Wednesday, 20 August 2014
Society of Editors (NSW) will run a presentation on the world of magazine editing and subediting with Sue Ramsey, chief subeditor of Good Health magazine at Bauer Media. Ramsey will...

Tuesday, 19 August 2014
The Society of Editors (NSW) will run a one-day workshop on the topic ‘Ebooks 201 for editors: Intermediate’, presented by Sarah JH Fletcher.The workshop is designed for editors who want...

Tuesday, 19 August 2014
Publishers are asked to send in their entries for the 2015 CBCA Book of the Year Awards. The CBCA Board recommends submitting entries on a monthly basis to avoid a...

Wednesday, 13 August 2014
The Department of English at the University of Sydney has opened submissions for the David Harold Tribe Fiction Award for short works of literature. The award is designed to encourage...

Tuesday, 12 August 2014
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation is seeking 20 volunteers for an event at Melbourne Library Service on Indigenous Literacy Day, Wednesday 3 September. The work would involve manning book stalls and helping...

Tuesday, 12 August 2014
ABDA is hosting the 62nd Australian Book Design Awards at Krimper in Melbourne on Friday 22 August. Potential attendees are reminded that this is the last chance to secure a place at this...

Monday, 4 August 2014
The submission date for proposals for papers to be presented at the academic day of this year’s Small Press Network Independent Publishing Conference has been extended. Submissions are now due...

Tuesday, 29 July 2014
Editors Victoria is running an interactive workshop ‘InDesign for Editors (PC)—Introduction’ covering the basics of InDesign at CAE, 253 Flinders Lane Melbourne, 11am to 5pm on Saturday 9 August. The workshop is...

Tuesday, 22 July 2014
The call for submissions is now open for the Margaret River Short Story Competition. Authors of any age or nationality are invited to submit unpublished writing of no more than...

Tuesday, 15 July 2014
Society of Editors (NSW) is running a one-day workshop on the issues in editing for educational publishing on 22 August.Presented by Penny Martin, the workshop will explore the issues in editing for educational...

Wednesday, 9 July 2014
Seizure is once again running a competition to select editors for its Viva La Novella initiative. Applicants must send a cover letter and CV by 1 October. Shortlisted editors will...

Tuesday, 8 July 2014
Nominations are open for the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. Presented annually, the $50,000 award acknowledges the achievement of eminent literary writers aged 60 years and over...

Tuesday, 8 July 2014
Nominations are now open for the Educational Publishing Awards Australia (EPAAs), celebrating excellence in Australian educational publishing. For instructions on how to complete the nomination process visit: www.publishers.asn.au/awards. The deadline...

Monday, 7 July 2014
Nominations are now open for the 2014 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Indigenous Writing, worth $20,000. Entries can be submitted online here and close at 5pm on 25 July. The shortlist will be announced on...

Monday, 30 June 2014
Bookshops and Libraries can now purchase their Children’s Book Week promotional merchandise online at the new CBCA eStore.Banner, posters, badges and bookmarks for bookstores and libraries are all available, with illustrations and...

Tuesday, 24 June 2014
A recipe for success: Editing Food PublicationsTuesday 1 July6.30 pm for 7.00 pm startSydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSWDrinks and light refreshments providedA conversation about editing...

Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Bookings are now open for Writers Victoria members to join the Writers’ Book Club. Running on the first Tuesdays of every month from July, this is a unique professional development...

Monday, 16 June 2014
Entries are open for the 2014 Walkley Book Award, which acknowledges the work produced by an Australian journalist or writer, published from 1 September 2013 to 31 August 2014.Entries can be a...

Monday, 16 June 2014
The cut-off date for entering the ABDA design awards is Monday 23 June. Since taking over from the APA in running the annual design awards, the Australian Book Designers Association...

Wednesday, 11 June 2014
The 2014 Independent Publishing Conference will be held in Sydney on 13-14 November at the Federation Conference Centre, 23-33 Mary Street, Surry Hills. Academic panels will be held on Thursday...

Wednesday, 11 June 2014
Editors Victoria will present ‘Dance Steps for the Self-Employed, with Jackey Coyle’ on 21 June. In this full-day course, which is aimed at self-employed editors, Jackey Coyle covers topics such as: setting up business, finance and...

Wednesday, 11 June 2014
The Australian Publishers Association in partnership with the Small Press Network is offering a seminar for people who are keen to learn how to get more out of a trip...

Wednesday, 11 June 2014
Deadly Style: Editing Indigenous Authored Manuscripts is a two-hour seminar led by Queensland Writers Centre and black&write! writing and editing project. This seminar will provide an insight into editing Indigenous...

Monday, 2 June 2014
Nominations are now open for the 2014 Dromkeen Medal and Librarian’s Award. The Dromkeen Medal is bestowed annually in recognition of outstanding contributions to Australian children’s and youth literature, and...

Monday, 2 June 2014
Entries for the Scribe Nonfiction Prize for Young Writers are now open. This developmental award, run in conjunction with Express Media, is open to writers aged 30 or under who...

Monday, 26 May 2014
The Society of Editors (NSW) will hold a professional development workshop on 21 June with freelance editor Susan Keogh on writing effective blurbs and publicity material. Keogh will share techniques to produce more...

Tuesday, 20 May 2014
The newly-formed Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) is now open for individual and company membership. ABDA exists to support Australian book designers, including hosting the national annual book design awards,...

Monday, 19 May 2014
Author Patty Jansen leads a discussion on the role of the editor in self-publishing, and asks do self published books benefit from structural analysis, copyediting or proofreading? Jansen is the...

Tuesday, 13 May 2014
The Australian Publishers Association announces that this is the last chance to book tickets to the Australian Book Industry Awards dinner, taking place on Friday 23 May at Sydney’s Doltone House in Pyrmont. The...