Tuesday, 22 May 2012
The Sydney Story Factory, a not-for-profit centre designed to help children and young adults with writing, has announced that Angela Rega has joined the centre as storyteller-in-chief. Rega is currently...

Wednesday, 9 May 2012
At Currency Press, sales and marketing manager Deborah Franco has stepped into the role of publisher following the resignation of Victoria Chance. (See News).

Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Nestor Candado has replaced Michael Goonan as editorial director at Catholic publisher St Pauls Publications. (See News).

Wednesday, 9 May 2012
The Melbourne Writers Festival has announced that festival director and CEO Steve Grimwade will finish in his role following the 2012 festival. (See News).

Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Madman will move from its Collingwood offices in Melbourne to new premises in Richmond from 22 May. The new address is Building 1, Level 1, 21-31 Goodwood Street, Richmond, Vic...

Wednesday, 9 May 2012
At Lonely Planet, Chris Zeiher has been promoted from Australia and New Zealand sales and marketing director to the newly created role of Asia Pacific sales and marketing director, Kate...

Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Melbourne University Publishing CEO Louise Adler has been elected president of the Australian Publishers Association (APA), replacing Stephen May. Several other positions on the APA board have also changed. (See...

Wednesday, 2 May 2012
HarperCollins Australia and New Zealand has announced that CEO Michael Moynahan will retire from his position at the end of this month. James Kellow, currently commercial director for the publisher,...

Wednesday, 2 May 2012
OPUS Group has announced that executive director Richard Celarc has been appointed to the newly created position of general manger of publishing. Celarc will take over the responsibilities of Alan...

Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Monica Svarc, former publicity manager at Bloomsbury Australia, has joined Hardie Grant in the role of publicity manager. Svarc replaces Rosalind McClintock who has left the publisher to pursue other interests...

Thursday, 26 April 2012
Amy Baillieu has been appointed deputy editor of the Australian Book Review, replacing Mark Gomes who is joining the National Gallery of Victoria as an editor. (See news).

Tuesday, 24 April 2012
The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) has announced that director Lisa Dempster will leave EWF after this year's festival. (See news).

Tuesday, 24 April 2012
At PMP, CEO Richard Allely has added the position of general manager of print and distribution to his role following the departure of Andrew Williams, and non-executive director Peter George...

Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Tim Burke is now the managing director for the Australia, NZ and Asia-Pacific region at global subscription services company Prenax.

Wednesday, 18 April 2012
At Bloomsbury Australia, Bethia Thomas has started in the new role of digital marketing manager, Hannah Temby has been promoted to the new role of marketing executive, Jenni Hastings has joined...

Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Sarah Cavanagh has been promoted from CLS sales manager to public library sales manager for James Bennett and Baker & Taylor International, replacing Andrew Hocken who has taken on the...

Thursday, 12 April 2012
Paul Kooperman has resigned as the director of Australian Poetry Ltd, following the resignations of general manager Robert Lukins and publications manager Victoria Amy. A temporary director, Cathy Brown-Watt, has...

Thursday, 12 April 2012
Sue Roberts, the State Library of Victoria’s new CEO and State Librarian has started in her position this week (see News).

Thursday, 12 April 2012
Former Dymocks CEO Don Grover has been appointed CEO and managing director of Fusion Retail Brands (see News).

Thursday, 12 April 2012
Newly appointed Foreign Minister Bob Carr has resigned from his position on the board of Dymocks.

Wednesday, 4 April 2012
James Mills-Hicks has joined Quarto as publisher of Global Book Publishing and general manager of Quarto Marketing Australia, replacing Jane Curry who finished in the roles earlier this year. (See...

Wednesday, 4 April 2012
Kat Muscat has been appointed as editor of the Voiceworks journal, beggining with issue #89 'Space'. Muscat replaces Johannes Jakob, who was editor for two years.

Tuesday, 3 April 2012
HarperCollins Australia has announced that Libby O’Donnell will join the publisher at the end of this month as international rights manager. O'Donnell, who will begin in the role on 30...

Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Martin Nakata has been appointed to the board of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF), replacing author Anita Heiss, who is stepping down from her position on the ILF board due...

Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Danielle Benda, festival program manager for 2011 and 2012, is no longer with the Perth Writers’ Festival. Katherine Dorrington will resume in the role to manage the 2013 festival, after...

Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Suzanne O’Sullivan will join Hachette Australia on 2 April, as commissioning editor on the Lothian Children’s Books list. O’Sullivan was previously senior editor at Walker Books. (See News).

Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Dymocks Booksellers has announced that Steve Cox, previously general manager of buying, marketing and operations for the retailer, has been appointed to the new role of managing director. Cox replaces former...

Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Capricorn Link has announced that Christiana Szczerba of Top Shelf Agencies will represent Capricorn Link in Tasmania from 1 May, replacing former agent Belinda Shreeve. (See Classified).

Tuesday, 20 March 2012
HarperCollins Australia has announced that Deonie Fiford will replace Stephanie Smith as associate publisher for its Voyager imprint. (See News).

Tuesday, 20 March 2012
HarperCollins has announced the resignation of Voyager Associate Publisher, Stephanie Smith, who has been with the company for 20 years. Deonie Fiford will take over the role on 2 April...