Scribe acquires Wallman, Sparrow collaboration
Monday, 1 May 2023
Scribe has acquired world rights to 12 Rules for Strife, a new graphic nonfiction work by Jeff Sparrow and Sam Wallman. Described by Scribe as a ‘radical gift book’ that will...
Reynolds reportedly settles with publisher, journalist over alleged defamation in ‘Ego’
Monday, 1 May 2023
Former federal minister Linda Reynolds has settled with journalist Aaron Patrick and publisher HarperCollins over allegedly defamatory statements made in the book Ego: Malcolm Turnbull and the Liberal Party’s civil...
Ellis wins 2023 Calibre Essay Prize
Friday, 28 April 2023
Sydney writer Tracy Ellis has won the 2023 Australian Book Review (ABR) Calibre Essay Prize for her essay ‘Flow States’. Ellis, who won the ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story...
Open Book 2023 interns announced
Friday, 28 April 2023
The successful applicants for the 2023 Open Book: Australian Publishing Internship have been announced. Selected from over 220 applications were Enchinea Close-Brown, Keerthana Ravindran and Isabelle Webb. Close-Brown, who will...
Hachette on AFR BOSS Best Places to Work list
Friday, 28 April 2023
Hachette Australia has been included in this year’s Best Places to Work list, published annually by the Australian Financial Review and BOSS magazine. The publisher placed seventh in the Retail, Hospitality,...
De Kretser shortlisted for Ondaatje Prize
Friday, 28 April 2023
In the UK, Michelle de Kretser has been shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature’s (RSL) Ondaatje Prize, for her novel Scary Monsters (A&U). Scary Monsters is one of five books shortlisted...
Holland-Batt wins 2023 Stella Prize for ‘The Jaguar’
Friday, 28 April 2023
Sarah Holland-Batt has won the 2023 Stella Prize, worth $60,000, for The Jaguar (UQP). It’s the second time a poetry collection has won the award, following Evelyn Araluen’s win last...
ABS survey finds children are reading less
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Children’s participation in reading for pleasure has dropped from 79% in 2017–18 to 72% in 2021–22, according to a survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The survey on...
UQP acquires Weetman nonfiction
Thursday, 27 April 2023
UQP has acquired ANZ rights to a nonfiction book by Nova Weetman. The as yet untitled book weaves together experiences of love and loss from throughout Weetman’s life, including...
Russell Prize for Humour Writing 2023 shortlists announced
Thursday, 27 April 2023
The State Library of NSW has announced the shortlists for the 2023 Russell Prize for Humour Writing and the Humour Writing for Young People Award. The books shortlisted for the...
Black Inc. to reduce output
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Black Inc. has made several redundancies and will reduce the number of books it publishes. The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) reported it had been told 'about six' positions had been...
Nenke appointed Booktopia CEO
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Booktopia has announced the appointment of former Barnes & Noble and Amazon executive David Nenke as CEO. Nenke, who was born in Australia and has held senior finance positions...
Writing NSW: CEO, program director depart
Monday, 24 April 2023
Writing NSW CEO Jane McCredie will leave the organisation in July. In a statement, Writing NSW said McCredie had been an ‘integral part of Writing NSW for the past...
Australian Book Design Awards 2023 shortlists announced
Monday, 24 April 2023
The shortlists for the 2023 Australian Book Design Awards, presented by the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), have been announced. Among the category shortlists are: Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover...
BookPeople 2023 Book of the Year shortlists announced
Monday, 24 April 2023
BookPeople has announced the shortlists for the 2023 Book of the Year Awards, formerly the Booksellers Choice awards. The shortlisted titles, chosen from longlists announced earlier this month, are: Adult...
IPEd announces Rosie shortlist
Friday, 21 April 2023
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) has announced the shortlist for the 2023 Rosanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award, known as the Rosie. The shortlisted editors are: Bronwyn Mitchell for Wetlands of...
Hardie Grant offers new benefits to staff
Thursday, 20 April 2023
Hardie Grant has announced a set of new paid benefits for employees. As well as the new paid benefits—menstrual and menopause leave, fertility treatment leave, and gender transition leave—the publishing...
ABIA 2023 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
The shortlists for the 2023 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) have been announced. The shortlisted books in each category, including the new category of social impact book of the year,...
Holland-Batt poetry collections sell to Bloodaxe UK
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
UQP has sold UK rights to Sarah Holland-Batt’s three poetry collections to UK poetry publishing house Bloodaxe, in a deal brokered by Rights Manager Hayley Tomlinson. Bloodaxe acquired rights to...
Christmas Press acquires Carrington’s ‘Leaf Letters’
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
Christmas Press has acquired world rights to Leaf Letters, a junior fiction title by author-illustrator Lorena Carrington. The interactive short novel for young readers is about nine-year-old Hazel Bird, who...
Age Book of the Year 2023 shortlists announced
Monday, 17 April 2023
The shortlists for the 2023 Age Book of the Year Award have been announced. The shortlisted works in each category are: Fiction Limberlost (Robbie Arnott, Text) Every Version of You...
Papertalk Green wins 2023 Red Room Poetry Fellowship
Friday, 14 April 2023
Charmaine Papertalk Green has won the Red Room Poetry Fellowship for her project Jugarnu Wangga Migamanmanha (Older woman making talk). Chosen from 50 applications and a shortlist of 10 poets,...
Jiang appointed Sydney Review of Books editor
Friday, 14 April 2023
The Sydney Review of Books (SRB) has appointed James Jiang as its new editor. Jiang is a scholar, critic and editor who has worked with the Australian Book Review, Griffith Review and Cordite....
Echo acquires Kell historical novel
Thursday, 13 April 2023
Echo Publishing has acquired world rights to Katrina Kell’s first novel for adults, via Fiona Smith at Beyond Words Literary Agency. The book is inspired by the French nude portrait...
De Kretser longlisted for Ondaatje Prize
Thursday, 13 April 2023
In the UK, Michelle de Kretser has been longlisted for the Royal Society of Literature's (RSL) Ondaatje Prize, for her novel Scary Monsters (A&U). Scary Monsters is one of nine books longlisted...
Rural and regional writers’ festival programs announced
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Several rural and regional writers' festivals have revealed the programs for their upcoming events. Sorrento Writers Festival will run from 27–30 April on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula. More than 140 writers,...
Walker Books establishes biennial Manuscript Prize
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Walker Books Australia (WBA) has announced the establishment of a new manuscript prize to coincide with the publisher’s 30th anniversary in Australia. The inaugural Walker Books Manuscript Prize will offer...
BookTok hit leads Dymocks Top 101
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
BookTok hit The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is the number one book on the Dymocks annual Top 101 online poll, with 39% of books on the list being titles...
Sydney Uni creates scholarship for First Nations publishing students
Tuesday, 11 April 2023
The University of Sydney is offering a new scholarship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students undertaking the university's Master of Publishing postgraduate degree. The scholarship will cover academic course...
Aria acquires Lette backlist, new novels
Tuesday, 11 April 2023
UK publisher Aria, an imprint of Head of Zeus, has acquired The Revenge Club and a second title from author and comedian Kathy Lette, reports the Bookseller. Editorial director Rachel...
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