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‘Overland’ poetry prize 2013 shortlist announced

Thursday, 20 February 2014
The shortlist for the 2013 Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets has been announced. The 12 shortlisted poems are: ‘Solstice’ (Carolyn Burns) ‘Of the Moment’ (Zenobia...

Bolinda audiobook announced as finalist in Audie Awards

Thursday, 20 February 2014
The audiobook Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein, narrated by Sasha Pick and produced by Australian audiobook company Bolinda, is a finalist in the Teen category of the Audie Awards,...

Bonnier launches adult nonfiction imprint for digitally enhanced titles

Wednesday, 19 February 2014
In the UK, Bonnier has launched an adult nonfiction imprint for official or endorsed titles with digital enhancements, reports the Bookseller. Blink Publishing, which plans to release 10 books this...

‘These Broken Stars’ to be adapted for television

Wednesday, 19 February 2014
These Broken Stars, the first title of the YA science-fiction ‘Starbound’ trilogy by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (A&U), will be adapted for a television series in the US, reports...

‘Reader’s Digest’ UK sold for £1

Wednesday, 19 February 2014
In the UK, Reader’s Digest magazine has been sold for just £1 (A$1.85), reports the Guardian. Private equity company Better Capital sold the business to venture capitalist Mike Luckwell for a...

OUP Australia titles to be sold internationally

Wednesday, 19 February 2014
Books published by Oxford University Press Australia are now being licensed in international territories by the rights team at OUP UK, reports the Bookseller. Anne-Marie Hansen, head of rights at OUP UK,...

New website dedicated to NZ books launched

Wednesday, 19 February 2014
A new website designed to showcase New Zealand books was launched earlier this month. NZ Booklovers features reviews of New Zealand and international books, as well as author interviews and...

Random House recalls Malouf’s ‘A First Place’

Wednesday, 19 February 2014
Random House has recalled all copies of A First Place by David Malouf (Knopf) due to a printing error. The publisher said in a statement this week that a reprint...

SLNSW state librarian responds to Mitchell Library petition

Wednesday, 19 February 2014
The state librarian at the State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW), Alex Byrne, has responded to a petition protesting changes to the Mitchell Library. As previously reported by Books+Publishing,...

Victorian library receives Pierre Gorman Award for autism project

Wednesday, 19 February 2014
Campaspe Regional Library in Echuca, Victoria, has been awarded the $24,480 Pierre Gorman Award for its ‘Being Connected—Libraries and Autism’ project. First awarded in 1997, the prize is named in honour...

Australian, NZ libraries and schools to participate in third Big Library Read project

Wednesday, 19 February 2014
Australian and New Zealand libraries and schools are again participating in the Big Library Read project run by ebook provider OverDrive. The latest version of the project is the third...

In brief

Wednesday, 19 February 2014
SLV wins multiple categories in 2013 Arts Portfolio Leadership AwardsThe State Library of Victoria (SLV) has won multiple awards in the 2013 Arts Portfolio Leadership Awards, which were presented on 4 February. The...

Quote of the week

Wednesday, 19 February 2014
‘Development of indigenous content in a small market such as Australia poses enough risks without weakening publishers’ confidence by eroding the current laws that protect that investment. Creation of high...

International Library News

Wednesday, 19 February 2014
OCLC Introduces WorldCat Discovery ServicesLibrary bibliographic provider the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) has announced that WorldCat Discovery Services (WDS) will be launched in March, reports the Digital Shift. WDS provides...

APA, IPA speak out against Law Reform Commission’s ‘fair use’ copyright recommendation

Tuesday, 18 February 2014
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the International Publishers Association (IPA) have spoken out against the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) recommendation that the Australian Government introduce a broad ‘fair...

Sheridan Morley Prize 2014 finalists announced

Tuesday, 18 February 2014
In the UK, the finalists for this year’s Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography have been announced, reports the Bookseller. The three finalists are: Stage Blood by Michael Blakemore (Faber);...

‘Cut and Paste Lake’ wins Tom Collins Poetry Prize 2013

Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Western Australian poet Nandi Chinna has won the 2013 Tom Collins Poetry Prize for her poem ‘Cut and Paste Lake’. Chinna was announced as the winner of the $1000 prize...

Aurealis Awards 2013 finalists announced

Tuesday, 18 February 2014
The finalists for the 2013 Aurealis Awards, presented for science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing in Australia, have been announced. Among the categories announced are: Fantasy novel Lexicon (Max Barry, Mulholland)...

Indigenous writers network to be launched at Adelaide Writers’ Week

Tuesday, 18 February 2014
The First Nations Australia Writers Network (FNAWN), an advocacy and resource service for Indigenous writers and storytellers, will be launched at Adelaide Writers’ Week (AWW) on 2 March.At the launch,...

Mukherjee wins inaugural UK crime prize

Tuesday, 18 February 2014
In the UK, Abir Mukherjee has won the inaugural Telegraph Harvill Secker Prize for Crime Writing, reports the Bookseller. Mukherjee receives a publishing contract with Harvill Secker and an advance of £5000 (A$9251)...

Rights round-up

Tuesday, 18 February 2014
SalesFiction—Fremantle Press has sold North American rights to Whisky Charlie Foxtrot (Annabel Smith) to Source Books. Children’s—Era Publications has sold Swedish rights to 24 ‘Wings Traditional Tales’ titles. Ford Street...

Bestsellers this week

Monday, 17 February 2014
The film tie-in of Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief (Picador) is still number one on the bestsellers chart, while John Green’s YA novel The Fault in Our Stars (Penguin)—the film...

Aussie books featured on USBBY list of outstanding international books

Monday, 17 February 2014
Three books by Australian authors have been selected for the 2014 United States Board of Books for Young People (USBBY) list of Outstanding International Books for children and young adults....

Shortlist for ‘Seizure’ Viva La Novella competition announced

Monday, 17 February 2014
Literary journal Seizure has announced the shortlist for this year’s Viva La Novella competition. The eight shortlisted authors are: Daniel Davis Wood Ben Hobson Nicole Holyer Hoa Pham Julie Proudfoot Anna Snoekstra...

Canadian regulators reach agency-pricing agreement with major publishers

Monday, 17 February 2014
The Competition Bureau of Canada has reached an agreement with Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan and Simon & Schuster that will limit the publishers’ use of agency pricing for ebooks, reports Digital...

Bella Andre makes French-translation deal with Kobo

Monday, 17 February 2014
US author Bella Andre has signed a deal with ebookseller Kobo for the exclusive rights to French translations of five titles over a three-month period, reports Publishers Weekly. The first title available, Le Cadeau (The Wedding...

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