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Milne, Littleton promoted at HarperCollins 

Wednesday, 22 February 2017
HarperCollins Australia has announced several promotions in its general books division following the departure of publishing director Shona Martyn at the end of 2016. Publisher Catherine Milne has been promoted...

IPEd announces directory of freelance editors

Wednesday, 22 February 2017
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) has introduced a new online directory of freelance editors. The Editors Directory is hosted on the IPEd website and is searchable by editors’ services,...

ALS Gold Medal 2017 longlist announced

Wednesday, 22 February 2017
The longlist for the 2017 Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold Medal has been announced. The longlisted titles are: One Hundred Letters Home (Adam Aitken, Vagabond) The Easy Way Out (Steven...

S&S revenue down, earnings up in 2016

Wednesday, 22 February 2017
Simon & Schuster has recorded a drop in revenue in 2016 and an increase in earnings, reports Publishers Weekly. Parent company CBS reported that the publisher’s revenue was US$767m ($A999m)...

S&S US cancels Yiannopoulos book

Tuesday, 21 February 2017
In the US, Simon and Schuster has cancelled British far-right journalist and Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos’ book Dangerous, reports Publishers Weekly. The company released a brief statement, saying: ‘After careful...

Birrell joins Tablo as creative director 

Tuesday, 21 February 2017
Former Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) artistic director Jemma Birrell has been appointed creative director of Melbourne-based online self-publishing platform Tablo. Birrell will build partnerships between Tablo and literary organisations, including...

Scribe increases US presence 

Tuesday, 21 February 2017
Scribe Publications has announced a change in North American sales and distribution arrangements, and will increase its US-based marketing and publicity team to boost support to its titles in the region....

Aurealis Awards 2016 finalists announced

Monday, 20 February 2017
The finalists for the 2016 Aurealis Awards, presented for science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing in Australia, have been announced. Among the categories are: Science fiction novel Watershed (Jane Abbott, Vintage)...

John Blake unable to publish Mick Jagger’s memoir

Monday, 20 February 2017
UK publisher John Blake has revealed he has the manuscript for Mick Jagger’s memoir but does not have permission from Jagger to publish it, reports the Bookseller. Blake, whose company...

Five Mile to publish ‘Sally Rippin Presents’ list

Monday, 20 February 2017
Bonnier Publishing Australia’s children’s imprint Five Mile will publish a ‘Sally Rippin Presents’ list of children’s books, with Rippin acting as editor-at-large. Rippin will work with Bonnier Publishing Australia CEO...

Australian authors longlisted for 2017 Carnegie Medal

Friday, 17 February 2017
Australian authors Zana Fraillon and Glenda Millard have been longlisted for the 2017 Carnegie Medal. Fraillon is longlisted for The Bone Sparrow (Hachette) and Millard for The Stars at Oktober...

OzCo announces VIPs project fund recipients

Friday, 17 February 2017
The Australia Council has announced the recipients of its Visiting International Publishers (VIPs) 2015-16 project fund. The recipients are: Books+Publishing ($9790) Wenona Byrne ($9400) Giramondo ($7000) Mis Zalozba ($10,000) Benython...

New ‘Write-ability’ program to go rural, online

Friday, 17 February 2017
Writers Victoria has announced a new three-year Write-ability program for aspiring writers with disability in regional Victoria.    The Write-ability Goes Regional and Online program will begin in April in...

Asialink 2017 arts residencies announced

Friday, 17 February 2017
The recipients of the University of Melbourne’s Asialink Arts Residencies Program for 2017 have been announced. Writers receiving residencies in Asian countries are: Lyn Dickens, India: Dickens will ‘work on...

Audible launches local ‘Listen to your book’ campaign 

Thursday, 16 February 2017
Audiobook provider Audible has launched its first local original advertising campaign, with the theme ‘Listen to your book’. The campaign features a two-minute video starring actor Craig McLachlan and comedian...

Ferguson appointed PANZ director

Thursday, 16 February 2017
New Zealand Book Council CEO Catriona Ferguson has been appointed as Publishing Association of New Zealand (PANZ) director. Ferguson replaces outgoing director Anne de Lautour, who is stepping down from...

New ‘His Dark Materials’ trilogy announced

Thursday, 16 February 2017
Penguin Random House has announced the publication of a new trilogy by Philip Pullman, set in the same world as his YA fantasy trilogy ‘His Dark Materials’. The first installment...

‘Long-promised’ Gosford regional library delayed again

Wednesday, 15 February 2017
A ‘long-promised’ regional library in Gosford on the New South Wales Central Coast has been delayed for ‘procedural’ reasons, reports Coast Community News. At a council meeting on 24 January...

First ‘Librarians’ Choice’ top 10 list published 

Wednesday, 15 February 2017
The first ‘Librarians’ Choice’ list of 10 highly recommended new-release titles has been published. The monthly listing aims to ‘harness the time-honoured value of “librarian’s picks” into a single nation-wide...

New library for suburban Geelong 

Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Geelong city council has released plans for an $8m community hub with a new library at its centrepiece, reports the Geelong Advertiser. The ground-floor library, to be located in the suburb...

Seizure announces 2017 Viva la Novella shortlist

Wednesday, 15 February 2017
The shortlist for the 2017 Seizure Viva La Novella competition has been announced. The shortlisted authors and their works are: Luke Horton for ‘The Peacock’ Amy Nicholls-Diver for ‘Falling Asleep’...

Rodriguez to leave Copyright Agency

Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Copyright Agency cultural fund manager Zoë Rodriguez has announced her departure after 13-and-a-half years at the organisation. Rodriguez joined the Copyright Agency as a lawyer, first coordinating and then leading policy...

Ashurst Business Literature Prize 2016 shortlist announced 

Wednesday, 15 February 2017
The shortlist for the 2016 Ashurst Business Literature Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Hector (Rozzi Bazzani, Australian Scholarly Publishing) Minding Her Own Business: Colonial Businesswomen in Sydney...

 

 

 

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