Redundancies at Booktopia as company looks to lift profits
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Booktopia has announced an organisational restructure involving 30–40 redundancies, as the company looks to make an improvement to its earnings. The restructure is one of several initiatives that Booktopia expects...
More companies allowing the option to work January 26
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
More and more Australian publishers are offering staff the option to work on January 26, despite it officially being the Australia Day public holiday. Many Australian companies, including Woolworths, Telstra...
All About Women of Colour 2023 mentorship recipients announced
Monday, 23 January 2023
The Sydney Opera House has announced Margretta Sowah and Uppma Virdi as the recipients of the 2023 All About Women of Colour mentorship program, presented in partnership with Sweatshop. Sowah,...
Perth Festival 2023 Literature & Ideas program announced
Friday, 20 January 2023
Perth Festival has announced the full line-up for its 2023 Literature & Ideas program, comprising A Day of Ideas on Saturday, 18 February and the Writers Weekend, to be held...
Waterstones sales, profit up in year to April 2022
Friday, 20 January 2023
In the UK, bookselling chain Waterstones posted an increased profit and revenue in the year ending April 2022, a recovery to the company’s finances following a plunge during multiple lockdowns...
Disney wins 2023 Porter Prize
Friday, 20 January 2023
Seoul-based Australian poet Dan Disney has won the Australian Book Review's (ABR) 2023 Peter Porter Poetry Prize for his poem ‘periferal, fantasmal’. Judges Sarah Holland-Batt, Des Cowley and James Jiang described Disney's...
‘Abomination’ wins Jewish Book Award
Friday, 20 January 2023
In the US, Abomination by Melbourne-based author Ashley Goldberg (Vintage) has won the 2022 National Jewish Book Award for debut fiction. Published in May last year, Goldberg's debut novel follows...
Last chance to complete our Christmas survey
Thursday, 19 January 2023
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its annual Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey online. We are accepting submissions until Friday, 20 January. Booksellers...
German book sales down 2.1%
Thursday, 19 January 2023
Book sales in Germany were down 2.1% by value in 2022, according to statistics from the country’s publishers’ and booksellers’ association Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (BDG), reports Publishing Perspectives. The...
ABIAs add new categories
Thursday, 19 January 2023
Three new categories have been added to the 2023 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA), which will take place in Sydney on 25 May. In addition to the existing industry and...
Change for Affirm Press
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Publisher: Affirm Press Distributor: Hachette Australia New sales team: Affirm Press Changeover date: 1 January 2023 Contact URL: https://affirmpress.com.au/
Please complete our Christmas survey
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its annual Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey online. We are accepting submissions until Friday, 20 January. Booksellers...
Enache shortlisted for Novel Prize
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Fitzcarraldo Editions, Giramondo and New Directions have announced the shortlist for the Novel Prize, a biennial international award for a book-length work of literary fiction. The shortlisted writers, selected from...
Vale Jim Molan
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Australian politician, major general in the Australian army and author Jim Molan has died, aged 72. HarperCollins Australia & New Zealand CEO Jim Demetriou writes: ‘We are deeply saddened to...
Vale Shirley Shackleton
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Shirley Shackleton, author of The Circle of Silence: A personal testimony before, during and after Balibo (Murdoch Books), has died aged 91. Shackleton spent many decades campaigning for justice for...
BWF announces 2023 curators, Country of Focus
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
The Brisbane Writers Festival has announced the curators of its 2023 festival program. First Nations artist Daniel Browning, a descendent of the Bundjalung and Kullilli peoples of far northern New...
Marketing and publicity manager, Brisbane
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
UQP This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced marketing and publicity manager to join University of Queensland Press (UQP). You will maximise discoverability, profile, and media coverage of UQP’s...
Bookseller, Melbourne
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Our Bookshop Hawksburn Our Bookshop Hawksburn is a family owned bookshop in the heart of Hawksburn Village, Toorak. We are looking to hire an experienced bookseller with excellent book knowledge...
National account coordinator, Sydney
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin is Australia's largest independent book publisher. We publish bestselling authors such as Craig Silvey, Sally Rooney, Chris Hammer, Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff, Holly Black,...
Experienced bookseller, Melbourne
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Metropolis Bookshop Metropolis is an independent bookshop with a focus on architecture, art, design, music, film, popular culture and literature. We are looking to hire a bookseller with at least...
Bookseller, Melbourne
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Our Bookshop Hawksburn Our Bookshop Hawksburn is a family owned bookshop in the heart of Hawksburn Village, Toorak. We are looking to hire an experienced bookseller with excellent book knowledge...
Nominate for $10,000 maritime history prizes
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Nominations are invited for the 2023 Frank Broeze Memorial Maritime History Book Prize of $8000 and the 2023 Community Maritime History Prize of $2000. The awards are co-sponsored by the...
Rights and international sales assistant, Sydney
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Allen & Unwin The rights and international sales team is looking for a full-time assistant to work with the rights manager to help promote and sell our list of award-winning...
Program admin officer: competitions, Melbourne
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Writers Victoria Writers Victoria is seeking an organised and capable individual to fulfil the role of program admin officer: competitions. This is a part-time role at three days per week....
Managing editor children’s publishing, Sydney
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Hachette Australia Hachette Australia is seeking a highly experienced, creative and curious managing editor, children’s publishing, to join our Australian publishing division. This role is perfect for an individual who...
Marketing executive, Melbourne
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Thames & Hudson Australia We are looking for a full-time marketing executive to join our Melbourne office, working on-site three days per week. This role works within the marketing and...
Change for Gad Publishers and Nord Academic
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Publisher: Gad Publishers and Nord Academic ISBN prefix: 9788712; 978877217; 9788793229; 978877304 New distributor: XL Express Changeover date: 1 January 2023 Contact URL: www.eurospan.co.uk
Joseph wins 2022 T S Eliot Prize
Tuesday, 17 January 2023
In the UK, Anthony Joseph has won the 2022 T S Eliot Prize, worth £25,000 (A$43,850), for his collection Sonnets for Albert (Bloomsbury), reports the Bookseller. Sonnets for Albert was chosen as the winner...
Affirm Press Mentorship Award 2023 winners announced
Tuesday, 17 January 2023
Affirm Press and Varuna, the National Writers’ House have announced the winners of the 2023 Affirm Press Mentorship Award. The winners are: Anne Andrew for ‘Blood Quilt’ Zoe Downing for...
UK indies report Christmas sales uptick
Monday, 16 January 2023
In the UK, 50% of independent bookshops responding to a Booksellers Association (BA) survey reported sales increased this Christmas compared to last, reports the Bookseller. Sales of the BA’s National...
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