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Abbott appointed director of Arts Victoria 

Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Andrew Abbott has been appointed as the new director of Arts Victoria. Abbott has been interim director since August 2013, when Penny Hutchinson stepped down from the role.  

Lee replaces Dunne at Lightning Source Australia 

Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Ingram Content Group has appointed Deborah Lee as manager of content acquisition for Lightning Source Australia. Lee takes over from Susan Dunne, who replaced Nerida Fearnley-Gill in the role in...

Barclay joins Jane Curry Publishing 

Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Jane Curry Publishing (JCP) has appointed Jennifer Barclay as international rights agent. Barclay, who is based on the Greek island of Tiros, will present the publisher’s books to European, US...

Hoy joins Murdoch Books 

Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Matt Hoy has been appointed to the newly created role of sales and marketing director of Murdoch Books, a division of Allen & Unwin. Hoy joins the company from Hachette...

Random House Australia to distribute Dark Horse 

Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Agency: Dark Horse ISBN Prefixes: 978159617; 978156971; 978159307; 978159582; 978161655; 978187857Old Distributor: Dennis JonesNew distributor: Random House Changeover date: 01/06/2014Returns cut-off: 01/06/2014

Bloomsbury to distribute Hart Publishing 

Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Agency: Hart Publishing ISBN Prefixes: 97818411; 97818494; 97819013Old Distributor: n/a New distributor: Bloomsbury Publishing Changeover date: Effective immediately

APA: ABIA Awards Friday 23 May 

Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Tickets are now on sale for The Australian Book Industry Awards on Friday 23 May. Satirist Casey Bennetto, creator of Keating! The Musical will host this year’s awards, alongside guest...

Lee joins Lightning Source Australia 

Monday, 5 May 2014
Debbie Lee has joined the Ingram Content Group in the role of Manager, Content Acquisition for Lightning Source Australia. Most recently Debbie was publisher at ACER Press, prior to which...

Random House Australia to distribute Dark Horse 

Monday, 5 May 2014
Random House Australia are pleased to announce that they will be taking over the Australian distribution of comic book and manga publisher Dark Horse. New releases and the full backlist...

Eurospan Group is the new distributor of Infobase Publishing 

Tuesday, 29 April 2014
Agency: Infobase Publishing (Checkmark Books, Chelsea House Publishers, Facts on File, Ferguson Publishing)ISBN Prefix: 97807910; 97808160; 978087196; 978160413; 97814381; 978161753Old Distributor: Warner BooksNew Distributor: Eurospan GroupChangeover date: Effective immediately

Hachette congratulates ABIA shortlisted authors 

Tuesday, 29 April 2014
Hachette Australia heartily congratulates our ABIA shortlisted authors – Michael Robotham, Shaun Tan, Donna Tartt and Malala Yousafzai. Each of the shortlisted titles are in stock at ADS (Contact your...

Palgrave Macmillan Distribution move 

Monday, 28 April 2014
Please be advised that as a result of the closure of Macmillan Distribution Services Palgrave Macmillan will be moving distribution to United Book Distributors effective 1 July 2014. This includes...

2014 NSW Premier’s History Awards: Entries Close Friday 2 May 

Monday, 28 April 2014
Entries are sought for the following categories: Australian History Prize ($15,000) Australian Military History Prize (commemorative medallion) General History Prize ($15,000) New South Wales Community and Regional History Prize ($15,000)...