Hardy to step down as MWF artistic director Archive
Friday, 22 November 2019
Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) artistic director Marieke Hardy has announced she will leave her role ahead of the 2020 festival, after completing two years of a three-year contract. Hardy advised...
‘A Secret Safe to Tell’ wins Chinese children’s award Archive
Friday, 22 November 2019
In China, a translated edition of Naomi Hunter’s A Secret Safe to Tell (illus by Karen Erasmus, Empowering Resources) has won the gold award at the Children’s Choice Book Awards. Translated into...
‘Trust Exercise’ wins 2019 National Book Award for fiction Archive
Friday, 22 November 2019
In the US, the winners of the 2019 National Book Awards have been announced. The winners in each category are: Fiction Trust Exercise (Susan Choi, Serpent’s Tail) Nonfiction The Yellow House...
‘Songwoman’ wins 2019 Most Underrated Book Award Archive
Friday, 22 November 2019
Ilka Tampke’s second novel Songwoman (Text) has won the Small Press Network’s (SPN) Most Underrated Book Award (MUBA) for 2019. Songwoman is a sequel to Tampke’s debut novel Skin (Text), published...
Anti-bullying picture book wins Children’s Peace Literature Award Archive
Thursday, 21 November 2019
Sue deGennaro’s picture book Missing Marvin (Scholastic) has won the Children’s Peace Literature Award, presented to a book that ‘encourages the peaceful resolution of conflict’ or ‘promotes peace at the...
‘The Baddest Day Ever’ tops Australian children’s fiction bestsellers chart Archive
Thursday, 21 November 2019
Last year, Allen & Unwin acquired ANZ rights to three new children’s series by Anh Do, author of the bestselling middle-grade series ‘WeirDo’, ‘Hotdog!’ and ‘Ninja Kid’ (all Scholastic). Two...
‘All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors’ sold to US, Canada Archive
Thursday, 21 November 2019
Hardie Grant Egmont has sold US and Canadian rights to the picture book All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors (Davina Bell, illus by Jenny Løvlie) to HarperCollins...
Children’s book awards shine a spotlight on small presses Archive
Thursday, 21 November 2019
A number of Australian and international children’s book awards have been announced over the past month, and it’s interesting to see how many of the winning titles have been published...
Recipients of $150k The Next Chapter initiative announced Archive
Thursday, 21 November 2019
The Wheeler Centre has announced the 10 recipients of the 2019 Next Chapter grants for developing writers, worth $15,000 each. The 2019 recipients are: Arthur Bolkas (nonfiction, VIC) Racheal Oak...
Hardie Grant Reconciliation Action Plan endorsed Archive
Thursday, 21 November 2019
Reconciliation Australia has endorsed Hardie Grant’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), which sets a path for the company to work towards reconciliation and constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...
ABDA end-of-year Christmas drinks Archive
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) invites all book collaborators (including editors, publishers and illustrators) to its end-of-year Christmas drinks. Celebrations will be held in both Melbourne and Sydney. Light...
Book on Jack the Ripper’s victims wins £50k Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction Archive
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
UK historian Hallie Rubenhold has won the £50,000 ($94,700) 2019 Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction for her book The Five: The untold lives of the women killed by Jack the...
Closing soon: complete our survey for your chance to win a free yearly subscription Archive
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Dear reader, You only have two days left to tell us what you think for the chance to win a free subscription to Books+Publishing! We’re currently conducting a reader survey to help...
Marketing to the gatekeepers: Karys McEwen on marketing books for young people Archive
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
In her final column for Junior, Karys McEwen explores what works (and what doesn’t) when marketing children’s literature to the people actually purchasing books—adults. When it comes to marketing literature to...
Book launch at SPN conference: ‘Book Publishing in Australia: A Living Legacy’ Archive
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Join us to celebrate the launch of Book Publishing in Australia: A Living Legacy, as a part of the Small Press Network’s 2019 Independent Publishing Conference. Date: Thursday 21 November...
