Alert but not alarmed on AI?
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) is encouraged by the government’s direction on copyright and AI but, like creators, remains wary of future pressure from AI companies; the Copyright Agency has...
Doubleday to launch new paperback reissue imprint
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
In the US, Penguin Random House division Doubleday is launching a new paperback reissue imprint, reports Publishers Weekly (PW). Outsider Editions, to be led by Doubleday vice president and executive editor...
Australian Publishers Association “encouraged” by government signals as Albanese to announce Office of AI
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is today expected to deliver a major speech about AI and announce the establishment of the Office of AI in the Department of the Prime Minister...
Cultural Fund latest funding round announced
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund has awarded more than $680,000 in funding to Australian authors, visual artists, teachers and creative organisations through its 2026 grants program, supporting the creation of new...
Shalom Collective Australian Jewish Writer Awards 2026 shortlists
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
The shortlists for the 2026 Shalom Collective Australian Jewish Writer Awards have been announced. In 2026, a poetry award is being presented for the first time. The works are: The...
Kill Your Darlings launches poetry prize
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Literary journal Kill Your Darlings (KYD) has launched a new poetry prize. The KYD Poetry Prize is “dedicated to creating new space for the beauty, experimentation and radical linguistic potential...
“Only an oligarch could afford it”: Booksellers Aotearoa’s Renee Rowland on selling at RRP
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
As the Australian Booksellers Association proposes a tax offset to recognise the gap between booksellers’ cultural value and ability to remain in business, Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand association manager Renée...
Allen & Unwin acquires Sue Williams historical novel “Macarthur’s Daughters”
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired English language rights to the historical novel Macarthur’s Daughters by Sue Williams from Fiona Inglis at Curtis Brown. The novel takes as its subjects...
Local author wins “BookBrunch” Selfie award for hybrid novel
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Australian author Luke Icarus Simon has won the memoir category of the 2026 Selfies Book Awards in the UK for his hybrid novel The Art in My Palm (Stirling Publishers)....
Meet the Rising Stars: Skye Cusack
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) Rising Star award recognises an emerging talent in Australian publishing with less than 10 years’ experience in the industry. In the lead-up to the winner...
Stella Prize increases longlist to 16
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
The Stella Prize will increase its longlist from 12 to 16 books in 2027. Each longlisted author will receive $2,000, with shortlisted authors receiving $5,000 and the overall winner awarded...
Sweatshop Hachette scholarship recipients announced
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Katie Shammas and Mark Mariano have been named the inaugural recipients of the Sweatshop Hachette Australia Scholarship. Announced earlier this year, the annual scholarship program is for two First Nations...
ABA announces Summer Circuit events
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced Summer Circuit, a new series of networking and presentation events, “designed to bring booksellers together ahead of the summer selling season”. “Whether you...
Hachette launches Reflect RAP
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Hachette Australia has launched its Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), which has been endorsed by Reconciliation Australia. The publisher’s RAP was launched during NAIDOC Week, which ran 5 to 12...
Meet the Rising Stars: Jaimi Kuster
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) Rising Star award recognises an emerging talent in Australian publishing with less than 10 years’ experience in the industry. In the lead-up to the winner...
Creative Australia announces latest funding round
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Literature organisations and individuals share part of the latest Creative Australia investment of $13.72 million, which will “support ambitious work that connects communities and shares Australian stories”. The literature recipients...
Allen & Unwin acquires debut romantasy trilogy by Claire Benson
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired ANZ rights to the debut romantasy trilogy Sigils of Starlight by Claire Benson, via Daniel Pilkington at The Pilkington Agency. In Pillar of Ink,...
Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier join authors to sue Google
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
In the US, publishers Hachette Book Group (HBG), Cengage Learning and Elsevier, as well as author Scott Turow, have filed a lawsuit against Google for copyright infringement, reported Publishers Weekly...
ABA estimates 300 bookshops would qualify for proposed tax offset
Monday, 13 July 2026
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has estimated 300 bookshops would be eligible for its proposed Bookshop Vitality Tax Offset (BVTO), which it has outlined in a new policy brief. Previously...
Pip Adam on Ursula K Le Guin Prize for Fiction shortlist
Monday, 13 July 2026
In the US, Aotearoa New Zealand author Pip Adam has been shortlisted for the Ursula K Le Guin Prize for Fiction for the novel Audition. First published in 2023 by...
Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award 2026 shortlist announced
Monday, 13 July 2026
The Foundation for Australian Literary Studies (FALS) has announced the shortlist for the 2026 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award, worth $50,000. The shortlisted titles, chosen from 14 longlisted titles and almost...
Frankfurt Book Fair to close Hall 6
Monday, 13 July 2026
Organisers of the Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF), which will run 7 to 11 October 2026, have announced Hall 6 will be closed after structural building inspections raised safety concerns, reported...
Meet the Rising Stars: Alisa Ahmed
Monday, 13 July 2026
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) Rising Star award recognises an emerging talent in Australian publishing with less than 10 years’ experience in the industry. In the lead-up to the winner...
Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 10 July 2026
Looking for your next great group read? Our monthly Book Club rounds up new release titles perfect for sparking conversation and perhaps even some debate. From compelling fiction to thought-provoking...
Gabriel Rolfe wins 2026 Fitzcarraldo Editions/Mahler & Lewitt Studios Essay Prize
Thursday, 9 July 2026
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article refers to an Indigenous person who has died. Australian writer Gabriel Rolfe has won the 2026 Fitzcarraldo Editions/Mahler &...
Bri Hassett named 2026 Reading Australia Fellow
Thursday, 9 July 2026
The Copyright Agency has awarded Gippsland Grammar teacher Bri Hassett the 2026 Reading Australia Fellowship for her project “Writerly Reading: Developing Authentic Australian Student Voices in the Age of AI”....
A&U acquires Mark Tedeschi’s “The Gentleman Bushranger”
Thursday, 9 July 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to the nonfiction title The Gentleman Bushranger: The True Story of Edward Davis, Australia’s Colonial Robin Hood by Mark Tedeschi. The Gentleman...
Bookshop.org to offer audiobooks
Thursday, 9 July 2026
In the UK, Bookshop.org is adding audiobooks to its platform, the Bookseller reports. Audiobooks will be purchased from Bookshop.org under a credit-based subscription model, priced at £12.99 (A$25) per credit...
2026 Rising Star shortlist announced
Thursday, 9 July 2026
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the shortlist for its 2026 Rising Star award. The shortlisted professionals, who each began their publishing careers in the past 10 years, are:...
ASAL award winners announced
Thursday, 9 July 2026
The Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) has announced winners of awards, including the ALS Gold Medal. Winners in each category are: ALS Gold Medal (outstanding literary work)...
