Mary Gilmore Award 2019 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 15 May 2019
The shortlist for the 2019 Mary Gilmore Award, presented by the Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) for the best first book of poetry published in the past...
Sinclair, Castrique win Nature Writing Prize 2019 Archive
Tuesday, 14 May 2019
Jenny Sinclair and Sue Castrique have been named joint winners of the $10,000 Nature Writing Prize 2019, awarded biennially by the Nature Conservancy. Sinclair’s essay An Orchard for my Father...
Penguin General and Faber win at 2019 British Book Awards; ‘Normal People’ wins book of the year Archive
Tuesday, 14 May 2019
In the UK, the winners of the 2019 British Book Awards, known as the 'Nibbies', have been announced. In the trade section of the awards, Penguin General was named publisher...
No Vogel to be awarded this year Archive
Tuesday, 14 May 2019
The judges for this year’s Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award have announced they will not award the prize this year, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. For the third time in the award’s...
Writers, literary orgs among latest OzCo funding recipients Archive
Tuesday, 14 May 2019
Twenty-five writers and literary organisations are among the recipients of the latest Australia Council grants round, which awarded $5.8 million to 192 projects. Grants in the literature category were worth...
Woollahra Digital Literary Awards 2019 shortlists announced Archive
Monday, 13 May 2019
The shortlists for the 2019 Woollahra Digital Literary Awards, for writing first published online or electronically, have been announced. Fiction ‘Toot toot’ (Rachel Ang, Going Down Swinging) ‘Osaka’ (Alexander Bennetts,...
Levy steps down at LEG; redundancy announced Archive
Monday, 13 May 2019
The Leading Edge Group (LEG) has announced several changes to its staff, including a redundancy. In an email to suppliers, director of business services Kate Levy announced she would step...
Armitage named UK poet laureate Archive
Monday, 13 May 2019
English poet Simon Armitage has been named the UK's poet laureate, after Imtiaz Dharker turned down the position earlier this month. The Guardian reports that Armitage 'had no hesitation whatsoever about...
Peter Carey Short Story Award 2019 longlist announced Archive
Monday, 13 May 2019
The longlist for the 2019 Peter Carey Short Story Award has been announced. The 14 longlisted stories are: ‘Elisabeth Kubler Ross’ (Paige Clark) ‘Mother’s Arbour’ (Jessica Andretta) ‘Beasley’s Corner’ (Jessica...
Coleman shortlisted for Neukom Institute Literary Arts Awards for speculative fiction Archive
Monday, 13 May 2019
Claire G Coleman has been shortlisted in the debut category of the US-based Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award for speculative fiction, for her novel Terra Nullius (Hachette). The award is...
‘Pink Mountain on Locust Island’ sells to US publisher Coffee House Press Archive
Friday, 10 May 2019
Brow Books has sold North American rights to Jamie Marina Lau's debut novel Pink Mountain on Locust Island to Coffee House Press, via the Barbara J Zitwer Agency. ‘Pink Mountain...
Carlomagno wins 2019 Rosie Award Archive
Friday, 10 May 2019
Julia Carlomagno has won the 2019 Rosanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award, known as the ‘Rosie’, for her work on Adult Fantasy (Briohny Doyle, Scribe). Judges described Adult Fantasy as ‘a brilliant blend...
Lost in Books to host IBBY Honour Books exhibition Archive
Friday, 10 May 2019
Multilingual children’s bookshop Lost in Books, situated in the Sydney suburb of Fairfield, is hosting the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Best Books of the World Exhibition,...
Gould steps down as Booksellers NZ CEO Archive
Friday, 10 May 2019
Booksellers NZ CEO Lincoln Gould is stepping down after 10 years in the role. Gould will work through to October, with the board aiming to choose a new CEO by...
