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Nada Stanojlovic to join Footprint Books 

Tuesday, 21 October 2014
Footprint is very pleased to announce that Nada Stanojlovic is joining us as our National Sales Manager.  Nada comes with an impressive background in sales and marketing in both the...

Crichton Award 2015: Entries now open 

Tuesday, 21 October 2014
The CBCA (Victorian branch) is accepting entries into the Crichton Award for New Illustrators until 30 November 2014. For more information, including eligibility and entry forms, visit the CBCA Victoria website...

Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards 

Tuesday, 21 October 2014
The closing date for entry in the 2015 Book of the Year Awards is 30 November 2014. In order to avoid eligibility issues, books must be received on or before this...

ABA Victoria and NSW Christmas parties 

Wednesday, 15 October 2014
The Australian Booksellers Association will hold Christmas parties for its Victorian and NSW branches. The Christmas Party for the Victorian branch of the ABA will be held at Green Park Dining,...

NewSouth Congratulates Louis Nowra 

Tuesday, 14 October 2014
NewSouth would like to congratulate Louis Nowra, one of this year’s Alex Buzo Award shortlisted winners for the Nib: Waverley Library Award for Literature. Nowra, in his book King’s Cross: A Biography, burrows...

Editors Victoria: InDesign for Editors (PC)–Intermediate 

Tuesday, 14 October 2014
Editors Victoria is running the course ‘InDesign for Editors (PC)–Intermediate’ with Clare Brophy on Saturday 8 November 2014 from 11am to 5pm at CAE, 253 Flinders Lane Melbourne.The course covers the fundamentals of...

Alliance Distribution Services Announcement 

Monday, 13 October 2014
Alliance Distribution Services wishes to advise the following changes which will assist customers in maximising opportunities in the period leading up to Christmas. 1. ADS will reduce our normal minimum order...

Society of Editors (NSW): The Business of Editing 

Monday, 6 October 2014
The Society of Editors (NSW) Inc. presents The Business of Editing, a one day seminar Saturday 15 November, 9.30am to 5.30pm. Cost: $350.The Business of Editing is aimed at freelance...

ILF trivia night: Wednesday 5 November

Thursday, 2 October 2014
It’s on again—the annual Indigenous Literacy Foundation trivia night at Paddo RSL on Wednesday 5 November. Quizmaster Richard Glover will host the evening and there will be scores of fantastic prizes...

ALIA conference iPad competition winner announced 

Wednesday, 1 October 2014
Thorpe-Bowker congratulates RMIT librarian Julia Leong, winner of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Conference iPad competition. Along with an iPad, Leong will receive a 12-month subscription to Books+Publishing. The...

New chair for Auckland Writers’ Festival board

Wednesday, 1 October 2014
Sarah Sandley has resigned as chair of the Auckland Writers’ Festival board and will be replaced by deputy chair Phillipa Muir. Nicola Legat has been appointed deputy chair and Josephine Green has joined the board.

Sparrow to leave ‘Overland’

Wednesday, 1 October 2014
Overland editor Jeff Sparrow will leave the role at the end of 2014 to ‘concentrate on his own writing’. Current deputy editor Jacinda Woodhead will edit the publication from 2015....