‘Radar Gunner’ wins Chief Minister’s NT History Book Award
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
Dick Dakeyne’s self-published book Radar Gunner has won the 2015 Chief Minister’s Northern Territory History Book Award.Radar Gunner tells of Dakeyne’s experience as a member of the Royal Australian Air...
Myer reappointed Australia Council chair
Tuesday, 7 July 2015
The Australian government has announced that Rupert Myer has been reappointed chair of the Australia Council.The retailer and philanthropist was first appointed to the role in June 2012. Australia Council...
New Zealand Book Awards announces prize changes
Tuesday, 7 July 2015
The New Zealand Book Awards will return in 2016 with a new structure, judging process and an annual NZ$50,000 (A$44,595) prize for fiction, with the winners to be announced at...
OUP reports local turnover and profit growth
Tuesday, 7 July 2015
Oxford University Press (OUP) Australia and New Zealand has recorded a 2% turnover growth and 54% profit growth in the 2014-15 financial year.OUP Australia and New Zealand managing director Peter...
Tasmanian Writers Festival announces authors, venue
Tuesday, 7 July 2015
The Tasmanian Writers and Readers Festival will be held at Hadley’s Orient Hotel in Hobart from 11-13 September, with Don Watson, Helen Garner and Bob Brown among the guests.The biennial...
Reading Australia website relaunched, new content added
Monday, 6 July 2015
The Copyright Agency has relaunched its Reading Australia website with a new design and new content.The website, which provides free resources for teachers to promote Australian literary works, now includes...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 6 July 2015
E L James’ Grey (Arrow) has enjoyed a second week at number one on the overall bestsellers chart, while Johanna Basford’s two colouring books Enchanted Forest and Secret Garden (Laurence King...
Henderson joins Affirm Press
Monday, 6 July 2015
Affirm Press has appointed Fiona Henderson as its new publisher following the departure of Aviva Tuffield.Henderson has worked in publishing for more than 20 years, including senior roles at Random...
National Biography Award 2015 shortlist announced
Monday, 6 July 2015
The State Library of NSW has announced the shortlist for the 2015 National Biography Award for biographical writing and memoir.The shortlisted titles are: An Unsentimental Bloke: The Life and Work of...
MidnightSun signs first international rights deals
Monday, 6 July 2015
Adelaide-based small press MidnightSun Publishing has signed its first three international rights deals.The publisher has sold US rights to Amanda Hickie’s thriller An Ordinary Epidemic to Little, Brown in a...
RiP Michael Zifcak
Friday, 3 July 2015
Michael Zifcak, former chairman of Collins Booksellers and Hill of Content Publishing, has died, aged 96.Zifcak was the chairman of Collins Booksellers and its publishing division Hill of Content, which he...
Mad Hatters Bookshop opens in Brisbane
Friday, 3 July 2015
The Mad Hatters Bookshop has opened in the Brisbane bayside suburb of Manly. The new store is run by Anne-Marie Finn and Kaylene Hobson, who purchased TLC Books from Tanya Cauce in...
Draft guidelines released for National Program for Excellence in the Arts; Arts Minister to approve all funding
Friday, 3 July 2015
The Ministry for the Arts has released the draft guidelines for the National Program for Excellence in the Arts, which indicates that all funding proposals will need to be approved...
Speech Pathology Australia book awards 2015 shortlists announced
Friday, 3 July 2015
The titles shortlisted for this year’s Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards have been announced.The shortlisted titles in each category are:Three to five years Bridie’s Boots (Phil Cummings...
Australian Christian Book of the Year 2015 shortlist announced
Friday, 3 July 2015
The 2015 Australian Christian Book of the Year shortlist has been announced.The shortlisted titles are: What If? (Kristen Young, Fervr) The Wisdom of Islam and the Foolishness of Christianity (Richard...
2015 Gourmand Awards for cookbooks and wine and drink books announced
Thursday, 2 July 2015
The 2015 Gourmand Awards for the ‘Best in the World’ cookbooks and wine and drink books have been announced.Five Australian titles came in first place in their respective categories:Best Authors...
Robotham shortlisted for CWA Gold Dagger
Thursday, 2 July 2015
Life or Death by Australian author Michael Robotham (Sphere) has been shortlisted for the 2015 Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Gold Dagger award for best crime novel in the UK.Life or...
CSIRO launches children’s publishing program
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
CSIRO Publishing has launched a children’s book publishing program and will release its first title in September.The press, which has been publishing science and technology books for more than 20 years, is...
Black to leave Aboriginal Studies Press
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
Rhonda Black has retired as publisher at Aboriginal Studies Press (ASP) after 12 years in the role. Black was instrumental in developing many resources at ASP, including the publisher’s information...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
‘While total NZ-published sales increased, NZ Fiction decreased by just over 50% in both volume and value—no titles have replaced the impact that The Luminaries had on NZ Fiction sales’—Nielsen...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
SalesFiction—A&U has sold US and UK & Commonwealth (ex ANZ) rights to To Name Those Lost (Rohan Wilson) to Europa Editions US and UK, respectively; Norwegian and Swedish rights to...
Transportation Press announces literary collaboration with UK, Iran
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Tasmanian publisher Transportation Press has announced plans to publish a second collection of short stories from Tasmania and abroad.‘The Third Script will include stories from Tasmania, the UK and Iran,...
Editia wins Walkley Grant for Innovation in Journalism
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Digital-first publisher Editia has won a $5000 Walkley Grant for Innovation in Journalism. The grants offer seed funding for innovative projects that will benefit Australian journalism, with funding from Google Australia and...
New websites for A&U, Murdoch Books
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Allen & Unwin (A&U) and Murdoch Books have recently launched new websites.A&U’s website has been redeveloped with a responsive design, and similar websites have been created for A&U New Zealand...
Williams appointed chair of the Copyright Agency
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Former News Corp CEO Kim Williams has been appointed chair of the Copyright Agency. Williams replaces Hardie Grant Publishing chief executive Sandy Grant, who has been chair of the board...
Lonely Planet launches cookbook series
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Lonely Planet has launched a series of ‘destination’ cookbooks called ‘From the Source’.The publisher will release the first two cookbooks in August—From the Source: Italy and From the Source: Thailand—and...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 29 June 2015
Following reports of its record-breaking sales overseas, E L James’ Grey (Arrow), a retelling of Fifty Shades of Grey (Arrow) from the character Christian Grey’s perspective, has debuted at number...
PRH launches first local digital serial
Monday, 29 June 2015
Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia will launch its first local digital serial in July.Lethal in Love, a six-part serialised suspense romance by Australian author Michelle Somers, is ‘the first of...
‘Overland’ Fair Australia Prize shortlist announced
Monday, 29 June 2015
Literary journal Overland and the National Union of Workers (NUW) have announced the shortlists for the inaugural Fair Australia Prize. Shortlists have been released for the Essay Prize, Fiction Prize, Poetry...
NZ book sales up in 2015
Monday, 29 June 2015
New Zealand’s book sales are up in volume and value in the first half of 2015, according to new figures released by Nielsen Book. New Zealand’s total market for the...
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