McGraw-Hill projects up to $529m in annual savings after Cengage merger Archive
Thursday, 9 May 2019
A McGraw-Hill-issued report for investors has projected annual cost savings of US$285–$370 million (A$407–$529m) annually over three years across McGraw-Hill and Cengage after they merge, reports the Bookseller. About 65%...
NZ writer Harley Hern named Commonwealth Short Story Prize regional winner Archive
Thursday, 9 May 2019
New Zealand writer Harley Hern has been named the regional winner for the Pacific in the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, for her story ‘Screaming’. Hern’s story, about two friends...
black&write! Writing Fellowship 2019 winners announced Archive
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
The 2019 black&write! Fellowships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers have been awarded to Adelaide-based writer Tania Crampton-Larking and Canberra-based writer Lisa Fuller. Crampton-Larking, who returned to her birthplace...
Macmillan Learning commits to accessible ebooks for students Archive
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
In the US, Macmillan Learning has committed to ‘born accessible’ ebook options for students with disabilities, as the first publisher to become Global Certified Accessible, reports Publishers Weekly. Born accessible...
Hachette acquires junior fiction series ‘Kitty is Not a Cat’ in four-book deal Archive
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
Hachette Australia has acquired world rights to four junior fiction titles based on the children’s television series Kitty Is Not A Cat, via Melanie Ostell Literary. The animated television show,...
Book buyer spotlight: Readings’ Angela Crocombe Archive
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
Angela Crocombe has worked as an author, publicist, sales rep and in foreign rights before joining Readings as its children’s book buyer. She spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘book buyer...
UK author earnings survey shows lack of diversity, drop in income Archive
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
In the UK, the full results of a report on author earnings have been released, revealing that the vast majority of professional authors are white, reports Book Brunch. Only two...
Over 15,000 attend Clunes Booktown Festival; Caro, Birch top bestsellers list Archive
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
Over 15,000 people attended Clunes Booktown Festival, held from 4–5 May in the former goldmining town of Clunes, Victoria. A spokesperson for Clunes Booktown told Books+Publishing that most of the...
First authors announced for Byron Writers Festival Archive
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
The first authors have been announced for the 2019 Byron Writers Festival, which runs from 2–4 August. International guests include Kurdish-Iranian refugee Behrouz Boochani (who will appear via livestream from...
Text Prize 2019 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
The shortlist has been announced for the 2019 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing. The five shortlisted manuscripts are: ‘Tellurian Blue’ by Danielle Clode, a debut fantasy novel...
Ventura sells debut novel to Random House Germany Archive
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
Ventura Press has sold German-language rights to Karyn Sepulveda’s debut novel Letters to My Yesterday to Random House Germany. Following a bidding war, agent Amanda Tokar sold the rights to...
Class act: Facilitating in-school author visits Archive
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
An inspiring in-school appearance from an author is often the key to getting kids interested in reading. Andrea Hanke spoke to four speakers’ agencies about facilitating these important interactions. For Victoria-based...
Ractliffe to study consumer insights, digital data with $15,000 publisher fellowship Archive
Tuesday, 7 May 2019
The Copyright Agency has announced Hachette Australia managing director Justin Ractliffe as the recipient of its $15,000 publisher fellowship. The fellowship ‘supports the pursuit of innovation and professional development from...
Australian Reading Hour nominated for international literacy award Archive
Tuesday, 7 May 2019
The Australian Reading Hour is one of six projects shortlisted for the US$10,000 (A$14,340) Joy of Reading Award, established by Systematic and the Next Library conference to recognise initiatives that...
Dharker turns down British poet laureateship Archive
Tuesday, 7 May 2019
In the UK, poet Imtiaz Dharker has turned down the British poet laureateship, reports the Guardian. ‘I had to weigh the privacy I need to write poems against the demands...
Labor pledges $2m for inclusive publishing Archive
Tuesday, 7 May 2019
The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has pledged $2 million for inclusive publishing if it wins government at the federal election on 18 May. In a release outlining the ALP's plans...
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