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Varuna announces 2026 residential fellowships

Varuna, the National Writers House logo Thursday, 3 July 2025
Varuna, the National Writers’ House has announced the recipients of its residential fellowships for 2026, including twelve flagship fellowship recipients. The writers and their projects are: Blue Mountains fellowship Fiona...

Aotearoa NZ Audiobook of the Year Award finalists

Thursday, 3 July 2025
The Publishers Association of New Zealand/Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) and Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand have announced the finalists for the 2025 Libro.fm Audiobook of the Year Award. The six...

Wiley acquires Duggan’s next nonfiction

Tim Duggan Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Wiley Australia has acquired world rights to Clear in Tension, a nonfiction title by Tim Duggan, in a deal between Wiley publisher Lucy Raymond and Lou Johnson at Key People...

Marsh appointed inaugural Commonwealth Poet Laureate

Selina Tusitala Marsh Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Selina Tusitala Marsh has been appointed the inaugural Commonwealth Poet Laureate, serving until 31 May 2027, reported BookBrunch. Born in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand, Marsh is of Samoan, Tuvaluan, English,...

ABR Peter Rose Editorial Cadetship, Melbourne

Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Australian Book Review Australian Book Review (ABR) is delighted to open the Peter Rose Editorial Cadetship for applications. The twelve-month role will be 0.8 or full time. ABR seeks a...

Senior editor, Melbourne

Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster have a fantastic opportunity for a talented Senior Editor to work with some of the most exciting and distinctive talent as part of a...

Sales support specialist, Melbourne

Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Ingram Content Group In this cross-functional role, you’ll report to the UK Key Account Sales Manager while actively supporting the Australian Key Account team, playing a vital role in driving...

Writing Australia Council appointed

Writing Australia logo Tuesday, 1 July 2025
Minister for the Arts Tony Burke has today launched Writing Australia in a statement, which also includes the announcement of the new Writing Australia Council members.  Members are: Larissa Behrendt...

Saunders among ASAL academic, criticism award winners

the ASAL logo Tuesday, 1 July 2025
The Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) has announced winners of a suite of academic and criticism prizes. Walter McRae Russell Award Barron Field in New South Wales:...

Hourani wins 2025 Mary Gilmore Prize

Rock Flight by Hasib Hourani Tuesday, 1 July 2025
The Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) has announced Hasib Hourani the winner of the 2025 Mary Gilmore Prize for rock flight (Giramondo). The Mary Gilmore Prize is...

McFarlane wins 2025 ALS Gold Medal

Cover of Highway 13 Tuesday, 1 July 2025
The Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) has announced Fiona McFarlane as the winner of the 2025 Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold Medal for Highway 13 (A&U). In...

Gurn wins 2025 Deep Creek Residency Fellowship

Tuesday, 1 July 2025
Matilda Bookshop has announced Tom Gurn as the winner of the 2025 Deep Creek Residency Fellowship for his submission, ‘Pugholes’.  Gurn was chosen from a shortlist of six and will...

QWC launches Pitchable program

Pitchable logo Tuesday, 1 July 2025
The Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) has launched Pitchable, a program for Australian writers to pitch ideas and concepts for fiction, nonfiction, film scripts, stage plays, podcasts or video games in...

SLV 2025 fellowships

SLV logo. Monday, 30 June 2025
State Library Victoria (SLV) has announced the 2025 fellowship recipients, including several writers working on book projects. The recipients include: Marion Orme Page Regional Creative Fellowships ($15,000) Louise Crisp for...

Stella Day Out announces Adelaide program

Stella Day out Thursday, 26 June 2025
Stella Day Out, a one-day literary festival that ‘celebrates and promotes the outstanding contributions of women and non-binary writers to Australian literature’, has announced a date and full program for...

Giramondo launches Poetry in Translation Prize

Thursday, 26 June 2025
Giramondo Publishing, Fitzcarraldo Editions and New Directions have launched the Poetry in Translation Prize, a new biennial award for an outstanding poetry collection translated into English. The Poetry in Translation...

UQP acquires Adelaide’s autofiction novel

Debra Adelaide - credit Gregory Ferris Thursday, 26 June 2025
The University of Queensland Press (UQP) has acquired world rights to When I Am Sixty-Four, an autofiction title by Debra Adelaide, via Jane Novak Literary Agency. When I Am Sixty-Four holds...

PRH acquires Meyer and Moss YA thriller

Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss Thursday, 26 June 2025
Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia has acquired ANZ rights to The Escape Game, a YA mystery thriller by American author Marissa Meyer and Perth-based author Tamara Moss, via Jill Grinberg...

Hachette acquires Jones’ debut novel

a portrait of Christy Anne Jones Wednesday, 25 June 2025
Hachette Australia has acquired ANZ rights to Theodora's Tea Shop by Christy Anne Jones in a joint acquisition with Wildfire, an imprint of Headline, taking UK and commonwealth rights excluding...

WA Premier’s Book Awards shortlist announced

Western Australia Premier's Book Awards logo Wednesday, 25 June 2025
The shortlists for the 2025 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards have been announced. This year, the awards have a total prize pool of $120,000 and four new categories. The new...

UWAP acquires Riots by Fiona Skyring

The cover of 'Riots' by Fiona Skyring. The cover features a painted scene of soldiers fighting with police and the Union Jack flag in the background. Wednesday, 25 June 2025
UWA Publishing (UWAP) has acquired world rights to Riots by Fiona Skyring. Riots is a nonfiction title delving into the Australian riots that occurred between 1918–1920 and involved returned soldiers....

Miles Franklin Literary Award 2025 shortlist announced

Wednesday, 25 June 2025
The shortlist for the 2025 Miles Franklin Literary Award has been announced. Chosen from a longlist of ten, the shortlisted titles are: Chinese Postman (Brian Castro, Giramondo) Theory & Practice (Michelle de...

Professional development officer (part-time), Sydney

Wednesday, 25 June 2025
Writing NSW Writing NSW is the state’s leading provider of services to writers, including courses, seminars and workshops, writing groups, festivals and events, grants and prizes, and information and advice....

 

 

 

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