Thursday, 17 March 2022
Julie Ligeti has been appointed chair of the Wheeler Centre board, replacing Susan Oliver. Two new board directors, authors Jamila Rizvi and Jock Serong, have also joined the board, while...

Wednesday, 9 March 2022
Brian MacDonald has joined Ingram Content Group Australia as senior manager of sales and client services. MacDonald was previously senior director of marketing and sales at Melbourne University Publishing and...

Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Journalist and author Carrie Cox has been appointed the new communications manager of Writing WA. Cox replaces Heather Blakey who has departed the role to complete a full-time PhD.

Wednesday, 16 February 2022
At Ventura Press, former Pan Macmillan publisher Amanda Hemmings has taken over the role of managing editor and James Schiller has been appointed sales and marketing coordinator.

Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Stef Italia has left Text Publishing. Jamila Khodja is now sales manager and Madeleine Rebbechi has been promoted to publicity manager. (See classified.)

Wednesday, 12 January 2022
Momo Chavez has joined Hachette Australia as the publisher's 2022 Summer Intern.

Wednesday, 8 December 2021
Vivia Hickman has been appointed CEO of Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF), replacing Rebecca MacFarling in the role. Previously executive producer at Sydney Festival, Hickman will begin at MWF in January...

Wednesday, 1 December 2021
Leslie Loble has joined the Copyright Agency board as an independent director, while Jane Curry, Oliver Watts and Adele Ferguson have been reappointed as publisher director, visual artist director and...

Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Sarah Ayoub, Bronwyn Bancroft and Malcolm Knox have joined the board of the Australian Society of Authors (ASA). Alongside the new additions to the board, Kirsty Murray has been re-elected...

Thursday, 4 November 2021
Taliesyn Gottlieb, previously at Penguin Random House, has joined Pantera Press as head of publicity and communications, in a 14-month contract role. Publicity director Léa Antigny will be on parental...

Wednesday, 27 October 2021
Alisa Ahmed has been appointed senior editor at Ultimo Press, starting in December.

Wednesday, 22 September 2021
Andrea Hanke has joined the Australian Publishers Association as acting chief of staff while Patrizia Di Biase-Dyson is on maternity leave.

Wednesday, 18 August 2021
Jane Finemore has been appointed program director of Williamstown Literary Festival, succeeding Stella Kinsella. Finemore, who runs her own publishing communication consultancy, is the current program manager of the Queenscliffe...

Wednesday, 11 August 2021
Georgie McClean has joined the Australia Council as executive director for development and strategic partnerships.

Wednesday, 14 April 2021
Kirsty Wilson has been appointed sales manager at UQP. Wilson begins the role Tuesday, 4 May and will be working from Victoria.

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Kevin O’Brien, previously manager editor at Scribe, has joined Affirm Press in the newly created role of managing editor (general list).

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Natasha Seymour has joined Affirm Press in the newly created role of editorial assistant (general list). Seymour was previously head publicist at Overland; her appointment at Affirm brings the total...

Thursday, 11 March 2021
Writing WA has appointed Heather Blakey, previously digital brand and communications lead at Bonnier Books UK, to the newly created position of communications manager.