Varuna: New Residential Fellowship for NT Writers
Wednesday, 10 August 2016
Applications are open for Varuna’s new residential fellowships for NT writers, supported by the Northern Territory Government through Arts NT. This new opportunity for NT writers, poets, songwriters and illustrators...
Varuna: 2016 Residential Focus Weeks applications open
Wednesday, 10 August 2016
Varuna: The Writers House is now accepting applications for its 2016 Residential Focus Weeks. Each Focus Week offers a residential masterclass to five writers with a shared interest in a...
Writers Victoria: Diverse Women Writers
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
Writers Victoria will host a low-cost professional development and networking day for diverse women writers, allies and industry, to be held on 17 September from 10am to 5pm at 176...
Society of Editors (NSW): Understanding insurance and risk management for editors
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
The Society of Editors (NSW) will host a session on insurance and risk management, presented by Rhonda Daniels, at Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts on Tuesday, 2 August. ‘Understanding insurance...
Funeral service for Terry Kitson
Tuesday, 5 July 2016
The family of Terry Kitson, former CEO of HarperCollins Australia, regret to announce his passing on Sunday 3 July after a short illness. His funeral service will be held at...
APA: Between the Covers, Behind the Counter—Children’s Bookselling and Publishing
Wednesday, 22 June 2016
The Children’s Publishing Committee of the APA in conjunction with the ABA will hold a one-day seminar on children’s publishing and bookselling, on Wednesday 27 July from 10am to 4.30pm...
CBCA congratulates John Cohen OAM
Thursday, 16 June 2016
The Children’s Book Council of Australia heartily congratulates the Rev Dr John Cohen on his recent Order of Australia Award and thanks him for his many years of dedicated service...
Editors Victoria: Ebooks for beginners
Thursday, 16 June 2016
Editors Victoria presents Ebooks for Beginners with Lan Wang, to be held on Saturday, 25 June 2016, 1-5pm, at CAE, 253 Flinders Lane Melbourne. With all the talk about newfangled ebooks,...
PANZ: New Zealand Book Industry Awards entries closing
Wednesday, 25 May 2016
Entries for the New Zealand Book Industry Awards for excellence, innovation and dedication in the book trade will close this Friday, 27 May. Submissions can be made in seven categories:...
SPN Independent Publishing Conference: Call for papers
Wednesday, 25 May 2016
The Small Press Network (SPN) is calling for papers to be presented at the 2016 Independent Publishing Conference, to be held in Melbourne on 9-12 November, with the theme ‘Publishing:...
Correction to ‘Neighbourhood watch: Strengthening ties between Oz and NZ publishing’
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
The feature article ‘Neighbourhood watch: Strengthening ties between Oz and NZ publishing’, published in the Weekly Book Newsletter on 11 May and in Books+Publishing magazine Issue 2 2016 incorrectly stated that...
Society of Editors (NSW): A report on the Sydney Writers’ Festival
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
The Society of Editors (NSW) will hold its June speaker meeting, ‘A report on the Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF)’ on 7 June at the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts. The event...
Tickets available for Forest for the Trees: Writers and Publishing in 2016 workshop
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
Tickets are still available for the Forest for the Trees: Writers and Publishing in 2016 workshop at the Sydney Writers Festival, presented with the NSW Writers’ Centre, on Friday 20...
Australian Book Industry Awards: tickets on sale
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
Tickets are available for the 2016 Australian Book Industry Awards, to be held at the Art Gallery of NSW on Thursday, 19 May 2015. Hosted by Kitty Flanagan, special guests...
Books at MIFF 2016: Call for Submissions
Thursday, 28 April 2016
Australian and NZ publishers and literary agents who hold film rights to local books with cinematic potential for screen adaptation are invited to make submissions to participate in this year’s...
PANZ: 2016 International conference registration open
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Registrations have opened for the 2016 Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) International Conference, to be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 128 Albert Street, Auckland on Thursday, 30 June and...
Reminder: Stella Prize announced tonight
Tuesday, 19 April 2016
The winner of this year’s Stella Prize will be announced tonight at an event in Sydney. The shortlisted titles are: Six Bedrooms (Tegan Bennett Daylight, Vintage) Hope Farm (Peggy Frew,...
Society of Editors (NSW): Successful proofreading workshop
Wednesday, 13 April 2016
The Society of Editors (NSW) Inc. will hold a one-day workshop on successful proofreading, to be presented by Meryl Potter on Wednesday, 4 May from 9.30am to 4.30pm. This practical,...
CBCA Book of the Year Awards: announcement dates
Wednesday, 13 April 2016
CBCA Notable Books will be released on the CBCA website on Monday 18 April. This is the longlist for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards. The shortlist will be...
ABIA Longlist Submissions Closing 11 April
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Submissions for the ABIA longlist will close Monday, 11 April. Publishers can complete submissions on the ABIA website here. For further details, please contact montse.aumatell@publishers.asn.au.
Society of Editors (NSW): An interview with Craig Munro
Thursday, 31 March 2016
The Society of Editors (NSW) will present an interview with Craig Munro following the release last year of his memoir Under Cover: Adventures in the Art of Editing (Scribe). The...
CBCA Book of the Year announcements
Thursday, 31 March 2016
The announcement of the 2016 CBCA Notable Books list will be on Monday, 18 April. This follows the final meeting of the judges on the weekend of 16-17 April. The...
Society of Editors (NSW): Preparing for accreditation workshop
Thursday, 31 March 2016
The Society of Editors (NSW) will hold a one-day workshop on ‘Preparing for accreditation: Tips, strategies and exercises’, presented by editor Meryl Potter. The workshop will be held on Tuesday,...
CBCA: Night of the Notables—Melbourne
Thursday, 31 March 2016
The CBCA Victoria branch is hosting an event to celebrate the announcement of the 2016 CBCA Book of the Year Notables list with guest speaker Will Kostakis. Meet some of...
2016 ABIA Innovation Award nominations open
Thursday, 17 March 2016
The 2016 ABIA Innovation Award recognises achievement in business innovation in the Australian publishing and bookselling industry. Rewarding originality and progressive thinking, the Innovation Award celebrates creative new ways in...
ABA: 2016 Bookseller Awards nominations open
Thursday, 17 March 2016
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) is calling for nominations for Bookseller of the Year, Young Bookseller of the Year, and the Elizabeth Riley Children’s Bookseller Fellowship. Each award prize pool...
ASA: Barbara Jefferis Award applications open
Wednesday, 9 March 2016
Entries are open for the 2016 Barbara Jefferis Award, which is awarded to ‘the best novel written by an Australian author that depicts women and girls in a positive way...
APA: Working with Indigenous authors webinar
Wednesday, 9 March 2016
The APA will run a webinar on working with Indigenous authors, to be held on Thursday, 10 March. Aboriginal Studies Press acting director of publishing Rachel Ippoliti and editorial and...
SLV: Creative, specialist fellowship applications open
Wednesday, 9 March 2016
Applications have opened for the State Library of Victoria’s (SLV) Creative Fellowships for 2016-17. Recipients are invited ‘to be inspired by, repurpose, transform or imaginatively respond’ to materials from the...
ABIA Business Awards 2016: Nominations open
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
Nominations are open for the 2016 ABIA Business Awards. Judged by a panel of business experts, the ABIA Business Awards recognise excellence in several categories: Publisher of the Year; Small...




