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Schrader wins 2017 CLNZ Writers’ Award

Monday, 9 October 2017
Freelance historian Ben Schrader has won the second annual Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) Writers’ Award for nonfiction, worth NZ$25,000 (A$22,720), to help support his project Won and Lost: Saving New...

New ‘Books+Publishing Junior’ reviews out now

Friday, 6 October 2017
Books+Publishing’s latest Junior newsletter contains six reviews of books publishing in December 2017 to February 2018. Two books scored four-and-a-half stars: Catherine Pelosi’s junior-fiction debut Quark’s Academy (Lothian, February); and...

Ishiguro wins 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature

Thursday, 5 October 2017
Japanese-born UK author Kazuo Ishiguro has won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature for his ‘novels of great emotional force’. The author is best known for his Man Booker Prize-winning...

Queensland Literary Awards 2017 winners announced

Thursday, 5 October 2017
The winners of the 2017 Queensland Literary Awards (QLAs) were announced on 4 October. The winning titles in each category are: Fiction The Birdman’s Wife (Melissa Ashley, Affirm) Nonfiction Saltwater...

2017 National Book Award shortlists announced

Thursday, 5 October 2017
In the US, the finalists for the 2017 National Book Awards have been announced in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people’s literature, reports Publishers Weekly. The shortlisted...

Book blogger spotlight: The Bookish Manicurist

Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Amanda Salles creates ‘bookish nail art’ inspired by the covers of her favourite books. Pictures of her nail art and tutorial videos accompany reviews of YA fiction on her blog,...

Mackay library wins top state award for design

Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Dudley Denny City Library in Mackay, Queensland, has won top spot in the 2017 Master Builders Queensland Awards' Refurbishment/Renovation over $2 million award category, reports the Daily Mercury. The judges...

Tan’s ‘Rubik’ sold to North America

Wednesday, 4 October 2017
US and Canadian rights to Elizabeth Tan’s debut novel Rubik (Brio) have been sold to Unnamed Press. The deal was negotiated by Rachel Crawford at New York agency Wolf Literary...

Giller Prize shortlist 2017 announced

Wednesday, 4 October 2017
In Canada, the shortlist for the C$100,000 ($102,200) Scotiabank Giller Prize 2017 for the best Canadian novel or short-story collection published in English has been announced. The shortlisted works are:...

LEB to hold 2018 conference in Hobart

Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Leading Edge Books (LEB) will hold its annual conference on 25-27 March 2018 at the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Hobart. The conference program will incorporate a half-day supplier trade show...

Queensland council abolishes overdue book fines

Tuesday, 3 October 2017
Fraser Coast Regional Council in Queensland has abolished overdue book fines at its libraries, arguing that the fines require too much staff time to administer, reports the Fraser Coast Chronicle. Deputy...

Digital Writers’ Festival reveals 2017 program

Tuesday, 3 October 2017
The program for the 2017 Digital Writers Festival (DWF), which runs from 24 October to 3 November, has been announced. More than 120 guests will participate in the online-first program,...

Text to publish two John Clarke collections

Tuesday, 3 October 2017
Text Publishing will release two collections by the late satirist John Clarke at the end of 2017. Tinkering: The Complete Book of John Clarke, which is publishing 27 November, will...

Richell Prize 2017 shortlist announced

Tuesday, 3 October 2017
Hachette Australia and the Emerging Writers’ Festival have announced the shortlist for the 2017 Richell Prize for emerging writers. The shortlisted writers and their works are: Michelle Barraclough for ‘As...

Crowley, Oseman win 2017 Inky Awards

Tuesday, 3 October 2017
Cath Crowley and Alice Oseman have won the 2017 Inky Awards, presented by the Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria. Cath Crowley’s Words in Deep Blue...

 

 

 

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