CBCA 2020 Notable Books announced
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced its list of Notable Books for 2020. The books in each category are: Older readers The Man in the Water (David...
UQP to present gender equality award in honour of Quentin Bryce
Tuesday, 25 February 2020
The University of Queensland Press (UQP) has established a new award, named in honour of former Governor General Quentin Bryce, that celebrates women’s lives or promotes gender equality. Established in...
Wyld wins UWAP Dorothy Hewett Award for an unpublished manuscript
Monday, 24 February 2020
South Australian author Karen Wyld has won the 2020 UWA Publishing (UWAP) Dorothy Hewett Award for an unpublished manuscript for her manuscript ‘Where the Fruit Falls’. Wyld was chosen from...
City of Melbourne relaunches Lord Mayor’s Creative Writing Awards
Monday, 24 February 2020
Melbourne's Lord Mayor's Creative Writing Awards, last held in 2017, will be relaunched this year, reports CBD News. Prizes will be awarded in six categories: short story, poetry, narrative nonfiction,...
Brown wins 2020 MUD Literary Prize for debut fiction
Monday, 24 February 2020
Sienna Brown’s Master of My Fate (Vintage) has won the 2020 MUD Literary Prize, awarded to a debut novel. Brown receives a cash prize of $3000, and will be presented...
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Monday, 24 February 2020
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Australian Book Design Awards 2020 longlists announced
Friday, 21 February 2020
The longlists for the 2020 Australian Book Design Awards have been announced. Longlisted titles in some of the categories are: Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover Bruny (Heather Rose, A&U), designed...
MWF to cut artist numbers for 2020 schools program
Friday, 21 February 2020
Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) plans to reduce the number of artists appearing in its 2020 schools program, reports the Age. While more than 60 artists participated in the 2019 schools...
Foxlee, Cai, Tan longlisted for 2020 Carnegie, Greenaway medals
Friday, 21 February 2020
Australian children’s author Karen Foxlee and illustrators Shaun Tan and Rovina Cai have been longlisted for the UK’s 2020 Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals respectively. Foxlee was longlisted for the...
The specialist nature of bookselling is not recognised in current pay structures
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
‘Overtime is an overlooked aspect of bookshop work: to be the expert bookseller that employers and customers expect takes a lot of private reading ... Yes, it is a pleasure...
Hardie Grant staff to negotiate EBA, Cox to leave Dymocks and more
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Hardie Grant staff are going to enter negotiations for an EBA with their employer. Once achieved, it will be the second union-negotiated EBA in Australian publishing history, after PRH staff’s...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Sales Fiction Martin Shaw at Alex Adsett Publishing Services has sold US and Canadian rights to Panthers and the Museum of Fire (Jen Craig, Spineless Wonders) to Zerogram Press (see news). Victoria...
RiP Sheila Drummond
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Literary agent Sheila Drummond of The Drummond Agency has died, aged 80. Drummond was involved in various facets of the publishing industry for almost 50 years, establishing The Drummond Agency...
RiP Yvette Luciano
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Business coach and author Yvette Luciano has died. Luciano is the founder of holistic business school Soulpreneurs and the author of a 2018 book by the same name, published by...
Scribe acquires Woollett’s ‘The Newcomer’
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Scribe has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to Laura Elizabeth Woollett’s third book, The Newcomer, via Grace Heifetz at Left Bank Literary. Inspired by a real-life murder on Norfolk Island,...
Readings Children’s Book Prize 2020 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
The shortlist for the Readings Children's Book Prize for 2020 has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Pie in the Sky (Remy Lai, Walker Books) The Dog Runner (Bren MacDibble,...
‘The Absolute Book’ sold to US following rave review, sales spike
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
Victoria University Press has sold North American rights to New Zealand author Elizabeth Knox’s fantasy novel The Absolute Book following a rave review. Dan Kois’ review of The Absolute Book,...
Aussie picture books to feature in Bologna nonfiction exhibition
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
Several Australian titles have been selected for a major exhibition on nonfiction picture books, to be held during this year's Bologna Children’s Book Fair. The exhibition, called ‘Beauty and the...
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Monday, 17 February 2020
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Monday, 17 February 2020
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Monday, 17 February 2020
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Pantera acquires narrative nonfiction ‘The Psychic Test’
Monday, 17 February 2020
Pantera Press has acquired ANZ rights to journalist Gary Nunn’s debut The Psychic Test: An investigation into the supernatural industry, via Benython Oldfield at Zeitgeist Agency. A work of narrative...
Magabala, OzCo to hold First Nations Writers’ Residency in Broome
Monday, 17 February 2020
Magabala Books and the Australia Council have announced a new residency for mid-career Indigenous writers, to be held in Broome from 4–13 May 2020. The First Nations Writers' Residency is...
Boundless festival wins Sydney Music, Art & Culture award
Monday, 17 February 2020
The 2019 Boundless festival of Indigenous and culturally diverse writers has been awarded best arts program in FBi Radio's 2019 Sydney Music, Art & Culture (SMAC) Awards. Boundless festival is...
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Sunday, 16 February 2020
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2015 novella ‘Panthers and the Museum of Fire’ sold to US
Friday, 14 February 2020
Martin Shaw, agent at Alex Adsett Publishing Services, has sold US and Canadian rights to Sydney author Jen Craig’s novella Panthers and the Museum of Fire (Spineless Wonders) to LA-based...
Tapsell, Dalton, Boochani announced for NT Writers Festival 2020
Thursday, 13 February 2020
The NT Writers Festival (NTWF) has announced the first authors for its 2020 festival, to be held from 14–17 May. Running under the theme ‘Gunamidirra garawa birditj/When the Tides Turn’,...
On writing in a climate emergency
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
'Writing probably doesn’t feel like the most crucial response here, and maybe it’s not. There is lots of other work to be done. But writing can help us see connections,...
Coronavirus delays book supply, Dubosarsky announced as new children’s laureate and more
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Local publishers are currently anticipating delays to some book supply due to printer closures in China, with most commercial printers expected to resume operations this week. In more positive news,...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Sales Children’s Hardie Grant has sold Italian-language rights to All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors (Davina Bell & Jenny Løvlie); Danish-language rights to Welcome To Your Period...
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