Thursday, 11 June 2015
Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) has released its 2015 Word Play program, designed for students from prep to year 12. The program, which runs from 2-4 September, features sessions with international...

Wednesday, 10 June 2015
The Copyright Agency has appointed Adam Suckling as its new CEO.Suckling replaces outgoing CEO Murray St Leger, who announced in March he would be leaving the organisation. St Leger was...

Tuesday, 9 June 2015
Dymocks’ flagship store in Perth will close its doors on Sunday 14 June.‘It is with deep sorrow that after almost 25 years we have to announce that we’re closing,’ said Dymocks...

Tuesday, 9 June 2015
Australian authors and members of the publishing industry were among those recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours.Peter Coleman has been made an Officer (AO) in the General Division of...

Tuesday, 9 June 2015
The shortlist for the 2015 Ernest Scott Prize for history, presented by the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Arts, has been announced.The shortlisted titles are: A Bloody Road Home: WWII...

Friday, 5 June 2015
Sisters in Crime has announced the longlists for the 2015 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women.There are 96 titles longlisted, including 44 adult novels, 14 young...

Thursday, 4 June 2015
Anna Krien has won the Cross British Sports Book ‘New Writer of the Year’ Award for her book Night Games: Sex, Power and a Journey into the Dark Heart of...

Wednesday, 3 June 2015
The shortlists for this year’s Kibble and Dobbie Literary Awards have been announced.The shortlisted titles for the $30,000 Kibble Literary Award, which recognises the work of an established Australian female...

Wednesday, 3 June 2015
Australian authors Melanie Napthine and Rashida Murphy have been shortlisted for the £10,000 (A$19,700) Dundee International Book Prize for an unpublished manuscript.Napthine was shortlisted for her manuscript The Adventures of Us,...

Tuesday, 2 June 2015
Snowprint Bookshop in NSW’s Snowy Mountains will open a second bookshop at the nearby Perisher Ski Resort over the winter.The bookshop, which opens on Saturday, will be located in the shopping...

Tuesday, 2 June 2015
Melbourne independent bookstore Horton Books will close at the end of July.The store, which is owned by John and Judy Horton, has been located on Smith Street in Collingwood for 15...

Tuesday, 2 June 2015
The shortlist for the 2015 Chief Minister’s Northern Territory History Book Award has been announced.The shortlisted titles are: Warning: The Story of Cyclone Tracy (Sophie Cunningham, Text) A History Written...

Monday, 1 June 2015
Melbourne culinary bookstore Books for Cooks has announced it will relocate to the Queen Victoria Market in mid-June.Books for Cooks owner Tim White said in a statement that the store...

Monday, 1 June 2015
Arts Victoria has announced its latest round of VicArts grant recipients.The program will provide $1.5 million in funding for 106 new creative projects by independent artists and arts organisations in...