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Andrews McMeel Publishing Local Office Closure 

Thursday, 28 January 2016
US Book and Calendar Publisher, Andrews McMeel Publishing, is closing their Australian office. Local Managing Director, Deborah McQuoid, will manage the transition of the business until the end of March,...

Bray joins S&S 

Thursday, 28 January 2016
Simon & Schuster Australia has appointed Liz Bray as its new deputy sales director, beginning on 4 February. Bray replaces Grainne Reidy, who has left the company.

Literary Magazine Antic to Launch in 2016 

Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Online literary magazine, Antic, will be launched in mid-2016. Featuring the works of new and established Australian writers, Antic will publish fiction, nonfiction, poetry and criticism. Some of the pieces...

NewSouth Congratulates Tess Lea 

Wednesday, 20 January 2016
NewSouth is excited to announce that Tess Lea’s Darwin (ISBN: 9781742233864) has been shortlisted for the Non-Fiction Award in the 2016 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature. Now in its 30 year, this is one...

SPN: Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth drinks 

Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Join the Small Press Network for a casual get-together in Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne or Perth. All booklovers, SPN members and their guests are welcome, and drinks and food will be...

A&U to distribute Hot Key Books 

Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Publisher: Hot Key Books ISBN prefixes: 978-1-4714 Old Distributor: The Five Mile Press New Distributor: Allen & Unwin Changeover date: 01/01/2016 Returns cut-off: 31/03/2016 (See classified.)

Starford leaves Text; Cowell appointed senior editor 

Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Rebecca Starford has resigned from her role as editor at Text Publishing. Former Random House and A&U senior editor Elizabeth Cowell has been appointed senior editor at Text, beginning 29 February....

Milne leaves HarperCollins 

Wednesday, 13 January 2016
HarperCollins Australia’s marketing, digital and communications director Simon Milne has left the company. (See news.)