Brown wins 2020 MUD Literary Prize for debut fiction
Monday, 24 February 2020
Sienna Brown’s Master of My Fate (Vintage) has won the 2020 MUD Literary Prize, awarded to a debut novel. Brown receives a cash prize of $3000, and will be presented...
Australian Book Design Awards 2020 longlists announced
Friday, 21 February 2020
The longlists for the 2020 Australian Book Design Awards have been announced. Longlisted titles in some of the categories are: Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover Bruny (Heather Rose, A&U), designed...
MWF to cut artist numbers for 2020 schools program
Friday, 21 February 2020
Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) plans to reduce the number of artists appearing in its 2020 schools program, reports the Age. While more than 60 artists participated in the 2019 schools...
Revenue, profit down at S&S in 2019
Friday, 21 February 2020
In the US, Simon & Schuster’s (S&S) parent company ViacomCBS has reported that the publisher’s OIBDA (operating income before depreciation and amortisation) fell from US$153 million (A$231.3m) in 2018 to...
Foxlee, Cai, Tan longlisted for 2020 Carnegie, Greenaway medals
Friday, 21 February 2020
Australian children’s author Karen Foxlee and illustrators Shaun Tan and Rovina Cai have been longlisted for the UK’s 2020 Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals respectively. Foxlee was longlisted for the...
‘The Trespassers’ makes UN reading list on sustainability goals
Thursday, 20 February 2020
Meg Mundell’s novel The Trespassers (UQP) has been included on a recommended reading list inspired by the United Nations’ sustainable development goals—a set of global benchmarks that are designed to...
Patch leaves PRH
Thursday, 20 February 2020
Bethany Patch has left her role as senior editor of Dorling Kindersley (DK) at Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia. Patch joined the PRH adult publishing team in mid-2016 before moving...
National Library makes cuts to ‘unprofitable’ publishing imprint
Thursday, 20 February 2020
The National Library of Australia is cutting the number of books it publishes each year through its NLA Publishing imprint, reports the Canberra Times. The total number of books published...
How did international book markets perform in 2019?
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Representatives from trade publications in the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden and China have shared insights with Books+Publishing on how their respective markets fared in 2019. Across the regions,...
HarperCollins creates standalone Irish division
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
HarperCollins is creating a new standalone Irish publishing division, reports the Bookseller. The division, which launches on 16 March, will be headed by Conor Nagle, who is currently Gill Books...
Scribe acquires Woollett’s ‘The Newcomer’
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Scribe has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to Laura Elizabeth Woollett’s third book, The Newcomer, via Grace Heifetz at Left Bank Literary. Inspired by a real-life murder on Norfolk Island,...
Readings Children’s Book Prize 2020 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
The shortlist for the Readings Children's Book Prize for 2020 has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Pie in the Sky (Remy Lai, Walker Books) The Dog Runner (Bren MacDibble,...
‘The Absolute Book’ sold to US following rave review, sales spike
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
Victoria University Press has sold North American rights to New Zealand author Elizabeth Knox’s fantasy novel The Absolute Book following a rave review. Dan Kois’ review of The Absolute Book,...
Bertelsmann aims to be climate neutral by 2030
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
Penguin Random House parent company Bertelsmann is aiming to be climate neutral by 2030. The media company said it aims to halve its greenhouse gas emissions from 2018 levels, when...
Aussie picture books to feature in Bologna nonfiction exhibition
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
Several Australian titles have been selected for a major exhibition on nonfiction picture books, to be held during this year's Bologna Children’s Book Fair. The exhibition, called ‘Beauty and the...
Full RWA board resigns, special election called over controversy
Monday, 17 February 2020
In the US, the entire board of Romance Writers of America (RWA) has resigned and the association has called a special election to fill the board, reports Publishers Weekly. The...
Pantera acquires narrative nonfiction ‘The Psychic Test’
Monday, 17 February 2020
Pantera Press has acquired ANZ rights to journalist Gary Nunn’s debut The Psychic Test: An investigation into the supernatural industry, via Benython Oldfield at Zeitgeist Agency. A work of narrative...
Magabala, OzCo to hold First Nations Writers’ Residency in Broome
Monday, 17 February 2020
Magabala Books and the Australia Council have announced a new residency for mid-career Indigenous writers, to be held in Broome from 4–13 May 2020. The First Nations Writers' Residency is...
Boundless festival wins Sydney Music, Art & Culture award
Monday, 17 February 2020
The 2019 Boundless festival of Indigenous and culturally diverse writers has been awarded best arts program in FBi Radio's 2019 Sydney Music, Art & Culture (SMAC) Awards. Boundless festival is...
Hardie Grant to enter EBA negotiations with staff
Friday, 14 February 2020
Staff at Hardie Grant Publishing will enter negotiations for an enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA) with their employer. The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) says staff have a ‘clear’ majority...
More than half of authors paid below standard rates for appearances, according to ASA rates tracker
Friday, 14 February 2020
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has published some of the findings from its publishing and author/illustrator appearance rates trackers, which were launched in August last year. Results from the...
2015 novella ‘Panthers and the Museum of Fire’ sold to US
Friday, 14 February 2020
Martin Shaw, agent at Alex Adsett Publishing Services, has sold US and Canadian rights to Sydney author Jen Craig’s novella Panthers and the Museum of Fire (Spineless Wonders) to LA-based...
Cox to leave Dymocks after eight years as MD
Thursday, 13 February 2020
Steve Cox will step down from his role has Dymocks retail division managing director to take up the position of chief executive at Destination NSW, the government agency responsible for...
Tapsell, Dalton, Boochani announced for NT Writers Festival 2020
Thursday, 13 February 2020
The NT Writers Festival (NTWF) has announced the first authors for its 2020 festival, to be held from 14–17 May. Running under the theme ‘Gunamidirra garawa birditj/When the Tides Turn’,...
SLNSW 2020 fellowships announced
Thursday, 13 February 2020
The State Library of NSW (SLNSW) has announced the eight recipients of its 2020 research fellowships, including the inaugural Dr A M Hertzberg Fellowship, which examines ‘the impact of globalisation...
Fullers Bookshop celebrates 100 years of Hobart bookselling
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
This year marks the 100-year anniversary of Fullers Bookshop in Hobart, which was opened by Bill Fuller, his wife Frances and Jim Boa on 16 February 1920. The shop was...
Copyright Agency makes $150k investment in arts criticism and reviews
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
The Copyright Agency, in partnership with the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas, has announced funding of $150,000 to support the publication of more arts reviews and criticism in...
Making readers for life: Ursula Dubosarsky on her plans as Australian Children’s Laureate
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Prolific children’s author Ursula Dubosarsky has been chosen as the Australian Children’s Laureate. She spoke with Sarah Farquharson about her plans for her two-year term as laureate. What are you...
Authors condemn US university decision to fire publishing staff
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
In the US, around 60 authors, reviewers and publishing figures have penned an open letter condemning Wayne State University (WSU) over the firing of three longtime senior employees from the...
Cadwallader wins 2019 ACT Book of the Year Award
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Robyn Cadwallader has won the 2019 ACT Book of the Year Award for her novel Book of Colours (HarperCollins). Cadwallader receives a cash prize of $10,000. Two books were highly...
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