Children’s nonfiction sales boom in UK Archive
Friday, 25 September 2020
In the UK, Nielsen data shows sales of children’s books have boomed during 2020 due to nonfiction sales, reports the Bookseller. According to Nielsen media manager Philip Stone, children’s nonfiction...
Vic Prem’s History Award 2020 shortlist announced Archive
Friday, 25 September 2020
The shortlist for the 2020 Victorian Premier’s History Award and Community History Awards has been announced. A total of 48 projects and publications have been shortlisted for prizes ranging from...
WestWords, Booktopia launch ‘Booktober’ fundraiser Archive
Friday, 25 September 2020
In partnership with Booktopia, WestWords has launched Booktober, a new annual event ‘to encourage people in reading more books’ and raise funds for WestWords’ work providing books and literacy programs...
Rabble takes Rowling off the shelf Archive
Wednesday, 23 September 2020
'Whilst stocking a book isn't an endorsement (good grief, that would be a minefield), and we will always take orders for books that aren't in stock, there are more worthy...
Fend for yourselves: Katrina Nannestad on ‘We Are Wolves’ Archive
Wednesday, 23 September 2020
Katrina Nannestad's new middle-grade novel is based on the real-life Wolfskinder, East Prussian children who were left to survive on their own in the aftermath of World War II. We Are...
Oz YTD bestsellers, Rabble to no longer stock J K Rowling, latest awards Archive
Wednesday, 23 September 2020
Books by Trent Dalton, Scott Pape and Bluey have topped Nielsen BookScan’s Australian charts for the year to the end of August. Perth bookshop Rabble Books and Games will no...
Varuna Writing NSW 2020 fellowships announced Archive
Wednesday, 23 September 2020
The recipients of the annual Varuna Writing NSW fellowships have been announced. Kylie Boltin was awarded the general fellowship for her novel Snake Bite. Writing NSW said, ‘With striking prose...
Police procedural ‘Flood Debris’ wins 2020 Banjo Prize Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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...
Exploring Eden Media acquires ‘Fire to Fork’ cookbook Archive
Monday, 21 September 2020
Exploring Eden Media has acquired world rights Fire to Fork, a camping cookbook by Harry Fisher. Fisher, who has developed a strong following on Instagram and via his YouTube series...
NYWF 2020 program launched Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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...
Azar longlisted for National Book Award for Translated Literature Archive
Thursday, 17 September 2020
In the US, Iranian–Australian writer Shokoofeh Azar has been longlisted for the 2020 National Book Award for Translated Literature for her novel The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree (trans by...
Guineay, Walpert win 2020 Viva La Novella competition Archive
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 Archive
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...
Young wins 2020 Colin Roderick Award for ‘Paper Emperors’ Archive
Thursday, 17 September 2020
Writer and academic Sally Young has won the $20,000 Colin Roderick Literary Award and the H T Priestley Medal for her nonfiction book Paper Emperors: The rise of Australia’s newspaper...
NZ Book Industry Awards 2020 winners announced Archive
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 Archive
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...
Covid-19 as a ‘positive moment’ for books and reading Archive
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
'We've clearly seen books occupy more time and space with people. The figures are positive versus the same time last year so I feel like books and reading are having...
Hardie Grant & Kellow launch Ultimo Press, $3bn Vic gov package for small businesses Archive
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Hardie Grant has announced the launch of Ultimo Press, a new Sydney-based publishing house to be led by former HarperCollins ANZ CEO James Kellow. In Victoria, the state government has revealed...
Avila wins 2020 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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...
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