Multilingual bookshop enterprise leader, New South Wales
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Lost In Books We are searching for an entrepreneurial, determined and creative leader of the LIB social enterprise to: operate a successful retail operation online, growing revenues and expanding revenue...
Voss Literary Prize 2026
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
The Australian University Heads of English and the estate of Vivian Robert de Vaux Voss are pleased to call for nominations to the thirteenth annual Voss Literary Prize. The prize,...
Allen & Unwin no longer supplying Greg Haddrick’s In the Dead of Night
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
For legal reasons, Allen & Unwin is no longer supplying 9781761068485 In the Dead of Night in Australia, in advance of the retrial of Greg Lynn for the murder of...
Marketing specialist (12 months maternity cover), Melbourne
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Wiley We have an exciting opportunity for a creative and driven marketing professional to make a real impact in publishing. If you have experience in content, digital or trade marketing...
Publicist, New South Wales
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Penguin Random House Penguin Random House seeks an enthusiastic Publicist for our Launch team in North Sydney. Join our creative and collaborative environment at one of Australia’s dynamic publishers. Responsibilities:...
Merchandise planning manager, New South Wales
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Dymocks Dymocks has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Merchandise Planning Manager to join our National Merchandise team. This newly created role is based at our Head Office in Sydney’s...
Special sales manager children’s, Melbourne
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Simon & Schuster Join Simon & Schuster Australia to lead the sales and profit strategy for our premier children’s lists across School, Library, and Trade channels. This Melbourne-based hybrid role...
Booking coordinator, Melbourne
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Booked Out Agency Booked Out Speakers Agency is looking for a Booking Coordinator to handle speaker bookings 4 days per week. The Booking Coordinator will be responsible for arranging public...
Wilkinson Publishing
Tuesday, 3 March 2026
Laugh-out-loud comics by a dynamic duo, heartwarming adventures and the return of an Aussie classic – discover a collection of books that will open up new worlds for kids, families...
Two Milligan novels optioned for TV
Tuesday, 3 March 2026
Allen & Unwin has optioned Louise Milligan’s crime novels Pheasants Nest and Shellybanks (both A&U) for screen adaptation by Ambience Entertainment. Pheasants Nest (2024) follows the abduction of journalist Kate Delaney...
Inaugural Fearless Prize goes to Perkins for “New Growth”
Tuesday, 3 March 2026
Bakers Lane Books has awarded its inaugural Fearless Prize to journalist Miki Perkins for her debut novel, New Growth. Perkins receives a $10,000 advance and publication of the novel. The...
Hachette acquires Sunday’s “Kill to Love”
Tuesday, 3 March 2026
Hachette Australia has acquired world rights to the novel Kill to Love by Penny Sunday after a 2-book auction with 5 bidders, in agent Chloe Berry’s first print deal since...
Cannon leaves Monash University Publishing
Tuesday, 3 March 2026
Senior marketing coordinator Sarah Cannon is leaving Monash University Publishing after 21 years. Cannon, who has 35 years’ experience in publishing, joined Monash at the press's inception in 2004. “Since that time,”...
Christmas Press acquires Cullen middle-grade novel
Monday, 2 March 2026
Christmas Press has acquired world rights in The Secret of Panther Valley, a mystery/adventure novel for middle-grade readers by author Brenton Cullen, via Debbie Golvan of Golvan Arts Management. Staying...
“Security Questions” wins Poetry in Translation Prize
Monday, 2 March 2026
Osdany Morales’s Security Questions, translated from the Spanish by Harry Bauld, is the inaugural winner of the Poetry in Translation Prize, co-awarded by Giramondo. Shortlisted under the translated title of...
Larrikan acquires Galatola picture book
Monday, 2 March 2026
Larrikan has acquired world rights to Jess Galatola’s The Witch Who Couldn’t Spell, illustrated by Lu Baker. The book follows the adventures of Wanda Spelled, “a little witch with a...
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2026 winners announced
Thursday, 26 February 2026
The Wheeler Centre has announced the winners of the 2026 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards. Goorie and Koori poet and academic Evelyn Araluen has won the overall Victorian Prize for Literature,...
Larrikin acquires Purcell novel
Thursday, 26 February 2026
Larrikin House has acquired world rights to John Purcell’s novel The Amateur’s Guide to Killing Bad Guys. The novel begins on the “worst day” of entrepreneur Matthew Burton’s life. “The...
International Booker Prize longlist revealed
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
In the UK, the longlist for the 2026 International Booker Prize, worth £50,000 (A$95,597), has been announced. Longlisted titles are: The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran (Shida Bazyar, trans Ruth Martin,...
NZ Booklovers Awards 2026 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
In Aotearoa New Zealand, the 2026 NZ Booklovers Awards shortlists have been announced. Shortlisted titles include: Best Adult Fiction Book 1985 (Dominic Hoey, Penguin) A Beautiful Family (Jennifer Trevelyan, A&U)...
Constellations: Not Writers’ Week releases full program
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Constellations: Not Writers’ Week, created following the cancellation of this year’s Adelaide Writers' Week (AWW), has named more than 100 authors who will appear at 50 events in 19 venues,...
CBCA 2026 Notable Books announced
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced its list of Notable Books for 2026. The list acts as the longlist for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards....
Upswell acquires Scott-Patrick Mitchell poetry
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Upswell Publishing has acquired world rights to poet Scott-Patrick Mitchell’s next collection, Incantations to a Drowned Canyon. A Perth-based poet and spoken word performer, Mitchell published their first volume of...
Multilingual bookshop enterprise leader, New South Wales
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Lost In Books We are searching for an entrepreneurial, determined and creative leader of the LIB social enterprise to: operate a successful retail operation online, growing revenues and expanding revenue...
Head of international agencies, Sydney
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin, Australia’s largest independent book publisher, is looking for a motivated, proactive and experienced Product Manager to lead our International Agencies team. The role is...
Need senior sales & marketing support?
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
RM Marketing Services works with publishers, distributors and industry organisations in Australia and internationally seeking experienced, commercially focused marketing expertise without increasing headcount. Director Rachael McDiarmid brings 36 years in...
Sales and inventory coordinator, Sydney
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Phoenix International Publications Phoenix International is seeking a Sales and Inventory Coordinator to support the continued growth of our Asia Pacific business. This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate...
Hardie Grant Explore
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Hardie Grant Explore
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
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Riveted Press acquires Stanton’s “The Adventures of Squidape”
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Riveted Press has acquired worldwide rights to The Adventures of Squidape, a middle-grade mystery by John Stanton. The novel follows Roland Bickering-Jones – who “likes facts, lists and things that make...
