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Nominations open for 2017 Dromkeen Awards 

Wednesday, 13 September 2017
Nominations for the 2017 Dromkeen Awards for Australian children’s literature are now open. The awards are split into two categories: The Dromkeen Medal, awarded for outstanding achievement in the creation...

Nguyen joins EWF as program coordinator 

Wednesday, 13 September 2017
Editor and arts worker Linh Nguyen has been named program coordinator for the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF). Nguyen was a creative producer for EWF in 2017.

Save the date: ABA bookseller Christmas parties 

Wednesday, 13 September 2017
The Australian Booksellers Association will be holding Christmas parties in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. See below for details. South Australia ABA Party Please join us in catching...

Calling emerging children’s authors and illustrators

Wednesday, 6 September 2017
The May Gibbs Children’s Literature Trust is delighted to announce: The Ian Wilson Memorial Fellowship This fellowship will give an emerging author or illustrator creative time in the Trust’s Adelaide...

Change for John Blake Publishing 

Wednesday, 6 September 2017
Publisher: John Blake Publishing Old distributor: NewSouth Books New distributor: Bonnier Publishing Australia Changeover date: 1 September 2017 Returns cut-off: 1 December 2017 Contact URL: www.bonnierpublishing.com.au

Editors NSW workshop: structural editing in fiction 

Wednesday, 6 September 2017
Editors NSW is facilitating a workshop on structural editing in fiction. Presenter Louise Thurtell will talk about working with novelists on the writing style, narrative voice, plotting, characterisation, themes and...

Bloomsbury Academic

Wednesday, 6 September 2017
As of 1 October 2017, sales of Bloomsbury Academic titles into bookshops, educational and library supplier will be resumed by the Allen & Unwin sales team. This includes imprints Bloomsbury...

Watson joins Wavesound

Wednesday, 30 August 2017
Alison Watson joins Wavesound, an RBmedia Company, from 1 September as Operations Manager. Alison, formerly at Zenith, will streamline operations workflows, implement new cataloguing services for libraries to enhance patron...

Recall: ‘Which Cult Should I Join’

Wednesday, 30 August 2017
Smith Street Books has announced that it is recalling all copies of the book Which Cult Should I Join ISBN 9781925418354 due to the threat of legal action. The book...

CBCA Crichton Award—new illustrators

Wednesday, 30 August 2017
This award recognises and encourages new talent in the field of Australian children’s book illustration. This national award is administered by the Victorian Branch of the CBCA. Entries are now...

Change for Sally Milner Publications 

Wednesday, 30 August 2017
Publisher: Sally Milner Publications ISBN prefix: 978186351 Old distributor: NewSouth Books New distributor: Search Press Australia Changeover date: 1 September 2017

‘Tom Ford’ rights return to Hardie Grant

Wednesday, 30 August 2017
Hardie Grant is now the distributor for the bestselling volume Tom Ford (9780847826698) from Rizzoli. Stock is available from September, contact your sales representative for more information and to order.