‘Gustavo the Shy Ghost’ wins 2021 Klaus Flugge Prize Archive
Thursday, 23 September 2021
Flavia Z Drago has won the £5000 (A$9400) Klaus Flugge Prize for most promising newcomer to children’s picture book illustration for Gustavo the Shy Ghost (Walker Books). The book is...
APA Indies Roadshow adds children’s/YA presentation Archive
Thursday, 23 September 2021
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) will run its Indies Roadshow online again this year, on Wednesday, 29 September at 4.30pm AEST, following the inaugural virtual event held in response to...
$100k Historical Novel Prize shortlists announced Archive
Wednesday, 22 September 2021
The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA) has announced the shortlists for 2021 ARA Historical Novel Prize. The novels shortlisted in the adult category are: Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray, River of Dreams (Anita Heiss,...
Love Your Bookshop Day, Varuna Residential Fellowships Archive
Wednesday, 22 September 2021
The Australian Booksellers Association has announced details about this year’s Love Your Bookshop Day celebrations on 9 October, which will take place online ‘so that everyone can engage from wherever...
Dohle assures agents of competitive bidding between PRH, S&S Archive
Wednesday, 22 September 2021
Penguin Random House (PRH) CEO Markus Dohle has told literary agents in a Zoom chat that, following the acquisition of Simon & Schuster (S&S), editors at PRH and S&S will...
Smith Street Books moves to Thames & Hudson (ADS) for ANZ distribution Archive
Wednesday, 22 September 2021
Smith Street Books and Thames & Hudson are thrilled to announce that from 1 February 2022, distribution of Smith Street Books and Smith Street Gift titles in Australia and New...
Change for Smith Street Books Archive
Wednesday, 22 September 2021
Publisher: Smith Street Books Old distributor: Simon & Schuster (HEDS) New distributor: Thames & Hudson (ADS) Changeover date: 31 January 2022 Returns cut-off: 28 February 2022 Contact URL: adscs@alliancedist.com.au
Freya Blackwood on ‘The Boy and the Elephant’ Archive
Tuesday, 21 September 2021
Freya Blackwood is a Greenaway Medallist and seven-time CBCA winner whose picture books are beloved for her warm and perceptive drawings. Her latest book, The Boy and the Elephant (HarperCollins, November) is a tender, wordless picture book...
Bookshop.org, BA to help underrepresented communities open indie bookshops Archive
Tuesday, 21 September 2021
In the UK, Bookshop.org and the Booksellers Association (BA) have launched a program to help launch and foster new bookshops founded by members of underrepresented communities. The New Futures program...
OzAsia Festival announces new writing and ideas program Archive
Tuesday, 21 September 2021
OzAsia Festival has launched a new writing and ideas program, In Other Words. Held annually in Adelaide, OzAsia Festival runs from 21 October to 7 November, with In Other Words...
Pyke’s ‘Family Tree’ selected for National Simultaneous Storytime 2022 Archive
Monday, 20 September 2021
Josh Pyke’s forthcoming book Family Tree (Scholastic) has been selected for the Australian Library and Information Association’s (ALIA) National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) 2022, which will be held on Wednesday, 25...
Joyce wins £10,000 Wilbur Smith prize for ‘Miss Benson’s Beetle’ Archive
Monday, 20 September 2021
In the UK, Rachel Joyce has won the £10,000 (A$18,900) Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize for her novel Miss Benson’s Beetle (Black Swan), reports the Bookseller. Set in 1950, the book follows Margery...
Rival French publishing company ups stake in Lagardère Archive
Friday, 17 September 2021
In France, media company Vivendi has upped its stake in Hachette Livre parent company Lagardère to over 45% ownership, reports the Financial Times. Vivendi, which owns French publisher Editis, has...
Sales, Crabb and Rees to celebrate Love Your Bookshop Day Archive
Friday, 17 September 2021
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that this year’s Love Your Bookshop Day (LYBD) celebrations on Saturday, 9 October will take place online ‘so that everyone can engage from...
