Wednesday, 8 February 2017
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) in conjunction with the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) will hold a one-day seminar on children’s publishing and bookselling, on Wednesday 1 March from 10am to...

Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Nominations for the 2017 Australian Book Industry Awards are now open, and will close at 5pm AEDT on Monday, 20 February. Nominations are sought for eleven awards across the Book...

Wednesday, 1 February 2017
The Society of Women Writers NSW will hold its monthly literary luncheon on Wednesday, 8 February 2017 from 12pm. The keynote speaker will be Helen Sheuerer, who will discuss her...

Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Former HarperCollins ANZ and Leading Edge Books communications specialist Simon Milne died last week. A memorial service will be held on Friday 13 January at 10.30am at Our Lady of Good...

Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Editors NSW will host a presentation of the Australian manual of scientific style on Tuesday 7 February from 6.30pm. The Australian manual of scientific style was created by Biotext as a...

Wednesday, 14 December 2016
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) will hold its 2017 Residential Editorial Program (REP) at the Melbourne Business School Conference Centre, Mt Eliza from Monday 1 May to Saturday 6 May...

Wednesday, 14 December 2016
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) will hold its Indies Forum on Monday, 20 February 2017 at the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre in Melbourne. The forum will include presentations and discussions...

Wednesday, 30 November 2016
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation’s annual Trivia Night will be held tonight, Wednesday 30 November, from 6pm to 9pm at the Fitzroy Town Hall. The Trivia Night will help raise funds...

Wednesday, 30 November 2016
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) is holding two End of Year Drinks events to celebrate the organisation’s third year. The Sydney event will be held today, Wednesday 30 November,...

Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Applications for the 2017 CBCA Children’s Book of the Year Awards will close on Wednesday 30 November 2016. The CBCA urges publishers to submit their entries as soon as possible...

Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Express Media will host its 2016 Fundraising Gala from 6pm on Saturday 26 November at the Moat Bar and Restaurant in Melbourne. The Gala will feature speeches and readings by...

Wednesday, 16 November 2016
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation’s annual Trivia Night will be held on Wednesday 30 November 2016 from 6pm to 9pm at the Fitzroy Town Hall. The Trivia Night will help raise...

Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Applications for the 2017 Crichton Award for New Illustrators will close on Wednesday 30 November 2016. Administered by the Victorian branch of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA), the Crichton Award...

Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Entries for the 65th Australian Book Design Awards are now open. The competition is open to books designed and published for the first time in Australia between 1 January 2016...

Thursday, 3 November 2016
Applications for the 2017 Australian Society of Authors (ASA) Emerging Writers’ and Illustrators’ Mentorship Program will close 5pm AEST on 11 November 2016. Supported by Copyright Agency Cultural Fund, the...

Thursday, 3 November 2016
The ABA has released details for this year’s Victorian and New South Wales Booksellers and Publishers Christmas Parties. The Victorian Christmas party will be held at Pickett’s Deli & Rotisserie,...

Wednesday, 26 October 2016
The Society of Women Writers NSW will hold its monthly literary luncheon on Wednesday, 9 November 2016 from 12pm to 2pm. The keynote speaker will be Di Morrissey, who will...

Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Applications are now open for the APA Residential Editorial Program 2017. (See previous notice.) The closing date for applications is Monday, 16 January 2017. For more information and to apply, visit...

Wednesday, 12 October 2016
The CBCA (Victorian branch) is accepting entries for the Crichton Award for New Illustrators until 30 November 2016. For more information, including eligibility and entry forms, visit the CBCA Victoria website...

Wednesday, 5 October 2016
The Small Press Network will launch its Independent Publishing Conference program in Melbourne on Thursday 13 October from 6pm. The event will include readings from Mel Campbell, author of Out...

Wednesday, 5 October 2016
The Children’s Book Council of Australia would like to remind publishers to send their entries for the 2017 CBCA Children’s Book of the Year Awards. Entries are now open for books...

Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Editors NSW will host a talk, ‘Viva Novella—judge and editor’, on Tuesday, 4 October from 6.30pm. The talk will be presented by Alice Grundy, associate publisher at Brio and editor...

Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Applications are open for Varuna’s Publisher Introduction Program, which offers up to 12 writers the opportunity to develop their manuscripts for publication. Awardees of the program will receive a one-week...

Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Nominations are now open for the 2016 Dromkeen Librarian’s Award and Dromkeen Medal. The Dromkeen Medal is awarded for outstanding achievement in the creation of Australian children’s and young adult...

Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Editors NSW will host a one-day workshop, Grammar in a nutshell, on Friday, 21 October from 9.30am to 4.30pm. Presented by Elizabeth Manning Murphy, the workshop will alert participants to...

Wednesday, 7 September 2016
The Australian Publishers Association has announced that the ninth biennial Residential Editorial Program (REP) will be held at the Melbourne Business School Conference Centre, Mt Eliza from Monday 1 May...

Wednesday, 7 September 2016
Editors NSW will host a one-day workshop, Editing for exhibitions: Reworking specialised knowledge for public audiences, on Tuesday, 20 September from 9.30am to 4.30pm. Presented by Jennifer Blunden, the workshop...

Wednesday, 24 August 2016
Editors NSW will host an event on contracting and evaluating an index, to be presented by freelance indexer and editor Michael Wyatt on Tuesday, 6 September from 6.30pm at the...

Wednesday, 10 August 2016
Editors NSW will host a one-day workshop, Editing for exhibitions: Reworking specialised knowledge for public audiences, on Tuesday, 20 September from 9.30am to 4.30pm. Presented by Jennifer Blunden, the workshop...