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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...

Society of Editors (NSW) ebooks workshop 

Tuesday, 19 August 2014
The Society of Editors (NSW) will run a one-day workshop on the topic ‘Ebooks 201 for editors: Intermediate’, presented by Sarah JH Fletcher.The workshop is designed for editors who want...

CBCA Children’s Book of the Year Awards 2015 

Tuesday, 19 August 2014
Publishers are asked to send in their entries for the 2015 CBCA Book of the Year Awards. The CBCA Board recommends submitting entries on a monthly basis to avoid a...

Auckland University Press distribution change 

Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Agency: Auckland University PressISBN prefix: 97801964; 97818694Old distributor: InbooksNew distributor: Auckland University PressChangeover date: 1/9/14Returns cut-off: 29/8/14

James Bennett announces closure of Inbooks 

Wednesday, 13 August 2014
James Bennett P/L has announced the closure of its Inbooks division effective 30 October 2014.A number of presses have already transferred to new distribution arrangements as announced in WBN. Customers...

Harlequin sends love to all RUBY winners 

Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Harlequin wishes to congratulate their talented romance writers - Sarah Mayberry, Kelly Hunter, Lucy Clark, Kendall Talbot and Emma Darcy on their ELLA & RUBY awards held at the 2014...

David Harold Tribe Fiction Award submissions open 

Wednesday, 13 August 2014
The Department of English at the University of Sydney has opened submissions for the David Harold Tribe Fiction Award for short works of literature. The award is designed to encourage...

Taylor & Francis to distribute Acumen 

Tuesday, 12 August 2014
Publisher: Acumen PublishingOld Distributor:  Footprint BooksNew Distributor: Taylor & FrancisChangeover date: ImmediateReturns cut off: 30/9/2014

Indigenous Literacy Day: Volunteers wanted 

Tuesday, 12 August 2014
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation is seeking 20 volunteers for an event at Melbourne Library Service on Indigenous Literacy Day, Wednesday 3 September. The work would involve manning book stalls and helping...

Walker Books congratulates Brian Lovelock 

Monday, 11 August 2014
It is with great pleasure that Walker Books congratulates Brian Lovelock for being awarded the 2014 LIANZA Illustration Award—Russell Clark Award for Nature Storybooks: Flight of the Honey Bee, written by...

Staff changes at Text

Friday, 8 August 2014
Text has announced a number of staff changes.Rights manager Anne Beilby is now on maternity leave. Alice Cottrell, previously administration coordinator, has been promoted to rights and administration, and will attend...