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Walker Books Congratulates CBCA Winners 

Tuesday, 26 August 2014
It is with great pleasure that Walker Books congratulates Graham Byrne, illustrator of Big Red Kangaroo (written by Claire Saxby), for winning the Crichton Award for New Illustrators at the...

Hachette Australia Congratulates Shaun Tan 

Tuesday, 26 August 2014
Hachette Australia is thrilled to congratulate Shaun Tan on winning Best Designed Children’s Illustrated Book, for the wonderful Rules of Summer, at the 2014 Australian Book Design Awards. To order copies...

Hinkler Sells Engage Literacy to Capstone 

Tuesday, 26 August 2014
Hinkler has sold Engage Literacy to Capstone, a US-based publisher who is the exclusive distributor of the Engage Literacy program in North America, the UK and Ireland.Hinkler Education was established...

Entries now open for the 2014 Queensland Literary Awards 

Tuesday, 26 August 2014
Ten award categories provide opportunities for both published and emerging writers, as well as four fellowships supporting new works by Queensland writers. Entries close 19 September.Categories for the 2014 program...

Murdoch congratulates Ben Shewry and Martin Benn 

Tuesday, 26 August 2014
Murdoch Books celebrates the success of our two authors Ben Shewry and Martin Benn who were the two big winners at last week’s 2015 Australian Gourmet Traveller Awards. We are...

APA: Frankfurt Book Fair webinar 

Tuesday, 26 August 2014
The APA has organised a webinar for Friday 29 August in the lead-up to the Frankfurt Book Fair in October. The webinar will suit those going to Frankfurt this year...

Staff changes at ‘KYD’

Wednesday, 20 August 2014
Kill Your Darlings online editor Emily Laidlaw has left the publication and will be replaced by deputy online editor Veronica Sullivan.

Shosanya appointed CEO of Paper Plus

Wednesday, 20 August 2014
Sam Shosanya has been appointed CEO of Paper Plus in New Zealand, replacing Rob Smith, who left the company in early August. (See news.)

Indigenous Literacy Day dinner 

Wednesday, 20 August 2014
Bookings are open for an Indigenous Literacy Day dinner featuring a performance by singer-songwriter Archie Roach.Date: 3 September, 7pm for a 7:30pm start, concluding 10:30pm.Venue: North Fitzroy Star Hotel, 32-34...

Hachette Australia congratulates Colin McLaren 

Tuesday, 19 August 2014
Hachette Australia congratulates Colin McLaren on JFK: The Smoking Gun being shortlisted in the True Crime category of the 2014 Ned Kelly Awards.To order copies of JFK: The Smoking Gun...

Hachette Australia congratulates our CBCA winners 

Tuesday, 19 August 2014
Hachette Australia is thrilled to congratulate Shaun Tan on winning the 2014 CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award for the wonderful Rules of Summer.Congratulations also to Peter Gouldthorpe on...

HGE celebrates CBCA winner and honour book 

Tuesday, 19 August 2014
Hardie Grant Egmont celebrates the success of Jan Omerod and Andrew Joyner’s book, The Swap, the 2014 CBCA Early Childhood Book of the Year. Congratulations are also extended to Libby...