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Production and rights coordinator, Melbourne

Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing is the young readers’ division of Australia’s largest independent publisher, and the home of bestselling, award-winning and ground-breaking books for children and...

Commissioning editor, Sydney

Wednesday, 7 September 2022
HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins Publishers has an exciting opportunity for an organised and enthusiastic individual to join the HQ Division in the role of commissioning editor on a 12-month fixed term...

Colleen Hoover’s It Ends With Us hits 300k sales in ANZ

Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Simon & Schuster Australia is thrilled to announce that It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover has sold more than 300,000 copies across all formats in ANZ. First published in...

Editor-in-residence, Sydney

Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Faber Writing Academy Faber Writing Academy at Allen & Unwin is seeking a talented, innovative editor to join our dynamic team. As our editor-in-residence—a newly developed role—you will work closely...

Writing NSW diverse mentorship program winners announced

Tuesday, 6 September 2022
Writing NSW has announced the recipients of the 2022 diverse writers mentorship program for emerging writers from Indigenous or culturally diverse backgrounds. The winners are: Azka Hameed Mayu Kanamori Harold...

Richell Prize 2022 longlist announced

Tuesday, 6 September 2022
Hachette Australia and the Emerging Writers’ Festival have announced the longlist for the 2022 Richell Prize for emerging writers. The 20 longlisted authors, chosen from over 700 entries, are: Alexander...

Banjo Prize 2022 shortlist announced

Tuesday, 6 September 2022
HarperCollins Australia has announced the shortlist for the 2022 Banjo Prize for an unpublished work of commercial fiction. The shortlisted manuscripts are: 'Pine River Falls' by Christine Gregory 'Next of...

NSW Premier’s History Awards 2022 winners announced

Tuesday, 6 September 2022
The State Library of NSW (SLNSW) has announced the winners of the 2022 NSW Premier’s History Awards. The winners in each category receive $15,000. The winning titles, chosen from shortlists...

Gamieldien wins inaugural WestWords/Ultimo Prize

Monday, 5 September 2022
The winner of the inaugural WestWords/Ultimo Prize is The Scope of Permissibility by Zeynab Gamieldien. Chosen from ‘an incredibly high calibre of entries’ by judges Michael Campbell (WestWords executive director),...

Wattison wins $10k ACU Poetry Prize

Friday, 2 September 2022
Meredith Wattison has won the $10,000 Australian Catholic University (ACU) Prize for Poetry. Based in the Macarthur Region of NSW, Wattison won first prize for ‘The Loose Wild Grace Of...

PRH earnings down 21% in first half of the year

Thursday, 1 September 2022
Penguin Random House’s (PRH) revenue was up but earnings were down in the first half of 2022, parent company Bertelsmann has reported. While global revenue in the six months to...

Inaugural Berry Writers Festival program announced

Thursday, 1 September 2022
The full program for the inaugural Berry Writers Festival, to be held 21–23 October in Shoalhaven, NSW, has been announced. The three-day program includes panel discussions, conversations, performances, author signings,...

APA convenes diversity & inclusion working group; releases UniMelb ‘baseline’ survey results

Wednesday, 31 August 2022
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has released the results of a ‘baseline’ survey of the Australian publishing industry undertaken by University of Melbourne researchers, and convened a Diversity & Inclusion...

Vale Rod Mead

Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Publishing industry figure Rod Mead has died, aged 85. Pamela Petty and Bryony Cosgrove write: Australian publishing has lost one of its much-loved bon vivants. Rod Mead (21 April 1937–31...

Marketing coordinator, Melbourne

Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Cambridge University Press & Assessment Are you A marketing all-rounder who would like to develop their digital marketing experience further? Adaptable and highly organised, with a keen interest in analytics...

Audiovisual CD and reference selector, Brisbane

Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Peter Pal Library Suppliers Do you have an interest in current events and a broad knowledge of the world around you? Do you love books and audiovisual material? Turn your...

Senior editor, Sydney or Melbourne

Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Ultimo Press Ultimo Press is seeking a diligent and experienced senior editor to join our growing team. Ultimo Press is one of Australia’s most vibrant and exciting publishers, and is...

Senior publicist, Sydney

Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Allen & Unwin Senior publicist – Allen & Unwin About you Are you more often than not found with a book, magazine or screen in hand? Are you a great...

Category manager (books), Sydney

Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Booktopia Booktopia is Australia’s largest online bookseller, shipping 8 million+ items per year—that’s one item every 3.6 seconds—throughout Australia and New Zealand! Booktopia has an exciting opportunity in our merchandise...