George Robertson Award 2019 winners announced
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
The winners of the 2019 George Robertson Award, which recognises long and distinguished service to the publishing industry, were announced by the Australian Publishers Association (APA) on 4 April. The...
Hardie Grant Egmont to publish ‘period guide’ by Yumi Stynes, Melissa Kang
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Hardie Grant Egmont has acquired world rights to a guide for pre-teens about getting their period, written by journalist Yumi Stynes and Melissa Kang, the longest-serving expert behind the ‘Dolly...
New database explores diversity in children’s books
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
The National Centre for Australian Children’s Literacy (NCACL) has launched a cultural diversity database designed to help librarians, teachers, parents and readers find books that ‘feature Australia’s culturally diverse population’....
New ambassadors, initiatives for 2019 Australian Reading Hour announced
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Australian Reading Hour has announced its ambassadors and several new initiatives for this year’s event, which will be held on 19 September. Mick Elliott, Anthony Field, Karen Manbulloo, Sally Rippin...
Man Booker International Prize 2019 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
The shortlist for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Celestial Bodies (Jokha Alharthi, trans by Marilyn Booth, Sandstone Press) The Years (Annie Ernaux, trans by...
ALA publishes list of Top 11 Most Challenged Books in 2018
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Alex Gino’s George (Scholastic) was the most challenged or banned title in US libraries, schools and universities in 2018 for its inclusion of a transgender character, according to the American...
Andrada wins Anne Elder Award 2018 for ‘Flood Damages’
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Australian Poetry has announced Eunice Andrada as the winner 2018 Anne Elder Award for her collection Flood Damages (Giramondo). The Anne Elder Award, established in 1977, is awarded annually to...
NZ, Oz writers shortlisted for 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Two New Zealanders and one Australian writer are among the finalists for the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. New Zealand writer Maria Samuela was shortlisted for ‘Bluey’, as was Harley...
Laveau-Harvie wins 2019 Stella Prize for debut ‘The Erratics’
Tuesday, 9 April 2019
Vicki Laveau-Harvie has won the 2019 Stella Prize, worth $50,000, for her memoir The Erratics (Fourth Estate). Judging panel chair Louise Swinn said The Erratics, which tells the story of...
Waterstones staff deliver petition, self-published book with backing of 9000
Tuesday, 9 April 2019
Staff at UK bookselling chain Waterstones have handed in their petition for a ‘real living wage’, featuring more than 9000 signatures, to the chain’s head office in London, reports the...
NewSouth to publish new play series; acquires ‘The 13-Storey Treehouse’ adaptation
Tuesday, 9 April 2019
NewSouth will publish Richard Tulloch’s playscript The 13-Storey Treehouse as part of its new play series in August 2019. NewSouth said the play ‘brings to life all the imaginative wonders’...
Brow Books acquires two Lau novels, Pham debut
Tuesday, 9 April 2019
Brow Books has acquired world rights to two novels by Jamie Marina Lau. Gunk Baby, which will be published in 2020, follows the character Leen, who has just opened an...
Scribe acquires Guardian bureau chief’s book on Pell trial
Tuesday, 9 April 2019
Scribe has acquired world rights in a pre-empt to a book by the Melbourne bureau chief of the Guardian, Melissa Davey, on the trials of Cardinal George Pell. A Fair...
Shortlist announced for 2019 Jhalak Prize for BAME writers
Monday, 8 April 2019
The shortlist for the UK’s Jhalak Prize for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) writers has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Built: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Structures (Roma...
The Paperback Bookshop celebrates 50 years
Monday, 8 April 2019
The Paperback Bookshop in Melbourne's CBD is celebrating its 50th anniversary in April. Current co-owner Rosy Morton, who has owned the shop since 2000, said that she’s heard differing accounts...
