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Clunes Booktown announces first guests, new dates

Tuesday, 15 November 2022
Regional Victoria's Clunes Booktown Festival has revealed an extended program, as well as new dates. The festival, which usually runs in May, will be held next year on the weekend...

Pham wins 2022 Heyman Mentorship Award

Friday, 11 November 2022
Kim Pham is the winner of the 2022 Heyman Mentorship Award for her novel manuscript ‘Bird Hands Beaver a Fishmint Bouquet’. Set in the suburbs of Western Sydney, the book...

‘The Dictionary of Lost Words’ to be adapted for TV

Thursday, 10 November 2022
Screen rights to The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams have been acquired by South Australian production houses Highview Productions and Closer Productions, in a deal made by Anonymous...

Black Inc. announces ‘Growing Up Indian in Australia’

Thursday, 10 November 2022
Black Inc. has announced the latest addition to its ‘Growing Up’ nonfiction anthology series is Growing Up Indian in Australia, to be edited by Canberra-based journalist Aarti Betigeri. 'It can...

New paid Hachette traineeship

Wednesday, 9 November 2022
Hachette Australia has announced a new paid entry-level publishing traineeship intended to address the lack of diversity in publishing. The traineeship is a full-time year-long role offering exposure across Hachette’s...

Judge releases full decision blocking PRH acquisition of S&S

Wednesday, 9 November 2022
In the US, federal court judge Florence Pan’s 80-page written decision blocking Penguin Random House’s (PRH) acquisition of Simon & Schuster (S&S) has been published, reports Publishers Weekly. Pan found...

Laura McPhee-Browne on ‘Little Plum’

Wednesday, 9 November 2022
Little Plum (Text, February) is Laura McPhee-Browne's second novel after her 2020 debut Cherry Beach. Reviewer Danielle Bagnato describes Little Plum as a sincere character study of 29-year-old protagaonist Coral, who...

Commercial publisher (nonfiction), Auckland

Wednesday, 9 November 2022
Penguin Random House This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and creative commercial publisher or commissioning editor to join the award-winning team. In this senior role, reporting to...

Your next book designer and proofreader

Wednesday, 9 November 2022
Are you having trouble finding enough staff to keep your project workflows operating smoothly? Amanda Greenslade is available to typeset and proofread your books. A graphic designer since 2004 and...

Junior editor, Sydney

Wednesday, 9 November 2022
Simon & Schuster Thanks to an internal promotion, Simon & Schuster Australia is seeking a full-time junior editor to join its dynamic local publishing team based in Sydney. This role...

Publicist or senior publicist, Melbourne

Wednesday, 9 November 2022
Text Publishing Text Publishing is looking for a full-time publicist or senior publicist, depending on industry experience, to join its energetic, highly effective publicity team. Duties include initiating and running...

Customer support agent (casuals), Melbourne

Wednesday, 9 November 2022
Cengage Learning Pty Ltd This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong customer focussed values dedicated to assisting educators and students. Are you passionate about providing exceptional support for...

Office manager/ assistant, Sydney

Wednesday, 9 November 2022
Simon & Schuster *12-month contract with view to go permanent* Simon & Schuster Australia is seeking an experienced office manager/assistant to provide support to mainly the operations director and to...

Publisher (nonfiction), Sydney

Wednesday, 9 November 2022
HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins adult books has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and creative professional to join the adult publishing division in the role of nonfiction publisher—ABC Books. You will...

Little Plum (Laura McPhee-Browne, Text)

Tuesday, 8 November 2022
Little Plum is the second novel by the award-winning author of Cherry Beach, Laura McPhee-Browne. The story unfolds around 29-year-old Coral, who decides to follow through with a pregnancy from...

Woollahra Digital Literary Awards 2022 shortlists announced

Monday, 7 November 2022
The shortlists for the Woollahra Digital Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted works in each category are: Fiction ($2500) ‘The Golden Bracelet’ (Deniz Agraz, Meniscus Literary Journal) ‘Smoking Gym’...

Voss Literary Prize 2022 shortlist announced

Monday, 7 November 2022
The shortlist for the Voss Literary Prize has been announced. The shortlisted works, chosen from a longlist of 10, are: The Other Half of You (Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Hachette) After...

Deborah Cass Prize shortlist announced

Friday, 4 November 2022
The shortlist for the 2022 Deborah Cass Prize for emerging writers from migrant backgrounds has been announced. The prize committee also announced that this year will be the prize's last....

Walkley Book Award 2022 shortlist announced

Friday, 4 November 2022
The shortlist for this year’s Walkley Book Award has been announced. The three shortlisted titles, chosen from a longlist of nine, are: Currowan (Bronwyn Adcock, Black Inc.) The Game: A portrait...

Begbie wins 2022 Richell Prize

Logo for the Richell Prize, featuring a swooping bird Thursday, 3 November 2022
Susannah Begbie has won the 2022 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers for her manuscript ‘When Trees Fall Without Warning’. Begbie grew up in rural New South Wales on a sheep...

Court blocks PRH acquisition of S&S

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Bertelsmann, the parent company of Penguin Random House, will appeal a ruling by a US federal court blocking its proposed acquisition of Simon & Schuster (S&S). In a two-page order,...

Erskine receives 2022 Lady Cutler Award

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Gail Erskine is the recipient of the 2022 Lady Cutler Award, presented by the New South Wales branch of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) for distinguished service to...

Vale Tony Horgan

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Tony Horgan, co-owner with his wife Barbara of Shearer's Bookshop, has died. His funeral will be held today, Wednesday 2 November at 3pm AEST/12 pm AWST, and can be viewed...

Cannon Fire: A life in print

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Michael Cannon is best known as the author of landmark and popular works of Australian history, including The Land Boomers (1966), and as the founding editor of Historical Records of Victoria. Cannon's account...

 

 

 

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