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Children’s and young adult publicist, Sydney Archive

Wednesday, 30 November 2022
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Publicity co-ordinator, Sydney Archive

Wednesday, 30 November 2022
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Holly Hendry-Saunders joins Australian Book Review Archive

Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Publicist Holly Hendry-Saunders has joined Australian Book Review in a freelance capacity. Please contact her directly for all ABR-related media enquiries: publicity@australianbookreview.com.au

Publishing assistant, Sydney Archive

Wednesday, 30 November 2022
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Elfy Scott recommends Archive

Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Gina Rushton’s The Most Important Job in the World (Macmillan) is a remarkable book (and I’m not just saying this because she was one of the brilliant journalists who I...

Elfy Scott on ‘The One Thing We’ve Never Spoken About’ Archive

Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Known for her accessible reporting on complicated issues, journalist and presenter Elfy Scott investigates complex mental health conditions in her debut book The One Thing We've Never Spoken About (Pantera,...

‘Lessons in Chemistry’ wins Dymocks 2022 Book of the Year Archive

Tuesday, 29 November 2022
London-based American writer Bonnie Garmus's Lessons in Chemistry (Doubleday) has been named Dymocks Book of the Year for 2022. Set in the early 1960s, Garmus's debut novel follows chemist Elizabeth Zott,...

Fegan wins 2022 Catalyse Nonfiction Prize Archive

Monday, 28 November 2022
Express Media and Deakin University have announced Sar Fegan as the winner of the Catalyse Nonfiction Prize, formerly the Deakin University Nonfiction Prize. Fegan won for their piece 'A Fiery...

Piper wins 2022 SBS Emerging Writers’ Competition Archive

Monday, 28 November 2022
Tessa Piper, a 37-year-old public servant from Melbourne, has won this year's SBS Emerging Writers' Competition, worth $5000. Piper's winning story 'The Usual' was selected by judges Alice Pung and...

NSW Prem’s History Awards adds $10,000 prize Archive

Monday, 28 November 2022
The NSW Government has announced the establishment of a new history prize category in the NSW Premier’s History Awards. The Anzac Memorial Trustees Military History Prize, valued at $10,000, will...

Jackson wins 2022 SPN Book of the Year Award Archive

Monday, 28 November 2022
Eleanor Jackson has won the 2022 Small Press Network (SPN) Book of the Year Award for her poetry collection Gravidity and Parity (Vagabond Press). The winner was chosen from a...

Price fixing lawsuit against Amazon, publishers refiled in federal court Archive

Friday, 25 November 2022
In the US, a class action lawsuit accusing Amazon and the Big Five publishers of colluding to fix ebook prices has been re-filed in federal court, reports Publishers Weekly. In...

Kefala wins 2022 Patrick White Award Archive

Thursday, 24 November 2022
Sydney-based author Antigone Kefala is the winner of this year’s $15,000 Patrick White Literary Award. The award recognises Kefala’s achievements as a poet, and a writer of fiction and nonfiction....

BookTok helping young readers discover passion for reading: UK PA survey Archive

Thursday, 24 November 2022
In the UK, a Publishers Association survey has found more than half of young readers have credited BookTok or book influencers with helping them ‘discover a passion for reading’, reports...

Blake-Beckett Trust Scholarship 2022 shortlist announced Archive

Wednesday, 23 November 2022
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced the 2022 Blake-Beckett Trust Scholarship shortlist. The shortlisted applicants, chosen by authors Shankari Chandran and Jennifer Mills, are: Ashley Hay for ‘The...

Woollahra Digital Literary Award 2022 winners Archive

Wednesday, 23 November 2022
The winners of the 2022 Woollahra Digital Literary Awards have been announced. The winners in each category are: Fiction ($2500) ‘The Golden Bracelet’ (Deniz Agraz, Meniscus Literary Journal) Nonfiction ($2500) ‘Not...

Rundell wins 2022 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction Archive

Wednesday, 23 November 2022
In the UK, Katherine Rundell has won the £50,000 (A$89,000) Baillie Gifford Prize for Super-Infinite: The transformations of John Donne (Faber & Faber). Judges described Super-Infinite as a ‘glorious celebration...

Send us your Christmas closing dates Archive

Wednesday, 23 November 2022
To be included in Books+Publishing’s annual list of publishers’ and distributors’ trade closing dates for the holiday period, please complete our Christmas closing dates survey by noon, Tuesday, 29 November....

Books+Publishing 2023 bookings are open Archive

Wednesday, 23 November 2022
Bookings are now open for Books+Publishing 2023. We are keeping our 2022 prices. - Advance copy giveaways - Banners - Book Buzz and more... we have something for all budgets!...

Tales from the Pandemic: an anthology Archive

Wednesday, 23 November 2022
Tales from the Pandemic is a collection of stories written by everyday people going about their everyday lives—but things are far from normal in a Covid-ridden world. Traversing both fiction...

Your next book designer and proofreader Archive

Wednesday, 23 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...