Davitt Awards 2022 shortlists announced
Tuesday, 26 July 2022
Sisters in Crime Australia has announced the shortlists for the 2022 Davitt Awards for best crime books by Australian women. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Adult crime novel...
PRH acquisition of S&S goes to court
Monday, 25 July 2022
In the US, the bid by the Department of Justice (DoJ) to block the acquisition of Simon & Schuster (S&S) by Penguin Random House (PRH) will be heard in court...
Kennedy wins 2022 Furphy Literary Award
Monday, 25 July 2022
The winners of the 2022 Furphy Literary Award have been announced. Cate Kennedy won first place in the open category for her short story ‘Art and Life’, receiving $15,000 and...
China book sales down 14%
Friday, 22 July 2022
Data from Beijing OpenBook has shown a 13.8% year-on-year decline in book sales in China for the first half of 2022, reports Publishing Perspectives. Compared to the same period in...
Furphy Literary Award 2022 shortlist announced
Thursday, 21 July 2022
The shortlist for the 2022 Furphy Literary Award has been announced. The winner of the short story competition receives $15,000, making the award one of the richest prizes for a...
German book sales flat amid concerns for bricks-and-mortar shops
Thursday, 21 July 2022
German book sales were up 0.7% year-on-year by value in the first half of 2022, reports the Bookseller. The data, from trade association Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, shows sales from...
Down wins 2022 Miles Franklin for ‘Bodies of Light’
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
Jennifer Down has won the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award, worth $60,000, for her second novel Bodies of Light (Text). At 31 years old, Down is one of the youngest authors...
HarperCollins US staff to go on one-day strike
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
In the US, unionised employees of HarperCollins will hold a one-day strike on Wednesday, July 20, reports Publishers Weekly. UAW Local 2110, a union for technical, office and professional workers,...
Help Me, Mumma
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
Baby elephant Willy gets stuck in the mud while swimming in the river, as do many members of his family, but an ancient relative comes to the rescue. Help Me,...
Account manager (discovery), Sydney/remote
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
Nielsen BookData Nielsen BookData are looking for an account manager to manage BookData’s Discovery products and services in Australia, joining a small dynamic team at the heart of the book...
Bookseller, Sydney
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
Constant Reader Constant Reader Bookshop has been in operation for over 40 years making it one of the oldest and most respected independent book stores in Australia. We are currently...
Product controller, Melbourne
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
Conquest Recruitment Group Seeking a product controller to join a successful Australian-owned publishing team located in the south-east suburbs of Melbourne. Manage your own category of products, ensuring they are...
Senior publicist, Brisbane
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
University of Queensland Press (UQP) UQP is looking for a senior publicist to join their marketing and publicity team for three days a week in a nine month maternity leave...
Retail sales assistant, Melbourne
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
Our Bookshop Hawksburn We are seeking a bookseller for our small team. Applicants need to have bookselling experience and excellent customer service. Submit your applications to: ginaloterzo@bigpond.com Job details Job:...
Project assistant publications, Melbourne
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
The National Gallery of Victoria The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is seeking a project assistant to support the administration of projects under the supervision of the head of publications,...
Credit controller, Moss Vale
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
HarperCollins Publishers Proudly based in Moss Vale, the HarperCollins Distribution Centre is primarily responsible for the distribution of books across Australia, New Zealand and internationally, and the team is looking...
Editorial administrative assistant, Melbourne
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
Thames and Hudson Australia Pty Ltd Thames & Hudson Australia is a global publisher of art and culture for the modern reader. We work with the world’s best authors, artists...
Marketing and publicity coordinator, Sydney
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
Walker Books Australia We have an exciting opportunity for an organised, innovative and self-motivated marketing and publicity coordinator to join our book-loving marketing and publicity team. We’re after someone who...
PANZ Book Design Awards 2022 finalists announced
Tuesday, 19 July 2022
The finalists for the 2022 Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) Book Design Awards have been announced. Finalists were announced in 10 categories including: Best illustrated book Bill Hammond: Across...
Batt awarded Reading Australia fellowship
Monday, 18 July 2022
The Copyright Agency has named Jantiena Batt, a deputy principal working within the ACT Education Directorate, as the 2022 Reading Australia Fellow for Teachers of English Literacy. Batt receives a...
Orwell Prizes 2022 winners announced
Monday, 18 July 2022
In the UK, journalist Sally Hayden and novelist Claire Keegan have won the 2022 Orwell Prizes. Hayden was awarded the Orwell Prize for Political Writing for My Fourth Time, We...
Sidnam wins 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize
Friday, 15 July 2022
Wellington-based poet and student Emma Sidnam has been awarded the 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize for an unpublished manuscript by an Aotearoa New Zealand writer. Chosen from a shortlist of four,...
Ultimo acquires debut novel ‘Higher Education’
Friday, 15 July 2022
Ultimo Press has acquired ANZ rights to debut novel Higher Education by Kira McPherson, in a deal brokered by Cara Lee Simpson from UK-based agency Peters Fraser + Dunlop. According...
National Biography Award 2022 shortlist announced
Thursday, 14 July 2022
The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) has announced the shortlist for the $25,000 National Biography Award. The shortlisted books are: Car Crash: A memoir (Lech Blaine, Black Inc.) Home...
Last chance to complete our 2022 employment survey
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
Books+Publishing‘s 2022 employment surveys will close at midnight tonight, Friday, 15 July. If you are currently employed by a company in the book industry (e.g. publisher, bookshop, rights agency), please complete our employees’ survey...
Vale Suzanne Bellamy
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
Artist, writer and scholar Suzanne Bellamy died on 20 June in Braidwood, NSW. Spinifex Press publisher Susan Hawthorne writes: Spinifex Press is saddened by the death of artist, writer and...
Vale Jean Ferguson
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
Book industry leader Jean Ferguson OAM passed away aged 90 on Sunday, July 3. Angus Dalton, Ferguson’s grandson, writes: ‘If you are looking for a fascinating, compulsive industry where one...
Byron Writers Festival full 2022 program announced
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
Byron Writers Festival, Australia’s largest regional writers festival, has announced the full line-up for its 2022 event, which runs 26–28 August. After a two-year hiatus due to Covid, the festival...
UBD new release freight change
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
Through the first half of this year we have continually assessed our freight model and been reviewing our options, to ensure we are comfortable moving into the back end of...
Product manager (publisher) – vocational and university, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
Cengage Learning Pty Ltd Cengage is a leading educational content, technology, assessments and services company for the higher education, vocational, school, professional and library markets. We provide superior content, personalised...
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