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Baillie Gifford Prize 2022 shortlist announced

Tuesday, 11 October 2022
In the UK, the shortlist for this year’s Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction has been announced. The six shortlisted books are: Legacy of Violence: A history of the British Empire...

SPN 2022 conference program announced

Monday, 10 October 2022
The program for the 2022 Small Press Network (SPN) annual Independent Publishing Conference, which runs from 24–26 November, has been announced. The conference, which will run as a hybrid event...

Anatolitis appointed Meanjin editor

Monday, 10 October 2022
Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) has announced Esther Anatolitis as the next editor of Meanjin. Anatolitis has two decades’ experience working in arts and media leadership roles. She is the former...

Ernaux wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Friday, 7 October 2022
The Swedish Academy has announced French writer Annie Ernaux as the winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature, worth 10 million Swedish krona (A$1.4m). Ernaux, whose work is mostly...

Books in the media this weekend, 8–9 October 

Friday, 7 October 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National The Saturday Paper  Against Disappearance (ed by Leah Jing McIntosh & Adolfo Aranjuez, Pantera) A Kind...

Polygon acquires world rights to Dalgarno novel 

Friday, 7 October 2022
Scottish imprint Polygon has acquired world rights (ex ANZ) for Paul Dalgarno’s forthcoming novel A Country of Eternal Light (HarperCollins, February 2023), in a deal brokered by Martin Shaw of...

SPN Book of the Year shortlist announced

Thursday, 6 October 2022
The shortlist for the 2022 Small Press Network (SPN) Book of the Year (BOTY) Award has been announced. The shortlisted books are: Friends and Dark Shapes (Kavita Bedford, Text) No...

Goldsmiths Prize 2022 shortlist announced

Thursday, 6 October 2022
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2022 Goldsmiths Prize, worth £10,000 (A$17,500), has been announced. The shortlisted novels are: Somebody Loves You (Mona Arshi, And Other Stories) Seven Steeples...

Forthcoming debut ‘The Wakes’ to be adapted for TV 

Wednesday, 5 October 2022
Television rights to forthcoming debut novel The Wakes by Sydney author Dianne Yarwood (Hachette, March) have been acquired by production company Made Up Stories and film and television studio Fifth...

Text acquires Neill memoir 

Wednesday, 5 October 2022
Text Publishing has acquired world rights to the memoir Did I Ever Tell You This? by actor Sam Neill. Born in Northern Ireland in 1947, Neill emigrated to New Zealand...

National Book Award Finalists announced

Wednesday, 5 October 2022
In the US, the finalists for the 2022 National Book Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Fiction The Rabbit Hutch (Tess Gunty, Knopf) The Birdcatcher (Gayl Jones, Beacon)...

Horrocks departs Text 

Wednesday, 5 October 2022
After 10 years in the book industry and over seven years at Text Publishing, senior designer Jessica Horrocks has departed the role for a position as senior visual designer at...

Ampersand Prize 2022 shortlist announced

Tuesday, 4 October 2022
Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing (HGCP) has announced the shortlist for the 2022 Ampersand Prize for unpublished young adult and middle-grade manuscripts. The winner receives an advance and publishing contract from...

Walker Books operating profit up 30% in 2021

Tuesday, 4 October 2022
Walker Books's operating profit grew 30% in 2021 to £6.8 million (A$11.3m), up from £5.3 million (A$9.2m) in 2020, reports the Bookseller. Walker attributed its profit growth to cost reductions....

Aus Political Book of the Year 2022 longlist announced

Monday, 3 October 2022
The longlist for the inaugural Australian Political Book of the Year Award has been announced. The longlisted titles, selected from over 35 nominations by judging panel Laurie Oakes, Laura Tingle,...

Authors accuse publishers of undermining libraries

Monday, 3 October 2022
More than 300 authors have signed an open letter asking publishers and trade organisations to ‘cease efforts to undermine the essential contributions of libraries to an accessible and inclusive world...

Lim wins 2022 Barbara Jefferis Award

Friday, 30 September 2022
S L Lim has won the 2022 Barbara Jefferis Award for Revenge: Murder in three parts (Transit Lounge). The $50,000 award, which is administered by the Australian Society of Authors,...

Robinson appointed ILF publishing manager 

Friday, 30 September 2022
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has appointed Nicola Robinson to the role of publishing manager. Robinson has worked in publishing, journalism and community arts with a focus on children’s books,...

Books in the media this weekend, 1–2 October 

Friday, 30 September 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National  The Saturday Paper  Black Lives, White Law (Russell Marks, La Trobe University Press)  Cautionary...

Jaireth wins ACT Book of the Year

Friday, 30 September 2022
Canberra writer Subhash Jaireth has won the 2021 ACT Book of the Year for his essay collection Spinoza’s Overcoat: Travels with writers and poets (Transit Lounge). Chosen from a shortlist of...

IPEd responds to APA diversity survey 

IPED logo Thursday, 29 September 2022
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) is developing a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policy in response to findings concerning the lack of diversity in the Australian publishing industry, which...

Historical Novel Prize 2022 shortlists announced

Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA) has announced the shortlists for the 2022 ARA Historical Novel Prize, worth a total of $100,000. The titles shortlisted in the adult category are: Horse...

 

 

 

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