Pantera acquires ‘Juicy’ memoir by Joseph
Monday, 21 July 2025
Pantera Press has acquired world rights for the memoir Juicy: How to Live a Life in the Wreckage of Expectations by debut Lebanese-Australian author Sheree Joseph, in a two-book deal...
Indigenous Literacy Foundation rebrands
Thursday, 17 July 2025
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has launched a new brand identity, slogan and logo. The rebrand reflects ‘community-led values, celebrates First Nations storytelling and honours the diverse cultures and Communities...
Gippsland Writers Festival releases 2025 program
Thursday, 17 July 2025
The Gippsland Writers Festival, formerly known as StoryFest, has released its 2025 program. The festival, which runs 1–3 August in Yarram, will open with ‘You are Here’, a conversation featuring...
Te Pae Tawhiti Awards launched for spec fic writers
Thursday, 17 July 2025
Speculative Fiction Writers of New Zealand (SpecFicNZ) has launched the Te Pae Tawhiti Awards for Aotearoa and Pasifika speculative fiction writers. The awards will aim to spotlight local writers and...
2025 Ngaio Marsh Award Best Novel longlist announced
Thursday, 17 July 2025
The longlist for this year’s Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel, which celebrates Aotearoa New Zealand crime, mystery or thriller writing has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Return to...
PRH acquires Thian’s YA in two-book deal
Thursday, 17 July 2025
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has acquired Dear Campus Cupid by Aurelne Thian, in a two-book deal brokered by Danielle Binks from Jacinta di Mase Management. According to the publisher, Dear...
Melbourne Books acquires Entrecôte cookbook
Thursday, 17 July 2025
Melbourne Books has acquired world rights to Entrecôte by restaurant owner Jason M Jones. Jones is the owner of the titular Melbourne restaurant in Prahran that describes itself as ‘a renaissance...
Varuna announces 2025 Writer’s Space Online Fellowship recipients
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Varuna, the National Writers’ House has announced the recipients of its 2025 Writer’s Space Online Fellowships. The fellowship recipients are: Beth Atkinson-Quinton Alison Evans Martina Kontos William Uy Vu Le R...
2025 Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize longlist announced
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Australian Book Review has announced the longlist for the 2025 Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. The longlisted works are: ‘A Good Clean Death’ by Lachlan Alexander (Vic) ‘Alone’ by Lorraine...
Vale Jess Knight
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Writer, poet and artist Jess Knight has died at the age of 42. Ultimo publishing director Robert Watkins writes, I had the inestimable honour of working with Jessica Knight on...
Words in Winter 2025 festival program launched
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
The Words in Winter festival has announced its full 2025 program, which will run 22–21 and 29–31 August on Dja Dja Wurrung country, across Daylesford and Hepburn Springs, Victoria. The...
PRH Write It fellowship shortlist announced
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has announced the shortlist for the 2025 Write It fellowship. The shortlisted writers are: Ceilidh Newbury for ‘Skates, Dates, and Other Deadly Weapons’ (young adult...
International product co-ordinator, Sydney
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin, Australia’s largest independent book publisher, is looking for a motivated, proactive and capable co-ordinator to support our International Agencies product team. Reporting to the...
Chief executive officer, Melbourne
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
BookPeople – the Australian Booksellers Association Join the Next Chapter: CEO Australian Booksellers Association Are you ready to help lead the bookselling sector in Australia? The management committee of the...
A Particularly Nasty Case
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
A deathly funny mix of mystery, murder and medicine, A PARTICULARLY NASTY CASE is the brilliantly original debut novel from Adam Kay, BAFTA-winning author of multi-million global bestseller THIS IS GOING TO...
Product analyst (TitlePage), Sydney
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Australian Publishers Association The Australian Publishers Association (APA) is seeking a Product Analyst to support and help shape the development of our industry’s supply chain service, TitlePage. This is a...
Twisted River (James Dunbar, Echo Publishing)
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
WORD Christchurch 2025 program announced
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
WORD Christchurch Festival, which will run this year 27–31 August, has announced its full program. With the theme ‘Share the Joy of Words’, this year's program includes over 90 writers...
Johnson wins 2025 Indigenous Writer’s Mentorship
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Writing NSW and Text Publishing have announced Yasmin Johnson as the 2025 winner of the Indigenous Writer's Mentorship for her nonfiction manuscript exploring intergenerational storytelling set in Palm Island. A...
Davitt Awards 2025 shortlists announced
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Sisters in Crime has announced the shortlists for the 2025 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Adult novels Highway...
UWAP acquires collection of Nyangumarta children’s stories
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
University of Western Australia Publishing (UWAP) has acquired world rights to Stories About Fire, Wind, the Moon and Other Dreamings – Warinypa wariny Mangunyjaja muwarr wirlarrapa wangalpa wika by Solomon...
Aotearoa Booksellers Choice Award 2025 finalists announced
Monday, 14 July 2025
Booksellers NZ has announced the finalists for the 2025 Booksellers' Choice Awards. Voted on by Aotearoa's booksellers, the finalists are: Adult Award Amma (Saraid de Silva, Moa Press) The Bookshop Detectives:...
Text acquires ‘The Mushroom Tapes’ by Garner, Hooper and Krasnostein
Monday, 14 July 2025
Text Publishing has acquired The Mushroom Tapes written by Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein. ‘[Garner, Hooper and Krasnostein] joined the media scrum at the Latrobe Valley Law Courts,...
Creative Futures Fund recipients announced
Monday, 14 July 2025
Creative Australia has announced the latest recipients of funding from its Creative Futures Fund. An ‘initiative of the Australian Government’s National Cultural Policy Revive’, the Creative Futures Fund ‘supports the...
Creative Victoria latest funding recipients
Monday, 14 July 2025
Creative Victoria has announced the latest recipients of funding from its Creative Projects Fund. One hundred and fifteen Victorian creators have shared in $1.5m of funding which ‘Victorian artists, creative...
UQP acquires new Riwoe novel
Monday, 14 July 2025
The University of Queensland Press (UQP) has acquired world rights to A Short History of Longans, a new novel by Mirandi Riwoe, through Pippa Masson at Curtis Brown. The novel...
Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 11 July 2025
Looking for your next great group read? Our monthly Book Club rounds up new release titles that are perfect for sparking conversation and perhaps even some debate. From compelling fiction to...
Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award 2025 longlist announced
Thursday, 10 July 2025
The Foundation for Australian Literary Studies (FALS) has announced the longlist for the Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award, worth $50,000. The 10 longlisted titles, chosen from over 200 entries,...
National Biography Award 2025 shortlist announced
Thursday, 10 July 2025
The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) has announced the shortlist for the $25,000 National Biography Award. The shortlisted works, selected from 103 entries, are: Bullet, Paper, Rock: A...
Bakers Lane Books: New publisher, writing prize launched
Wednesday, 9 July 2025
New independent publisher Bakers Lane Books has been launched by founder Ginny Grant, with a commitment to ‘platforming bold, inclusive storytelling’. Bakers Lane said it aims to publish ‘a select number...
