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van der Wouden, Clarke win 2025 Women’s Prizes

a portrait of Yael van der Wouden and a portrait of Rachel Clarke Friday, 13 June 2025
In the UK, the 2025 Women’s Prizes have been announced. The SafeKeep by Dutch author Yael van der Wouden (Penguin) has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction, while The Story...

ACT Literary Awards 2025 shortlist announced

ACT Literary Awards 2025 Thursday, 12 June 2025
MARION ACT has announced the shortlists for the 2025 ACT Literary Awards. The shortlisted titles are: Children’s literature shortlist (younger readers) Alphabetter (Maura Pierlot, illus by Jorge Garcia Redondo, Affirm Kids)...

Colussi wins 2025 Penguin Literary Prize 

A portrait of Mary Colussi Thursday, 12 June 2025
Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia has announced Touch Grass by Mary Colussi as the winner of the 2025 Penguin Literary Prize. Chosen from a shortlist of six, Touch Grass is...

UQP acquires Lucashenko’s first nonfiction title

Melissa Lucashenko photo (credit: Glenn Hunt) Thursday, 12 June 2025
The University of Queensland Press (UQP) has acquired ANZ rights to Not Quite White in the Head, a collection of essays and journalism by Melissa Lucashenko, via Alex Adsett of...

Byron Writers Festival announces 2025 program

Byron Writers Festival logo Wednesday, 11 June 2025
The program for the Byron Writers Festival, running 8–10 August on Bundjalung Country, has been announced. With the theme Passion and Purpose, the 2025 program features over 160 writers from...

Rights round-up 

Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Sales Nonfiction Black Inc. has sold Ukraine rights The Shortest History of Democracy (John Keane) to Prometey Publishing House and Serbian rights for the same title to Laguna; and UK/Commonwealth (ex...

Atria acquires Hortinela debut

a portrait of Joshua Hortinela Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Atria Books Australia has acquired world rights to Hate You to Love You by bookseller Joshua Hortinela in a two-book deal through Daniel Pilkington at The Pilkington Agency. ‘Hate You...

Read the latest Publishers Weekly 

Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Books+Publishing is partnering with US trade news magazine Publishers Weekly to provide our subscribers with exclusive access to the weekly digital edition of PW magazine. View the edition here.

Stillwater (Tanya Scott, A&U) 

Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Tanya Scott’s debut, Stillwater, masterfully weaves together the past and present in a suspenseful, emotionally charged crime thriller. Luke Harris returns to his hometown of Melbourne seeking a 'normal life'...

In Spite of You (Patrick Lenton, Pantera) 

Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Genuinely funny and smartly observed, In Spite of You channels the charm of classic rom-coms – idealistic and entertaining – but adds a fresh twist with a plot driven by...

Run (Sarah Armstrong, HGCP) 

Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Sarah Armstrong’s latest middle-grade novel, Run, is a fast-paced survival tale that explores themes of trust, resilience and complicated families. It follows Armstrong’s previous titles for younger readers, Big Magic and Magic Awry, and her...

Plastic Budgie (Olivia De Zilva, Pink Shorts Press) 

Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Olivia De Zilva’s autofiction debut Plastic Budgie is a sharply funny, sad and sentimental reflection on the people, places and cultural forces that shape us as we grow up. In the novel,...

Varuna First Nations Fellowship 2025 recipients announced

2025 Varuna First Nations Fellowship winners Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Varuna, the National Writers' House has announced 12 recipients of the 2025 Copyright Agency First Nations Fellowship. The 2025 fellowship recipients are: Sharlene Allsopp Alison J Barton Skye Cusack Eugenia...

Q-Lit Festival 2025 program announced 

Q-Lit 2025 header Tuesday, 10 June 2025
The program for the 2025 Q-Lit Festival, running this year 20–28 June, has been announced. Under the theme 'What Fills Your Cup', the 2025 festival will begin with an opening...

Jhalak Prize 2025 winners announced 

The cover of Namesake: reflections on a warrior woman Tuesday, 10 June 2025
In the UK, the 2025 winners of the Jhalak Prize have been announced, reports Book Brunch. The winners – chosen from shortlists announced in April – are: Jhalak Prose Prize Namesake:...

Transit Lounge acquires Gates novel

Geoffrey Gates Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Transit Lounge has acquired world rights to The Phantom Surrealist by Geoffrey Gates. According to the publisher, the novel follows protagonist Christopher Tiffen as he ‘moves between Sydney, London, Paris, Barcelona,...

First Nations Writers Festival award winners announced 

2025 First Nations Writers Festival attendees Tuesday, 10 June 2025
The First Nations Writers Festival (FNWF) has announced the 2025 winners of the festival's book awards and short story awards. Winning titles are: Book award 'Dual' (Marshall Ericho, PNG) 'Resilient...

ASLA DANZ Children’s Book Award winners announced

DANZ logo Tuesday, 10 June 2025
The Australian School Library Association (ASLA) has announced the 2025 Diversity in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ) Children's Book Award winners. Winning titles, chosen from a shortlist announced in...

Slatter announced as 2025 Hedberg Writer-in-Residence 

Angela Slatter photo. Thursday, 5 June 2025
The University of Tasmania has announced author Angela Slatter as the 2025 Hedberg Writer-in-Residence, running from 4 August to 12 December 2025. Slatter receives a $20,000 stipend, three months of...

 

 

 

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