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Smith, Yaffa win 2021 Orwell Prizes

Monday, 28 June 2021
UK novelist Ali Smith and US journalist Joshua Yaffa have won this year’s Orwell Prizes for political fiction and political writing respectively, reports the Bookseller. Smith was awarded the political...

Holland-Batt awarded $100,000 Judy Harris fellowship

Monday, 28 June 2021
Australian poet, writer and critic Sarah Holland-Batt has been awarded the University of Sydney’s $100,000 Judy Harris Writer in Residence fellowship at the Charles Perkins Centre. Holland-Batt, who is associate...

Australian Book Design Awards 2021 winners announced

Friday, 25 June 2021
The winners of the 2021 Australian Book Design Awards, presented by the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), have been announced. Chosen from shortlists announced in April, the winners in each...

Byron Writers Festival 2021 full program announced

Wednesday, 23 June 2021
Byron Writers Festival has revealed the full program for its 2021 event, which runs the weekend of 6–8 August at various locations throughout Byron Bay, NSW. In its 25th year,...

NewSouth acquires Kamenev’s ‘Kin’

Wednesday, 23 June 2021
NewSouth has acquired ANZ rights to Kin: Family in the 21st century by journalist Marina Kamenev via Melanie Ostell Literary. In Kin, Kamenev will investigate how traditional ideas of family...

Chow wins 2021 Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction

Wednesday, 23 June 2021
Keshe Chow has won the 2021 Lip magazine Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction for her story ‘Lady Finger’. Judge Nicola Redhouse said Chow’s story ‘achieved a wonderful balance of surprise,...

Blessed

Wednesday, 23 June 2021
Who is Rampaging Roy Slaven? An Australian icon, a raconteur, an athlete of unsurpassable—and some may say improbable—sporting feats. Whether it was riding Rooting King to another Melbourne Cup victory,...

Final days: 70% discount on bookmarks and bookplates

Wednesday, 23 June 2021
Australian Bookmarks and Bookplates is closing on 30 June. Everything now discounted by 70%. Bookmarks: fantasy, animals, humorous, inspirational and zodiacs. Bookplates: eight designs, including the popular Wise Owl on...

Change for BenBella Books

Wednesday, 23 June 2021
Publisher: BenBella Books Old distributor: NewSouth Books New distributor: Penguin Random House Australia Changeover date: 1 July 2021 Returns cut-off: 29 October 2021 Contact URL: orders@unitedbookdistributors.com.au

Annie Smithers on ‘Recipe for a Kinder Life’

Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Chef, cookbook author and writer Annie Smithers's Recipe for a Kinder Life (Thames & Hudson, August) blends memoir, philosophy and practical tips on sustainability based on the author's experience running...

Booktopia shortlisted for online retail awards

Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Online bookseller Booktopia has been shortlisted for the 2021 Online Retail Industry Awards (ORIAs). Booktopia is a finalist in the Best Pureplay Retailer category for 'online-only retailers who demonstrate best...

‘Fight Like a Girl’ to be adapted for TV

Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Aquarius Films has acquired all development and production rights to Clementine Ford’s nonfiction book Fight Like a Girl (A&U), in a deal negotiated by Jacinta Dimase at Jacinta Dimase Management....

ABA 2021 Booksellers’ Choice winners announced

Monday, 21 June 2021
The winners of the Australian Booksellers Association’s (ABA) 2021 Booksellers’ Choice Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each category are:  Adult Fiction Book of...

ALS Gold Medal 2021 shortlist announced

Friday, 18 June 2021
The shortlist for the 2021 Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold Medal has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: The Rain Heron (Robbie Arnott, Text) Cadaver Dog (Luke Best, UQP) The...

WA Premier’s Book Awards shortlists announced

Friday, 18 June 2021
The shortlists for this year’s Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Premier’s Prize for an Emerging Writer ($15,000) Father of the...

Meet the ABDA Emerging Designers of the Year: George Saad

Thursday, 17 June 2021
In the lead-up to the 2021 Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) Awards, Books+Publishing spoke to the two shortlisted nominees for Emerging Designer of the Year. In this first instalment we talk to...

Watson wins 2021 Penguin Literary Prize

Thursday, 17 June 2021
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has announced that Denizen by James McKenzie Watson has won the 2021 Penguin Literary Prize. Dubbo-based Watson receives $20,000 as an advance against royalties, with...

Queen’s Birthday Honours, Williams to step down at ILF

Thursday, 17 June 2021
A number of authors and publishing industry figures have been recognised in this year’s 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours. Corrie Perkin’s My Bookshop in the Melbourne suburb of Hawksburn is set...

Reynolds, Smith win 2021 Carnegie, Greenaway medals

Thursday, 17 June 2021
The UK Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) has announced the winners of the 2021 Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals. Jason Reynolds won the Carnegie Medal for children’s...

The Baby Dingo in Mummy’s Tummy

Thursday, 17 June 2021
This is an age-appropriate book for kids on how babies are born. Join Kate the dingo's  exciting journey to know all about her  baby brother  in her mummy's tummy. The...