Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 10 July 2026
Looking for your next great group read? Our monthly Book Club rounds up new release titles perfect for sparking conversation and perhaps even some debate. From compelling fiction to thought-provoking...
Gabriel Rolfe wins 2026 Fitzcarraldo Editions/Mahler & Lewitt Studios Essay Prize
Thursday, 9 July 2026
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article refers to an Indigenous person who has died. Australian writer Gabriel Rolfe has won the 2026 Fitzcarraldo Editions/Mahler &...
2026 Rising Star shortlist announced
Thursday, 9 July 2026
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the shortlist for its 2026 Rising Star award. The shortlisted professionals, who each began their publishing careers in the past 10 years, are:...
ASAL award winners announced
Thursday, 9 July 2026
The Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) has announced winners of awards, including the ALS Gold Medal. Winners in each category are: ALS Gold Medal (outstanding literary work)...
WA Premier’s Book Awards 2026 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
The shortlists for the 2026 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards have been announced by the State Library of Western Australia. The shortlisted books in each category are: Fiction Book of...
Publishers, submit your titles for the Books+Publishing Christmas Showcase!
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
Publishers and distributors, we want to hear from you for our Christmas Showcase! To be considered for inclusion, please submit your strongest local and international books publishing and available in...
Celeste Wong and Melanie Bakewell awarded 2026 Writers SA Fellowships
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
Writers Celeste Wong and Melanie Bakewell have been named recipients of the 2026 Writers SA Fellowships. The fellowships, offered through a partnership between Writers SA and Varuna, the National Writers’...
Yehia Fekry, Mohamed Hashem awarded 2026 Prix Voltaire
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
Egyptian publisher Yehia Fekry has been awarded the 2026 International Publishers Association (IPA) Prix Voltaire, which supports defenders of freedom to publish. A Prix Voltaire Special Award was announced for...
Bridie Noonan wins EWF Speculate Prize
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
Bridie Noonan has won the 2026 Speculate Prize for Emerging Writers for “The Inbetween”. Speculate Prize judges said, “Judging this award is both an honour and an exciting glimpse into...
New Prepress Workshop from FolioFox & Dettori Publishing
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
Local short-run printing company, FolioFox, is collaborating with Dettori Publishing to co-host ‘From Manuscript to Print: A Self-Publishing Prepress Workshop’ at Melbourne’s City Library on Saturday, July 25th. The 90-minute...
Scran: Modern Scottish Food Inspired by Tradition (Ali Stoner, Mitchell Beazley)
Tuesday, 7 July 2026
Scran is a new collection of more than 100 nostalgic and traditional Scottish recipes, seen through a modern lens.
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival first line-up announced
Tuesday, 7 July 2026
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival has announced the first line-up for the program set to run 21 to 25 October 2026 in Bali, Indonesia. This year’s festival theme is “Samarasā:...
Dorothy Hewett Award 2026 shortlist announced
Monday, 6 July 2026
UWA Publishing has announced the shortlist for the 2026 Dorothy Hewett Award. The shortlisted works, chosen from more than 280 entries, are: “Shedding Skin” by Faiza Bokhari (WA) “Snow” by Chris...
Hardie Grant Publishing
Friday, 3 July 2026
Striking a perfect balance between global phenomenon and deep local relevance, these five titles are guaranteed conversation starters destined to fly off the shelves.
ACT Literary Awards 2026 winners announced
Friday, 3 July 2026
MARION has announced the winners of the 2026 ACT Literary Awards. The winner of the overall Marion Halligan Award, selected from the category winners was The Dingo’s Noctuary (Judith Nangala...
Junior Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 3 July 2026
Our Junior Book Club highlights new titles each month that are perfect for classrooms, libraries and family reading time. From fun and imaginative adventures to books that spark curiosity and...
Simon & Schuster restructures; Miles Franklin shortlist announced; new literary fellowships
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Simon & Schuster Australia has announced the departures of Cate Blake and Kelly Doust amid a publishing team restructure; Vicki McDonald has been appointed State Library Victoria CEO; publishing revenue and...
Transit Lounge acquires Jenny Ackland’s “NORA”
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Transit Lounge has acquired world rights to NORA, the fourth novel by author and podcaster Jenny Ackland, via the Jane Novak Literary Agency. Ackland, who lived and worked in Osaka...
Local sales and marketing manager, Queensland
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins Publishers is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the sales team in the role of Local Sales & Marketing Manager. This is a full-time...
Lonely Planet: Secret Wonders of the World
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Discover 385 weird and wonderful sights and places around the globe – from eerie ghost towns to bizarre natural phenomena – that you never knew existed! Take a journey through...
Warning to authors and publishers
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
RM Marketing Services has recently become aware of sophisticated business impersonation scams targeting authors and publishers. Fraudulent Gmail accounts are impersonating our Director, Rachael McDiarmid, using her name, business name,...
Major Street Publishing appoints Simon & Schuster Australia as Distribution Partner
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Major Street, a leading Australian business book publisher, and an imprint of Moore Street Media, is pleased to announce the appointment of Simon & Schuster Australia as its new sales...
Wilkinson Publishing
Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Introducing a collection of authoritative guides and inspiring real-life stories addressing health, resilience and personal growth.
Allen & Unwin acquires Lamble brothers’ “One More Step”
Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Allen & Unwin has acquired ANZ rights to One More Step: The Art of Never Giving Up by Lachlan and Stefan Lamble, known collectively as the “Lambros”, from Chris Giannopoulos...
Upswell acquires Declan Fry’s “Fantasy Ransom”
Monday, 29 June 2026
Upswell Publishing has acquired world rights to Fantasy Ransom, the debut novel by Declan Fry, via Jenny Darling at Jenny Darling & Associates. Set against a backdrop of political unrest...
Karen Bartlett, Ben Lerner win 2026 Orwell Prizes
Monday, 29 June 2026
Karen Bartlett’s The Escape from Kabul (Duckworth Books) has won the 2026 Orwell Prize for Political Writing, while Ben Lerner’s Transcription (Granta) has won the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction,...
Upswell acquires Emily Ballou’s “Wait Here”
Thursday, 25 June 2026
Upswell Publishing has acquired world rights to Wait Here, a new volume of poems by Emily Ballou. A writer of poetry, fiction and screenplays, Ballou is the author of the...
Ultimo Press acquires SK Lynch crime novel
Thursday, 25 June 2026
Ultimo Press has acquired ANZ rights to SK Lynch’s novel Something He Did, via Alex Christie of Curtis Brown. Something He Did follows the story of Detective Claudia Russo, who...
Pink Shorts Press acquires Arantza Garcia Ferrand’s “Cotton-filled”
Thursday, 25 June 2026
Pink Shorts Press has acquired world rights to Cotton-filled, a memoir by Arantza Garcia Ferrand. The publisher describes the work as “an intimate coming-of-age memoir in images and words, inverting the colonial...
Allen & Unwin acquires Gyton Grantley’s “Il Dolce Fiasco”
Thursday, 25 June 2026
Allen & Unwin has acquired world rights to Il Dolce Fiasco by Gyton Grantley from Henrie Stride Management. La Dolce Fiasco tells “the inspiring and very funny story” of Grantley’s...
