Queensland Literary Awards 2018 winners announced
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
The winners of the 2018 Queensland Literary Awards (QLAs) were announced on 23 October. The winning titles in each category are: Fiction ($15,000) Taboo (Kim Scott, Picador) Nonfiction ($15,000) Tracker...
Birch to give inaugural State of the (Writing) Nation oration
Tuesday, 23 October 2018
Writers Victoria in partnership with State Library Victoria (SLV) has announced a new annual oration called State of the (Writing) Nation. Each year, Writers Victoria will choose a prominent Australian...
RiP Patricia O’Donnell
Monday, 22 October 2018
Literature patron Patricia O’Donnell has died, aged 72. O’Donnell was a significant patron of the arts in Melbourne, and was a founding donor of the Stella Prize. Originally a teacher...
Charts this week
Monday, 22 October 2018
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Nine Perfect Strangers Liane Moriarty Macmillan 2 The Barefoot Investor for Families Scott Pape HarperCollins 3 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John...
‘Pulse Points’ wins 2018 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction
Friday, 19 October 2018
Jennifer Down's short story collection Pulse Points (Text) has won the 2018 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction. Pulse Points was chosen from a shortlist of six by a judging panel comprising...
2019 Scribblers Festival Schools Program announced
Friday, 19 October 2018
The program for the Scribblers Festival Schools Program, which runs from 8-10 May 2019 in Claremont, Western Australia, has been announced. Launched last year, Scribblers Festival celebrates children’s literature and...
Redgum Book Club acquires school book fair provider Central Book Suppliers
Friday, 19 October 2018
Redgum Book Club has acquired school book fair provider Central Book Suppliers (CBS). Established in 2014, Redgum provides in-school book clubs to schools nationwide, with emphasis on Australian authors, illustrators...
Most Underrated Book Award 2018 shortlist announced
Friday, 19 October 2018
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the shortlist for the 2018 Most Underrated Book Award. The shortlisted titles are: Gwen (Goldie Goldbloom, Fremantle Press) Living in Hope (Frank Byrne with Gerard...
Walkley Book Award 2018 longlist announced
Friday, 19 October 2018
The Walkley Book Award longlist for 2018 has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Trace: Who Killed Maria James? (Rachael Brown, Scribe) A Long Way from No Go (Tjanara Goreng...
Affirm acquires middle-grade debut at auction; opens unsolicited submissions for kids list
Thursday, 18 October 2018
Affirm Press has acquired middle-grade novel Hattie Maxwell and the Library of Lost Words by debut Melbourne author Julianne Negri at auction via Jacinta di Mase Management. The story follows...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
‘We should not be afraid of people consuming other forms of media. For us, this is a positive. Ultimately it drives people back to the book. And consumers have demonstrated...
Podcast spotlight: The Full Catastrophe
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
The Full Catastrophe is a 'live therapy session [where] guests tell stories about when life got so bad it got funny'. Recorded live at Sydney theatre Giant Dwarf, the podcast is...
RiP Mary Midgley
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
UK philosopher and writer Mary Midgley has died, aged 99. Midgley was a prominent moral philosopher, publishing over 15 books on science, ethics, the environment and animal rights. Midgley's first...
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2018 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
The shortlists for the 2018 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction A Long Way from Home (Peter Carey, Hamish Hamilton) Border...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
Sales Fiction Zeitgeist Media Group Agency has sold screen rights to The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (Holly Ringland) to Made Up Stories. (See news.) Nonfiction MUP has sold Spanish...
Black Inc.’s ‘Best Summer Stories’
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
‘It’s rarely possible to give an anthology a perfect score—there are always a few stories that fail to hit the mark—but Best Summer Stories comes very close.’ ... read Angela Elizabeth's full...
‘Dinner Detectives’ creators win global pitching competition
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
Australian children’s book creators Yves Stening and Nigel Buchanan have won a pitching competition at the world’s biggest children’s entertainment industry event, MIPJunior, reports the Herald Sun. Stening and Buchanan’s...
Burns wins 2018 Man Booker Prize
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
Northern Irish writer Anna Burns has won the 2018 Man Booker Prize for her third novel, Milkman (Faber). She is the first Northern Irish author and 17th woman to win...
Opening Scene initiative introduces writers to screen producers
Tuesday, 16 October 2018
The Wheeler Centre and the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) have launched a three-year program to introduce writers to screen producers. The Opening Scene program will connect The Next Chapter...
Hachette to launch ‘Fortnite’ publishing program
Tuesday, 16 October 2018
Hachette Australia, in association with Hachette divisions in the UK, USA, France and Spain, has announced a publishing program based on the popular game Fortnite. In a deal brokered by International...
ANZ authors nominated for 2019 Astrid Lindgren Award
Monday, 15 October 2018
Ten authors and illustrators from Australia and New Zealand and one Australian organisation have been nominated for the 2019 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. The Australian nominees are: Randa Abdel-Fattah Ursula...
Allen, Blackadder awarded 2018 Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship
Monday, 15 October 2018
Screenwriter Jane Allen and author Jesse Blackadder have been jointly awarded the 2018 Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship. Allen and Blackadder will travel to Antarctica in late October, staying at the...
Charts this week
Monday, 15 October 2018
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Nine Perfect Strangers Liane Moriarty Macmillan 2 The Barefoot Investor for Families Scott Pape HarperCollins 3 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John...
‘The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart’ to be adapted for TV
Friday, 12 October 2018
Australian producer Bruna Papandrea’s company Made Up Stories has acquired screen rights to Holly Ringland’s debut novel The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (Fourth Estate), and will develop the project...
Aussie children’s book creators chosen to pitch at global kids entertainment event
Friday, 12 October 2018
Australian children’s book creators Yves Stening and Nigel Buchanan are one of five intellectual property owners selected to pitch at the world's biggest children's entertainment industry event, MIPJunior. Held on...
HarperCollins signs Blackwood in two-book deal
Thursday, 11 October 2018
HarperCollins has signed a two-book deal with children's book illustrator Freya Blackwood. The first book in the deal is a yet-to-be-titled picture book about a girl and her pig, due...
Spencer wins 2018 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award for ‘The Age of Fibs’
Thursday, 11 October 2018
Sydney-based writer Beth Spencer has won the 2018 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award for her short-story collection The Age of Fibs. Author and prize judge Carmel Bird described The Age...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 10 October 2018
‘Good editors, where once they would have put all their time into the text, now have tons of other corporate and bureaucratic responsibilities, as well as pressure from higher up...
Winton’s ‘The Riders’ to be adapted for film
Wednesday, 10 October 2018
Tim Winton’s The Riders (Penguin) will be adapted into a feature film produced by director Ridley Scott’s production company Scott Free, reports Deadline Hollywood. A director for the film is...
Davina Bell & Allison Colpoys’ ‘All the Ways to be Smart’
Wednesday, 10 October 2018
'Suitable for children aged two to six years old, All the Ways to be Smart is a celebration of what childhood can be, and it will likely become a classic.' ... read...
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