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Campaign manager (PR and marketing role) 12-month contract, Sydney or remote from Melbourne

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Pantera Press Leading independent publisher, Pantera Press, seeks a PR professional with several years of experience and a proven track record in arts communications. This is a hybrid publicity marketing...

Sales assistant, Sydney

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Simon & Schuster Welcome to Simon & Schuster Australia, part of Paramount Global, one of Australia’s fastest growing publishers bringing an extensive range of locally published and international books to...

No Daily tomorrow

Monday, 31 October 2022
Due to the Melbourne Cup public holiday in Victoria, there will be no Daily newsletter tomorrow, Tuesday, 1 November.

Kirkus Prize 2022 winners announced

Monday, 31 October 2022
The winners of the 2022 Kirkus Prize, worth US$50,000 (A$78,000) in each category, have been announced. Hernan Diaz won the fiction category for his novel Trust (Picador), which follows a...

Bitto wins 2022 Margaret and Colin Roderick Award

Monday, 31 October 2022
Emily Bitto has won the $20,000 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award for her second novel Wild Abandon (A&U). 'A lot of very good books just didn’t make the shortlist. But...

Waterstones Book of the Year shortlist announced

Friday, 28 October 2022
UK bookselling chain Waterstones has announced the shortlist for its annual Book of the Year award. The 10 shortlisted titles are: The Marriage Portrait (Maggie O’Farrell, Tinder Press) Heartstopper Volume...

Fuge wins 2022 Bragg Prize for Science Writing

Friday, 28 October 2022
Lauren Fuge has won the 2022 UNSW Press Bragg Prize for Science Writing for her essay ‘Time travel and tipping points’, originally published in Cosmos Magazine. Fuge's story transports the...

Au, Burton, Archbold win 2022 Readings Prizes

Thursday, 27 October 2022
The winners of the three Readings Prizes for children’s, young adult and new Australian fiction have been announced. The winners are: New Australian Fiction Prize Cold Enough for Snow (Jessica...

‘When Women Kill’ wins British Academy Book Prize

Thursday, 27 October 2022
In the UK, Chilean writer Alia Trabucco Zerán has won the £25,000 (A$44,770) British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding for When Women Kill: Four crimes retold (trans by...

McGaughey wins Nakata Brophy prize

Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Jasmin McGaughey has won the Nakata Brophy Short Fiction and Poetry Prize for 'Sweet Anticipation'. McGaughey receives $5000 and a three-month writing residence at Trinity College at the University of...

Torney appointed Wheeler Centre chair

Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Kate Torney has been appointed chair of the Wheeler Centre board. She takes on the board leadership from former chair Julie Ligeti.

Thomas appointed IPEd membership director

Wednesday, 26 October 2022
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) has appointed Vanaja Thomas as membership director, effective from 4 October 2022.

Reflections from an Open Book intern: Maya Hodge

Wednesday, 26 October 2022
The Open Book: Australian Publishing Internship is a six-month internship program aimed at increasing cultural diversity in the Australian publishing workforce. Maya Hodge was this year’s Melbourne-based intern; she shares her...

Sales director (Australasia), Sydney

Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Phoenix International Phoenix International is seeking an experienced and accomplished sales director, to help grow our Asia Pacific business. This is a fantastic role in a dynamic organisation, with the...

Bookseller, Sydney

Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Constant Reader Constant Reader Bookshop has been in operation for 40 years making it one of the oldest and most respected independent book stores in Australia. We are currently looking...

Fourth Estate acquire debut novel from bestselling author Jennette McCurdy in a two-book deal

Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Fourth Estate have acquired the debut novel and a new work of nonfiction from bestselling author Jennette McCurdy. McCurdy is the author of internationally bestselling phenomenon I’m Glad My Mom...

Community and media officer, Sydney

Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Ultimo Press Ultimo Press is seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic marketing and publicity executive to join our team. Ultimo Press is one of Australia’s most vibrant and exciting publishers, and is...

Booking coordinator, Melbourne

Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Booked Out Speakers Agency Booked Out Speakers Agency is looking for a booking coordinator to handle speaker bookings four days per week. The booking coordinator will be responsible for arranging...

Head of marketing, Sydney

Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Allen and Unwin Allen and Unwin, Australia’s largest independent publisher, is seeking an experienced and energetic marketing professional to lead our A&U consumer marketing division. The role plays a significant...

International product coordinator, Sydney

Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin, Australia’s largest independent book publisher, is looking for a motivated, proactive and capable coordinator to support our international agencies product team. Reporting to the...

Coastal bookstore café wine bar for sale

Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Established local business with great reputation within local community and book industry, trading for five years. Great online reviews. Loyal local customer base with large mailing list and strong social...

Educational publishers respond to Grattan report

Tuesday, 25 October 2022
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has criticised a recommendation by the Grattan Institute that governments should consider buying curriculum materials overseas ‘as an immediate priority’. In its report Ending the...