HarperCollins acquires Jimmy Barnes autobiography
Thursday, 3 March 2016
HarperCollins has acquired world rights to Cold Chisel frontman Jimmy Barnes’ autobiography in a two-book deal. The two volumes of Barnes’ autobiography will span the singer’s childhood and career and...
Craig resigns as Picador publisher
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
Alex Craig has resigned from Pan Macmillan after 12 years with the company, including the past five years as publisher of its Picador imprint. Craig will pursue her own creative...
Macdonald to leave HarperCollins NZ
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
HarperCollins New Zealand publisher Finlay Macdonald will leave the company in early April for a role outside of publishing. Macdonald, who previously worked as a journalist and editor, was appointed...
Ashurst Business Literature Prize 2015 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
The shortlist for the 2015 Ashurst Business Literature Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: The Rise and Fall of Gunns Ltd (Quentin Beresford, NewSouth) Penguin and the Lane Brothers:...
Cattanach joins Hachette, Pilkington promoted to head of sales
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
Andrew Cattanach, Booktopia’s head of digital content, promotions and community, is joining Hachette Australia as national account manager for Little, Brown and Orion. Cattanach will also be working on digital...
Garner wins $210k Windham-Campbell Prize
Tuesday, 1 March 2016
Helen Garner is one of nine winners of the Windham-Campbell Prizes, a US-based award that recognises English-language writers who ‘have left their mark on the world of literature or theatre’...
Readings to open two new stores
Tuesday, 1 March 2016
Independent Melbourne bookseller Readings will open two new bookstores: a children’s and YA bookstore next door to its Lygon Street store in Carlton, and a store in the Westfield Doncaster...
Malouf wins OzCo Lifetime Achievement in Literature Award
Tuesday, 1 March 2016
David Malouf has won the 2016 Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. The award, formerly known as the Writers’ Emeritus Award, recognises ‘the achievements of eminent literary writers...
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature 2016 winners announced
Monday, 29 February 2016
The winners of the 2016 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature were announced at a ceremony on 27 February as part of Adelaide Writers’ Week. The winners in each category are:...
Australian, NZ publishers nominated for Bologna Prize
Monday, 29 February 2016
Australian publishers Wilkins Farago and Berbay Publishing and New Zealand publisher Book Island have been nominated in the Oceania region for the Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publishers of the...
New Macmillan Education website allows teachers to create custom workbooks
Friday, 26 February 2016
Macmillan Education’s custom publisher Flexibooks has launched a new website that allows teachers to create custom-made print and digital workbooks. Teachers can create custom workbooks in health and physical education,...
OzCo VIP guests announced for 2016 SWF
Friday, 26 February 2016
The Australia Council for the Arts has announced the guests attending the 2016 Visiting International Publishers (VIP) Program, to be held during the Sydney Writers’ Festival in May. The guests...
Stella Prize to examine diversity in reviews
Thursday, 25 February 2016
The Stella Prize is expanding its annual Stella Count to include a Diversity Survey to examine review coverage of authors from various backgrounds, especially marginalised groups. The Diversity Survey will...
Attendance up at PWF; Szubanski tops bestsellers
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
Attendance was up again at this year’s Perth Writers Festival, with 47,000 attending the four-day event compared to 44,000 last year. Magda Szubanski’s two sold-out events were among the highlights...
Peter Porter Poetry Prize 2016 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
The shortlist for the Australian Book Review (ABR) Peter Porter Poetry Prize has been announced. The shortlisted poems are: ‘...a passing shower?’ (Dan Disney) ‘Prelude to a Voice’ (Anne Elvey)...
Speakers announced for ABA, LEB conferences
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and Leading Edge Books (LEB) have announced the keynote speakers for their 2016 conferences, which will be held in Canberra in May. US bookseller and...
Norma K Hemming Award 2016 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
The shortlist for the 2016 Norma K Hemming Award has been announced. The award is presented by the Australian Science Fiction Foundation for a work of speculative fiction published in...
Australian debut acquired by Hachette; rights sold overseas
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
Hachette Australia has purchased ANZ rights at auction to Australian author Sarah Schmidt’s debut novel in a two-book deal facilitated by Pippa Masson at Curtis Brown Australia. See What I...
Lee awarded inaugural Kat Muscat Fellowship
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Brisbane-based writer Bri Lee has been awarded the inaugural Kat Muscat Fellowship, which was set up by Express Media in honour of former Voiceworks editor Kat Muscat. Lee, a 25-year-old...
Fremantle Press creates anniversary shelving for local bookstores
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Fremantle Press has kicked off its 40th anniversary celebrations by fitting out a number of local bookstores with branded shelving. Marketing and communications manager Claire Miller told Books+Publishing that Boffins...
Pan Mac scales down Momentum publishing program; Naoum steps down
Monday, 22 February 2016
Momentum publisher Joel Naoum has left Pan Macmillan after the company decided to scale down the publishing program of its digital-only imprint. Macmillan managing director Ross Gibb told Books+Publishing ‘a...
Wilson wins inaugural UWAP Dorothy Hewett award
Monday, 22 February 2016
Josephine Wilson has won UWA Publishing’s inaugural Dorothy Hewett award for an unpublished manuscript for her novel ‘Extinctions’. Wilson wins $10,000 and a publishing contract with UWA Publishing. Wilson’s manuscript...
Asialink 2016 arts residencies announced
Friday, 19 February 2016
The recipients of the University of Melbourne’s Asialink Arts Residencies Program for 2016 have been announced. Writers receiving residencies in Asian countries are: Zhiling Gao, China: Gao is an author...
PwC report on copyright changes submitted to PC review
Friday, 19 February 2016
A PwC report looking at the costs and benefits of changing Australian copyright law from ‘fair dealing’ to the US-style ‘fair use’ model has been submitted to the Productivity Commission’s...
Established authors to sell their ebooks on new Wuthering Ink portal
Thursday, 18 February 2016
Wuthering Ink, an online store for established authors to sell their ebooks to consumers, has been launched. Created by authors Sue Woolfe and Bem Le Hunte, the store allows published...
PRH acquires supernatural YA series ‘Valentine’ from AAPS
Thursday, 18 February 2016
Penguin Random House Australia has acquired the rights to debut author Jodi McAlister’s supernatural YA series ‘Valentine’ in a multi-book deal from Alex Adsett Publishing Services. The series follows four...
Aurealis Awards 2015 finalists announced
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
The finalists for the 2015 Aurealis Awards, presented for science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing in Australia, have been announced. Among the categories are: Fantasy novel In the Skin of a...
Graham longlisted for 2016 Greenaway Medal
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
Bob Graham’s How the Sun Got to Coco’s House (Walker Books) is one of 20 books longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal for distinguished illustration in children’s books. The longlists...
‘Overland’ poetry prize 2015 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
The shortlist for the 2015 Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets has been announced. The eight shortlisted poems are: ‘In civilization diminishing’ (Geraldine Burrowes) ‘Swarm’ (Emily...
New children’s bookshop opens in Fremantle
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
A new bookshop specialising in children’s books and art supplies has opened in Fremantle. The Paper Bird is located in the Moores Art Building on Henry Street and includes a...
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