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Sales and distribution manager, Brisbane

Wednesday, 31 May 2023
UQP This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Sales and Distribution Manager to join University of Queensland Press (UQP). You will provide sales and distribution leadership for all of...

Celebrate your staff with Rising Star nominations

Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Nominations are now open for the Australian Publishing Industry’s Rising Star award. Previously presented at the Australian Book Industry Awards, this year’s Rising Star will be announced in conjunction with...

Sales account manager, Brisbane

Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Walker Books Walker Books – Brisbane, regional QLD Account Manager Location: Brisbane Walker Books Australia has brought the best children’s books to Australian children for 30 years. We are looking...

ALS Gold Medal 2023 shortlist announced

Tuesday, 30 May 2023
The shortlist for the 2023 Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold Medal has been announced. The shortlisted works are: We Come With This Place (Debra Dank, Echo) Limberlost (Robbie Arnott, Text) Iris (Fiona...

black&write! fellowships 2023 recipients announced

Tuesday, 30 May 2023
The 2023 black&write! fellowships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers have been awarded to Dakota Feirer and Jacob K Gallagher. Each fellowship is worth $10,000 and includes editorial development...

ABDA announces 2023 award winners, new paid internship

Monday, 29 May 2023
The winners of the 2023 Australian Book Design Awards, presented by the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), have been announced. ABDA has also announced the establishment of the 'Baseline' Book...

Alabanza, Jawando win 2023 Jhalak Prizes

Monday, 29 May 2023
In the UK, the winners of the 2022 Jhalak prizes, which recognise ‘authors who feel that their work is often marginalised unless it fulfils a romantic fetishisation of their cultural...

Ismail, Stewart awarded $50k Marten Bequest scholarship

Monday, 29 May 2023
Rafeif Ismail and Emily Stewart are among the seven recipients of the 2023 Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarships, each worth $50,000. Ismail, who received the prose scholarship, is an emerging award-winning...

German author Oskamp wins Dublin Literary Award

Friday, 26 May 2023
German author Katja Oskamp has won the 2023 Dublin Literary Award for Marzahn, Mon Amour (trans by Jo Heinrich, Peirene Press), reports the Bookseller. Oskamp receives €75,000 (A$123,700) and Heinrich, as...

Caffè Nero to fund major new UK book awards

Thursday, 25 May 2023
In the UK, coffee chain Caffè Nero has launched a new set of book awards, worth a total of £50,000 (A$94,500), a year after Costa Coffee announced the end of...

Gospodinov, Rodel win 2023 International Booker

Wednesday, 24 May 2023
The novel Time Shelter by Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov, translated by Angela Rodel and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, has won the £50,000 (A$93,900) International Booker Prize. Time Shelter was chosen...

Vale Mark Raphael Baker

Wednesday, 24 May 2023
Writer Mark Raphael Baker died on 4 May. He was the author of The Fiftieth Gate: A journey through memory, about his parents’ experience during the Holocaust, and the memoir Thirty...

Change for Paperblanks

Wednesday, 24 May 2023
Publisher: Paperblanks Old distributor: Harper Entertainment Distribution Services (HEDS) New distributor: Alliance Distribution Services (ADS) Old sales team: Hardie Grant New sales team: Hachette Changeover date: 1 June 2023 Returns...

Editor/senior editor, Brisbane

Wednesday, 24 May 2023
University of Queensland Press UQP is seeking an experienced book editor to edit and project manage titles across our literary nonfiction, fiction, children’s and YA trade list, including custom and...

Editorial assistant, Sydney

Wednesday, 24 May 2023
Hachette Australia Hachette Australia has an exciting opportunity to join our Australian publishing division in the role of Editorial Assistant. This is a permanent, full-time position based in our Sydney...

Rights and contracts manager, Brisbane

Wednesday, 24 May 2023
UQP We currently have an exciting opportunity available for a Rights and Contracts Manager to join University of Queensland Press (UQP). This is a key position that is responsible for...

Marketing and publicity manager, Sydney

Wednesday, 24 May 2023
Bloomsbury Are you a book lover looking for a dream job? Bloomsbury Australia has the perfect opportunity for you! We are seeking a Marketing and Publicity Manager to join our...

Publisher, Melbourne/Sydney

Wednesday, 24 May 2023
Hardie Grant Books About us Join the publishing team at Hardie Grant Books, one of Australia’s leading independent publishing companies with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, London and San Francisco. We...

TikTok to launch new book awards

Tuesday, 23 May 2023
Social media platform TikTok is launching its own book awards for the UK and Ireland, aiming to celebrate ‘titles, authors, content and creators of BookTok’, reports the Bookseller. The awards...

Davies awarded 2023 Janet Mackenzie Medal

Monday, 22 May 2023
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) has announced Kerry Davies as the winner of the 2023 Janet Mackenzie Medal for services to editing. Davies has worked in publishing and communications since...

Emerging Writers Festival 2023 program launched

Friday, 19 May 2023
The Emerging Writers Festival (EWF) has launched its 20th anniversary program for 14–24 June, featuring nearly 200 artists in over 60 events in various locations across Melbourne. The opening night...