Digital lending rights claims deadline extended
Tuesday, 4 April 2023
The federal government has extended the deadline for new title claims under its extended lending rights scheme, which now covers digital formats. Claimants will now have until 30 June 2023...
Government pledges funding for Trove
Monday, 3 April 2023
The National Library of Australia (NLA) has welcomed the federal government's commitment to funding the library's digital archive, Trove. In its May federal budget, the government will commit $33 million...
Faber reports record revenue, profit
Monday, 3 April 2023
In the UK, Faber recorded its best ever revenue and operating profit results in the year ending 31 March 2022, reports the Bookseller. The publisher’s turnover came in ‘well ahead...
Writing WA appoints Yeoman as CEO
Friday, 31 March 2023
Writing WA has appointed literary editor, festival director and journalist Will Yeoman as its new chief executive officer (CEO), starting 24 April. ‘I am absolutely stoked to welcome Will Yeoman...
PRH revenue up, profit down in 2022
Friday, 31 March 2023
Penguin Random House’s revenue grew 5% in the 2022 financial year, however its profit was down 12% over the same period, according to parent company Bertelsmann’s financial report. PRH revenue...
BWF 2023 program announced
Friday, 31 March 2023
The program for this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF), which runs 10–14 May, has been announced. This year's festival is the first under new artistic director Jackie Ryan, who took...
Heiss to curate First Nations imprint Bundyi
Thursday, 30 March 2023
Wiradyuri author Anita Heiss has been appointed as publisher at large for Simon & Schuster's new imprint, Bundyi. Named for the Wiradyuri word meaning ‘to share with me’, the Bundyi...
Stella Prize 2023 shortlist announced
Thursday, 30 March 2023
The shortlist for the $60,000 Stella Prize for women and non-binary writers has been announced. The shortlisted books are: We Come With This Place (Debra Dank, Echo) big beautiful female...
Publicist, Melbourne
Thursday, 30 March 2023
Pitch Projects Are you a book publicist looking to expand your horizons? Love books but also excited by culture, the arts and advocacy? Pitch is hiring and wants to hear...
Bolinda titles shortlisted in British Book Awards
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
Two titles by Bolinda have been shortlisted for Audiobook of the Year: Fiction at the 2023 British Book Awards. The Seven Moons of Almeida (Shehan Karunatilaka, narrated by Shivantha Wijesinha)...
Bookings closing for Think Australian London
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
Bookings are closing Friday 31 March for Think Australian's London issue out 6 April. The London issue includes a limited number of banner ads and prominently placed title preview ads. See...
Read Independent Publishing’s March newsletter
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
Independent Publishing is an online resource and a free monthly newsletter publication filled with news and tips for independent publishers, independent authors, hybrid authors and content creators. Independent Publishing newsletter contains:...
Senior editor, Melbourne
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
Insight Publications Insight Publications is an Australian-owned educational publishing company with more than 50 years of experience publishing English resources for secondary school teachers and students. We’re currently looking for...
Marketing coordinator, Sydney
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
Echo Publishing (imprint of Bonnier Books UK) Echo Publishing Australia is looking for an enthusiastic Marketing Coordinator to join our team. Reporting to the Publicity Manager, the position is responsible...
Sales coordinator, Sydney
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
Penguin Random House Sales Coordinator Children’s At Penguin Random House Australia, we strive to be the best home for our authors and people, the most service-oriented partner for our customers...
Change for ACTFL
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
Publisher: ACTFL ISBN prefix: 978-0-9705798; 978-1-942544; 978-0-9896532 New distributor: Eurospan Changeover date: 1 April 2023 Contact URL: eurospan.co.uk
CBCA Awards 2023 shortlists announced
Tuesday, 28 March 2023
The shortlists for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Older readers Ask No Questions (Eva Collins,...
Dublin Literary Award shortlist announced
Tuesday, 28 March 2023
The shortlist for the 2023 Dublin Literary Award, worth €100,000 (A$162,360), has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr, Scribner) Em (Kim Thuy, trans by Sheila...
IPEd conference program announced for May
Tuesday, 28 March 2023
The program for the 11th Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) conference, will take place as an online event in May under the theme ‘Where editing and the future meet’, has...
De Kretser wins 2023 Folio Prize
Tuesday, 28 March 2023
Australian author Michelle de Kretser has won in the fiction category of the Rathbones Folio Prize, for her novel Scary Monsters (A&U). In the award's first year under a new prize...
Judge finds for publishers in Internet Archive copyright case
Monday, 27 March 2023
In the US, a federal judge has found the Internet Archive infringed the copyright of publishers by scanning and lending their books, reports Publishers Weekly. In an opinion granting the...
BookTok drives about 3% of UK book sales: Nielsen
Friday, 24 March 2023
Consumers inspired by BookTok accounted for 90 million book purchases in the UK last year, according to Nielsen’s latest Books & Consumers survey, reports the Bookseller. The monthly survey asks...
Auckland Writers Festival reveals 2023 program
Friday, 24 March 2023
Auckland Writers Festival has revealed its full 2023 program, featuring over 25 international guests alongside 200 New Zealand writers across 160 events running 16–21 May. This year’s festival marks the...
Arnott shortlisted for Dylan Thomas Prize
Friday, 24 March 2023
Tasmanian writer Robbie Arnott has been shortlisted for Swansea University's Dylan Thomas Prize, awarded for the best literary work published in English and written by an author aged 39 or...
MWF announces 2023 program
Thursday, 23 March 2023
Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) has announced its 2023 program, which will run from 4–7 May 2023 and be held predominately at State Library Victoria (SLV) and the Capitol theatre. Opening...
Buckley, De Marcken win 2022 Novel Prize
Thursday, 23 March 2023
Publishers Fitzcarraldo Editions, Giramondo and New Directions have announced UK author Jonathan Buckley and US author Anne de Marcken as the joint winners of the 2022 Novel Prize, for their...
ASAL announces pilot fellowship program recipients
Thursday, 23 March 2023
The Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) has announced the recipients of a pilot program of Copyright Agency-funded writers’ fellowships. Luisa Mitchell and Fiona Murphy are the winners...
Mikhail wins Waterstones Children’s Book Prize
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
In the UK, Nadia Mikal has been named the £5000 (A$9160) overall winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for her debut novel, The Cats We Meet Along the Way...
Screen Australia funds ‘Eggshell Skull’ adaptation development
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Screen Australia has announced story development funding for a feature film adaptation of Eggshell Skull (Bri Lee, A&U), as one of 20 projects sharing in $700,000 development funding. Actor Mia...
Indies winners announced, SWF program released, Open Book expands
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
The program for the 2023 Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF), which runs 22–28 May, has been announced, as has a draft of program for the 2023 a BookPeople conference and trade...
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