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Swainson promoted to S&S

Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Michelle Swainson has been promoted to the newly created position of managing editor at Simon & Schuster Australia in Sydney. Swainson began the position on 1 October 2020.

Bariamis promoted to S&S

Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Anthea Bariamis has been promoted to the newly created position of commissioning editor audiobooks at Simon & Schuster Australia in Sydney. Bariamis began the position on 1 October 2020.

Ring promoted to S&S

Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Katherine Ring has been promoted to the newly created position of junior editor at Simon & Schuster Australia in Sydney. Ring began the position on 1 October 2020.

The Second Son by Loraine Peck (Text Publishing)

Wednesday, 21 October 2020
The Second Son, a thrilling debut from Loraine Peck, will be released in February 2021. Supported by a high-profile promotional campaign, it’s set to be one of the biggest crime...

ASA launches Covid-19 impact surveys

Wednesday, 21 October 2020
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) is surveying ASA members and non-members on the impact of Covid-19 on the creative community. To access the surveys, which are now open and...

Butler joins Black Inc.

Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Sallie Butler has joined Black Inc. as a publicist. Butler is currently publicist at the Wheeler Centre, and will join Black Inc. on 2 November.

Clews joins ABDA

Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Simon Clews has joined the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) as manager.

New ABDA committee

Wednesday, 21 October 2020
The new committee for the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) is Hannah Janzen (president), Nina Heryanto (vice president), Philip Campbell (treasurer), Pooja Desai (secretary), Nada Backovic, Akiko Chan, Trisha Garner,...

US$75k Cundill History Prize 2020 finalists announced

Wednesday, 21 October 2020
The three finalists for the Cundill History Prize have been announced. Chosen from a shortlist of 10, the finalists are: Tacky’s Revolt: The story of an Atlantic slave war (Vincent Brown,...

McLean receives inaugural $10k Albert Ullin Award

Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Andrew McLean is the winner of the inaugural Albert Ullin Award. The $10,000 biennial award, created with a bequest from the late The Little Book Room co-founder Albert Ullin, is...

CBCA Book of the Year 2020 winners announced

Friday, 16 October 2020
The winners of the 2020 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The winning titles and honour books in each category are: Older...

Varuna announces recipients of 2021 Residency Fellowships

Friday, 16 October 2020
Varuna, the Writers House, has announced the recipients of the 2021 Varuna Residency Fellowships. The writers and their projects are: The Mick Dark flagship fellowship  Rachael Mead, for her literary...

Deacon in the running for US award

Friday, 16 October 2020
Australian writer Desley Deacon is in the running for the US Theatre Library Association’s 2020 George Freedley Memorial Award. Deacon’s book Judith Anderson: Australian Star First Lady of the American...

Davies, Al-Kadhi win 2020 Polari Prizes

Friday, 16 October 2020
In the UK, writers Kate Davies and Amrou Al-Kadhi have won the 2020 Polari Prizes for work that explores the LGBT experience, reports the Bookseller. Davies won the £2000 (A$3640) Polari...

Arnott wins inaugural $30,000 Hedberg residency

Friday, 16 October 2020
Robbie Arnott has won the inaugural University of Tasmania Hedberg Writer-in-Residence Program. Arnott said the program, which carries a stipend of $30,000, would give him the time and space needed...

Walkley Book Award 2020 longlist announced

Thursday, 15 October 2020
The Walkley Book Award longlist for 2020 has been announced. The longlisted titles are:  After the Count (Stephanie Convery, Viking) City On Fire (Antony Dapiran, Scribe) Hazelwood (Tom Doig, Viking)...

Ned Kelly Awards 2020 winners announced

Thursday, 15 October 2020
The Australian Crime Writers Association (ACWA) has announced the winners of this year’s Ned Kelly Awards for Australian crime writing. The winning works and authors in each category are: Best...

RSVP to attend Albert Ullin Award online

Wednesday, 14 October 2020
The CBCA Victorian Branch will present the inaugural Albert Ullin Award at a virtual event on Monday, 19 October at 4pm. To RSVP and receive a Zoom invite, email vic@cbca.org.au.

Congratulations Trent Dalton

Wednesday, 14 October 2020
HarperCollins Publishers congratulates Trent Dalton, whose highly anticipated second novel All Our Shimmering Skies shot straight to number one on Nielsen Bookscan in the week of release, selling over 23,000...

RM Marketing Services availability for new publishers

Wednesday, 14 October 2020
RM Marketing Services currently has a vacancy for an outsourced client for marketing and sales up to 12 hours a week. For publishers, distributors and industry organisations looking to outsource...

Vale Ania Walwicz

Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Poet, writer and teacher Ania Walwicz died on 29 September, aged 69. Born in Poland in 1951, Walwicz emigrated to Australia in 1963 and studied at Melbourne's Victorian College of...

BookUp: APA announces online panels

Wednesday, 14 October 2020
The Australian Publishers Association (APA), which in March postponed its planned one-day BookUp conference due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will instead present a series of online panel and conversation sessions...

ABA, APA launch #ShopEarly #ShopLocal Christmas campaign

Tuesday, 13 October 2020
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) have partnered on a new campaign encouraging Australians to do their Christmas shopping early 'to avoid disappointment when shopping...