Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Spread the word about Varuna’s latest Fellowship supported by the Northern Territory Government through Arts NT. Located in the world-heritage listed Blue Mountains, Varuna offers writers, songwriters and illustrators uninterrupted...

Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Registration are open for the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) New South Wales Branch’s professional development conference, called ‘Anticipate! Appreciate! Applaud!’ The conference will be held on Tuesday, 27...

Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Registrations are open for the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Victorian state conference. ‘New Ways with Literature’ is the theme of this year’s conference, which will be held on...

Wednesday, 21 February 2018
The NSW branch of the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) will host a launch event to celebrate the announcement of the CBCA Notable books. Called the Night of the...

Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Editors NSW is hosting a workshop designed for those with a basic understanding of copyediting conventions, some editing experience or basic training in editorial skills. It offers the chance brush...

Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Editors NSW is hosting a workshop designed to help editors practise for and navigate the logistics of the national accreditation exam, created by Institute of Professional Editors. The exam is...

Wednesday, 14 February 2018
The State Library of Victoria fellowship program is open for applications and is seeking creative projects or ideas that could use the Library’s collection in innovative ways. The library and...

Wednesday, 7 February 2018
Applications for the VicArts Grants program are now open to individuals and organisations. The grants provide one-off support for discrete projects and programs that will develop and bring dynamism to...

Wednesday, 7 February 2018
Nominations for the 2018 Australian Book Industry Awards are currently open and will be closing at 5pm AEDT Monday, 12 February. Don’t miss the opportunity to have your book in the...

Wednesday, 7 February 2018
Nominations for the 2018 Pixie O’Harris Award are closing soon. The award recognises publishers, editors, creators, booksellers, publicists and other industry representatives who have worked consistently in the field of...

Wednesday, 24 January 2018
The Children’s Publishing Committee of the Australian Publishers Association, in conjunction with the Australian Booksellers Association will hold a one-day seminar on children’s publishing and bookselling on Tuesday 27 February...

Wednesday, 24 January 2018
The Woollahra Digital Literary Award is seeking submissions of literary writing that is published online or in an electronic form. The award offers prizes in three categories: nonfiction (worth $3000),...

Wednesday, 17 January 2018
Editors NSW presents a one-day workshop on tips and tools for MS Word that make it easier and faster to work with the program. The workshop will cover Word add-ins such...

Wednesday, 13 December 2017
The Australian Publishers Association is calling for nominations for the 2018 Pixie O’Harris Award. The Award recognises publishers, editors, creators, booksellers, publicists and other industry representatives who have worked consistently...

Wednesday, 15 November 2017
Editors NSW presents a one-day grammar workshop addressing the aspects of traditional grammar that editors find problematic such as: complex sentence structures dangling and misplaced modifiers and participles defining and...

Wednesday, 15 November 2017
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) would like to remind all publishers that entries for the 2018 Crichton Award, which recognises new talent in children's book illustration, will close...

Wednesday, 15 November 2017
The CPC is delighted to invite industry staff, booksellers and agents working with kids’ books to its annual Christmas drinks. The event will include a raffle to raise additional money...

Wednesday, 1 November 2017
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) invites you to attend its major annual NSW fundraising event, hosted by Richard Glover. The event will raise funds to support literacy programs for children...

Wednesday, 25 October 2017
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) invites you to attend its major annual Victorian fundraising event, hosted by RocKwiz’s Brian Nankervis. Wine, beer and food trucks will be available on the night, or...

Wednesday, 18 October 2017
The CPC is delighted to invite industry staff, booksellers and agents working with kids’ books to its annual Christmas drinks! Event details Date: Tuesday 21 November 2017 Time: 6pm–8pm Cost:...

Wednesday, 18 October 2017
Entries for the Australian IBBY Encouragement Award for Children’s Literature, the Ena Noël Award, are now open. Books by Australian creators published in the two years prior to the closing...

Wednesday, 18 October 2017
Editors NSW presents a workshop focused on quoting practices for freelance editors. Sessions will cover key processes, including responding to initial inquiries, preparing quotes that are fair in time and...

Wednesday, 11 October 2017
Indigenous writers will be able to apply for fellowships under a new program developed by the National Writers’ House Varuna, Magabala Books, Sydney University and the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund....