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Royal Societies of ANZ partner on $10,000 writing award

Wednesday, 6 July 2022
The Royal Societies of Australia and New Zealand Te Apārangi have announced a new partnership with the Creative Force Foundation, co-founded by author and environmentalist Bruce Piasecki. Under the partnership,...

Hachette acquires Dunn debut novel

Wednesday, 6 July 2022
Hachette Australia has acquired world rights to Dirt Poor Islanders, the debut novel by Winnie Dunn. Dirt Poor Islanders explores growing up in a blended Tongan family in Western Sydney...

Jackson’s ‘Human Looking’ wins ALS Gold Medal

Tuesday, 5 July 2022
The Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold Medal has been awarded to Andy Jackson for his book of poetry Human Looking (Giramondo). The judges praised Human Looking, chosen from a shortlist of six, as...

Ned Kelly Awards 2022 shortlists announced

Monday, 4 July 2022
The Australian Crime Writers Association (ACWA) has announced the shortlist for the 2022 Ned Kelly Awards. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Best debut crime fiction Sweet Jimmy (Bryan...

Inaugural Deep Creek residency recipient announced

Monday, 4 July 2022
Matilda Bookshop in the Adelaide Hills, in partnership with Writers SA and Ultimo Press, has announced Corrie Hosking as the winner of the inaugural Deep Creek Residency Fellowship for a...

CWF 2022 program announced

Thursday, 30 June 2022
Canberra Writers Festival (CWF) has announced the full program for the 2022 event, which runs 10–14 August. After being cancelled in 2021 and held with a reduced number of events...

Wheeler Centre’s Next Chapter program funding ends

Wednesday, 29 June 2022
The Wheeler Centre (TWC) has announced its Next Chapter program will not open for applications in 2022, following the end of the organisation’s partnership with the Aesop Foundation, which had...

Adsett acquires The Authors’ Agent 

Tuesday, 28 June 2022
Alex Adsett Literary will acquire The Authors’ Agent from Brian Cook, effective from 1 July. Cook, who will stay with the agency for a 12-month transition period before retiring, said...

MWF announces first guests for 2022 festival

Tuesday, 28 June 2022
Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) has announced the first guests for the 2022 event, which will take place over four days spanning 8–11 September. Mohsin Hamid, author of the Booker-shortlisted novels...

Fraser to leave Fremantle Press 

Monday, 27 June 2022
Fremantle Press CEO Jane Fraser is leaving the publishing house after 15 years. Describing her time at Fremantle Press as 'the highlight of my 35+ years in publishing', Fraser said,...

New APA training for early career rights professionals 

Friday, 24 June 2022
The Australian Publishers Association (APA), which received $10,000 in the most recent round of Australia Council funding, will use the sector development funding to subsidise a new training and mentoring...

Miles Franklin 2022 shortlist announced

Friday, 24 June 2022
The shortlist for the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award, worth $60,000, has been announced. The five shortlisted novels are: The Other Half of You (Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Hachette) Scary Monsters (Michelle de...

Creative Vic latest Creators Fund recipients announced 

Thursday, 23 June 2022
The Victorian government has announced the 70 individuals and small collectives sharing in almost $2.7 million in its latest Creators Fund funding round. The following recipients undertaking literature-related projects were...

Chief Minister’s NT Book Awards announced

Thursday, 23 June 2022
The winners of the 2022 Chief Minister’s NT Book Awards have been announced. The winners, who each receive $10,000, are: Fiction Return to Dust (Dani Powell, UWAP) Nonfiction Peace Crimes: Pine Gap,...

THWUP, Giramondo acquire new Adam novel 

Thursday, 23 June 2022
Martin Shaw at Shaw Literary has sold ANZ rights to Audition, the fourth novel from Ockham Award-winning New Zealand author Pip Adam. NZ rights went to Adam's longstanding publisher Te...

Australia Council latest funding announced

Wednesday, 22 June 2022
The Australia Council has announced its latest round of funding, with $11.9 million going to 283 creative projects and activities. 'This investment will support diverse, impactful projects for the benefit...

Nuzhat wins 2022 Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction

Tuesday, 21 June 2022
Zarin Nuzhat is the winner of the 2022 Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction for her story ‘Sanjida Learns to Drive’. Judges Julie Koh, Melissa Manning and Sonia Orchard said the...

Laforest appointed Five Mile CEO 

Monday, 20 June 2022
Michelle Laforest has been appointed CEO of Five Mile. Laforest has 20 years’ publishing experience in senior roles at businesses including DK and Harlequin. She replaces Alexandra Maramenides, who was...

WA Premier’s Book Awards announced

Monday, 20 June 2022
The winners of the 2021 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards have been announced. Chosen from shortlists announced in May, the winners in each category are: Premier’s Prize for an Emerging...

 

 

 

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