Staff changes at CoInfo Archive
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
CoInfo has announced a number of staff changes. Cora Zeilinger has been promoted to sales manager for Australia and New Zealand, replacing Michael Cowley. Daniel Nash has been promoted to senior business...
Staff changes at Five Mile Press Archive
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
The Five Mile Press has announced a number of changes to its marketing and publicity team. Jennifer Kean has been promoted to national publicity manager, Susie Kennewell has been appointed...
Sexton appointed head of programming at the Wheeler Centre Archive
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
The Wheeler Centre has appointment of Emily Sexton as its new head of programming. Sexton replaces Simon Abrahams, who will move to the newly created role of creative producer. (See...
Spiteri-James to leave Thames & Hudson Archive
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
Jodie Spiteri-James has resigned as managing director of Thames & Hudson Australia and will leave the company in April 2015. (See news.)
Goldsworthy joins Affirm Press Archive
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
Freelance editor Kate Goldsworthy has been appointed editor at Affirm Press. (See news.)
Sukkarieh joins Dymocks board Archive
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
Salah Sukkarieh, a professor and ‘robotics expert’ at the University of Sydney, has been appointed as a non-executive director of the Dymocks Group board.
Stanojlovic joins Footprint Books Archive
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
Nada Stanojlovic has joined Footprint Books in the newly created position of national sales manager. Stanojlovic was previously general manager of library services and business development at James Bennett. (See classifieds.)
New chair for Auckland Writers’ Festival board Archive
Wednesday, 1 October 2014
Sarah Sandley has resigned as chair of the Auckland Writers’ Festival board and will be replaced by deputy chair Phillipa Muir. Nicola Legat has been appointed deputy chair and Josephine Green has joined the board.
Sparrow to leave ‘Overland’ Archive
Wednesday, 1 October 2014
Overland editor Jeff Sparrow will leave the role at the end of 2014 to ‘concentrate on his own writing’. Current deputy editor Jacinda Woodhead will edit the publication from 2015....
Featherstone to leave ‘Verity La’ Archive
Wednesday, 1 October 2014
Nigel Featherstone, managing editor of online creative arts journal Verity La, has resigned. Michele Seminara, current editor and co-reader of poetry, will take over the position in 2015.
Changes to Hachette publishing team Archive
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Hachette has announces several changes to its publishing team. Robert Watkins, commissioning editor for Hachette’s lifestyle list, has been promoted to nonfiction publisher; Sophie Hamley, literary agent at the Cameron Creswell...
Johnson to leave S&S Archive
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Lou Johnson, managing director of Simon & Schuster Australia, has resigned and will leave the company after a ‘smooth transition to new leadership’. (See news.)
McClintock re-joins Booked Out Speakers Agency Archive
Monday, 15 September 2014
Rosalind McClintock has re-joined Booked Out Speakers Agency in the newly created position of Speaking Out manager. (See news.)
Webster appointed SPN chair Archive
Wednesday, 10 September 2014
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the appointment of Michael Webster as chair of the SPN board. (See news.)
Wakefield Press moves premises Archive
Wednesday, 10 September 2014
Wakefield Press has moved from its Kent Town premises to 16 Rose Street, Mile End in Adelaide. The new office opened on 8 September.
Horgan joins Boffins Archive
Wednesday, 10 September 2014
Barbara Horgan has joined Boffins Bookshop in Perth in the role of business development manager, fiction and children’s books. (See news.)
Allen joins ‘Kill Your Darlings’ Archive
Tuesday, 9 September 2014
Joshua Allen has been appointed as online editorial assistant at Kill Your Darlings.
New office for Indigenous Literacy Foundation Archive
Monday, 8 September 2014
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation is moving from its current address in Redfern to new premises in Ultimo. The office will be closed 10-11 September to facilitate the move. The new address and contact numbers...
Staff changes at ‘KYD’ Archive
Wednesday, 20 August 2014
Kill Your Darlings online editor Emily Laidlaw has left the publication and will be replaced by deputy online editor Veronica Sullivan.
Shosanya appointed CEO of Paper Plus Archive
Wednesday, 20 August 2014
Sam Shosanya has been appointed CEO of Paper Plus in New Zealand, replacing Rob Smith, who left the company in early August. (See news.)
Ryding appointed director of Melbourne City of Literature office Archive
Wednesday, 20 August 2014
David Ryding has been appointed as the inaugural director of the Melbourne City of Literature office based at the Wheeler Centre. (See news.)
Staff changes at Text Archive
Friday, 8 August 2014
Text has announced a number of staff changes.Rights manager Anne Beilby is now on maternity leave. Alice Cottrell, previously administration coordinator, has been promoted to rights and administration, and will attend...
Smith and Steed join Margaret River Press editoral board Archive
Wednesday, 6 August 2014
Annabel Smith and Laurie Steed have been appointed to the editorial board of Margaret River Press and will provide input to the selection of manuscripts for publication.Smith is the author of Whisky Charlie...
Bray leaves A&U Archive
Wednesday, 23 July 2014
Liz Bray has resigned from the position of children’s book director at Allen & Unwin. (See news.)
Penguin Random House staff changes Archive
Wednesday, 23 July 2014
Peter Blake will retire from the position of Penguin sales director at the end of November. Following his departure, Random House sales director Gavin Schwarcz will take on the new role...
Hollingworth joins Clunes Archive
Wednesday, 23 July 2014
Sheila Hollingworth has joined Clunes Booktown as part-time manager. (See news.)
Softlink appoints new managing director Archive
Wednesday, 23 July 2014
Nathan Godfrey has replaced Kim Duffy as Softlink’s new managing director. (See library news.)
Michael to leave Hardie Grant Books Archive
Monday, 21 July 2014
Rose Michael is finishing up as commissioning editor at Hardie Grant Books in July and returning to teaching at the University of Melbourne and NMIT, as well as freelancing. (See...
Osmond to leave ANRA Archive
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
Margy Osmond, CEO of the Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA), will leave the association in October after eight years in the position. She has been appointed chief executive of the Tourism and...
Walker Books promotes Van Den Belt Archive
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
Walker Books has promoted Angela Van Den Belt to the position of president, general manager and commercial director of Walker Books Australia and New Zealand. The appointment follows the departure...
