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Change of distribution for Big Sky Publishing  Archive

Wednesday, 1 April 2020
Simon & Schuster Australia is pleased to announce a new sales and distribution partnership with Australian independent publisher, Big Sky Publishing in Australia and New Zealand from 1 July 2020....

Change for Big Sky Publishing  Archive

Wednesday, 1 April 2020
Publisher: Big Sky Publishing Old distributor: Woodslane New distributor: Simon & Schuster Australia (HEDS) Changeover date: 1 July 2020 Returns cut-off: 30 September 2020 Contact: orders@harpercollins.com.au

Change for Endocrine Society  Archive

Wednesday, 1 April 2020
Publisher: Endocrine Society ISBN prefix: 978-1-879225 New distributor: XL Express Changeover date: 1 January 2020 Contact: www.eurospan.co.uk

Change for Demeter Press  Archive

Wednesday, 1 April 2020
Publisher: Demeter Press ISBN prefix: 09866671, 155014, 177258, 1926452 Old distributor: Brunswick Books New distributor: XL Express Returns cut-off: 1 April 2020 Contact: www.eurospan.co.uk

CBCA First Time Illustrator Award  Archive

Wednesday, 1 April 2020
The team at Dirt Lane Press is absolutely delighted to congratulate first time illustrator Bethany Macdonald on being shortlisted for the CBCA First Time Illustrator Award. Her collages for Paperboy,...

Bertram closes temporarily  Archive

Wednesday, 1 April 2020
In the UK, wholesaler Bertram has temporarily closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, reports the Bookseller. Bertram Group CEO Raj Patel cited staff welfare as a primary concern, noting that...

CBCA Awards 2020 shortlists announced  Archive

Tuesday, 31 March 2020
The shortlists for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Older readers The Boy Who Steals Houses...

CBCA shortlist announced at 12pm today  Archive

Tuesday, 31 March 2020
The CBCA will announce its 2020 Book of the Year Shortlist online at midday AEDT on Tuesday March 31. CBCA national executive officer Kate Flamsteed told Books+Publishing that, in place...

Gardners suspends new orders  Archive

Tuesday, 31 March 2020
UK-based distributor Gardners has suspended taking new orders for physical products, citing the safety and wellbeing of its workforce as the reason for the decision. An announcement on the Gardners...

B&N closes 400 shops temporarily  Archive

Monday, 30 March 2020
In the US, bookselling chain Barnes & Noble (B&N) has temporarily closed about 400 stores to the public, reports Publishers Weekly. The chain is working with state and local governments...

Bothroyd wins ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize  Archive

Monday, 30 March 2020
Sally Bothroyd has won the inaugural ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize for her manuscript ‘Brunswick Street Blues’. Bothroyd, who is a director of the Northern Territory Writers Centre and former journalist,...

Hussein appointed Voiceworks editor  Archive

Monday, 30 March 2020
Express Media has appointed Adalya Nash Hussein as editor of Voiceworks journal for a two-year period. Hussein—a writer, editor and co-editor at Liminal magazine—will replace previous editor Mira Schlosberg. Hussein...

Aurealis Awards 2019 finalists announced  Archive

Friday, 27 March 2020
The finalists for the 2019 Aurealis Awards, presented for science fiction, fantasy and horror writing in Australia, have been announced. The finalists are:  Best science fiction novel The Subjects (Sarah...

US publishers consider moving pub dates  Archive

Thursday, 26 March 2020
In the US, major publishers are struggling with whether or not to move publication dates of forthcoming titles in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, reports Publishers Weekly (PW). Publishers are...