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Police procedural ‘Flood Debris’ wins 2020 Banjo Prize

Wednesday, 23 September 2020
HarperCollins Australia has named Dinuka McKenzie the winner of the 2020 Banjo Prize for her 'gripping, pacy police procedural' Flood Debris. McKenzie's manuscript was chosen from a shortlist of four announced...

Crispin awarded 2020 Blake Poetry Prize

Tuesday, 22 September 2020
The Blake Poetry Prize 2020 has been awarded to Judith Nangala Crispin for the poem 'On Finding Charlotte in the Anthropological Record'. Crispin, a poet and visual artist of Bpangerang...

‘The White Girl’ optioned for film

Tuesday, 22 September 2020
Tony Birch’s novel The White Girl (UQP) has been optioned for feature film by Typecast Entertainment. Birch's Miles Franklin-shortlisted novel follows Odette Brown, who is raising her granddaughter on her own and...

ABA to host Love Your Bookshop Day Facebook Live event

Tuesday, 22 September 2020
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) will host a Facebook Live event for this year's Love Your Bookshop Day (LYBD) on Saturday, 3 October. Starting at 11am AEST, the KidLit Club...

Page wins 2020 ACU Prize for Poetry

Tuesday, 22 September 2020
Geoff Page has won the $10,000 ACU Prize for Poetry for his poem ‘Jericho’. Fiona Lynch received the $5000 second prize for ‘Footprints’ and Damen O’Brien received the $3000 third...

HarperCollins, S&S add diversity-focused directors

Monday, 21 September 2020
In the US, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster (S&S) have both announced new diversity-focused directorial positions, reports Publishing Perspectives. HarperCollins has appointed Gisselda Nuñez to the role of vice-president for diversity,...

Rabble to cease stocking Rowling titles

Monday, 21 September 2020
Rabble Books and Games in the Perth suburb of Maylands has stated that while it will special order J K Rowling titles for customers who request them, it will no...

NYWF 2020 program launched

Friday, 18 September 2020
The full program for the National Young Writers’ Festival (NYWF), which runs online from 1-4 October, has been announced. The program includes panels, debates, readings, forums, workshops and other events,...

PRH to publish first volume of Obama memoir in November

Friday, 18 September 2020
Penguin Random House will publish the first volume of former US president Barack Obama’s memoir, A Promised Land, globally on 17 November. According to the publisher, the book, which will...

NZ Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize winner announced

Friday, 18 September 2020
Hachette NZ and the Margaret Mahy estate have announced Nelson-based artist Lily Emo as the winner of the 2020 Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize for unpublished illustrators. Unpublished New Zealand artists...

Guineay, Walpert win 2020 Viva La Novella competition

Thursday, 17 September 2020
Seizure has announced the winners of the 2020 Viva la Novella competition. Dark Wave by Adelaide writer Lana Guineay and Late Sonata by Auckland writer Bryan Walpert were chosen from...

Molloy memoir ‘Fourteen’ to be adapted for screen

Thursday, 17 September 2020
Screen rights to journalist Shannon Molloy’s memoir Fourteen (S&S) have been acquired by Orange Entertainment Co. Fourteen is Molloy's account of the homophobic bullying and violence he experienced during high...

NZ Book Industry Awards 2020 winners announced

Thursday, 17 September 2020
The 2020 New Zealand Book Industry Awards have been announced. The winners in each category are: Young NZ Publisher of the Year   Paul Stewart, Mākaro Press and the Cuba Press...

Hamilton appointed Writers Vic CEO

Thursday, 17 September 2020
Lucy Hamilton has been appointed CEO of Writers Victoria, replacing Angela Savage, who has been appointed the inaugural CEO of Public Libraries Victoria. Hamilton has been general manager and CEO...

Avila wins 2020 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize

Wednesday, 16 September 2020
In the UK, Australian writer Jacob P Avila has won the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize for Best Unpublished Manuscript for his self-published novel Cave Diver. Avila receives a world...

APA, Australia Reads to host Indies Virtual Roadshow

Wednesday, 16 September 2020
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and Australia Reads are hosting a free online roadshow showcasing upcoming releases from independent publishers today, Wednesday, 16 September. The 12 independent publishers presenting at...

Entries to the 2021 Stella Prize closing soon

Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Each year, The Stella Prize awards one author with a $50,000 prize. Entries to the 2021 Stella Prize are open until Friday October 2nd, 2020. Both nonfiction and fiction books...

Staff changes at Text Publishing

Wednesday, 16 September 2020
We’re delighted to announce that Kate Lloyd is now Text’s marketing manager, and that Julia Kathro has joined Text as marketing coordinator. Congratulations Kate, and welcome Julia! kate.lloyd@textpublishing.com.au, julia.kathro@textpublishing.com.au We’re...

Booker Prize 2020 shortlist announced

Wednesday, 16 September 2020
The shortlist for the 2020 Booker Prize has been announced. The six books shortlisted for the £50,000 (A$90,000) prize are: The New Wilderness (Diane Cook, Oneworld) This Mournable Body (Tsitsi Dangarembga, Faber)...

Daunt outlines plan for Barnes & Noble

Tuesday, 15 September 2020
In the US, Barnes & Noble (B&N) CEO James Daunt has outlined his strategy for the bookselling chain in a virtual Q&A with Book Industry Study Group executive director Brian...

Arathimos wins 2020 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award

Tuesday, 15 September 2020
Michalia Arathimos has won the the 2020 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award for her short story collection Apologia (originally titled ‘The Free Box’). Judge Justin Wolfers described the collection as...

Vic gov reveals support package for small businesses

Monday, 14 September 2020
The Victorian government has announced a $3 billion package to support small businesses affected by the Covid-19 lockdown, reports the ABC. The package includes $1.1 billion in cash grants to...

Bookshop.org launches in the UK

Monday, 14 September 2020
In the UK, Bookshop.org, a retail site for independent booksellers, has launched to the trade ahead of its planned opening to consumers in November, reports the Bookseller. UK bookshops can...

 

 

 

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