MWF 2013 schools program announced
Friday, 17 May 2013
The Melbourne Writers Festival has released its schools program for 2013. Among the authors featured in this year’s program, which runs from 26 to 29 August, are international guests Deborah...
Hensher wins 2013 Ondaatje Prize
Thursday, 16 May 2013
In the UK, Philip Hensher has won the 2013 RSL Ondaatje Prize, reports the Guardian. Hensher won the £10,000 (A$15,416) award for Scenes from Early Life (Fourth Estate), a novel about his husband’s upbringing in...
Kinney, Preiss Glasser honoured in US children’s choice awards
Thursday, 16 May 2013
In the US, author Jeff Kinney and illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser have taken out the top awards at this year’s Children’s Book Council (CBC) Children’s Choice Book Awards. Kinney was...
Nominations for ABA Management Committee announced
Thursday, 16 May 2013
The nominations for each of the positions on the management committee of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) have been announced, ahead of the association’s 2013 annual general meeting in June....
Amazon expected to face new questions over tax practices
Thursday, 16 May 2013
In the UK, Amazon may face new questions in parliament about its British tax status, reports the Guardian. A recent investigation conducted by the Guardian suggests that British authorities could...
2013 Galley Club Awards cancelled
Thursday, 16 May 2013
The Galley Club of Sydney has cancelled its book and magazine production awards for 2013 because of a lack of resources and industry support, reports ProPrint. ‘There were just too...
Publisher Inkerman & Blunt launched
Thursday, 16 May 2013
A new publisher has been launched in Melbourne. Inkerman & Blunt is the brainchild of Donna Ward, founding editor of WA creative writing journal Indigo. The publisher will release its...
Interview: Jemma Birrell, artistic director of the Sydney Writers’ Festival
Thursday, 16 May 2013
With the Sydney Writers’ Festival just arond the corner (20-26 May), Books+Publishing spoke to artistic director Jemma Birrell about what visitors can expect from this year’s festival and her personal...
Victorian Premier’s unpublished manuscript award shortlist announced
Thursday, 16 May 2013
The shortlist for this year’s Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an unpublished manuscript has been announced. The shortlisted manuscripts are: A Field Guide to Birdwatching in Bad Weather (Naomi Bailey)...
Sala, Meager win Pacific region in 2013 Commonwealth Writers prizes
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Australian author Michael Sala has won the Pacific region for the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize and New Zealand writer Zoe Meager has won the Pacific region for the 2013 Commonwealth...
Funder wins ‘Women of Style’ award
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Australian author Anna Funder has won the Arts and Culture category of the 2013 Women of Style awards, presented by InStyle Magazine. Funder, whose novel All That I Am (Penguin)...
Amazon buys Liquavista; colour Kindle rumoured
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Amazon has purchased screen technology company Liquavista from Samsung, sparking rumours that the company is working on a colour version of its Kindle, reports the Digital Reader. Amazon confirmed the...
South Korean publisher steps down amid allegations of inflating sales figures
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
In South Korea, the CEO of book publisher Jaeum & Moeum has stepped down amid allegations he inflated company sales figures, reports the Korea Times. Kang Byung-chul stepped down following...
Text Prize 2013 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
The shortlist for the 2013 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing has been announced. The shortlisted authors and their manuscripts are: Meg Caddy for Waer, a ‘fantasy novel...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Sales Fiction—Golvan Arts Management has optioned the film rights to Mice (Gordon Reece, Allen & Unwin) to Southern Light Alliance, partnering with Cyan Films. HarperCollins has sold German volume rights to In Search of Africa...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
‘The idea of a national body that enables individual writers’ centres to work more closely together remains a valuable one’—New South Wales Writers Centre chair Linda Funnell reflects on the...
Federal Government outlines Creative Australia funding in budget
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
The Federal Government has outlined its funding plans for Creative Australia, its recently released national cultural policy, in the 2013-14 Commonwealth Budget. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, the policy includes...
Melbourne council allocates funding to Docklands, Carlton libraries
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
The City of Melbourne Council has allocated new funding to libraries in the Docklands and Carlton in its 2013-14 draft budget. The council has committed $6.5 million to complete the...
SLV appoints new directors
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) has appointed three new directors to reflect a new executive structure. Jo Watson has been appointed as director of community engagement, Peter McMahon...
In brief
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Debate sparked by NZ suggestion that Kindles replace library services In New Zealand, Marlborough District local councillor David Oddie has sparked debate by suggesting it would be cheaper to buy...
International Library News
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Baker & Taylor launches axisReader app for ebook lending Library distributor Baker & Taylor has launched its axisReader app, which allows library patrons to download and read ebooks, reports PaidContent....
Jon Page on the digital future for booksellers
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Pages & Pages general manager Jon Page is stepping down as president of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) in June. In his final ‘President’s report’ in the ABA’s News on...
On tour: Meet the author Mark Forsyth
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
British writer, journalist and blogger Mark Forsyth is visiting Australia in May for the Sydney Writers’ Festival. His two books about words, The Etymologicon and The Horologicon, are published together...
Bodies on the page: Michael Robotham on ‘If I Tell You I’ll Have to Kill You’
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
In Michael Robotham’s If I Tell You I’ll Have to Kill You (A&U) some of Australia’s best crime writers share their advice on writing, researching and reading. Reviewer Shane Strange...
‘Herman and Rosie’ selected for Read for Australia event
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Thousands of school children will read Gus Gordon’s picture book Herman and Rosie (Viking) during Read for Australia, a nation-wide reading event to be held during National Literacy and Numeracy...
‘What Katie Ate’ wins James Beard Foundation Award
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Sydney-based author and photographer Katie Quinn Davies has won the photography category of the 2013 James Beard Foundation culinary awards in the US for her book What Katie Ate (Lantern)....
Cengage US negotiating ‘restructure’ with creditors, may file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
In the US, educational publisher Cengage Learning is in the process of negotiating a restructuring plan with its creditors and may file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, reports Bloomberg. Cengage CEO...
Australian, NZ authors among IPPY Award winners
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Books by Australian and New Zealand authors are among the winners of the 2013 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY), which recognise excellence in independent publishing. Two Australian titles are among...
Survey: almost 90% of Chinese read online; few satisfied with quality
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
In China, almost 90% of people have read books online, but few are satisfied with the quality of ebooks, reports Xinhuanet News. In a survey conducted and published by China Youth Daily...
Melbourne council announces plans to create City of Literature office
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
The City of Melbourne Council has allocated $135,000 in its 2013-14 draft budget towards the establishment of a permanent City of Literature office in partnership with the Victorian Government. ...
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