio Marsh Awards for New Zealand crime, mystery or thriller writing have been announced. The titles shortlisted in each category are: Best nonfiction finalists The...
Indigenous Literacy Day to feature three bilingual children’s books
Thursday, 10 August 2023
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) will showcase three bilingual children’s books in three different First Nations languages this Indigenous Literacy Day, which will take place on Wednesday 6 September, and...
Sharjah International Book Fair to present inaugural translation rights awards
Thursday, 10 August 2023
Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) has announced two new awards for publishing rights professionals selling translation rights, to be presented during the 2023 SIBF Publishers Conference, which runs from 29...
Priest wins 2023 National Biography Award for ‘My Tongue Is My Own’
Wednesday, 9 August 2023
Ann-Marie Priest has won the 2023 National Biography Award for My Tongue Is My Own: A life of Gwen Harwood (La Trobe University Press). Priest wins $25,000, while the other shortlisted authors...
UBD to relocate
Wednesday, 9 August 2023
Penguin Random House (PRH) has announced it will ‘relocate and expand’ its distribution facility. In a statement, the publisher said it had decided to relocate its logistics operations from United...
Inaugural Pearl Prize to be presented during Midsumma
Wednesday, 9 August 2023
Queer arts and cultural organisation Midsumma has announced the inaugural Pearl Prize: Writers Award, presented with independent publisher Osbourne and Fawkner Publishing, which will be awarded at the 2024 Midsumma...
Davis joins Hardie Grant
Tuesday, 8 August 2023
Hardie Grant has announced the appointment of Simon Davis to the role of food and lifestyle publisher for Hardie Grant Books, replacing Michael Harry. After starting out at Hardie Grant...
Pantera acquires Price debut
Tuesday, 8 August 2023
Pantera Press has acquired world rights to Perfect Candidate, a debut work of nonfiction from Lucinda Price (also known as Froomes), via Claire Harrison at Creative Representation. Pantera Press described...
Ned Kelly Awards 2023 shortlists announced
Monday, 7 August 2023
The Australian Crime Writers Association (ACWA) has announced the shortlisted titles for the 2023 Ned Kelly Awards. The shortlists for the awards’ four categories include the following titles: Best true...
NSW Premier’s History Awards 2023 shortlists announced
Monday, 7 August 2023
The State Library of NSW (SLNSW) has announced the shortlists for the 2023 NSW Premier’s History Awards. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Australian history prize Elizabeth and John:...
Ultimo acquires de Monchaux’s debut novel
Friday, 4 August 2023
Ultimo Press has acquired world rights to Annie de Monchaux's debut novel Audrey's Gone AWOL, via Sarah McKenzie at Sarah McKenzie literary management, which it describes as ‘a charming story...
First ArtsPay recipients announced
Friday, 4 August 2023
The ArtsPay Foundation has announced its first grants for independent artists, funded by merchants that have chosen to use ArtsPay as their payment processor. Among the recipients are two writers,...
Lloyd, Sandiford join UQP
Thursday, 3 August 2023
University of Queensland Press (UQP) has appointed Kate Lloyd as sales and distribution manager, and Erin Sandiford as rights and contracts manager. Loyd was most recently sales and marketing manager...
‘The Idea of Australia’ to become doco
Thursday, 3 August 2023
A documentary series based on The Idea of Australia: A search for the soul of the nation (Julianne Schultz, A&U) has received funding from Screen Australia. The four-part SBS series...
Pantera acquires Glenn debut thriller in two-book deal
Thursday, 3 August 2023
Pantera Press has acquired world rights for Susannah Glenn’s Between Husbands and Wives, a ‘gripping’ domestic thriller set in Far North Queensland, in a two-book deal. Between Husbands and Wives...
QBD Books opens Dubbo store
Thursday, 3 August 2023
Bookselling chain QBD Books will open its 87th store in the NSW central west town of Dubbo, at the shopping centre Orana Mall on 12 August. QBD Books CEO Nick...
Nash’s ‘All the Words We Know’ acquired by A&U, US rights to Atria in pre-empt
Wednesday, 2 August 2023
Allen & Unwin has acquired ANZ rights to All the Words We Know by Bruce Nash, with Simon & Schuster's Atria Books acquiring North American rights to the title in...
Queensland Literary Awards 2023 shortlists
Wednesday, 2 August 2023
The shortlists for the 2023 Queensland Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Queensland Premier's Award for a Work of State Significance We Come with...
Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize shortlist announced
Tuesday, 1 August 2023
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced the shortlist for the 2023 Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. The shortlisted stories are: ‘Black Wax’ by Winter Bel (France/UK) ‘The Mannequin’ by Rowan Heath (Victoria) ‘Our...
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