Baragwanath wins 2021 Michael Gifkins Prize Archive
Friday, 17 September 2021
Tom Baragwanath has won the 2021 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel for his crime novel Paper Cage. Baragwanath was chosen as the winner from a shortlist of three...
Liminal & Pantera Press nonfiction prize longlist announced Archive
Thursday, 16 September 2021
The longlist for the inaugural $10,000 Liminal & Pantera Press Nonfiction Prize has been announced. The longlisted writers are: André Dao Barry Corr Brandon K Liew Elizabeth Flux Frankey Chung...
Varuna announces 2022 residential fellowships Archive
Thursday, 16 September 2021
Varuna the National Writers’ House has announced the recipients of the Varuna Residential Fellowships for 2022. The writers and their projects are: The Eleanor Dark flagship fellowship Katherine Brabon, for...
Ngaio Marsh Awards 2021 shortlists announced Archive
Thursday, 16 September 2021
The shortlists for this year’s Ngaio Marsh Awards for New Zealand crime, mystery or thriller writing have been announced. The titles shortlisted in each category are: Best novel The Murder...
Melbourne Prize for Literature finalists announced Archive
Wednesday, 15 September 2021
The Melbourne Prize Trust has announced the finalists for the triennial Melbourne Prize for Literature. The finalists are: Melbourne Prize for Literature ($60,000) Jordie Albiston Maxine Beneba Clarke Pi O...
New distribution centre for Booktopia, QLA winners Archive
Wednesday, 15 September 2021
Booktopia has secured a new warehousing and distribution space in Sydney’s South West, with the facility to provide increased capacity in time for Christmas. The program for the inaugural Ubud...
‘The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name’ sells to North America Archive
Wednesday, 15 September 2021
Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing (HGCP) has sold North American rights to The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name by Sandhya Parappukkaran and Michelle Pereira to Abrams Books. The deal,...
Booker Prize 2021 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 15 September 2021
The shortlist for the 2021 Booker Prize has been announced. The six books shortlisted for the £50,000 (A$94,300) prize are: A Passage North (Anuk Arudpragasam, Granta) The Promise (Damon Galgut, Chatto & Windus)...
When I’m a Surgeon Archive
Wednesday, 15 September 2021
You can't be what you can't see! Dream Big, Aim High. This delightful book highlights the many opportunities a surgical career offers beyond the traditional perceptions of this role and...
Strange Days 2021 Writing Award Archive
Wednesday, 15 September 2021
Moonee Valley Libraries is proud to present the Strange Days 2021 Writing Award, judged by award-winning author, Helen Garner. Entries open Monday 20 September. Full details can be found on...
Bookings closing for Think Australian Frankfurt Archive
Wednesday, 15 September 2021
Bookings are closing Friday 17 September for Think Australian's Frankfurt issue out 30 September. The Frankfurt issue includes a limited number of banner ads and prominently placed title preview ads. Discounts...
US investment fund becomes largest WHSmith shareholder Archive
Tuesday, 14 September 2021
A US-based investment fund has become the largest shareholder of WHSmith after it upped its stake in the company to around 9%, reports the Times. ‘We are firm believers in...
Hachette acquires Burr crime debut in two-book deal Archive
Tuesday, 14 September 2021
Hachette has acquired world rights to two crime novels by Canberra debut author Shelley Burr in a ‘hotly contested’ international auction. The six-figure, two-book deal was struck between Hachette Australia...
Environment Award for Children’s Literature 2021 winners announced Archive
Tuesday, 14 September 2021
The Wilderness Society has announced the winners of the 2021 Environment Award for Children’s Literature. Selected from shortlists announced in June, the winning titles in each category are: Picture fiction...
Bourke wins 2021 Stanner Award Archive
Tuesday, 14 September 2021
Sarah Bourke has won the 2021 Stanner Award, presented biannually by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) to the best academic manuscript written by an...
Ingram announces local name change Archive
Monday, 13 September 2021
Ingram has announced that its local operation Lightning Source Australia has been renamed Ingram Content Group Australia. The company said the name was changed in order to ‘create a more consistent...
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