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Australian Book Design Awards 2025 longlists announced

Thursday, 6 March 2025
The longlists for the 2025 Australian Book Design Awards, presented by the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), have been announced. The longlisted titles in the first three categories, and the emerging...

Staff wins 2025 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship

Wednesday, 5 March 2025
Feminist historian Michelle Staff has been announced as winner of the 2025 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, worth $20,000, at a ceremony at Adelaide Writers’ Week. Staff was awarded the fellowship...

Preliminary data shows 6.5% increase in US book sales

Wednesday, 5 March 2025
In the US, Publishers Weekly (PW) reports that, ‘preliminary data for the full year indicates that publishing industry sales increased 6.5% over 2023’, to US$14.18 billion (A$22.65b). The increase comes despite the...

Books+Publishing reviews gain support from Cultural Fund

books and publishing logo Wednesday, 5 March 2025
In 2025 for the first time, Books+Publishing’s pre-publication reviews program is being supported by the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund. This is the ideal time to revisit the reviews, their purpose,...

PRH acquires Laguna novel 

Sofie Laguna. Credit: Rochelle Van de Merwe Wednesday, 5 March 2025
Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia has acquired ANZ rights to The Underworld by Sofie Laguna; PRH publisher Meredith Curnow acquired the rights from Grace Heifetz at A4 Literary. PRH described...

Victorian Community History Awards shortlist announced

royal historical society victoria Wednesday, 5 March 2025
The shortlist for this year‘s Victorian Community History Awards has been announced. A total of 39 publications and projects were shortlisted for 10 prizes ranging from $500 to $2000 each,...

Publishers’ top picks: Australian fiction

Tuesday, 4 March 2025
A new publisher, a new literary agency and the Australian fiction on offer at LBF. Members of newest Australian literary agency on the block, a4 Literary – for which former...

Publishers’ picks: Australian nonfiction

Tuesday, 4 March 2025
Food and family, AI, and escaping a cult: The Australian nonfiction publishers have high hopes for at LBF Sandra Buol, rights and international sales manager at Australian independent Allen &...

Stella Prize 2025 longlist announced

the stella prize logo Tuesday, 4 March 2025
The longlist for the $60,000 Stella Prize for women and non-binary writers has been announced. The longlisted books are: A Language of Limbs (Dylin Hardcastle, Picador) Always Will Be (Mykaela...

London Book Fair: AI, copyright, young readers

London book fair Tuesday, 4 March 2025
The London Book Fair (LBF) will run this year 11–13 March at Olympia London. Publishers Weekly (PW) reports the fair expects to host more than 30,000 attendees and 845 exhibitors...

HQ acquires Rushby adult fiction in two-book deal 

a portrait of Allison Rushby Tuesday, 4 March 2025
HQ, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Australia, has acquired ANZ rights to Allison Rushby’s Slashed Beauties, in a ‘significant’ two-book deal, via Verve Books UK. North American rights were sold...

Di Bello joins A&U 

a black and white portrait of Cassandra Di Bello Tuesday, 4 March 2025
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has appointed Cassandra Di Bello to the role of publisher. Previously with Penguin Random House (PRH) UK, where she ran the women’s fiction and saga list...

A&U acquires Toohey nonfiction 

a portrait of Jack Toohey Tuesday, 4 March 2025
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to Better Things Are Possible: How Rebellious Hope Will Change the World by Jack Toohey. ‘From the housing crisis to the climate...

Bologna 2025 program announced

bologna logo Monday, 3 March 2025
Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF), which this year runs 31 March to 3 April 2025 at the BolognaFiere Exhibition Centre, has released its full program. Running alongside BCBF is BolognaBookPlus...

Australian Jewish Writer Awards expanded for 2025 

shalom collective logo Monday, 3 March 2025
The Shalom Collective has expanded its Australian Jewish Writer Awards (formerly Australian Jewish Book Awards). Four prizes – including the two new awards – will be presented in August for...

Pantera acquires Rusciano memoir 

Photograph of Em Rusciano Monday, 3 March 2025
Pantera Press has acquired world rights to the memoir Blood, Sweat and Glitter by Em Rusciano, in a two-book deal via TGI Sport. Rusciano is a writer, singer, comedian and podcaster....

Woods wins 2025 Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize 

a sepia portrait of Gwen Harwood Monday, 3 March 2025
Georgina Woods has been announced the winner of the 2025 Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize, for her poem ‘Augury: Sea surface temperature charts'. Two other poets were named runners-up: Julie Janson...

Manly, Sorrento 2025 festival programs announced 

Manly writers festival and sorrento writers festival logos Monday, 3 March 2025
Two beachside writers festivals, running in March and April 2025, have announced their guests and programs. Manly Writers’ Festival In its second year, the Manly Writers’ Festival runs 28–30 March...

Abbott wins 2025 IPEd Student Prize

IPEd logo Thursday, 27 February 2025
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) has announced Portia Abbott, a student in the Master of Writing and Publishing program at RMIT University, is the winner of the 2025 IPEd...

A&U NZ changes name, appoints publisher 

the Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand logo Thursday, 27 February 2025
Allen & Unwin New Zealand has changed its name to Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand and announced the appointment of a new publisher. Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand...

Open Book program expands in 2025 

open book logo Wednesday, 26 February 2025
In 2025, the Open Book Internship Program will host four paid internships, including one dedicated Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identified role. Initially run as a pilot project with two...

 

 

 

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