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Spencer wins 2018 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award for ‘The Age of Fibs’

Thursday, 11 October 2018
Sydney-based writer Beth Spencer has won the 2018 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award for her short-story collection The Age of Fibs. Author and prize judge Carmel Bird described The Age...

National Book Award 2018 shortlists announced

Thursday, 11 October 2018
In the US, the finalists for the 2018 National Book Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Fiction A Lucky Man (Jamel Brinkley, Graywolf Press) Florida (Lauren Groff, William Heinemann)...

Winton’s ‘The Riders’ to be adapted for film

Wednesday, 10 October 2018
Tim Winton’s The Riders (Penguin) will be adapted into a feature film produced by director Ridley Scott’s production company Scott Free, reports Deadline Hollywood. A director for the film is...

NT library welcomes resident creative Fraser-Bell

Wednesday, 10 October 2018
Emerging artist C J Fraser-Bell has commenced her residency at the Northern Territory Library (NTL), after being announced as one of four Territory artists to take part in the NT...

Davina Bell & Allison Colpoys’ ‘All the Ways to be Smart’

Wednesday, 10 October 2018
'Suitable for children aged two to six years old, All the Ways to be Smart is a celebration of what childhood can be, and it will likely become a classic.' ... read...

Change for Wild Dog

Wednesday, 10 October 2018
Publisher: Wild Dog ISBN prefix: 978174203 Old distributor: Woodslane New distributor: Simon & Schuster (Harper Entertainment Distribution Services) Changeover date: 1 February 2019 Contact: orders@harpercollins.com.au

Change for Berbay Publishing

Wednesday, 10 October 2018
Publisher: Berbay Publishing Old distributor: NewSouth Books New distributor: Simon & Schuster (Harper Entertainment Distribution Services) Changeover date: 1 February 2019 Contact: orders@harpercollins.com.au

Libraries gain in 2019 US federal budget

Wednesday, 10 October 2018
In the US, federal legislation will ensure level or increased funding for library programs into the new financial year, reports American Libraries Magazine. The 'Federal Funding for Library Programs and...

Podcast spotlight: Words and Nerds

Wednesday, 10 October 2018
Launched in 2017, Words and Nerds is a conversational podcast in which the host 'interviews both established and independent authors about their writing process, and the social and political influences...

‘Students Need School Libraries’ campaign website launched

Wednesday, 10 October 2018
The School Library Coalition has launched the ‘Students Need School Libraries’ website, with the campaign set to begin on 16 October. The campaign ‘seeks to highlight the importance of having school...

‘All the Ways to Be Smart’ reprinted ahead of publication

Wednesday, 10 October 2018
All The Ways to be Smart (Davina Bell & Allison Colpoys) to be published on October 15 by Scribble, has already been reprinted before publication, following huge support and enthusiasm...

S&S UK before-tax profit doubles in 2017

Wednesday, 10 October 2018
In the UK, Simon & Schuster (S&S) made a before-tax profit of £5.9 million (A$10.9m) in 2017, up 56% from 2016, reports the Bookseller. Turnover was up from £42.1 million (A$77.9m) in 2016...

Giese wins 2018 Victorian Premier’s History Award for ‘The Maddest Place on Earth’

Wednesday, 10 October 2018
Clinical psychologist Jill Giese has won the 2018 Victorian Premier’s History Award, worth $5000, for her book The Maddest Place on Earth (Australian Scholarly Publishing), announced as part of the...

Memorial service for Albert Ullin to be held on 1 November

Wednesday, 10 October 2018
A public memorial service to celebrate the life of The Little Bookroom founder Albert Ullin will be held on Thursday, 1 November at 2.30pm at the Myer Mural Hall, 314-336...

‘Alice-Miranda’ animated telemovie in production

Wednesday, 10 October 2018
SLR Productions has commenced production on an animated telemovie based on Jacqueline Harvey's Alice-Miranda (Random House Children's) series of children's books, reports Mediaweek. Originally announced as a TV series comprising...

Sweatshop to partner with DARTS on first nationwide anthology

Wednesday, 10 October 2018
Western Sydney-based literacy collective Sweatshop will partner with Diversity Arts Australia (DARTS) to deliver a series of literary initiatives, including its first nationwide project. Sweatshop and DARTS will produce an...