Tunion wins inaugural Antigone Kefala Memorial Prize
Monday, 15 September 2025
Giramondo Publishing has announced Carielyn Tunion as the inaugural recipient of the Antigone Kefala Memorial Prize. Carielyn Tunion/ᜃᜇᜒ/林嘉蓮 (she/they) is a writer, videopoet, educator and cultural worker with a background...
Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 12 September 2025
Looking for your next great group read? Our monthly Book Club rounds up new release titles that are perfect for sparking conversation and perhaps even some debate. From compelling fiction to...
Richell Prize 2025 longlist announced
Thursday, 11 September 2025
Hachette Australia, in partnership with the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF), has announced the longlist for the 2025 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers. Chosen from 775 entrants, the 20 longlisted writers...
NewSouth acquires Hausheer’s nonfiction
Thursday, 11 September 2025
NewSouth Publishing has acquired world rights to The Vanishing Wild: Australian Wildlife and the Fight Against Extinction by science writer Justine E Hausheer, via literary agent Martin Shaw. The Vanishing...
Myint wins 2025 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award
Thursday, 11 September 2025
James Cook University’s (JCU) Foundation for Australian Literary Studies (FALS) has announced Khin Myint as the winner of the 2025 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award for Fragile Creatures: A...
Stadtbibliothek Bremen: Access to reading is a human right
Thursday, 11 September 2025
With libraries, their work, and free access to information under increasing threat around the world, B+P and the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office reached out to libraries in other designated cities of...
Bundyi acquires Lawrie’s picture book
Thursday, 11 September 2025
Bundyi Publishing has acquired world rights to Bella’s Journey, a Swan Lake picture book retelling by Rowena Lawrie. ‘With themes of duality, identity, and transformation through the lens of a...
Meanjin literary journal to close ‘on financial grounds’, NSW History Award winners revealed, Anthropic settles book piracy lawsuit
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
In a move roundly condemned by industry figures and other publications, Melbourne University Publishing shuttered 85-year-old literary journal Meanjin last Thursday ‘on financial grounds’. This was followed by a brief...
Blak & Bright and Magabala Books announce the First Stories Collective
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
Blak & Bright and Magabala Books have announced the establishment of the First Stories Collective. The collective will support Creative Australia as the delivery partner in providing services to Aboriginal...
Australian Political Book of the Year Award 2025 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
The 2025 Australian Political Book of the Year Award shortlist has been announced. Chosen from a longlist announced in August, the shortlisted titles are: The Chairman’s Lounge (Joe Aston, Scribner) Mean...
HarperCollins acquires Orgias’ debut crime novel
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
HarperCollins Publishers Australia has acquired ANZ rights to Teeth Kicker, the debut crime novel by Glenn Orgias, in a deal brokered by Jeanne Ryckmans of Key People Literary Management. ‘Set on...
Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship to end in 2026
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
The Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship will conclude in 2026. In a joint email from the Hazel Rowley Fellowship committee and Writers Victoria, organisers said, ‘It is with some sadness, but...
‘Cultural pillage’: The Australian literary community responds to Meanjin’s closure
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
In light of the news late last week that Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) withdrew funding from Meanjin, industry figures and publications across the local scene shared their dismay at the...
Unlock Books+Publishing
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
Unlock Books+Publishing, Australia’s number-one source of news about the book industry, keeping subscribers up to date with the latest book industry news, events, features, interviews, opinion, personnel changes, job advertisements...
Senior development manager, Melbourne
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
Melbourne Writers Festival Melbourne Writers Festival seeks a Senior Development Manager to drive the next phase of MWF’s growth. They lead the development and delivery of MWF’s Fundraising Strategy. They...
Head of marketing and partnerships, Victoria
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
Melbourne Writers Festival Melbourne Writers Festival seeks a Head of Marketing and Partnerships to plan and deliver the marketing and communications function year-round, including the annual Festival campaign. Over the...
Administration and events coordinator, Canberra
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
MARION.Ink We are seeking a part-time Administration and Events Coordinator to be the first point of contact for members and the community. The role combines administration, event coordination, and editorial...
Senior editor, Sydney
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
Walker Books Australia Description At Walker Books Australia, we are dedicated to bringing stories to life for young readers. As a leading publisher of children’s books, we specialise in publishing...
Discover new stories to inspire, uplift and entertain! Here are five Wilkinson Publishing releases in one magical collection.
Tuesday, 9 September 2025
Queensland Literary Awards 2025 shortlists announced
Tuesday, 9 September 2025
The shortlists for the 2025 Queensland Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Queensland Premier's Award for a Work of State Significance ($30,000) Australian Gospel:...
Meanjin archive to be ‘made available for free’
Tuesday, 9 September 2025
Literary journal Meanjin will make its complete archive available online for free from February 2026, according to a post made to the journal's social media pages. This follows news late...
Books for Cooks named ‘2025 Legend’
Tuesday, 9 September 2025
The Melbourne Food & Wine Festival (MFWF) has inducted Books for Cooks bookshop owners Tim White and Amanda Schulze to its Legends Hall of Fame in the Communicators, Educators category....
Davitt Awards 2025 winners announced
Tuesday, 9 September 2025
Sisters in Crime has announced the winners of the 2025 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women. The winning titles in each category, chosen from shortlists announced...
Queenstown Writers Festival announces 2025 program
Tuesday, 9 September 2025
The Queenstown Writers Festival (QWF) has announced its 2025 program, running 30 October to 3 November 2025 in Queenstown, Aotearoa New Zealand. Local guests headlining this year’s festival include Nalini...
A&U acquires Cullen memoir
Tuesday, 9 September 2025
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to The Desert Swimmer, a memoir by Brendan Cullen. The Desert Swimmer follows Cullen as he begins swimming ‘as part of his recovery from...
Garner longlisted for 2025 Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize
Monday, 8 September 2025
In the UK, How to End a Story: Collected Diaries by Australian author Helen Garner (Text) has been longlisted for the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction, worth £50,000 (A$103,010)....
NSW History Awards 2025 winners announced
Monday, 8 September 2025
The winners of the 2025 NSW History Awards, worth a total of $85,000, were announced on 5 September 2025 at the State Library of NSW (SLNSW) as part of NSW...
Nakata Brophy Prize 2025 shortlist announced
Monday, 8 September 2025
Overland journal has announced the shortlist for the 2025 Nakata Brophy Prize for the best short story by a young Indigenous writer. The shortlisted writers, selected by judges Mykaela Saunders and...
The Booksellers Association of Aotearoa New Zealand announces Bookshop Day
Monday, 8 September 2025
The Booksellers Association of Aotearoa New Zealand has announced that national Bookshop Day will run on Saturday 11 October 2025, to encourage readers to celebrate their local bookstores. This year’s...
Junior Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 5 September 2025
Searching for your next great read to share with kids? Our Junior Book Club highlights 10 new titles each month that are perfect for classrooms, libraries and family reading time....
