Fremantle sells world English rights to Sally Morgan board book ‘I Love Me’ Archive
Thursday, 25 October 2018
Fremantle Press has sold world English-language rights to Sally Morgan’s board book I Love Me (illus by Ambelin Kwaymullina) to Andrews McMeel Publishing, part of Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU), in...
Podcast spotlight: Hope Book Club Archive
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Launched in 2018, the Hope Book Club is a podcast focusing on books that will 'enrich your life'. Co-hosts Katrina Roe and Natasha Moore discuss what they've been reading and...
Brad Cooper’s ‘The Finest Gold’ Archive
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
'While The Finest Gold is ostensibly a sporting memoir—and it does cover in fascinating detail the punishing regimes and mental requirements for success—its real charm lies in Cooper’s dazzling, shimmering...
SLWA releases 2018-2022 strategic plan Archive
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
The State Library of Western Australia (SLWA) has released its strategic plan for 2018-2022. The key objectives of the strategic plan include: to embrace digital transformation by creating easier access...
Canadian partnership to enhance First Nations library services Archive
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
In the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, a new partnership is aiming to increase library resources on First Nations reserves, reports the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Currently, out of 306 public...
State Library NSW seeks UNESCO listing for Unaipon manuscript Archive
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
The State Library of NSW (SLNSW) will display a manuscript by Indigenous writer, inventor and polymath David Unaipon and is preparing a case for it to be given UNESCO heritage...
Title showcase: ‘La Cherisseure’ by Jude Westrup Archive
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Title: La CherisseureAuthor: Jude WestrupPublisher: Self-publishedPrice: 22.5ISBN: 978-0-646-99209-9Distributor: Currently via: judedesigns950@gmail.com Go(o)d is La Cherisseure: S/he is breathing within us; breathing through and around us; perceivable with our inner eyes...
Bilingual children’s book ‘My Two Blankets’ to launch in Melbourne on 25 October Archive
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Three new bilingual editions of My Two Blankets (Irena Kolbald, illus by Freya Blackwood)—in Arabic, Farsi and Dari, and all with English—will be launched at Readings Carlton as part of National...
Editors NSW: Seminar on ethics in editing Archive
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Editors NSW is running its biennial seminar on ethics in editing, which this year focuses on ethics facing editors, both in their business dealings and in the practice of editing....
Change for Krueger Wallace Press Archive
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Publisher: Krueger Wallace Press Old distributor: INT Books New distributor: Novella Distribution Changeover date: 22 October 2018 Contact URL: bookstores.novelladistribution.com.au
Change for O’Reilly Archive
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Publisher: O’Reilly Old distributor: Woodslane New distributor: Booktopia Publisher Services Changeover date: 1 October 2018 Contact URL: publisherservices.com.au
Change for Corwin Archive
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Publisher: Corwin Old distributor: Footprint Books New distributor: Booktopia Publisher Services Changeover date: 1 January 2019 Returns cut-off: 31 January 2019 Contact URL: www.publisherservices.com.au
Australian children’s books shortlisted for Japan’s Sakura Medal Archive
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Five Australian children's books have been shortlised for Japan's Sakura Medal. Jeannie Baker's picture book Circle (Walker) has been nominated in the picture books category, while in the chapter books category, Paul...
Mununggurr-Williams wins 2018 Australian Poetry Slam Archive
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Darwin-based Djapu poet Melanie Mununggurr-Williams has won the 2018 Australian Poetry Slam national final, reports the Guardian. At the national final held at the Sydney Opera House on 21 October,...
Four UK bookshops nominated for Britain’s Best Small Shop Archive
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
In the UK, four independent bookshops have been nominated for Britain’s Best Small Shop of 2018, reports the Bookseller. The annual competition, managed by the Independent Retailers Confederation, celebrates ‘entrepreneurial...
Queensland Literary Awards 2018 winners announced Archive
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
The winners of the 2018 Queensland Literary Awards (QLAs) were announced on 23 October. The winning titles in each category are: Fiction ($15,000) Taboo (Kim Scott, Picador) Nonfiction ($15,000) Tracker...
