Monday, 30 April 2012
Change to entry of Picture Books: In 2012 Publishers must choose one of the following categories for each book: Older Readers, Younger Readers, Early Childhood, Picture Books, and/or Information Books....

Wednesday, 25 April 2012
The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) will be presented at a gala dinner at the Ivy Room in Sydney on Friday, 18 May, as part of this year’s Sydney Writers’...

Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Nominations are open for the new Book Industry Digital Innovation Award. presented by the Australian Publishers Association and sponsored by Publishing Technology as part of the 2012 Australian Book Industry...

Monday, 23 April 2012
The Age is inviting entries to its 2012 Book of the Year awards. Three prizes of $10,000 will be given to the winner of the fiction, non-fiction and poetry categories....

Monday, 23 April 2012
Queensland Writers Centre is calling all Queensland writers who have published a book in 2011 to send details for inclusion in Books from our Backyard 2011, a booklet promoting Queensland...

Monday, 23 April 2012
The Australia Council for the Arts is seeking a committee member to join the Visiting International Publisher’s (VIPs) Committee for the 2013 and 2014 Visiting International Publisher’s program. Visiting International...

Monday, 23 April 2012
MIFF 37ºSouth Market, the film co-financing market organised by the industry programs unit of the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). BaM facilitates relationships between publishers, agents, producers and feature film...

Monday, 23 April 2012
Tuesday 1 May  at 6.30pm                                                                    'Not-so-secret agents' Guest speaker, literary agent Fiona Inglis What do literary agents do, and how have new developments changed their role? Managing director of...

Monday, 16 April 2012
Tickets are on sale for the Book Design Awards, to be held at the Powerhouse Museum on 17 May as part of Sydney Writers’ Festival program. The winners across 23...

Monday, 16 April 2012
April: An Introduction to Australian Book Publishing Sydney Thursday 26 April. Unfortunately we’ve had to cancel Melbourne’s course, but fortunately we can still offer places for Sydney. If veterans of...

Wednesday, 11 April 2012
The Australian Publishers Association is proud to present the new Book Industry Digital Innovation Award sponsored by Publishing Technology as part of the 2012 Australian Book Industry Awards. This award...

Wednesday, 11 April 2012
The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) will be presented at a gala dinner at the Ivy Room in Sydney on Friday 18 May as part of this year’s Sydney Writers’...

Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Registrations are now open for National Simultaneous Storytime, an annual national literacy campaign taking place on Wednesday 23 May at 11am AEDT this year. A feature event in the Australian...

Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Since 1999, the Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards have recognised, nurtured and sought out great talent in Australian writers. In 2012 the new Premier’s decision to axe the Awards was greeted...

Tuesday, 10 April 2012
If you’re an ABA member and you haven’t taken advantage of the earlybird registration price then make sure you register by Midnight Tonight (Thursday April 12). There will be no...

Tuesday, 3 April 2012
The biennial Storylines Gavin Bishop Award, established in 2009 to recognise Gavin Bishop's contributions to children’s book writing and illustrating, aims to encourage high-quality picture books from New Zealand illustrators. The award,...

Monday, 2 April 2012
Society of Editors (VIC) - eBooks & the In-house Editor Guest speaker: Sarah Hazelton When: Thursday, 19 April 2012; 6.30 pm for 7pm Where: CQ Functions, 113 Queen St, Melbourne...

Monday, 2 April 2012
APA Professional Development: An Introduction to Australian Book Publishing and more This workshop is a vital induction for those in their first years in the industry and a refresher for...

Tuesday, 27 March 2012
We have a busy schedule ahead, which means there is a raft of skills building, efficiency facilitating, über fun workshops on offer, no less than three of which are completely...

Tuesday, 20 March 2012
New Workshops available and a few places left for others Sydney 29 March: 4 places left for Projects, Priorities and Time Management with Amanda Phillips. Melbourne booked out. $440 APA...

Tuesday, 20 March 2012
The NSW Branch of the Children's Book Council of Australia has organised a very important event: The Maurice Saxby Lecture, on 1 May at the State Library of NSW, designated...

Monday, 19 March 2012
The Society of Editors, Victoria presents a workshop on InDesign for Beginners (for Mac users) with Noè Harsel at the Centre for Adult Education (CAE), 253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne on...

Monday, 19 March 2012
Brisbane writers will have an exclusive opportunity to learn the building blocks of novel writing on Saturday 31 March at the State Library of Queensland, with structural editor Liz Adams,...

Monday, 19 March 2012
APA Professional Development: Crucial dates approaching for bookings Please go to www.publishers.asn.au/training.cfm where registration forms and further information can be downloaded for events that are booking now. Projects, Priorities and...

Monday, 19 March 2012
The Society of Editors NSW will hold a meeting with the topic ‘You can leave your hat on: but let's take a look under your jacket' on Tuesday 3 April...