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Footprint to distribute Zed Books 

Wednesday, 14 January 2015
Agency: Zed Books ISBN Prefixes: Various Old Distributor: InbooksNew distributor: Footprint BooksChangeover date: 01/01/2015

Tierney joins ‘Kill Your Darlings’ 

Wednesday, 14 January 2015
James Tierney has been appointed books and writing columnist for Melbourne-based literary journal Kill Your Darlings. (See news.)

Entries open for $10,000 Text Prize 

Wednesday, 14 January 2015
Submissions for the Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing open on 2 March 2015 and will close on 2 April 2015. The prize is awarded annually to the best...

Editors Victoria: Grammar training workshop 

Wednesday, 14 January 2015
Editors Victoria is running three Grammar for Editors courses with Glenys Osborne at the CAE, 253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne. Introductory: 31 January (bookings close 18 January)Intermediate: 14 February (bookings close...

St Martin’s Press distribution change 

Monday, 12 January 2015
Agency: St Martin’s PressISBN Prefixes: VariousOld Distributor: UBDNew distributor: Alliance Distribution Services (Sales & marketing through Pan Macmillan)Changeover date: 01/01/2015

St Martin’s Press Distribution Change 

Monday, 12 January 2015
Macmillan Science and Education (formerly Palgrave Macmillan) advises that effective 1st January 2015, we will no longer represent St Martin’s Press.  From that date sales and marketing will be handled...

Footprint Books Distribution Changes 

Monday, 12 January 2015
We are pleased to announce that effective January 1st, 2015 the following publishers are now available through Footprint Books: Getty Publications; Five Continents Editions and Zed Books. Please cancel any outstanding backorders...

Society of Editors (NSW): InDesign workshop 

Monday, 12 January 2015
The Society of Editors (NSW) Inc. will run a one-day workshop on InDesign, presented by Antony Brown, on Friday 20 February. The new InDesign course will comprise a morning devoted...

Bloomsbury to distribute Conway Publishing 

Wednesday, 7 January 2015
Agency: Conway PublishingISBN Prefixes: 978184486, 978085177, 978184065Old Distributor: Harper Entertainment Distribution ServicesNew distributor: Bloomsbury PublishingChangeover date: Effective immediately

Book Publicist for Hire 

Wednesday, 7 January 2015
Publishers, distributors and authors, let me help your 2015 work-load and budget with outstanding publicity at an economical, negotiable rate. You get experience after 25 years of freelance work and...

Hill leaves UQP 

Wednesday, 7 January 2015
Meredene Hill has resigned from her position as marketing and publicity manager at the University of Queensland Press to take up a role at the State Library of Queensland. Hill...

Staff changes at ‘Books+Publishing’ 

Wednesday, 7 January 2015
The editorial team that produces the Weekly Book Newsletter, Books+Publishing Daily newsletter and Books+Publishing magazine has undergone some changes. Brad Jefferies has been appointed news editor and Jackie Tang has been...

Maurice Saxby memorial 

Wednesday, 7 January 2015
A Celebration of the Life of Maurice Saxby AM will be held in the Great Hall, Sydney University at 5pm on Monday 19 January. Speakers will represent the many organisations...

Call for Entries: Russell Prize for Humour Writing 

Tuesday, 6 January 2015
The Prize has been made possible by the generous bequest of the late Peter Wentworth Russell, a farmer, businessman and passionate reader. Administered and presented by the State Library of NSW...