UWA Publishing to become ‘hybrid’ press, management to be ‘re-aligned’
Friday, 11 December 2020
The University of Western Australia (UWA) has announced the university’s publishing arm will become a ‘hybrid’ publisher, and ‘internal management of UWA publishing will be re-aligned to the Library’. Of...
Black Inc. acquires Gergis book on climate change
Friday, 11 December 2020
Black Inc. has acquired world rights to climate scientist Joëlle Gergis’s Witnessing the Unthinkable: Notes from the front line of the climate crisis from Jane Novak Literary Agency in a...
Final ‘Daily’ for 2020 tomorrow
Thursday, 10 December 2020
The final Daily newsletter for 2020 is tomorrow, Friday, 11 December. The Daily will return on Monday, 11 January 2021.
Australia Council, Create NSW, WA arts funding latest rounds announced
Thursday, 10 December 2020
Writing NSW will receive $100,000 from the Australia Council to ‘assist writers to navigate the ongoing disruption caused by Covid-19 that will enable $200,000 in payments to around 300 writers’....
Centre for Stories receives funding for new journal
Thursday, 10 December 2020
Perth's Centre for Stories has received funding for a new online journal and two-year project to support and develop writers from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The Centre received $42,465...
Ultimo acquires first novel from Bent
Thursday, 10 December 2020
Ultimo Press has pre-empted ANZ rights to Hannah Bent’s debut novel When Things Are Alive They Hum via Gaby Naher at Left Bank Literary. Set in Hong Kong, London and China...
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2020 winners announced
Thursday, 10 December 2020
The winners of the 2020 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each category are: Fiction The Yield (Tara June Winch, Hamish Hamilton) Nonfiction (joint winners) Songspirals:...
Wild, Riddle nominated for 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Awards
Thursday, 10 December 2020
Margaret Wild and Tohby Riddle have been nominated by IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) Australia as the Australian candidates for the 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Awards. Wild...
February reviews round-up
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
Looking ahead to February 2021, two forthcoming crime novels, The Silent Listener (Lynn Yeowart, Viking) and The Second Son (Loraine Peck, Text), garnered glowing reviews from Books+Publishing’s crime aficionados, while...
Open Book publishing internship to launch in 2021
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
A new paid internship aimed at increasing cultural diversity in the Australian publishing workforce will launch in 2021 with funding support from the Australia Council and the Copyright Agency’s Cultural...
Debut fiction you might have missed in 2020
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
For all those readers who spent this year's lockdowns catching up on classics or re-reading comforting favourites, never fear—Australia’s independent booksellers have voted for the best debut fiction of 2020...
A Christmas message to European bookshops
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
Dearest bookshops of Europe, This time last year I was sitting on the train in the dark en route to the cosiest place in London. I feel the only way...
From inertia to action: Zeitgeists, decolonisation and structural change in publishing
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
In her final column for Books+Publishing, Veronica Sullivan looks at the positive changes towards diversity and inclusion brought by 2020, and how publishers can ethically navigate the demand for representation...
ALIA to run digital storytime pilot in 2021
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
Australian publishers can opt to have new or backlist titles included in an Online Storytime pilot being run by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) in 2021. The one-year...
Indie Book Awards 2021 longlists announced
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
Leading Edge Books has announced the longlists for the 2021 Indie Book Awards. The longlisted titles in each category are: Fiction The Tolstoy Estate (Steven Conte, Fourth Estate) All Our...
Final ‘WBN’ for 2020
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
Today’s Weekly Book Newsletter is the last for 2020 and the newsletter will return on Wednesday, 13 January. The final Daily newsletter for 2020 is this Friday, 11 December. It will...
‘Fireflies’ establishes book publisher
Tuesday, 8 December 2020
Film magazine Fireflies has announced the creation of independent publishing house Fireflies Press, which aims to 'champion under-represented and stylistically diverse films and film writing'. The inaugural project for the publisher...
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2021 shortlists announced
Tuesday, 8 December 2020
The shortlists for the 2021 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted and highly commended works in each category are: Fiction The Living Sea of Waking Dreams (Richard...
White to launch new imprint Upswell
Tuesday, 8 December 2020
Terri-ann White, former director and publisher at UWA Publishing (UWAP), has announced she will launch a new not-for-profit imprint, Upswell, 'to continue my adventures in publishing’. White has entered into...
Langshaw to join Pantera Press
Monday, 7 December 2020
Tom Langshaw, who has held roles as both audio producer and senior editor at Penguin Random House Australia, has been appointed commissioning editor at Pantera Press. Pantera publisher Lex Hirst...
BA, Bookshop.org respond to criticism from booksellers
Monday, 7 December 2020
In the UK, the Booksellers Association (BA) and Bookshop.org have responded to criticism about how effective the website will be at supporting indie bookshops, as well as the BA’s role...
SWF announces two-day January event
Monday, 7 December 2020
Sydney Writers' Festival (SWF) and Sydney Festival have announced Something to Talk About, a series of four events to take place at Carriageworks over the weekend of 16–17 January 2021....
Rannard, Burbidge named reps of the year
Friday, 4 December 2020
The Australian Booksellers Association has announced the NSW and Victorian reps of the year. The reps of the year are: NSW Sales Rep of the Year: Simon Rannard (Penguin Random...
‘Fifth Sun: A new history of the Aztecs’ wins Cundill History Prize
Friday, 4 December 2020
Camilla Townsend has won the 2020 Cundill History Prize for her work on Aztec history, Fifth Sun: A new history of the Aztecs (OUP), reports the Bookseller. Fifth Sun uses Nahuatl-language sources...
Song wins inaugural Spark Prize
Friday, 4 December 2020
Youjia Song has won the inaugural Spark Prize for her book proposal, ‘The Pursuit of Impossible Dreams’. Song’s proposal was chosen from over 200 entries for the biennial developmental prize...
Booktopia completes ASX listing; closes at 17% above issue price
Friday, 4 December 2020
Online bookseller Booktopia completed its initial public offer (IPO) on 3 December, with the company’s shares trading on the Australian Securities Exchange from 11am. Booktopia (BKG) shares opened at $2.86...
First writers announced for Adelaide Writers’ Week 2021
Friday, 4 December 2020
The first writers have been announced for next year’s Adelaide Writers’ Week, which runs from 27 February to 4 March. Seventy-seven local and international guests have been confirmed for the...
Mukherjee wins Deborah Cass Prize 2020
Friday, 4 December 2020
Anith Mukherjee has won Writers Victoria's 2020 Deborah Cass prize for his story 'I Am Full of Love'. Chosen from a shortlist of nine, Mukherjee's story was described by the...
‘Hamnet’ named Waterstones book of the year
Thursday, 3 December 2020
UK bookselling chain Waterstones has named Maggie O’Farrell’s novel Hamnet (Tinder Press) as its book of the year, reports the Bookseller. Waterstones fiction buyer Bea Carvalho said Hamnet—which is inspired...
UQP acquires new Neave novel
Thursday, 3 December 2020
UQP has acquired ANZ rights to a ‘stunning’ second novel from Lucy Neave, via Gaby Naher at Left Bank Literary. Set between the US and Australia, Believe In Me focuses...
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