Amazon appoints director of social responsibility
Thursday, 10 September 2015
Amazon has appointed a director of social responsibility amid recent criticism of its business practices, reports the Bookseller. Christine Bader, the author of The Evolution of a Corporate Idealist: When...
CHASS Australia Book Prize 2015 shortlist announced
Thursday, 10 September 2015
The Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) has announced the 2015 Australia Book Prize shortlist. The prize, worth $3500, is part of the CHASS Australia Prizes program,...
University of Otago announces 2016 arts fellows
Thursday, 10 September 2015
The University of Otago in New Zealand has announced the recipients of its 2016 fellowships for literature and children’s writing. The Robert Burns Fellowship, which is ‘designed to encourage imaginative New...
Emerging writers feature in SBS ‘True Series’ podcasts
Thursday, 10 September 2015
SBS has programmed a new seven-part podcast series featuring stories written and read by early-career Australian writers.The ‘True Stories’ series is based on the theme of ‘High School’ and celebrates...
‘The Women in Black’ to be adapted into a musical
Thursday, 10 September 2015
Madeline St John’s 1993 novel The Women in Black has been adapted into a stage musical Ladies in Black. The musical will premiere with the Brisbane Theatre Company in November, followed...
Tel wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
UK author Jonathan Tel has won the 2015 Commonwealth 2015 Short Story Prize for his story ‘The Human Phonograph’. The £5000 (A$10,987) prize is presented annually to the best piece...
2015 PMLA judges revealed; Henderson, Murray out
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
The judging panels for the 2015 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards (PMLAs) have been revealed on the PMLA website, showing few changes to the 2014 panels.Sydney Institute executive director and Weekend Australia...
Co-op employee a finalist for Young Retailer of the Year
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
The Co-op’s University of Queensland St Lucia store trainee manager Thomas Riek has been named a finalist in the National Retail Association’s (NRA) Young Retailer of the Year Award. Twenty-five-year-old...
Scholastic and National Maritime Museum to co-produce ‘Horrible Histories’ exhibition
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Scholastic Australia and the National Maritime Museum in Sydney will co-produce an interactive exhibition based on a book in the popular ‘Horrible Histories’ series by author Terry Deary and illustrator Martin...
Harms appointed head of marketing and communications at the Wheeler Centre
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Readings head of marketing and communications Emily Harms has been appointed head of marketing and communications at the Wheeler Centre, beginning on 28 September.Harms has worked at Readings for the...
International library news
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
National Library of Ireland hit by funding cutsThe latest annual review of the National Library of Ireland (NLI) has found it is operating with a third of the staffing resources...
ALIA Library Technician of the Year Award announced
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Judy Atkinson, coordinator of Coffs Harbour Children’s and Youth Services in NSW, has been named the Australian Library and Information Association’s (ALIA) Library Technician of the Year, reports the Coffs...
USQ academic to study changing role of libraries
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
University of Southern Queensland (USQ) academic Helen Partridge has been awarded an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage grant to study ‘the role of libraries as a service provider in a...
In the mood: Elise Hurst on ‘Adelaide’s Secret World’
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Reviewer Margaret Hamilton has awarded five stars to Elise Hurst’s picture-book Adelaide’s Secret World, the story of a rabbit who yearns to befriend a fox. She spoke to the author.You’ve...
Australian Family Therapists’ Awards 2015 winners announced
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
The winners of the 2015 Australian Family Therapists’ Awards for Children’s Literature have been announced.Crashing Down by Kate McCaffrey (Fremantle Press) has won the $1500 Older Readers Award. The book tells the story...
Colour by numbers: Hilary Bell and Antonia Pesenti on ‘Numerical Street’
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Hilary Bell and Antonia Pesenti have followed up their popular picture book Alphabetical Sydney with Numerical Street (NewSouth), which takes readers’ ‘on a journey down a street full of fascinating,...
NZ Film and Literature Board puts interim ban on award-winning YA novel
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
New Zealand author Ted Dawe’s 2013 YA novel Into the River has been temporarily banned from sale or supply in his home country following complaints about its portrayal of teenagers...
ABC claims it declined PM’s Literary Awards broadcast because of ‘unworkable’ demands
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
ABC Television director Richard Finlayson has issued a statement outlining the network’s reasons for not broadcasting last year’s Prime Minister’s Literary Awards ceremony in December, following a report in the...
Authors raise over £500,000 for Syrian refugees
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
A group of authors, led by Patrick Ness, have raised over £500,000 (A$1.1m) for Syrian refugees, reports the Bookseller. Ness launched the fundraising campaign on 3 September, pledging to match...
Courtenay, Zusak top Better Reading Top 100 survey
Monday, 7 September 2015
Book recommendation website Better Reading has announced the results of its inaugural Top 100 Books survey, which tallied the favourite books of around 5000 Australian readers.Site founder and director Cheryl...
Magnuson Smith wins 2015 ‘ABR’ Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize
Monday, 7 September 2015
UK-US author Rob Magnuson Smith has won the 2015 Australian Book Review (ABR) Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize for his story ‘The Elector of Nossnearly’.Smith, who is the author of...
Winners announced for 2015 NSW Premier’s History Awards
Monday, 7 September 2015
The winners of the NSW Premier’s History Awards have been announced as part of the official launch of NSW History Week. The awards, which total $75,000 in prize money, incorporated...
Big publishers’ ebook revenue falls following Amazon pricing deals
Monday, 7 September 2015
In the US, sales of Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster ebooks through Amazon have fallen since the publishers signed new distribution deals, which included provisions for them to set the prices...
Most Underrated Book Award 2015 shortlist announced
Monday, 7 September 2015
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the shortlist for this year’s Most Underrated Book Award (MUBA).The shortlisted titles are: Isabelle of the Moon and Stars (S A Jones, UWAP)...
Book Depository co-founder to launch international online bookstore
Friday, 4 September 2015
Book Depository founder Emad Eldeen Elakehal will launch a new international online bookseller later this year, reports Internet Retailing. Elakehal founded the Book Depository in 2004 and was CEO for...
Richell Prize longlist announced
Friday, 4 September 2015
The longlist for Hachette Australia’s inaugural Richell Prize for Emerging Writers has been announced. The longlisted authors are: Sally Abbott Toni Bartlett Alice Bishop Lyndel Caffrey Jeremy Clarke Bronte Coates...
Book Depository co-founder to launch international online bookstore
Friday, 4 September 2015
Book Depository founder Emad Eldeen Elakehal will launch a new international online bookseller later this year, reports Internet Retailing. Elakehal founded the Book Depository in 2004 and was CEO for...
Angry Robot announces two-book deal with Foz Meadows
Friday, 4 September 2015
Australian author Foz Meadows has signed a two-book deal with UK publisher Angry Robot.Angry Robot acquired world English-language rights to Meadows’ An Accident of Stars, the first novel in a...
Literary sector pushes for Book Council consultation
Friday, 4 September 2015
More than 40 literary organisations including publishers, writers’ centres, literary journals and writers’ festivals are calling for the government to consult with the literary community on planning for the Book...
Richell Prize longlist announced
Friday, 4 September 2015
The longlist for Hachette Australia’s inaugural Richell Prize for Emerging Writers has been announced. The longlisted authors are: Sally Abbott Toni Bartlett Alice Bishop Lyndel Caffrey Jeremy Clarke Bronte Coates...
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