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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...

Melbourne City of Literature travel fund briefing 

Tuesday, 6 January 2015
The Melbourne City of Literature Travel Fund provides up to $3000 to support writers, editors, publishers, librarians, booksellers, or anyone else working in the Victorian literary sector.   Opportunities that may...

Footprint to distribute Broadview Press 

Wednesday, 10 December 2014
Agency: Broadview PressISBN prefix: 97815511; 97815548Old distributor: NewSouthNew distributor: Footprint BooksChangeover date: Effective immediately

Footprint to distribute Haus Publishing 

Wednesday, 10 December 2014
Agency: Haus PublishingISBN prefix: 978190Old distributor: Peribo Pty LtdNew Distributor: Footprint BooksChangeover date: Effective Immediately

Book Publicist for hire 

Wednesday, 10 December 2014
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...

Cooke resigns from New Holland 

Wednesday, 10 December 2014
Belinda Cooke has resigned as managing director of New Zealand publisher New Holland. (See news.)

Register Your Interest Now 

Tuesday, 9 December 2014
Please visit www.melbourneprize.org to register your interest to receive information on the Melbourne Prize for Literature 2015 and Awards. With a prize pool over $100,000, including a new award, all...

Walker Books Congratulates Bob Graham 

Tuesday, 9 December 2014
Walker Books would like to congratulate Bob Graham for winning the 2014 Prime Minister’s Literary Award in the Children’s Fiction category for Silver Buttons.

Hachette Australia Congratulates Shaun Tan 

Tuesday, 9 December 2014
Hachette Australia is thrilled to congratulate Shaun Tan on being the joint winner in the Griffith University Children’s Book Award category of the Queensland Literary Awards, for the wonderful Rules of...

HarperCollins Congratulates Jackie French 

Tuesday, 9 December 2014
HarperCollinsPublishers is thrilled to congratulate children’s author and Australian Children’s Laureate Jackie French, whose extraordinary book Refuge has won the Children’s Book Award in the Queensland Literary Awards. Jackie is...

Steve Carroll wins PM’s Literary Award 

Tuesday, 9 December 2014
HarperCollins is thrilled to congratulate Steven Carroll on winning the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Fiction for The World of Other People, the second novel in his brilliant TS Eliot...

HarperCollins to Publish Memoir by Rosie Batty 

Tuesday, 9 December 2014
HarperCollins is proud to announce that it has acquired world rights to Rosie’s Story, a memoir by Rosie Batty, with Bryce Corbett, to be published in late 2015.  In an...

Freelance Agent Maurice Peters 

Monday, 8 December 2014
Publishers and distributors looking to reduce fixed costs and increase Victorian sales in 2015. Contact freelance agent Maurice Peters, M: 0417 725 533, E: mauricepeters@bookknight.com.au