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The 36th Galley Club Awards 

Monday, 24 September 2012
The 36th Galley Club awards, featuring performer, writer and comedian Jean Kittson as guest MC, will be held on Friday 19 October 2012. Time: 6.30pm Venue: Postales Restaurant at the...

Independent Publishers Conference 2012 

Monday, 24 September 2012
Registrations are now open for a new industry conference for independent publishers. When: 8 and 9 November 2012 Where: The Wheeler Centre, Melbourne On 8 and 9 November 2012, The...

APA Professional Development 

Monday, 24 September 2012
For more information and to register for any workshop please visit http://www.publishers.asn.au/training.cfm? Defining the New Marketing Mix - Melbourne only What are the challenges faced by publishers when it comes...

Changes at Random House 

Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Random House Australia has announced a number a staff changes in its marketing and publicity teams which will come into effect in January 2013. Karen Reid, currently head of publicity,...

Xmplar launches cop-e-boox XML software 

Monday, 17 September 2012
Xmplar have released cop-e-boox v 0.1, a bundle of open-source stylesheets and templates for learning XML digital publishing. Cop-e-boox works with desktop publishing software and has a browser interface that...

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins congratulates authors 

Monday, 17 September 2012
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is delighted to announce that three of our titles were recognised in the Australian Educational Publishing Awards 2012, in the category ‘Tertiary (Adaptations) Teaching and Learning...

Prize Manager, The Stella Prize, Melbourne

Monday, 17 September 2012
The Stella Prize team is looking for a highly organised, energetic and passionate Prize Manager. Casual position two days per week from Oct 2012 until end of May 2013. Some...

Vann appointed QWC CEO 

Monday, 17 September 2012
Meg Vann has been appointed as CEO of the Queensland Writers Centre (QWC). Vann, who has worked for QWC for the past three years, will start in the role on...

Eymery to join Google Australia 

Monday, 17 September 2012
Google has announced that Agnes Eymery will join the Google Australia team in the role of strategic partner development manager in October. Eymery, who currently works for Google in a...

Burkey joins SLV 

Wednesday, 12 September 2012
Anna Burkey will join the State Library of Victoria as reader development and offsite programs manager this month. Burkey has relocated to Melbourne from Edinburgh, Scotland, where she was communications...

Farmer to leave HarperCollins 

Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Christine Farmer is leaving HarperCollins and wants to thank everyone for their kind words. Her personal email is christinefarmer01@gmail.com or her usual mobile 0407-402-890. (See news.)

NewSouth Books: Science Awards Winners 

Tuesday, 11 September 2012
NewSouth Books congratulates Rob Brooks, author of Sex, Genes, and Rock ‘n’ Roll on winning the Science Writer Award at the inaugural Queensland Literary Awards. And congratulations also to Rob...

Caffin returns to BBWF 

Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Former Byron Bay Writers’ Festival (BBWF) director Jeni Caffin will return to the festival as director in November. Caffin, who has spend the past two years with the Ubud Writers...

Changes at Hachette 

Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Hachette Australia has announced that CEO Malcolm Edwards will retire at the end of 2013. Edwards will retire from his roles in a number of stages and will be succeeded...

Sherwin-Stark to join Bloomsbury 

Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Louise Sherwin-Stark will join Bloomsbury Australia as managing director in November. Sherwin-Stark, currently ebook merchandiser for Google Australia, replaces Kathleen Farrar, who is relocating to the UK to take up...