Young shortlisted for 2019 Folio Prize
Friday, 5 April 2019
New Zealand writer Ashleigh Young has been shortlisted for the UK's Rathbones Folio Prize. Her Windham-Campell Prize-winning essay collection Can You Tolerate This? (Giramondo) is one of eight books in...
International Dublin Literary Award 2019 shortlist announced
Friday, 5 April 2019
The shortlist for the International Dublin Literary Award 2019 has been announced. The 10 shortlisted titles are: Compass (Mathias Énard, trans by Charlotte Mandell, Fitzcarraldo Editions) History of Wolves (Emily...
Report finds NZ writers earn $14.5k on average from their writing
Friday, 5 April 2019
New Zealand writers earn an average of NZ$15,200 (A$14,515) per year from their writing, according to a new report commissioned by Copyright Licensing NZ. The second Writers’ Earnings in New...
Leane wins 2019 Red Room Poetry fellowship
Friday, 5 April 2019
Wiradjuri poet and writer Jeanine Leane has won the 2019 Red Room Poetry Fellowship. Chosen from a shortlist of 11 poets, Leane receives a $5000 stipend, a $1000 commission to...
Authors, publishers join campaign to resettle Boochani
Friday, 5 April 2019
A number of prominent Australian writers, publishers and journalists have joined a new campaign calling on the federal government to resettle Manus Island-detainee and award-winning author Behrouz Boochani in Australia....
Griffiths wins 2019 Ernest Scott Prize
Friday, 5 April 2019
Billy Griffiths has won the 2019 Ernest Scott Prize for history for his book Deep Time Dreaming (Black Inc.). Griffiths book was chosen from a shortlist of four books, announced...
Australians nominated for 2019 Hugo Awards
Thursday, 4 April 2019
Several Australian writers and artists are among the finalists for this year’s Hugo Awards for science-fiction. Australian author Foz Meadows has been named a finalist in the Best Fan Writer...
Scribe acquires ‘major title’ on women of ISIS
Thursday, 4 April 2019
Scribe has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to The Guest House for Young Widows: the women of ISIS, by journalist, writer and academic Azadeh Moaveni. Scribe publisher Henry Rosenbloom describes...
Black Dog Books imprint to be absorbed into Walker’s flagship list
Wednesday, 3 April 2019
Walker Books Australia has announced that the Black Dog Books imprint will be absorbed into the flagship Walker Books Australia list from May 2019. Founded by Andrew Kelly and Maryann...
Melbourne City of Lit announces Booksellers in Residence program
Wednesday, 3 April 2019
The Melbourne City of Literature has announced a new initiative for Victorian booksellers to spend a week in an overseas bookshop in another City of Literature. Under the Booksellers in...
Storylines National Awards 2019 winners announced
Wednesday, 3 April 2019
The Storylines Children’s Literature Trust of New Zealand has announced the 2019 winners of three national awards. The winning entries in each category are: Joy Cowley Award for picture book...
‘Modest wins, major disappointments’ for libraries in federal Budget 2019-20: ALIA
Wednesday, 3 April 2019
The Australian Libraries and Information Alliance (ALIA) has responded to the federal government’s 2019-2020 budget, describing ‘a few modest wins’ as well as some ‘major disappointments’ for libraries and the...
Flemish author Bart Moeyaert wins 2019 Astrid Lindgren Award
Wednesday, 3 April 2019
In Sweden, Flemish author Bart Moeyaert has been announced as the winner of the five million krona (A$760,000) Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Moeyaert is the author of more than 50...
Victorian high-school clarifies library ‘rebranded’ not abolished
Wednesday, 3 April 2019
A Victorian high-school has confirmed it has rebranded, not abolished, its school library, contrary to a highly publicised Age article that ‘misrepresented the reality of the situation’. Siena College principle...
Carey shortlisted for 2019 Walter Scott Prize
Wednesday, 3 April 2019
Peter Carey's novel A Long Way From Home (Penguin) has been shortlisted for the UK's Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. Set in the 1950s, A Long Way From Home...
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