UQP acquires Haddad debut novel ‘Losing Face’
Thursday, 3 June 2021
UQP has acquired world rights to Losing Face, the debut novel by Sydney writer George Haddad. Losing Face interweaves the stories of Joey, who has recently finished school and is...
Inaugural Kuracca Prize longlist announced
Thursday, 3 June 2021
Overland has announced the longlist for the inaugural Kuracca Prize for Australian Literature, created in honour of the late Wiradjuri elder, poet, writer, activist and artist Kerry Reed-Gilbert. The longlisted...
Ultimo acquires Hyland crime fiction in two-book deal
Thursday, 3 June 2021
Ultimo Press has acquired world rights to Canticle Creek and a second book by crime writer Adrian Hyland. ‘When Adam Lawson's wrecked car is found a kilometre from Daisy Baker’s...
Dunnell wins Fogarty Literary Award for ‘The Glass House’
Thursday, 3 June 2021
Perth writer Brooke Dunnell has won the Fogarty Literary Award for her novel The Glass House. Dunnell receives a $20,000 cash prize from the Fogarty Foundation and a publishing contract...
HGCP to publish ‘Freedom Day’, sponsor Freedom Day Festival
Wednesday, 2 June 2021
Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing (HGCP) has announced the acquisition of picture book Freedom Day, which will be released under the new Bright Light Books imprint in August. Freedom Day tells...
July reviews round-up
Wednesday, 2 June 2021
Releasing in July are two well-reviewed memoirs about family and intergenerational trauma: Dianne O’Brien’s Daughter of the River Country and Amani Haydar’s The Mother Wound. Although both stories are confronting...
‘The Nancys’ optioned for screen
Wednesday, 2 June 2021
Screen adaptation rights to crime novel The Nancys by Melbourne-based New Zealand author R W R McDonald (A&U) have been optioned by Queensland production company Hoodlum Entertainment, via Grace Heifetz...
‘World first’ UK plan to pay authors royalties on used book sales
Wednesday, 2 June 2021
In the UK, a collaboration between online retailers and writers’ organisations will pay authors royalties on used book sales for the first time, reports the Bookseller. The agreement between the...
HarperCollins acquires Maiden book on ‘toxic Canberra bubble’
Wednesday, 2 June 2021
HarperCollins Australia has announced its acquisition of world rights to an as yet untitled book on the ‘toxic Canberra bubble’ by Walkley Award-winning journalist Samantha Maiden in ‘a fiercely contested...
Australian children’s book creators sign open letter in support of Palestine
Wednesday, 2 June 2021
Almost 300 publishing professionals, authors, illustrators and others with a connection to the children’s book industry have signed an open letter in support of Palestinian liberation since it was posted online on...
Zoe Deleuil on ‘The Night Village’
Wednesday, 2 June 2021
In Zoe Deleuil's debut novel The Night Village (Fremantle Press, August), a brief relationship and an unexpected pregnancy see Australian expat Simone suddenly living with a new baby in her...
Readings YA Book Prize 2021 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 2 June 2021
The shortlist for the 2021 Readings Young Adult Book Prize has been announced. The shortlisted YA novels are: The F Team (Rawah Arja, Giramondo) Future Girl (Asphyxia, A&U) The End of the...
PRH announces 2021 Write It fellowship recipients
Tuesday, 1 June 2021
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has announced the recipients of the 2021 Write It fellowship program, which 'aspires to find, nurture and develop unpublished writers across all genres, with a...
KYD announces ‘New Australian Fiction 2021’ contributors
Tuesday, 1 June 2021
Kill Your Darlings (KYD) has announced the contributors to its third annual anthology of short stories, New Australian Fiction 2021. The contributors are: Bryant Apolonio Alice Bishop Lauren Aimee Curtis Brooke Dunnell Ashley...
Inaugural Ultimo Prize winners announced
Tuesday, 1 June 2021
Ultimo Press has announced the winners of the inaugural Ultimo Prize for poetry and short fiction. The 30 winning writers, who each receive $200 and whose winning pieces will be...
