Copyright Agency 2019 writers’ royalty and image royalty claim Archive
Wednesday, 2 October 2019
The Copyright Agency is running a campaign for writers’ royalty and image royalty claims. Writers (journalists, authors, contributors) and image creators (artists, photographers, illustrators, cartoonists) who meet the eligibility criteria...
Book designer spotlight: Michelle Mackintosh Archive
Wednesday, 2 October 2019
Michelle Mackintosh is a freelance book designer, as well as a writer, illustrator and Japanophile (she’s co-written four books on Japan with her husband, writer and DJ Steve Wide). She...
WA government abandons art gallery, library & museum merger Archive
Wednesday, 2 October 2019
The WA state government has abandoned a proposed amalgamation of the State Library of Western Australia, the Art Gallery of Western Australia and the Western Australian Museum, reports the Australian...
‘Transformed’ SLV to open in early December Archive
Wednesday, 2 October 2019
State Library Victoria (SLV) has announced it will open its ‘transformed’ library on 5 December, following a five-year, $88 million redevelopment. The redevelopment includes a suite of new spaces and...
Editors Victoria in-house editors event Archive
Wednesday, 2 October 2019
Editors Victoria is running an in-house discussion with Rebecca Kaiser, who will talk on building a career in publishing. Kaiser has worked in the book publishing industry for over 30...
Editors Victoria dinner meeting on book design Archive
Wednesday, 2 October 2019
Editors Victoria is running a branch dinner meeting with Pooja Desai, discussing contemporary book design. Desai is the design manager for Hardie Grant Egmont, and her design for the Pups...
Matatuhi Foundation seeks NZ writers with innovative projects Archive
Wednesday, 2 October 2019
Mātātuhi Foundation wants to help innovative NZ writers develop new and imaginative ways to increase their reach and engagement with NZ readers. Applications are open for funding and will close...
National Translation Award 2019 shortlists announced Archive
Wednesday, 2 October 2019
The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) has announced the shortlists for the National Translation Awards for poetry and prose. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Prose Anniversaries: From a year in...
PRH sells ‘The Yield’ to US, France Archive
Wednesday, 2 October 2019
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has sold Tara June Winch’s novel The Yield to publishers in the US and France. Pamela Malpas at Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency sold world English-language...
Queensland Literary Awards 2019 shortlists announced Archive
Tuesday, 1 October 2019
The shortlists for the 2019 Queensland Literary Awards (QLAs) have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Queensland Premier’s Award for a work of state significance ($25,000) The...
Giller Prize 2019 shortlist announced Archive
Tuesday, 1 October 2019
In Canada, the shortlist for the C$100,000 (A$112,000) 2019 Giller Prize for the best Canadian fiction published in English has been announced. The shortlisted novels are: Immigrant City (David Bezmozgis,...
PRH sells ‘Jane in Love’ to US Archive
Tuesday, 1 October 2019
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has sold North American rights to Rachel Givney’s forthcoming novel Jane in Love (Michael Joseph) to HarperCollins imprint William Morrow, via Daniel Lazar at Writers...
Jaipur Literature Festival returns to Adelaide Archive
Monday, 30 September 2019
The Adelaide Festival Centre’s OzAsia Festival will host the second Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) Adelaide on November 1–3. More than 60 guests will appear at 40 free events as part...
US adult audiobook consumption on the rise Archive
Thursday, 26 September 2019
In the US, audiobooks are on the rise, according to a recent survey conducted by Pew Research. While the reading habits of Americans have remained relatively unchanged over the past...
‘Dinner Detectives’ books to be developed for TV Archive
Thursday, 26 September 2019
Melbourne-based production studio BES Animation has acquired world broadcast and digital content rights to self-published picture book series ‘Dinner Detectives’, with plans to develop the books into a multi-platform TV...
Windy Hollow makes first North American sale with ‘Ivy Bird’ Archive
Thursday, 26 September 2019
Independent children’s publisher Windy Hollow has sold North American rights to Ivy Bird (Tania McCartney, illus by Jess Racklyeft) to Blue Dot Books. The deal, negotiated by Natasha Solomun at...
No ‘Daily’ on Friday Archive
Thursday, 26 September 2019
Please note that due to Victoria's AFL Grand Final public holiday tomorrow, Friday, 27 September, the next Daily newsletter will be published on Monday, 30 September.
Book designer spotlight: Hazel Lam Archive
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Hazel Lam began her career as a motion graphics designer before moving into publishing, and has spent the past six years working for HarperCollins. Her cover for The Lost Flowers...
IBBY Australia names Atkins, Kennedy for 2020 Honour List Archive
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
IBBY Australia has selected writer Clare Atkins and illustrator Lisa Kennedy for the 2020 International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour List. Atkins was selected for the writing...
Murdoch Books to publish new book from OzHarvest founder Ronni Kahn Archive
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Murdoch Books is proud to announce it will publish A Repurposed Life by Ronni Kahn and her daughter-in-law Jessica Chapnik Kahn on 29 September 2020.Far more than a memoir with...
Ventura Press acquires Dalgarno’s debut novel ‘Poly’ Archive
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Ventura Press has acquired world rights to Paul Dalgarno’s debut novel, Poly. The rights were acquired via Martin Shaw at Alex Adsett Publishing Services. Shaw described Dalgarno’s novel as ‘a...
Change for ORO Editions Archive
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Publisher: ORO Editions ISBN prefix: 9781943532; 9781941806; 9781940743; 9781939621 Old distributor: Peribo New distributor: NewSouth Changeover date: 31 October 2019 Returns cut-off: 30 November 2019
Editors Victoria: Editing Diverse Voices Archive
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Editors Victoria is running a workshop on editing diverse voices. The Australian publishing landscape is always changing, and editors must know how to support diverse writers. How can we transcend...
Writers SA announces Diversifying Australian Writing plan Archive
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Writers SA will run a 15-month program to support marginalised and under-represented writers in South Australia, after receiving an $82,000 grant as part of the Australia Council’s most recent grants...
Audiobooks for children double in popularity in UK Archive
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
In the UK, the popularity of children's audiobooks has increased by 138% since January 2018, reports the Bookseller. In a report shared at the Bookseller Children's Conference in London, market...
Perez wins Royal Society Science Book Prize for ‘Invisible Women’ Archive
Tuesday, 24 September 2019
In the UK, Caroline Criado Perez has won the £25,000 (A$45,500) Royal Society Science Book Prize for Invisible Women: Exposing data bias in a world designed for men (Chatto & Windus),...
CHASS Australia Book Prize 2019 longlist announced Archive
Tuesday, 24 September 2019
The Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) has announced the longlist for the 2019 Australia Book Prize. The prize, worth $3500, is part of the CHASS Australia...
National Book Award 2019 fiction longlist announced Archive
Monday, 23 September 2019
In the US, the National Book Award fiction longlist has been announced. The finalists in the fiction category are: Fleishman Is in Trouble (Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Wildfire) Trust Exercise (Susan Choi,...
Hoffmann’s ‘inclusive, uplifting’ picture books sold to US Archive
Monday, 23 September 2019
Hardie Grant Egmont has sold US rights to Susann Hoffmann’s Girls are Pretty ... (smart, clever, fast) and Boys Will Be ... (kind, calm, creative) to Penguin Philomel. Girls are...
S&S acquires Mildenhall’s ‘The Mother Fault’ in two-book deal Archive
Monday, 23 September 2019
Simon & Schuster (S&S) has acquired ANZ rights at auction to Kate Mildenhall’s ‘genre-busting’ sophomore novel The Mother Fault in a two-book deal, via Pippa Masson at Curtis Brown. S&S...
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