Print revenue up for Canadian indies in 2017–18
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
In Canada, industry research group BookNet has revealed 65% of indie booksellers saw increased revenue from new print book sales between 2017–18, reports Publishing Perspectives. The report, called What’s in Store:...
Walker to distribute new UK children’s publisher in ANZ
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
A new UK-based independent children’s publisher will launch in 2020, with Walker Books Australia to handle local distribution. Australian ex-pat Rachel Williams and colleague Jenny Broom will launch Magic Cat...
Foulcher wins 2019 ACU poetry prize
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Canberra-based poet John Foulcher has won the 2019 Australian Catholic University (ACU) Prize for Poetry, worth $10,000, for his poem ‘Revising Casuarinas’. Geoff Page received $5000 as the runner-up for...
Hardie Grant Egmont to release new Billie B Brown books to celebrate 10 years
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
Hardie Grant Egmont (HGE) will publish three new Billie B Brown books (Sally Rippin, illus by Aki Fukuoka) in April 2020, to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the bestselling series....
British Academy’s Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize shortlist announced
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
In the UK, the British Academy has announced the shortlist for the £25,000 (A$44,930) Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize for Global Cultural Understanding, reports the Bookseller. The shortlisted titles are: How the...
‘Island’ magazine defunded; likely to cease publication
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
Tasmanian literary journal Island magazine is likely to cease publication, after the magazine did not receive renewed funding from Arts Tasmania. On 7 September, Island announced it did not win...
Australian Centre Literary Awards 2019 winners announced
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
The winners of the University of Melbourne’s Australian Centre Literary Awards have been announced. Ellen van Neerven won the $15,000 Peter Blazey Fellowship, named in memory of journalist, author and...
Writers, literary orgs among latest OzCo funding recipients
Monday, 9 September 2019
Twenty-seven writers and literary organisations are among the recipients of the latest Australia Council grants round, which awarded $6.2 million to 201 projects. Grants in the literature category were worth...
Richell Prize 2019 longlist announced
Monday, 9 September 2019
Hachette Australia and the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) have announced the longlist for the 2019 Richell Prize for emerging writers. The longlisted works are: ‘Where the Lost Boys Go’ (Sarah...
‘The Teacher’s Pet’ wins 2019 Danger Prize
Monday, 9 September 2019
Australian journalist Hedley Thomas’ podcast The Teacher’s Pet has won the 2019 Danger Prize, awarded for the best book, film, podcast or TV drama about Sydney and crime. Open to...
Winners of the Ned Kelly Awards 2019 announced
Monday, 9 September 2019
The Australian Crime Writers Association (ACWA) has announced the winners for this year’s Ned Kelly Awards for Australian crime writing. The winning titles in each category are: Best first fiction...
Vavilova wins 2019 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award
Monday, 9 September 2019
Tanya Vavilova has won the 2019 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award for her short story collection Grub. Author and prize judge Moya Costello described Grub as ‘astonishingly outside of realism—vividly...
Three book retailers among Australia’s Top 500 private companies
Friday, 6 September 2019
Three book retailers have made IBISWorld’s Top 500 Private Companies List, reports the Australian Financial Review (AFR). Book retailer The Co-Op and Australian Geographic ranked 378th, dropping from 330th spot in 2018....
Dymocks wins social responsibility award at 2019 National Retail Awards
Friday, 6 September 2019
Dymocks has won the Social Responsibility Champion Award at the 2019 National Retail Awards. The chain retailer was awarded for its work in improving children’s literacy across Australia through its...
Amazon breaks Atwood embargo in US
Thursday, 5 September 2019
Amazon has shipped hundreds of copies of Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments (Chatto & Windus), the embargoed follow-up to The Handmaid’s Tale, to US customers ahead of its official release date...
‘The Trespassers’ TV adaptation in development
Thursday, 5 September 2019
A TV adaptation of Meg Mundell’s novel The Trespassers (UQP) is being developed by Triptych Pictures and production company Fremantle. The screen rights were optioned via Alex Adsett Publishing Services...
Educational Publishing Awards 2019 winners announced
Thursday, 5 September 2019
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the winners of the 2019 Educational Publishing Awards Australia (EPAA). For the second year in a row, Promoting Literacy Development was named Primary...
Antarctica
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Antarctica—an icy desert with mountain ranges and sleeping volcanoes, home to the spinning end of the earth and to a diverse array of quirky creatures. Award-winning artist Moira Court brings...
Noni, Black win 2019 Inky Awards
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Lynette Noni and Holly Black have won the 2019 Inky Awards, presented by State Library Victoria (SLV). Noni’s dystopian YA novel Whisper (Pantera) won the Gold Inky Award for an...
Tonga to open first public library using donations from Auckland libraries
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Tonga will open its first public library next month in the village of Kolovai, with thousands of books donated by Auckland Council libraries, reports RNZ. The campaign to open the...
Nine million books in Beijing: Jane Curry on the Beijing International Book Fair
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Ventura Press founder and publisher Jane Curry attended this year's Beijing International Book Fair, which ran from 21–25 August. I am writing these words as I prepare to fly home...
Place of exchange: Jane Stratton on Lost in Books
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Lost in Books is a multilingual children’s bookshop in Fairfield, Sydney. A project of the Think+Do Tank Foundation, the shop’s mission is to celebrate and support multilingual literacy and creativity....
Melbourne’s City Library becomes first Australian library to hire social worker
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Melbourne City Council has hired a full-time social worker for its libraries, as part of an Australian-first program to provide support services to people experiencing homelessness, reports Government News. The...
CILIP, EveryLibrary partner on data project to advocate for libraries
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
In the UK, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) and US firm the EveryLibrary Institute have launched a new project that uses data to mobilise public library...
Book designer spotlight: Andy Warren
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Andy Warren began his career at Hardie Grant before moving exclusively into children’s books at Five Mile. His recent designs include an award-winning range of publications celebrating Barbie’s 60th birthday....
Guest House for Young Widows: Among the women of ISIS
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
An intimate, deeply reported account of a number of unforgettable young women who made a shocking decision: to leave their comfortable lives behind and join the Islamic State. All from...
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2019 with Margie Burke Books & Tours
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Visit Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2019 with Margie Burke Books & Tours over 22–28 October: includes four-day festival pass, boutique accommodation, exclusive events and extras such as workshops, Balinese...
Walker Books acquires ‘Wheels’ the third book in the Roadworks set
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Walker Books Australia is delighted to announce it has acquired Wheels, the new title in the Roadworks series, by Sally Sutton and Brian Lovelock. With the highly successful Roadworks set...
Change for Major Street Publishing
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Publisher: Major Street Publishing Old distributor: Woodslane New distributor: Alliance Distribution Services (ADS) Changeover date: 1 January 2020 Returns cut-off: 29 February 2020
Editors NSW: Workshop on Word
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Editors NSW is running a workshop on intermediate to advanced Word, presented by Denise Tsagaris, designed for editors seeking training specifically in Word Styles and Templates. The workshop will provide...
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