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Open Book expands to three internships

open book logo Monday, 20 March 2023
The Open Book: Australian Publishing Internship program, which ran as a pilot program offering two internships in 2022, has expanded to offer three paid internships this year, with one an...

BookPeople announces 2023 conference program

Book people logo Friday, 17 March 2023
BookPeople has released a draft of program for its 2023 conference and trade exhibition, to be held on 18-19 June in Adelaide. Keynotes include journalist and author Julia Baird on...

NZ book review website to be launched

Thursday, 16 March 2023
A new book review website, the Aotearoa NZ Review of Books (ANZRB) will be launched on 22 March, according to New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa....

SWF 2023 program announced

Thursday, 16 March 2023
The program for the 2023 Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF), which runs 22–28 May, has been announced. Themed 'Stories for the Future', this year’s SWF is the first to be programmed...

Holland-Batt longlisted for 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize

Thursday, 16 March 2023
Sarah Holland-Batt’s poetry collection The Jaguar (UQP) has been longlisted for the 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize, worth C$130,000 (A$142,700). The Griffin Poetry Prize is awarded annually for the best collection of poetry...

Vivendi in negotiations to sell Editis

Thursday, 16 March 2023
French media company Vivendi is in exclusive negotiations for the 100% takeover of its subsidiary Editis—France’s second largest publisher—by International Media Invest (IMI), reports the Bookseller. Last year, Vivendi said...

Australian Reading Hour digital event attracts 17,000

Wednesday, 15 March 2023
The 2023 Australian Reading Hour on Thursday 9 March involved more than 250 events across the country. Over 17,000 students watched the The Magic of Storytelling live digital event, held...

International Booker 2023 longlist announced

Wednesday, 15 March 2023
The longlist for the 2023 International Booker Prize, worth £50,000 (A$90,950), has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Ninth Building (Zou Jingzhi, trans by Jeremy Tiang, Open Letter) A System...

Senior editor, Sydney

Wednesday, 15 March 2023
Penguin Random House Our talented and successful Young Readers publishing department invites applications for a senior editor to join our Brands and Partnerships team based in the Sydney office. The...

Book designer, Sydney

Wednesday, 15 March 2023
Rockpool Publishing Rockpool Publishing, a leading publisher of practical nonfiction books including wellness, mind-body-spirit, gift, lifestyle, sport and recreation books, is offering an exciting opportunity for a talented designer to...

Voss Literary Prize 2023

Wednesday, 15 March 2023
The Australian University Heads of English and the estate of Vivian Robert de Vaux Voss are pleased to call for nominations to the tenth annual Voss Literary Prize. The prize,...

PANZ climate action report released

Tuesday, 14 March 2023
The Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) has announced the completion of its report on Climate Action for the New Zealand Publishing Industry: A snapshot and...

No newsletter on Monday

Friday, 10 March 2023
The Books+Publishing newsletter will not be published on Monday, 13 March, due to the Labour Day public holiday in Victoria. The next newsletter will be published Tuesday, 14 March.

Australian Book Design Awards 2023 longlists announced

Friday, 10 March 2023
The longlists for the 2023 Australian Book Design Awards, presented by the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), have been announced. The longlisted titles in the first three categories are: Best...

Bendigo Writers Festival announces 2023 program

Friday, 10 March 2023
The Bendigo Writers Festival (BWF) has announced its program for the festival running from 4–7 May 2023 in Bendigo, Victoria. Based at the 150-year-old Capital Theatre, the festival will feature...

Baillie Gifford Winner of Winners shortlist announced

Friday, 10 March 2023
In the UK, the shortlist for the Baillie Gifford Winner of Winners Award—being held to celebrate the prize’s 25th anniversary—has been announced, reports the Bookseller. The annual award, originally known...

Aurealis Awards shortlists announced

Friday, 10 March 2023
The shortlists for the 2022 Aurealis Awards, presented for science fiction, fantasy and horror writing in Australia, have been announced. Among the shortlists are: Best Fantasy Novel The Not So...

Penguin Literary Prize 2023 shortlist announced

Thursday, 9 March 2023
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has announced the shortlist for the 2023 Penguin Literary Prize. The shortlisted titles are: 'The Elementals' by Liz Allan, the story of The Bastards, a...

Bell wins Hazel Rowley Fellowship 2023

Thursday, 9 March 2023
Writer and anthropologist Diane Bell has been awarded Writers Victoria’s $20,000 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship for her proposed biography of the relationship between Ngarrindjeri woman Louisa Karpany, née Kontinyeri (c1840–1921)...

VIPs announced for 2023

Thursday, 9 March 2023
The Australia Council has announced the 14 international publishers, editors, and literary agents participating in the 22nd year of the Visiting International Publishers (VIPs).  The program will return this year...

 

 

 

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