French, Italian markets on the mend
Thursday, 30 July 2020
The Bookseller has reported that the French and Italian book markets are both recovering after two months of Covid-19 lockdown. According to the French Booksellers Association, sales from independent booksellers...
Writers SA, Adelaide Review announce literary criticism program
Thursday, 30 July 2020
Writers SA and the Adelaide Review have partnered to produce a year-long series of book reviews, with a focus on titles published during the Covid-19 pandemic. 'The social and economic shock...
The unequal impact of Covid-19 on publishers
Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Although the major publishers appear to be holding up well in spite of the chaos wrought by Covid-19, it's a different story for many smaller publishers. Books+Publishing investigates the impact...
The golden age of middle-grade
Wednesday, 29 July 2020
In the four years since Danielle Binks wrote about the under-representation of middle-grade literature, the genre has exploded. Now a middle-grade author herself, Binks follows up with a look at...
A&U, THA staff return to full-time hours
Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Allen & Unwin (A&U) and Thames & Hudson Australia (THA) have confirmed their staff have returned to full-time hours. In early April A&U announced its ‘precautionary’ decision to temporarily reduce...
Nigerian-British writer Okojie wins Caine Prize for African Writing
Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Nigerian-British writer Irenosen Okojie has won the 2020 Caine Prize for African Writing, worth £10,000 (A$18,000), for her short story ‘Grace Jones’. The story appears in Okojie's 2019 collection Nudibranch...
Furphy Literary Award 2020 winners announced
Wednesday, 29 July 2020
The winners of the inaugural Furphy Literary Award have been announced. Ruby Todd won the $15,000 open category for her short story ‘Awakening’, chosen from a shortlist announced in early...
Aurealis Awards 2019 winners announced
Wednesday, 29 July 2020
The winners of the 2019 Aurealis Awards, presented for science fiction, fantasy and horror writing in Australia, have been announced. The winners in each category are: Best science fiction novel...
Transit Lounge acquires Jach’s ‘Travelling Companions’
Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Transit Lounge has acquired world English-language rights to Antoni Jach’s fourth novel, Travelling Companions. Publisher Barry Scott said the novel is ‘charming, amusing and philosophical. Solitary travellers and a couple...
Further Creative Vic Sustaining Creative Workers grants announced
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
Creative Victoria has announced a second tranche of recipients of its Sustaining Creative Workers grants. Initially announced in April in response to Covid-19 as a $2.2 million fund, the quick-response...
Booker Prize 2020 longlist announced
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
The longlist for the 2020 Booker Prize has been announced. The 13 books longlisted for the £50,000 (A$90,000) prize are: The New Wilderness (Diane Cook, Oneworld) This Mournable Body (Tsitsi...
Nib Literary Award 2020 longlist announced
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
The longlist for the $20,000 Mark and Evette Moran Literary Award, known as ‘the Nib’, has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Nothing New (Robyn Annear, Text) After the Count (Stephanie Convery,...
New interim board at The Lifted Brow apologises, promises restructure
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
A new interim board at TLB Society Inc., which produces literary journal The Lifted Brow and publishes books under publishing arm Brow Books, has announced it will undertake ‘a complete...
Hall, Kneen receive $80k Copyright Agency fellowships
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
The Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund has awarded three fellowships totalling $240,000. Writers Rodney Hall and Krissy Kneen and visual artist Khaled Sabsabi will each receive $80,000 to create new works....
Coles to offer free ‘Treehouse’ mini titles, donate to ILF
Monday, 27 July 2020
Australian supermarket chain Coles has partnered with author Andy Griffiths and illustrator Terry Denton to offer 24 pocket-sized ‘Treehouse’ titles as the chain’s new Collectables items, available from Wednesday, 29...
Savage to leave Writers Victoria
Monday, 27 July 2020
Writers Victoria CEO Angela Savage has been appointed the inaugural CEO of Public Libraries Victoria (PLV). PLV chairperson Chris Buckingham said in a statement that Savage stood out during the...
Scholastic revenue drops 10%
Monday, 27 July 2020
Scholastic has reported a 10% drop in revenue for the fiscal year to May 2020, after sales plunged in the fourth quarter due to Covid-19, reports the Bookseller. Revenue fell...
Queensland Literary Awards 2020 people’s choice shortlist announced
Friday, 24 July 2020
The titles shortlisted for the $10,000 People’s Choice Book of the Year Award in the 2020 Queensland Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles are: A Lifetime of Impossible...
Educational Publishing Awards 2020 shortlists announced
Friday, 24 July 2020
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the shortlists for the 2020 Educational Publishing Awards Australia (EPAA). The shortlists in each category are: Primary Student Resource: Arts/Science/Humanities/Social Sciences/Technologies/Health and Physical...
McKinty wins 2020 Theakston Crime Novel of the Year
Friday, 24 July 2020
Irish-Australian writer Adrian McKinty has won the 2020 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award for his novel, The Chain (Hachette). McKinty received the £3000 (A$5490) award at...
European book sales mostly ‘well below’ pre-Covid levels
Friday, 24 July 2020
European book sales are mostly well below pre-Covid levels despite an uptick since stores reopened, reports the Bookseller. The Federation of European Publishers (FEP) report, which is described as an...
MWF Digital program announced
Thursday, 23 July 2020
The full program for the 2020 Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF), which will be delivered entirely online from 7–16 August, has been announced. MWF Digital will run under the theme ‘Attention’, and...
PA reports 2019 as best ever year for UK publishing
Thursday, 23 July 2020
In the UK, the Publishers Association (PA) has reported that 2019 was the best year for publishing in the market’s history, reports Publishing Perspectives. According to the PA’s 2019 yearbook,...
UQP acquires two new books from Birch
Thursday, 23 July 2020
University of Queensland Press (UQP) has acquired a short story collection, Dark as Last Night, and a work of poetry, Whisper Songs, by Miles Franklin–shortlisted author Tony Birch. ‘Dark as...
Federal government extends JobKeeper, cuts rate
Wednesday, 22 July 2020
The federal government has revealed changes to its JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme, with the program to be extended beyond its original September end-date—albeit at a lower rate. From 28 September,...
Magic man: Nicholas J Johnson on ‘Tricky Nick’
Wednesday, 22 July 2020
Magician Nicholas J Johnson's debut book for children, Tricky Nick (Pan, September), won reviewer Annie Waters over in its first 20 pages. She spoke to the author about this embellished...
Sales down but community spirit up: Melbourne booksellers enter second lockdown
Wednesday, 22 July 2020
As Melbourne enters its second week of renewed lockdown, booksellers across the city are feeling disappointed yet buoyed by community support. On Thursday, 9 July Melbourne re-entered stage three restrictions...
Shortlist for inaugural Matilda Children’s Literature Prize announced
Wednesday, 22 July 2020
HarperCollins Australia has announced the shortlist for the inaugural Matilda Children’s Literature Prize. The three shortlisted manuscripts are: 'Exposed' by Sandy Bigna, about a teenager who starts having strange flashbacks...
Fuller, Woods win 2020 Readings YA, children’s book prizes
Wednesday, 22 July 2020
Readings has announced the winners of its YA and children's book prizes for 2020. Lisa Fuller was named the winner of the Readings Young Adult Book Prize for her debut...
Wakefield to publish #LoveOzYA horror anthology
Wednesday, 22 July 2020
Wakefield Press will publish YA fiction anthology Hometown Haunts: #LoveOzYA Horror Tales, described as ‘the brainchild of acclaimed YA author and Wakefield Press staff member Poppy Nwosu, who will curate...
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