West awarded 2021 Reading Australia Fellowship
Thursday, 8 July 2021
The Copyright Agency has named Edwina West, from Sydney’s Oakhill College, as the 2021 Reading Australia Fellow for Teachers of English Literacy. West receives a grant of $15,000, which will...
Morgan appointed Australia Council chair
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Robert Morgan has been appointed chair of the Australia Council, replacing outgoing chair Sam Walsh, who was appointed to the position in 2016.
Harrison appointed Copyright Agency chair
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Copyright Agency board director Kate Harrison has been appointed as the organisation’s chair, replacing Kim Williams. Williams, who was Copyright Agency chair for the past six years and a board...
Checkland joins Fremantle Press
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Jessica Checkland has joined Fremantle Press in the role of events marketing assistant, replacing Tiffany Ko, who finished in the role on Tuesday, 6 July 2021.
Cotcher joins HarperCollins
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Sean Cotcher, currently Hachette Australia senior national accounts manager, has joined HarperCollins Australia as head of key accounts, replacing Amy Fox, who is departing the business on 16 July. Cotcher...
Four Centres Emerging Writers Publishing Program second round announced
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Fremantle Press has announced the Four Centres Emerging Writers Publishing Program has received government funding for a further two years, following a successful pilot program. The initiative between Fremantle Press,...
how to make a basket (Jazz Money, UQP)
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
‘don’t forget this place / where life begins / tell it to the bubs to pass onto theirs / when strangers come / when other trees fall’ Jazz Money writes...
Poppy Nwosu on ‘Road Tripping with Pearl Nash’
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Road Tripping with Pearl Nash (Wakefield, September) is Poppy Nwosu's third romantic novel for young adults. It follows protagonist Pearl Nash on a road trip during the summer holidays before...
Local authors recognised overseas, new Perth indie bookshop
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Two local authors have been recognised in overseas awards: Michael Robotham won the CWA Steel Dagger for best thriller for his novel When She Was Good, while Laura Jean Mckay’s The...
‘Ginnie & Pinney, Learn & Grow’ series optioned for TV
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Big Sky Publishing’s educational children's series Ginnie & Pinney, Learn & Grow has been optioned for development as a television series by Australian animation studio Moody Street Productions. Created by...
Over My Dead Body
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
FOUR CASES FOUR KILLERS ONLY ONE MAN CAN STOP THEM An unputdownable story of murder, revenge and betrayal from international number one bestseller Jeffrey Archer. THE CLOCK IS TICKING IN...
Booktopia restructures marketing team
Tuesday, 6 July 2021
Booktopia has restructured its marketing division following recent changes to the business—including its ASX listing and the acquisition of tertiary retailer the Co-op—as well the growth of its Booktopia Publisher...
Griffith Review announces emerging voices competition longlist
Tuesday, 6 July 2021
Griffith Review has announced the longlist for its inaugural emerging voices writing competition. The longlisted writers are: Claire Aman Brendan Colley Sonja Dechian Nicholas Duddy Declan Fry Alison Gibbs Lucas...
ACT Book of the Year 2020 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 6 July 2021
The shortlist for the 2020 ACT Book of the Year Award has been announced. The shortlisted books are: Acting Like a Girl (Sandra Renew, Recent Work Press) Bodies of Men...
Centre for Stories announces Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli Fellowship
Monday, 5 July 2021
Perth's Centre for Stories has announced a new fellowship, the Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli Fellowship for Writers. Open to mid-career writers under the age of 40, the annual fellowship is awarded to...
‘A Kind of Spark’ wins Waterstones Children’s Book Prize
Friday, 2 July 2021
In the UK, Scottish author Elle McNicoll has won the overall £5000 (A$9215) Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for her debut novel A Kind of Spark (Knights of Media), reports the...
INSPIRE Writer in Residence initiative recipients 2021
Friday, 2 July 2021
The recipients of the 2021 INSPIRE Writer in Residence initiative, offered by the National Trust of Western Australia in partnership with the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries,...
Robotham wins CWA Steel Dagger
Friday, 2 July 2021
Michael Robotham has won the UK Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award for best thriller for his novel When She Was Good (Hachette). The judges praised Robotham’s...
Sri Lankan writer D’Almeida wins overall Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Thursday, 1 July 2021
Sri Lankan writer Kanya D’Almeida has been named the overall winner of the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for her story ‘I Cleaned The—'. D’Almeida’s story is about “‘dirty work’:...
‘The Animals in that Country’ shortlisted for Arthur C Clarke Award
Thursday, 1 July 2021
In the UK, The Animals in that Country by Laura Jean McKay (Scribe) has been shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award for science fiction. McKay’s novel, which won the...
Dymocks to add 25 stores as part of three-year plan
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Dymocks will launch its own range of non-book items in August this year, and aims to increase the size of the chain by adding 25 stores as part of a...
Q&A with Dymocks CEO Mark Newman
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Dymocks CEO Mark Newman joined the bookselling chain just as the pandemic took hold around the globe. Its effects for Dymocks have been mixed. Newman says that while suburban and...
Melbourne City of Lit meets Nottingham’s Five Leaves Bookshop
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
In this series, run in partnership with the Melbourne City of Literature Office, we get to know some of the bookshops in the UNESCO Cities of Literature network. ‘The shop opened the...
Ell wins 2021 Calibre Essay Prize
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Canberra-based editor, translator and author Theodore Ell has won the 15th Calibre Essay prize for ‘Façades of Lebanon’, his essay on the Beirut explosion in August 2020. Ell receives $5000...
Union action at bookshops, Pilkington departs Hachette
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
A majority of staff at the Readings bookselling chain have voted to negotiate an Enterprise Bargaining Agreement, while in Sydney, union members at Better Read Than Dead are undertaking a...
Hachette acquires Yarwood debut in two-book deal
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Hachette Australia has acquired ANZ rights to Sydney author Dianne Yarwood’s debut novel The Wakes in a 'hotly contested' international auction. The six-figure, two-book deal was struck with Catherine Drayton...
Stories from the City
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Love may be simple, but relationships are complex, and this group of thirty-somethings is discovering just how complicated life can get when romance is involved. Stories from the City by...
Last day for discounted bookmarks and bookplates
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Australian Bookmarks and Bookplates is closing today. Everything now discounted by 70%. Bookmarks: $2.40 per pack of 6, ex GST. Fantasy, animals, humorous, inspirational and zodiac designs. Bookplates: $1.03 per...
Entries open: Melbourne Prize for Literature 2021 & Awards
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
To enter please visit melbourneprize.org / Prize & Award pool over $90,000 / Two new categories offered / Open to published Victorian resident authors only / Finalists receive $1000 each...
Colin Roderick Award 2021 longlist announced
Tuesday, 29 June 2021
The longlist for the $20,000 Colin Roderick Award, administered by the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies (FALS) at James Cook University, has been announced. The 15 longlisted titles are: The...
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