Hachette acquires new novel by Hannah Richell
Wednesday, 24 January 2018
Hachette Australia has acquired Australian and New Zealand rights to Hannah Richell’s new novel, The Peacock Summer, in a joint deal with Orion UK. Hachette describes the novel as ‘an...
Serong shortlisted for 2018 Edgars
Wednesday, 24 January 2018
Australian author Jock Serong has been shortlisted for the 2018 Edgar Allan Poe Awards (the Edgars), which honour ‘the best in mystery fiction and nonfiction’ published in the US in...
EWF, MWF, Express Media, Writers Vic to stay open on 26 January
Tuesday, 23 January 2018
The offices of the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF), Express Media, Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) and Writers Victoria will remain open on 26 January in support of the movement to change...
Walker Books to publish middle-grade fiction book by Zoe Norton Lodge and sister Georgia
Tuesday, 23 January 2018
TV presenter and comedian Zoe Norton Lodge has teamed up with her sister Georgia, a graphic designer and illustrator, for a new middle-grade fiction title, Elizabella Meets Her Match, to be published...
Writers awarded OzCo international residencies for 2018-19
Tuesday, 23 January 2018
A number of writers have been awarded international residencies for 2018-19 as part of the Australia Council’s program. Authors Emily Bitto and Fiona McFarlane will each undertake a six-month residency...
Copyright Agency announces recipients of $1.035m funding grants
Monday, 22 January 2018
Thirty-five arts organisations have received a total of $1.035m in the latest round of funding from the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund. Literary organisations and projects that received funding in the...
Hachette acquires Pomare’s debut novel ‘In My Skull’
Friday, 19 January 2018
Hachette Australia has acquired ANZ rights to Melbourne-based writer J P (Joshua) Pomare’s debut novel In My Skull in a six-publisher auction. Rights were acquired by Hachette Australia head of...
Full program announced for 2018 Perth Writers Week
Friday, 19 January 2018
The full program has been announced for the 2018 Perth Festival Writers Week, which runs from 19-25 February. Events at the festival include the pairing of ‘literary giants’ Kim Scott...
Cowley shortlisted for 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Awards
Thursday, 18 January 2018
New Zealand children’s book author Joy Cowley has been shortlisted for the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Awards, administered by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). Cowley is...
Chen-Meyer awarded Tiptree Fellowship
Thursday, 18 January 2018
Australian writer Ineke Chen-Meyer has been announced as one of two recipients of the 2017 Tiptree Fellowship. The fellowship, run by the US-based James Tiptree Jr Literary Award, provides ‘support...
Robinsons to open 10th Melbourne store
Thursday, 18 January 2018
Independent bookselling chain Robinsons Bookshop is opening a new store in Plenty Valley Westfield in Melbourne’s north in March. Robinsons owner Susanne Horman told Books+Publishing that construction on the new...
Writers Vic announces second round of women writers of colour bursary recipients
Thursday, 18 January 2018
Writer’s Victoria has announced the recipients of its second series of professional development opportunities for women writers of colour and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. The second round of commissions and...
HarperCollins to publish Purcell’s ‘The Girl on the Page’
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
HarperCollins Australia has acquired The Girl on the Page, an ‘industry insider’ novel by Booktopia director of books John Purcell. Described as ‘a smart, sexy, provocative and powerful novel of...
Hazel Rowley Fellowship 2018 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
Writers Victoria has announced the eight writers shortlisted for the 2018 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, awarded annually to an Australian writer for a proposed biographical work. The shortlisted writers and...
‘Working Class Boy’ adaptation receives Screen Australia funding
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
A feature documentary adaptation of Jimmy Barnes’ memoir Working Class Boy (HarperCollins) is one of 12 documentary projects to receive production funding from Screen Australia. Independent production company CJZ’s adaptation...
‘KYD’ announces new staff; appoints Cregan as book club coordinator
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Literary magazine Kill Your Darlings (KYD) has announced several new staff members for 2018, including the appointment of Ellen Cregan as coordinator of KYD’s First Book Club. Cregan will write...
Twelfth Planet Press’ Kaleidoscope imprint to publish first novel
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Independent genre publishers Twelfth Planet Press will publish Kate Gordon’s YA novel Thyla as the first novel under its Kaleidoscope imprint, which specialises in representing diversity in YA fiction. Thyla,...
Indie Book Awards 2018 shortlist announced
Monday, 15 January 2018
Leading Edge Books has announced the 2018 Indie Book Awards shortlist, for the best Australian books published in 2017. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Force of Nature...
Affirm to boycott Australia Day public holiday
Monday, 15 January 2018
Affirm Press has announced it will boycott Australia Day on 26 January in support of the movement to change the date of the holiday to one that is more inclusive...
Maslen wins ‘KYD’ New Critic Award 2018
Monday, 15 January 2018
Writer and events producer Kylie Maslen has been named the winner of the 2018 Kill Your Darlings New Critic Award. Maslen receives $3000 and will have five works of literary...
Writers, lit journals among recipients of VicArts funding
Friday, 12 January 2018
A number of writers and literary organisations are among the 70 recipients of the latest round of VicArts project funding, worth a total of $1.5m. The recipients include: Australian Book...
Sullivan, Kobayashi and Charls join Wheeler Centre
Friday, 12 January 2018
The Wheeler Centre has announced several new appointments to its staff. Former prize manager of the Stella Prize Veronica Sullivan has joined the centre as programming manager, while Hiroki Kobayashi...
Hardie Grant acquires Rowntree travel title
Friday, 12 January 2018
Hardie Grant has acquired a new illustrated guide on ocean and river cruises by Channel Nine’s Getaway presenter Catriona Rowntree. The Best of World Cruising will ‘focus on destinations and...
Sweatshop launches program for Western Sydney culturally diverse women writers
Thursday, 11 January 2018
Western Sydney literary group Sweatshop has launched the Writers’ Collective for Diverse Women, a new program of workshops for Indigenous and culturally diverse women writers residing in Western Sydney. Funded...
Twenty-six writers and organisations among latest OzCo grants recipients
Thursday, 11 January 2018
Twenty-six writers and literary organisations are among the 196 recipients of the latest round of Australia Council funding grants, worth a total of $6.4m. Fifteen writers and groups received arts...
Xoum announces 2017 XO Romance Prize shortlist
Thursday, 11 January 2018
Xoum Publishing has announced the shortlist for the 2017 XO Romance Prize for an unpublished manuscript. The shortlisted works and their authors are: L Francis for ‘Legally Bound’, a ‘heartwarming...
State government recommends returning WA Prem’s to annual event in review of writing sector
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
The Western Australian state government has made nine final recommendations to support the state’s writing sector, including returning the WA Premier’s Book Awards to an annual event, as part of...
Government reveals $5.4m cut to OzCo in MYEFO
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
The federal government revealed a $5.4m funding cut to the Australia Council in its 2017-18 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) on 18 December 2017. The $1.8m per year over...
SWF announces earlier dates for 2018, 2019
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
The 2018 Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) will be held from 30 April to 6 May—a month earlier than in previous years. The date change is due to the festival’s temporary...
Ismail wins Deborah Cass Prize 2017
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
Perth writer Rafeif Ismail has won Writers Victoria’s 2017 Deborah Cass Prize for emerging writers from migrant backgrounds for her manuscript extract ‘Almitra Amongst Ghosts’. ‘Almitra Amongst Ghosts’ was announced...
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