‘Heads and Tails: Insects’ wins CICLA for Best International Picture Book Archive
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
John Canty's picture book Heads and Tails: Insects (Berbay) has won an award for Best International Picture Book at the Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Awards (CICLA) in China. Heads...
Canada’s $100k Giller Prize awarded to Ian Williams’ ‘Reproduction’ Archive
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Canadian writer Ian Williams has been announced as the 2019 winner of the C$100,000 (A$111,400) Giller Prize for his novel Reproduction (Random House Canada). Williams is assistant professor of poetry...
Christmas closing list: Submissions due Monday Archive
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Publishers and distributors are asked to submit their Christmas closing dates by 5pm, Monday 25 November. A full list will appear in the Weekly Book Newsletter on Wednesday 4 December....
HarperCollins launches new prize for YA, middle-grade Archive
Tuesday, 19 November 2019
HarperCollins Children’s Books Australia has launched a new prize for middle-grade and young adult fiction and nonfiction, called the Matilda Children’s Literature Prize. The winner of the annual prize will...
Voss Literary Prize 2019 shortlist announced Archive
Tuesday, 19 November 2019
The shortlist for the 2019 Voss Literary Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Book of Colours (Robyn Cadwallader, Fourth Estate) The Making of Martin Sparrow (Peter Cochrane, Viking)...
Publishers, suppliers owed $12.6m by the Co-op, Curious Planet Archive
Tuesday, 19 November 2019
The Co-op Bookshop and its Curious Planet stores owed $12.6 million to publishers and toy sellers as of last week, with $8.8 million owed for stock delivered and services rendered...
Horne Prize 2019 shortlist announced Archive
Monday, 18 November 2019
The shortlist for the $15,000 Horne Prize for narrative nonfiction has been announced. The shortlisted writers are: Claire G Coleman for ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’, on the prolonged suffering of...
Lovell wins US$75k Cundill History Prize for ‘Maoism’ Archive
Monday, 18 November 2019
In Canada, British author and Chinese literature translator Julia Lovell has won the 2019 Cundill History Prize, worth US$75,000 (A$110,050), for her book Maoism: A Global History (The Bodley Head)....
De Zilva wins 2019 Deakin University Nonfiction Prize Archive
Monday, 18 November 2019
Olivia De Zilva has won the 2019 Deakin University Nonfiction Prize for ‘Let’s Eat 食飯!’. De Zilva described ‘Let’s Eat 食飯!’ as ‘an ode to my wonderful family’. ‘Let’s Eat...
Kat Muscat Fellowship increases to $5000 Archive
Monday, 18 November 2019
The value of Express Media's annual Kat Muscat Fellowship has increased from $3000 to $5000. The fellowship, named in honour of the late writer and Voiceworks editor Kat Muscat, offers...
Albiston wins 2019 Patrick White Award Archive
Monday, 18 November 2019
Melbourne-based poet Jordie Albiston has been named the winner of the $20,000 Patrick White Literary Award for 2019. The annual award was established by Patrick White using the proceeds of...
Christmas predictions: Sean Guy from the Bookshop Darwin Archive
Friday, 15 November 2019
In the lead-up to Christmas, the busiest time of year on the bookselling calendar, Books+Publishing is asking booksellers across the country to predict their biggest sellers and surprise sellers. In this first instalment...
HarperCollins to publish new Dalton novel in June 2020 Archive
Friday, 15 November 2019
HarperCollins Australia will publish Trent Dalton’s second novel All Our Shimmering Skies in June 2020. Set in Darwin in 1942, All Our Shimmering Skies follows ‘motherless Molly Hook, the gravedigger’s...
VIDA Count 2018 results released Archive
Friday, 15 November 2019
In the US, the results of the 2018 VIDA Count, which analyses gender representation in literary magazines, have been released. Out of the 15 literary publications included in the main...
The Lifted Brow wins Best Original Nonfiction at Stack Awards Archive
Friday, 15 November 2019
The Lifted Brow (TLB) has won the award for Best Original Nonfiction at the 2019 international Stack Awards, which recognise the year's best independent magazine publishing. The nonfiction category recognises...
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