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The Soldier’s Daughter (Fiona McIntosh, Penguin)

Tuesday, 17 June 2025

RWA announces Ruby Award 2025 finalists

Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) has announced the finalists for the 2025 Romantic Book of the Year (Ruby) Awards. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Historical The Duke Says...

Clan Destine Press acquires Gordon Thompson novel

Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Clan Destine Press has acquired the world rights to Kill Will: Nightbird in Sunlight by Gordon Thompson. According to the publisher, Kill Will: Nightbird in Sunlight follows as ‘a young...

Wilderness Society announces Environment Awards, Karajia Awards shortlists

Tuesday, 17 June 2025
The Wilderness Society has announced the shortlists for the 2025 Environment Award for Children’s Literature and Karajia Award for First Nations Children’s Storytelling. The shortlisted titles in each category are:...

Affirm Press acquires MinOn picture book

Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to the picture book Make Them Say Poo by Steve MinOn under the pen name Stephen, via literary agent Martin Shaw of Shaw Literacy....

Powerhouse announces Shakthidharan memoir as first literary acquisition

Monday, 16 June 2025
Powerhouse has acquired ANZ rights for Gather Up Your World in One Long Breath, the debut memoir by S Shakthidharan, via Anthony Blair, Cameron’s Management. Gather Up Your World in...

Perentie Press acquires first YA graphic novel

Monday, 16 June 2025
Perentie Press has acquired world rights to The Curator, a YA graphic novel by author/illustrator Wendy Tyrer, the first YA graphic novel acquisition for the new press. The novel asks,...

BookPeople 2025 Book of the Year, Bookseller of the Year winners announced

Monday, 16 June 2025
BookPeople has announced the winners of the 2025 Book of the Year Awards, and the Bookseller of the Year awards. Adult fiction Dusk (Robbie Arnott, Picador) Adult nonfiction The Season (Helen...

Hachette acquires Chloe Fisher memoir

Monday, 16 June 2025
Hachette Australia has acquired Always You, a memoir from Chloe Fisher with Alley Pascoe. Always You follows Fisher’s life story as she meets and marries pro-surfer Paul Fisher, said the...

Inaugural New Voices of Aotearoa winners announced

Monday, 16 June 2025
The Coalition for Books has announced the winners of the inaugural New Voices of Aotearoa competition. Chosen from over 30 nominations, the winners are: Wellington essayist Una Cruickshank Raglan journalist,...

Sharp acquires Marshall short story film rights

Monday, 16 June 2025
Melbourne-based filmmaker Tim Sharp has acquired the film option to Wayne Marshall’s short story ‘A Night Out’ from Marshall’s debut collection Shirl (Affirm Press), via Martin Shaw at Shaw Literary. Sharp...

van der Wouden, Clarke win 2025 Women’s Prizes

Friday, 13 June 2025
In the UK, the 2025 Women’s Prizes have been announced. The SafeKeep by Dutch author Yael van der Wouden (Penguin) has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction, while The Story...

Book Club – this month’s reads

Friday, 13 June 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...

ACT Literary Awards 2025 shortlist announced

Thursday, 12 June 2025
MARION ACT has announced the shortlists for the 2025 ACT Literary Awards. The shortlisted titles are: Children’s literature shortlist (younger readers) Alphabetter (Maura Pierlot, illus by Jorge Garcia Redondo, Affirm Kids)...

UQP acquires Lucashenko’s first nonfiction title

Thursday, 12 June 2025
The University of Queensland Press (UQP) has acquired ANZ rights to Not Quite White in the Head, a collection of essays and journalism by Melissa Lucashenko, via Alex Adsett of...

PANZ withdraws as Bologna Guest of Honour, King’s Birthday Honours announced, 2025 DANZ award winners revealed

Wednesday, 11 June 2025
The Publishers Association of New Zealand/Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) has withdrawn its commitment to be the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2027 Country Guest of Honour, ‘due to lack of...

Byron Writers Festival announces 2025 program

Wednesday, 11 June 2025
The program for the Byron Writers Festival, running 8–10 August on Bundjalung Country, has been announced. With the theme Passion and Purpose, the 2025 program features over 160 writers from...

Atria acquires Hortinela debut

Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Atria Books Australia has acquired world rights to Hate You to Love You by bookseller Joshua Hortinela in a two-book deal through Daniel Pilkington at The Pilkington Agency. ‘Hate You...

Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund round 13 recipients announced

Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Writers Victoria has announced the recipients of the 13th round of the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund. The eight recipients – who will share the $50,595 in funding – are:...

Callout: 2025 CA-SRB Emerging Critics Fellowship

Wednesday, 11 June 2025
In partnership with the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund, the Sydney Review of Books invites applications for the 2025 Emerging Critics Fellowship program. Since 2016, the program has fostered diverse, provocative, and original...

2025 Roly Sussex Short Story Competition open for entries

Wednesday, 11 June 2025
2025 Roly Sussex Short Story Competition 16 May – 1 September 2025 Open Division: 1st Prize $7500 / 2nd Prize $1500 Secondary School: 1st Prize $1000 / 2nd Prize $500...

Editorial and production coordinator, Victoria

Wednesday, 11 June 2025
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is seeking an Editorial and Production Coordinator to coordinate the production, editorial, advertising, distribution and administration requirements of...