Tablo Tales acquires Eckermann verse novel
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Tablo Tales, the new literary imprint of Tablo Publishing led by creative director Jemma Birrell, has acquired world rights to a new book by South Australian poet Ali Cobby Eckermann, via...
Katerina Cruickshanks (Daniel Gray-Barnett, Scribble)
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Daniel Gray-Barnett’s playful second book as both author and illustrator tells a cautionary tale about exiling exuberance and individuality. Katerina Cruickshanks’ wild and inventive approach to the world becomes too...
Cassim joins ILF, ANZ publishers shortlisted for Bologna Prize, S&S reports growth in revenue
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Five Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand publishers have been shortlisted for the 2022 Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publisher of the Year in the Oceania category, with the winner to...
No Hard Feelings (Genevieve Novak, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
The protagonist of Genevieve Novak’s debut novel will be relatable to many younger millennials. Penny is battling the dread of the fact that life in her late 20s looks nothing...
The Most Important Job in the World (Gina Rushton, Macmillan)
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
Gina Rushton begins her story in a place that so many women seem to arrive at too often, both literally and metaphorically, when it comes to fertility and the question...
A Sprinkle of Sadie (Lana Spasevski, illus by Joanie Stone, Affirm)
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
A Sprinkle of Sadie, illustrated by Joanie Stone, is the first in a new junior fiction series from Australian writer Lana Spasevski. Seven-year-old Sadie Le lives with her family in...
‘The Bluffs’ optioned for screen
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
Kyle Perry’s debut novel The Bluffs (Penguin) been optioned for screen adaptation as a limited TV series by First Option Pictures. Executive producer Mark Morrissey, associate producer Piper Morrissey and...
Wild shortlisted for 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Award
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
Australian children’s author Margaret Wild has been shortlisted for the 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Award, administered by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). Wild is among the...
Affirm acquires ‘The Grandest Bookshop in the World’ prequel
Monday, 21 February 2022
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to The Bookseller’s Apprentice, the prequel to The Grandest Bookshop in the World, by Amelia Mellor. Set in 1871, The Bookseller’s Apprentice follows 12-year-old...
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Monday, 21 February 2022
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Walker acquires Daley picture book about bees
Friday, 18 February 2022
Walker Books Australia has acquired Native Bees, a new title in the publisher’s Nature Storybook series, by Brisbane teacher librarian Megan Daley. Daley is the author of Raising Readers (UQP),...
Greder’s ‘Diamonds’ longlisted for Kate Greenaway Medal
Thursday, 17 February 2022
In the UK, Swiss-born long-time Australian resident Armin Greder has made the longlist for the 2022 Kate Greenaway Medal for outstanding achievement in children’s illustration, announced along with the longlist...
Five ANZ publishers shortlisted for Bologna Prize
Thursday, 17 February 2022
Australian publishers Affirm Press, EK Books and Magabala Books, and Aotearoa New Zealand presses Huia Publishers and Beatnik Publishing have been shortlisted for the 2022 Bologna Prize for Best Children’s...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Sales Fiction Giramondo Publishing has sold simplified Chinese language rights to Saudade (Suneeta Peres da Costa) and This Water (Beverley Farmer) to China Workers Publishing House. Nonfiction Exisle Publishing has...
ABA commissions report on sustainability, Hachette partners with Law, Liminal & SA and Sydney Opera House mentorship recipients
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
In this week’s news, the ABA has commissioned a report on sustainability in the book industry, to be produced by freelance editor Angela Meyer. The ABA has also announced a...
UQP acquires Elvery debut novel
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
UQP has acquired world rights to Brisbane writer Laura Elvery’s debut novel Nightingale. Elvery is the author of two short story collections published by UQP, Trick of the Light and...
Milo Finds $105: Bored #1 (Matt Stanton, ABC Books)
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
When you’re young, one of the most exciting moments in your life is finding money. Coins, cool, but actual notes—amazing! Milo, the 11-year-old narrator of Matt Stanton’s new series ‘Bored’,...
Everything You Want to See (Kyle Hughes-Odgers, Fremantle Press)
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
From a dog to a dinosaur, from a butterfly to a lion’s roar, this fun and eclectic collection of ‘things’ is everything you want to see when you are a...
The Girls of Lake Evelyn (Averil Kenny, Echo)
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Society bride Vivienne has left her groom at the altar, fleeing the most anticipated wedding of 1958. With nowhere else to turn, she finds herself in the small town of...
Mothertongues (Ceridwen Dovey & Eliza Bell, Hamish Hamilton)
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Mothertongues is a collaborative endeavour by Ceridwen Dovey and Eliza Bell that captures two essential concepts that are crucial yet often undervalued in our lives: motherhood and art-making. Drawing from...
Where the Light Gets In (Zoë Coyle, Ultimo)
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Many stories are woven into one in Zoë Coyle’s anticipated debut novel Where the Light Gets In. Delphi, a free-spirited artist with a poet’s soul, comes from a family broken...
All About Women of Colour mentorship recipients announced
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
The Sydney Opera House has announced Yeena Kirkbright and Ayeesha Ash as the recipients of the All About Women of Colour mentorship program, presented in partnership with Sweatshop. This year’s...
Ultimo acquires Cunningham novel in two-book deal
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Ultimo Press has acquired world rights to a new novel by Sophie Cunningham in a two-book deal brokered by Jane Novak at Jane Novak Literary Agency. Cunningham’s first novel in...
Hardie Grant acquires Barratt book on dating apps
Monday, 14 February 2022
Hardie Grant Books has acquired world rights to Tinder Translator: An A–Z of modern misyogyny by Aileen Barratt, via Jacinta di Mase at Jacinta di Mase Management. Based on Barratt’s...
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Monday, 14 February 2022
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Liminal & Writers SA Editorial Mentorship 2022 recipients announced
Thursday, 10 February 2022
The recipients of the inaugural Liminal & Writers SA 2022 Editorial Mentorship for emerging Asian-Australian editors in South Australia have been announced. Lyn Dickens will undertake a fiction mentorship with...
Ultimo acquires Western Sydney–set Sarkis debut
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Ultimo Press has acquired world rights to Something Blue, a debut work of contemporary fiction by Alex Sarkis, who was discovered by Ultimo publisher Alex Craig through the Australian Society...
VPLA winners, Webb-Pullman appointed publisher, Blak & Bright full program
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
The winners of the 2022 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards have been announced, including Veronica Gorrie who took out the $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature for Black and Blue: A memoir...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Sales Fiction Spinifex Press has sold Indian English-language rights to My Sister Chaos (Lara Fergus) to Zero Degree, and Tamil translation rights to Locust Girl (Merlinda Bobis) to Kalachuvadu Publications....
PRH acquires Brammer debut ‘The Collected Regrets of Clover’
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has acquired ANZ rights to The Collected Regrets of Clover by Tasmanian debut author Mikki Brammer in a 'highly competitive' auction conducted by Jemima Forrester...
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