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Change for Thought Catalog Books Archive

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Publisher: Thought Catalog Books New distributor: Booktopia Publisher Services Changeover date: 27 October 2022 Contact URL: www.publisherservices.com.au

Change for Baker Book House Company Archive

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Publisher: Baker Book House Company New distributor: Booktopia Publisher Services Changeover date: 27 October 2022 Contact URL: www.publisherservices.com.au

Children’s & YA book designer, Melbourne Archive

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
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Campaign manager (PR and marketing role) 12-month contract, Sydney or remote from Melbourne Archive

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
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Sales assistant, Sydney Archive

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
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No Daily tomorrow Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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...