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...
Istanbul bookshop wins LBF Bookstore of the Year 2023
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
The London Book Fair (LBF) has announced the winners of its annual International Excellence Awards. The winners in each category, chosen from shortlists announced earlier this month, are: Bookstore of the year...
Carl Merrison on ‘Backyard Footy’
Tuesday, 11 April 2023
Hailing from Halls Creek, children's author Carl Merrison won a 2020 black&write! fellowship to develop his 'Backyard Sports' picture book series. The first book, Backyard Footy (illus by Samantha Campbell, Lothian,...
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...
London Book Fair 2024 rescheduled for March
Tuesday, 11 April 2023
The London Book Fair (LBF) has announced its 2024 fair will be rescheduled from April to March 12–14, reports Publishers Weekly. The move to March was prompted when Bologna Children’s...
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...
Johnson joins Ultimo as marketing and community manager
Thursday, 6 April 2023
Ultimo Press has appointed Andrea Johnson as marketing and community manager. Johnson joins the publisher from HarperCollins Australia, where she has been social and digital manager, supporting a range of...
Windham-Campbell Prizes 2023 recipients announced
Thursday, 6 April 2023
In the US, the recipients of the 2023 Windham-Campbell Prizes, worth US$175,000 (A$258,000) each, have been announced. For fiction, the prize recognises US author Percival Everett for over 30 works...
B+P Easter publishing schedule
Thursday, 6 April 2023
Due to the Easter long weekend, the Books+Publishing newsletter will not be published tomorrow, Friday, 7 April or Monday, 10 April. The deadline for classifieds and job advertisements in the...
Cate Paterson appointed A&U publishing director
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has appointed Cate Paterson as publishing director. Paterson, who was publishing director at Pan Macmillan prior to joining A&U to establish Atlantic Books Australia in 2022,...
We Come With This Place: Debra Dank on her debut and what comes next
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Ahead of the London Book Fair, Books+Publishing's rights publication Think Australian talks to author Debra Dank, whose debut is in the running for three NSW Premier's awards and the Stella...
BookPeople 2023 Book of the Year longlists announced
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
BookPeople has announced the longlists for the 2023 Book of the Year Awards, formerly the Booksellers Choice awards. The longlisted titles in each category are: Adult fiction book of the...
UQP appoints joint marketing and publicity managers
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
University of Queensland Press (UQP) has appointed Jean Smith and Sally Wilson as joint marketing and publicity managers. Smith and Wilson will take over the role left by former marketing...
McFarlane shortlisted for Walter Scott Prize
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane (A&U) has been shortlisted for the 2023 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, worth £25,000 (A$46,000) and open to novels published in the...
Book Depository to close
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
UK-based online bookseller the Book Depository will close on 26 April. In a letter to vendors, the Book Depository said it will be winding down its business over the coming...
Nib Literary Award prize money doubled
Tuesday, 4 April 2023
Waverley Council has announced that the prize money for the Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award will be doubled from $20,000 to $40,000. Sydney philanthropists Mark and Evette Moran,...
Quarto revenue drops 7% in 2022
Tuesday, 4 April 2023
In the UK, the Quarto Group reported a 7% drop in revenue for the year ending 31 December, reports the Bookseller. Despite revenue falling from £122.5 million (A$224m) in 2021...
Local authors on Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2023 shortlist
Tuesday, 4 April 2023
Three Australians and one Aotearoa New Zealand author are among the finalists for the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The authors shortlisted for the Pacific region are: Jean Flynn, for...
Digital lending rights claims deadline extended
Tuesday, 4 April 2023
The federal government has extended the deadline for new title claims under its extended lending rights scheme, which now covers digital formats. Claimants will now have until 30 June 2023...
‘The Great Greenwashing’ sells to US
Tuesday, 4 April 2023
Douglas Richmond at House of Anansi Press has acquired North American rights to The Great Greenwashing by John Pabon. The deal was made with Sophy Williams at Black Inc. on behalf of...
Government pledges funding for Trove
Monday, 3 April 2023
The National Library of Australia (NLA) has welcomed the federal government's commitment to funding the library's digital archive, Trove. In its May federal budget, the government will commit $33 million...
Faber reports record revenue, profit
Monday, 3 April 2023
In the UK, Faber recorded its best ever revenue and operating profit results in the year ending 31 March 2022, reports the Bookseller. The publisher’s turnover came in ‘well ahead...
Winter to leave Text
Monday, 3 April 2023
Text senior editor David Winter is leaving the company this month after 14 years with the publisher. Winter, who started at Text in 2009 as an acquiring editor, was associate...
Writing WA appoints Yeoman as CEO
Friday, 31 March 2023
Writing WA has appointed literary editor, festival director and journalist Will Yeoman as its new chief executive officer (CEO), starting 24 April. ‘I am absolutely stoked to welcome Will Yeoman...
PRH revenue up, profit down in 2022
Friday, 31 March 2023
Penguin Random House’s revenue grew 5% in the 2022 financial year, however its profit was down 12% over the same period, according to parent company Bertelsmann’s financial report. PRH revenue...
BWF 2023 program announced
Friday, 31 March 2023
The program for this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF), which runs 10–14 May, has been announced. This year's festival is the first under new artistic director Jackie Ryan, who took...
Books in the media this weekend, 1–2 April
Friday, 31 March 2023
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Blue Hunger (Viola di Grando, Scribe) Hard To Bear (Isabelle Oderberg,...
Heiss to curate First Nations imprint Bundyi
Thursday, 30 March 2023
Wiradyuri author Anita Heiss has been appointed as publisher at large for Simon & Schuster's new imprint, Bundyi. Named for the Wiradyuri word meaning ‘to share with me’, the Bundyi...
Affirm signs Mellor for five-book series and third ‘Grandest Bookshop’ book
Thursday, 30 March 2023
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to a new five-book series by Amelia Mellor as well as the third novel in Mellor's series that began with The Grandest Bookshop in...
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