Le, Saleh awarded inaugural Affirm Press Mentorship for Sweatshop Writers Archive
Tuesday, 23 October 2018
Vietnamese-Australian writer Shirley Le and Palestinian-Australian poet Sara Saleh, of Western Sydney-based literacy collective Sweatshop, have been announced as the inaugural recipients of a new mentorship for Sweatshop writers, run in...
Birch to give inaugural State of the (Writing) Nation oration Archive
Tuesday, 23 October 2018
Writers Victoria in partnership with State Library Victoria (SLV) has announced a new annual oration called State of the (Writing) Nation. Each year, Writers Victoria will choose a prominent Australian...
‘Elmet’ wins 2018 Polari First Book Prize Archive
Tuesday, 23 October 2018
UK writer Fiona Mozley has won the 2018 Polari First Book Prize for her debut novel Elmet (John Murray), reports the Bookseller. The prize is awarded annually to an author whose first book...
CLNZ announces recipients of 2018 Contestable Fund Grants Archive
Tuesday, 23 October 2018
Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) has announced the recipients of this year’s round of the Contestable Fund Grants. The fund supports strategic projects that demonstrate New Zealand’s publishing growth and...
RiP Patricia O’Donnell Archive
Monday, 22 October 2018
Literature patron Patricia O’Donnell has died, aged 72. O’Donnell was a significant patron of the arts in Melbourne, and was a founding donor of the Stella Prize. Originally a teacher...
61% of Canadian publishers are producing audiobooks, up from 16% in 2015 Archive
Monday, 22 October 2018
In Canada, 61% of publishers are producing audiobooks, up from 16% in 2015. According to a recent study on audiobook use published by BookNet Canada, the average audiobook listener in...
UWAP celebrates 10 years of publishing Australian poetry Archive
Monday, 22 October 2018
UWA Publishing (UWAP) has celebrated its 10th anniversary of publishing Australian poetry. UWAP’s first poetry collection, Martin Harrison’s Wild Bees: New and Selected Poems, was published in 2008, and the...
Mostly Books celebrates 41st birthday Archive
Monday, 22 October 2018
Adelaide bookshop Mostly Books will celebrate its 41st birthday with a free event on 8 November. Situated in the inner-southern suburb of Torrens Park, Mostly Books was founded by Jacqueline...
‘Pulse Points’ wins 2018 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction Archive
Friday, 19 October 2018
Jennifer Down's short story collection Pulse Points (Text) has won the 2018 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction. Pulse Points was chosen from a shortlist of six by a judging panel comprising...
PRH US merges Crown, Random House divisions Archive
Friday, 19 October 2018
Penguin Random House (PRH) US has merged two major adult divisions, Crown Publishing Group and Random House Publishing Group, reports Publishers Weekly. Random House president and publisher Gina Centrello will...
‘Liminal’ founder McIntosh nominated for Victorian Young Australian of the Year Archive
Friday, 19 October 2018
Founder and editor-in-chief of Liminal magazine Leah Jing McIntosh has been announced as one of four nominees for Victorian Young Australian of the Year. A writer and photographer, McIntosh created Liminal in response to the...
2019 Scribblers Festival Schools Program announced Archive
Friday, 19 October 2018
The program for the Scribblers Festival Schools Program, which runs from 8-10 May 2019 in Claremont, Western Australia, has been announced. Launched last year, Scribblers Festival celebrates children’s literature and...
Most Underrated Book Award 2018 shortlist announced Archive
Friday, 19 October 2018
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the shortlist for the 2018 Most Underrated Book Award. The shortlisted titles are: Gwen (Goldie Goldbloom, Fremantle Press) Living in Hope (Frank Byrne with Gerard...
Walkley Book Award 2018 longlist announced Archive
Friday, 19 October 2018
The Walkley Book Award longlist for 2018 has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Trace: Who Killed Maria James? (Rachael Brown, Scribe) A Long Way from No Go (Tjanara Goreng...
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