UK author, illustrator earnings take hit in 2020
Monday, 31 May 2021
In the UK, 63% of authors and illustrators saw a fall in their income in 2020 compared to 2019, according to a survey by the Bookseller. The drop in income...
SRB among Australia Council Re-imagine funding recipients
Monday, 31 May 2021
The Sydney Review of Books (SRB) is among 39 successful applicants for the Australia Council's Re-imagine: Sector Recovery Initiatives fund. SRB receives $47,500 for ‘Works Cited’, ‘a weekly online literary...
QBD to open new Hervey Bay, Coffs Harbour stores
Friday, 28 May 2021
The QBD Books chain is opening two new regional stores. A store in Hervey Bay, Queensland, will officially open today, with an event featuring authors Jody Allen (Earn at Home...
Bonnier Books UK introduces industry-first pregnancy loss policy
Friday, 28 May 2021
Bonnier Books UK has introduced the UK publishing industry’s first pregnancy loss policy to help ‘break the silence’ around the issue, reports the Bookseller. The policy, developed in consultation with...
Mullane receives Copyright Agency Publishing Industry Career Development grant
Friday, 28 May 2021
Ultimo Press commissioning editor Brigid Mullane has received this year’s Copyright Agency Cultural Fund Publishing Industry Career Development grant, worth $5000. The grant will support Mullane to develop strategies to...
ALIA Online Storytime pilot distributes over $50,000
Friday, 28 May 2021
Since its launch at the beginning of 2021, the Australian Library and Information Association’s (ALIA) Online Storytime pilot has generated $54,875 to be distributed to publishers, authors and illustrators. As...
Varuna announces inaugural Writer’s Space fellows
Thursday, 27 May 2021
Varuna, the National Writers’ House has announced the 12 recipients of the inaugural Writer’s Space fellowships for writers with disability or who are D/deaf. This program offers six in-person residencies...
Ultimo acquires debut memoir ‘Found, Wanting’
Thursday, 27 May 2021
Ultimo Press has acquired ANZ rights to Found, Wanting, the debut memoir by Natasha Sholl. On Valentine’s Day, after a night of red wine and pasta and planning for their...
Makumbi, Lawrence win 2021 Jhalak prizes
Thursday, 27 May 2021
In the UK, the winners of the 2021 Jhalak prizes, which recognise ‘authors who feel that their work is often marginalised unless it fulfils a romantic fetishisation of their cultural...
Hassett joins Pantera Press as publisher
Thursday, 27 May 2021
Pantera Press has announced that Katherine Hassett will join the company as publisher and Lex Hirst is going on parental leave. Hassett was most recently associate publisher for nonfiction international...
Booktopia restructures merchandise team
Thursday, 27 May 2021
Booktopia has restructured its merchandise teams, with several changes to key personnel. Jo Lewin, formerly head of trade product, has been appointed to the newly created role of head of...
Russell Prize for Humour Writing 2021 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 26 May 2021
The State Library of NSW has announced the shortlists for the 2021 Russell Prize for Humour Writing and the inaugural Humour Writing for Young People Award. The books shortlisted for...
Melbourne City of Lit meets Heidelberg’s The Travel Bookshop
Wednesday, 26 May 2021
In this series, run in partnership with the Melbourne City of Literature Office, we get to know some of the bookshops in the UNESCO Cities of Literature network. 'Heidelberg is most famous...
Anderson, Elisara awarded 2021 black&write! fellowships
Wednesday, 26 May 2021
The 2021 black&write! fellowships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers have been awarded to Susie Anderson and Tylissa Elisara. Each fellowship is worth $10,000 and includes editorial development from...
Hardie Grant acquires Ampersand Prize–shortlisted YA novels
Wednesday, 26 May 2021
Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing has acquired two additional titles from the Ampersand Prize 2020 shortlist: Completely Normal (and Other Lies) by Biffy James and We Who Hunt the Hollow by...
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