Wednesday, 18 July 2012
The New Zealand Book Council has announced that CEO Noel Murphy will finish in his position in October and will relocate to the UK. (See news).

Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Bloomsbury Australia managing director Kathleen Farrar has been appointed to the role of Bloomsbury Group sales and marketing director and will relocate to London in 2013. (See news).

Monday, 16 July 2012
Carolyne Wildman has joined Scholastic in the newly created role of head of marketing. Wildman, who has previously worked in marketing roles across a variety of industries, joined Scholastic at...

Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Margie Seale has stepped down from her role as managing director and president of Asia Development at Random House Australia. She will continue to work with the company as a...

Monday, 9 July 2012
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has announced that Debra Dank will finish in her role as program manager at the end of the month to take up a teaching position...

Wednesday, 4 July 2012
Former chair of the Australia Council for the Arts James Strong has joined the board of the Sydney Writers’ Festival, following the departure of board members Annette Shun Wah, Peter...

Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Harriet Pocock has joined the Australian Publishers Association (APA) in the role of professional development administration assistant. Pocock replaces Sebastian Abjorensen who has left the APA to travel overseas.

Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Hinkler has announced that Shaun Arthurson has joined the publisher in the newly created role of trade sales manager for South Australia and Western Australia. Arthurson previously worked for Hardie Grant...

Monday, 2 July 2012
At Craig Potton Publishing in New Zealand, sales and marketing director Emma Radcliffe will take on the role of managing director in November, replacing Jane Connor who is stepping back...

Friday, 29 June 2012
Book distributor Woodslane has moved to new premises. The address for returns and deliveries is 10 Apollo Street, Warriewood, NSW, 2102. The PO Box address is PO BOX 935, Mona...

Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Michelle Broun has been appointed the new CEO of Magabala Books, replacing Suzie Haslehurst who has recently left the company. (See news).

Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Rubert Myer has been appointed as the new chair of the Australia Council for the Arts, replacing James Strong, who will finish in the position on 30 June. Robyn Archer...

Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Ryan Stokes has been appointed chair of the National Library of Australia Council. Stokes, who replaces outgoing chair James Spiegelman, will begin his three year term as chair in July....

Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Emma Rafferty has been promoted from senior editor to the position of managing editor at Pan Macmillan. Rafferty will begin in the role on 9 July and replaces Catherine Day...

Monday, 25 June 2012
Author Jennifer Mills has joined Overland literary journal in the role of fiction editor. Mills will work with outgoing fiction editor Jane Gleeson-White, who is leaving to pursue academic studies,...

Tuesday, 19 June 2012
The Australian Book Review has moved to new premises at the City of Melbourne’s Southbank cultural precinct Boyd. The new address is 207-229 City Road, Southbank, Vic, 3006.

Thursday, 14 June 2012
Carolyn Condon has joined John Reed Books in the newly created role of marketing manager. Condon has previously worked in events management and public relations.

Thursday, 14 June 2012
Chris Halbert has announced that she is retiring from the role of managing director of Human Kinetics Australia and New Zealand. Wendy Simpson has been appointed to take over the...

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
The Brisbane Writers Festival has announced that Kate Eltham will join the festival as director in October. Eltham, who is currently CEO of the Queensland Writers Centre, will replace outgoing director Jane...

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
HarperCollins Australia has announced that Darren Kelly, previously head of trade sales, has been promoted to the position of sales director, and Robyn Fritchley, previously head of publishing operations, has...

Wednesday, 6 June 2012
At the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF), current board member Mary Masters will take over the role of chair at the next board meeting. Current chair Matt Davies will remain on...

Tuesday, 29 May 2012
The Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) has announced that current director Chip Rolley will leave the festival in August to take up the role of editor of the ABC’s The Drum....

Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Booksellers New Zealand has moved to new premises in Wellington. The new address is Level 13, Grand Arcade, 16-20 Willis Street, Wellington, 6100.

Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Book Group Australia, including Books First and Woollahra Sales & Imports, has moved from its former premises in Alexandria, NSW, to new premises in Seven Hills. The new address is...

Wednesday, 23 May 2012
APOL Australia has announced the departure of Helen Lightfoot and Joy Willis and the appointment of Penny Crocker. (See classifieds.)

Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Booktopia has announced that Caroline Baum has been appointed as editorial director. (See news.)

Wednesday, 23 May 2012
HarperCollins Australia has announced Catherine Milne will join the company as an associate publisher for nonfiction. (See news.)

Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Author and former Meanjin editor Sophie Cunningham has been appointed to the position of chair of the Australia Council Literature Board. (See news.)