Higgie wins inaugural Fogarty Literary Award for ‘The History of Mischief’
Thursday, 23 May 2019
Rebecca Higgie has won the inaugural Fogarty Literary Award for an unpublished manuscript for her novel The History of Mischief. Higgie receives a $20,000 cash prize from the Fogarty Foundation...
‘Boy Swallows Universe’ to be adapted for TV
Thursday, 23 May 2019
Trent Dalton’s Boy Swallows Universe (Fourth Estate) will be adapted as an international television drama, reports Deadline Hollywood. Screen rights to Dalton’s bestselling debut, negotiated on behalf of HarperCollins Australia,...
Wellcome Book Prize suspended after 10 years
Thursday, 23 May 2019
In the UK, the Wellcome Book Prize has been suspended after 10 years of being awarded, reports the Bookseller. Founded in 2009 by UK biomedical research charity the Wellcome Trust,...
IPEd conference 2019: pay rates, copyright discussed
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
More than 300 delegates attended this year's National Editors Conference in Melbourne in May, under the theme ‘Beyond the page’. Run by the Institute for Professional Editors (IPEd), the peak...
Christer steps down as PRH publishing director, to be replaced by Ractliffe
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Justin Ractliffe has been appointed Penguin Random House (PRH) ANZ publishing director, replacing Nikki Christer in the role. Christer will step into the new role of publisher at large. Christer...
Eight local titles make ALIA most borrowed list 2019
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has partnered with library provider Civica to compile a list of most borrowed books from Australian libraries from April 2018 to March 2019...
Georgia Spanos on ‘When the Tomatoes Are Ready’
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Georgia Spanos is a Melbourne-based writer, editor and 'advocate for all things food and culture'. When she’s not the digital editor at Halliday magazine, she is working on her second...
Book buyer spotlight: Harry Hartog and Berkelouw Books’ Maxine Ryan
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Maxine Ryan has been working as a book buyer for Harry Hartog and Berkelouw Books for over 20 years. She spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘book buyer spotlight’ series. How long...
Miles Franklin 2019 longlist announced
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
The longlist for the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award, worth $60,000, has been announced. The longlisted titles are: The Lebs (Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Hachette) Flames (Robbie Arnott, Text) Boy Swallows...
Canadian parliamentary review recommends reform of Copyright Act
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
A Canadian parliamentary committee has recommended the government undertake broad reform of the country’s copyright policies, following a review of the fallout following the implementation of the 2012 Copyright Modernization...
S&S acquires d’Alpuget’s updated Hawke bio
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) has acquired world rights to Bob Hawke: The Complete Biography (Blanche d'Alpuget) and will publish ‘an updated and revised commemorative hardback edition’ in December 2019....
Purcell resigns from Booktopia
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Booktopia director of books John Purcell has resigned from the company, effective 22 May. Purcell began at Booktopia in a customer service role in 2009. Booktopia said in a statement,...
Schulz to resign from UQP after 11 years
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
UQP children’s and YA publisher Kristina Schulz will resign from the position, after an 11-year tenure with the publisher. Schulz began with UQP in 2008 and during her time commissioned...
Alharthi wins Man Booker International Prize 2019
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Omani writer Jokha Alharthi has won the 2019 Man Booker International Prize for her novel Celestial Bodies (trans by Marilyn Booth, Sandstone Press). Alharthi is the first winner from the Arabian...
Readings YA Prize 2019 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 21 May 2019
The shortlist for the 2019 Readings Young Adult Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Highway Bodies (Alison Evans, Echo) What I Like About Me (Jenna Guillaume, Pan) Stone Girl (Eleni Hale,...
Karys McEwen: Age advice
Tuesday, 21 May 2019
Secondary school librarian Karys McEwen explains why, when it comes to teen readers, age may not be the best indicator of whether a book is ‘suitable’. A student approached my library...
Four authors to promote Oz crime fiction in US
Tuesday, 21 May 2019
Four Australian writers will travel to the US to promote Australian crime writing, after receiving a $25,000 career development grant last week. Sulari Gentill, Robert Gott, Jock Serong and Emma...
Scribe acquires Madeleine Ryan’s debut novel
Tuesday, 21 May 2019
Scribe has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to debut literary novel A Room Called Earth by Australian writer Madeleine Ryan, via Barbara Zitwer of the Barbara J Zitwer Agency. The...
Antrobus wins Folio Prize for poetry collection ‘The Perseverance’
Tuesday, 21 May 2019
In the UK, poet Raymond Antrobus has won the £30,000 (A$55,260) Rathbones Folio Prize for his collection The Perseverance (Penned In The Margins), becoming the first poet to win the...
Crowdfunding campaign for First Nations and POC Writers Count launched
Monday, 20 May 2019
The First Nations and People of Colour Writers (FNPOC) Count has launched a crowdfunding campaign through the Australian Cultural Fund to cover the cost of its research project. The FNPOC...
New US tariffs on Chinese imports to include books
Monday, 20 May 2019
The office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice that books are among the US$300 billion (A$435bn) in Chinese imports set to face a 25% tariff, reports...
Remiger wins 2019 Michael Gifkins Prize
Monday, 20 May 2019
Tom McLean, writing as Tom Remiger, has won the 2019 Michael Gifkins Prize for an unpublished novel for his novel Soldiers. Chosen from a shortlist of three, Soldiers (shortlisted as...
Stella winner ‘The Erratics’ sells to US, Canada
Friday, 17 May 2019
Jeanne Ryckmans at the Cameron Creswell Agency has sold US and Canadian rights in two separate deals to 2019 Stella Prize winner The Erratics (Vicki Laveau-Harvie, Fourth Estate). US rights...
Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival launches crowdfunding campaign for 2019 event
Friday, 17 May 2019
The organisers of the Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival, which is set to run this year from 12–28 July, have begun a crowdfunding campaign after unsuccessful applications for Australia...
Gunaratne wins 2019 Dylan Thomas Prize
Friday, 17 May 2019
In the UK, British-Sri Lankan writer Guy Gunaratne has won the 2019 International Dylan Thomas Prize for his debut novel In Our Mad and Furious City (Tinder). In Our Mad...
Writers Victoria announces Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund recipients
Friday, 17 May 2019
Writers Victoria has announced the fourth round of recipients for the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund. Twelve successful writers, booksellers and publishers were selected from 111 applicants to receive a...
EWF 2019 program announced
Thursday, 16 May 2019
The program has been announced for this year’s Emerging Writers’ Festival, which runs in Melbourne from 19-29 June. More than 300 guests will appear at over 70 events. The opening...
Serong shortlisted for £15,000 Wilbur Smith Adventure Prize
Thursday, 16 May 2019
Jock Serong has been shortlisted for the £15,000 (A$28,230) Wilbur Smith Adventure Prize, for his novel Preservation (Text). Preservation is one of six novels shortlisted for the prize, which celebrates...
Young wins 2019 Text Prize for ‘Loner’
Thursday, 16 May 2019
Melbourne writer Georgina Young has won the 2019 Text Prize for her YA novel, Loner. Loner is a ‘humorous and heartfelt exploration of new adulthood’ set in Melbourne’s South Eastern...
‘The Big Four’ wins Ashurst Business Literature Prize
Thursday, 16 May 2019
Ian Gow and Stuart Kells have won this year's Ashurst Business Literature Prize for their book The Big Four: The Curious and Perilous Future of the Global Accounting Monopoly (La...
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