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Walkley Book Award 2015 longlist announced

Friday, 23 October 2015
The longlist for the 2015 Walkley Book Award, which recognises excellence in Australian nonfiction literature and long-form journalism, has been announced. The longlisted titles are: The Rise and Fall of...

‘Kirkus’ Prize 2015 winners announced

Friday, 23 October 2015
US publication Kirkus Reviews has announced the winners of its second annual literary prize. Hanya Yanagihara won the fiction prize for A Little Life (Picador), with the judges observing: ‘The phrase...

Dempster reappointed MWF director 

Friday, 23 October 2015
Lisa Dempster has been reappointed as CEO and director of the Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) for another two years. Dempster was initially appointed to the role for three years to deliver the...

Voss Literary Prize 2015 shortlist announced

Thursday, 22 October 2015
The shortlist for the 2015 Voss Literary Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles, selected from a longlist of 10, are: The Tribe (Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Giramondo) In Certain Circles...

On Tour: Meet the author Mary Norris 

Thursday, 22 October 2015
Mary Norris is a copyeditor for the New Yorker and the author of Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen (Text). She will be appearing at the Wheeler...

Future reading: Nonfiction top picks for 2016 

Thursday, 22 October 2015
Be Mindful and Simplify Your Life (Kate James, January) is ‘a cracking way to start the year’, says Affirm Press publisher Martin Hughes. This book of useful and positive bite-size tips will be...

Selling strong: Australian publishers’ rights highlights

Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Books+Publishing asked a range of Australian publishers to share their recent rights successes ahead of this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. This article first appeared in Think Australian. Allen & Unwin  Kate Morton...

International library news 

Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Court rules in favour of Google book-scanning after decade-long dispute In the US, a federal appeals court has ruled that Google has not violated copyright laws by digitising more than...

New seed library for NSW Northern Rivers region 

Wednesday, 21 October 2015
The Tweed Shire Council in NSW’s Northern Rivers region has launched the region’s first seed library at Murwillumbah Library, reports Echo Netdaily. The seed library enables residents to ‘borrow’ seeds...

FAIR and ALIA launch ‘Great School Libraries’ campaign 

Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Freedom of Access to Information and Resources (FAIR), the advocacy arm of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), is calling for nominations for outstanding Australian school libraries as part...

NLA launches Digital Classroom 

Wednesday, 21 October 2015
The National Library of Australia (NLA) has launched a Digital Classroom designed to bring the library’s collection into Australian schools. The new sub-site of the NLA website features videos, images,...

Atkinson wins 2015 CHASS Australia Book Prize

Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Alan Atkinson’s The Europeans in Australia: Volume Three: Nation (NewSouth) has won the 2015 Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) Australia Book Prize. The prize, worth $3500,...

CLNZ Educational Publishing Awards 2015 finalists announced

Wednesday, 21 October 2015
The finalists for this year’s Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) Educational Publishing Awards have been announced. The finalists in each of the categories are: Best Resource in Primary Education ‘Connectors’ fiction...

Australians nominated for 2016 Carnegie, Greenaway medals

Tuesday, 20 October 2015
Several Australian authors and illustrators have been nominated for the 2016 Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals, presented by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) in the UK....

UK indie publisher signs two Australian authors 

Tuesday, 20 October 2015
UK independent publisher Legend Press has acquired the rights to titles from two Australian authors, reports the Bookseller. The publisher has purchased the rights to Emily Bitto’s Stella Prize-winning novel...

 

 

 

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