Stokes donates $1m to NLA for fellowships
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
Outgoing council chair of the National Library of Australia (NLA) Ryan Stokes has donated $1 million to support research fellowships at the library. The $1 million gift from the Stokes...
ABA booksellers’ training
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) is holding a one-day training event for booksellers. Sessions will include: Nielsen Bookscan for book industry staff A day in the life of a publishing...
Safe harbour scheme extended to libraries, cultural institutions
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
Australian libraries and cultural institutions will now be covered by the copyright safe harbour scheme, which protects them from being held liable when their online services are used by others...
WritingWA: WA Premier’s Book Awards forum
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
WritingWA is hosting a two-day forum to provide Western Australian sector practitioners with an opportunity to discuss current trends, issues and opportunities. Included in the program is a session with...
Alternative Nobel Prize in Literature planned
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
A group of Swedish cultural figures have joined together to bestow an alternate literature award to replace this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature, reports the Guardian. As previously reported, the...
Barnes & Noble fires CEO
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
US chain bookseller Barnes & Noble (B&N) has fired CEO Demos Parneros after 14 months in the role, reports Publishers Weekly. In a brief statement, the retailer said Parneros will...
Australian Christian Book of the Year 2018 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
The shortlist for the 2018 Australian Christian Book of the Year been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Mr Eternity: The Story of Arthur Stace (Roy Williams & Elizabeth Meyers, Acorn...
Eades wins 2018 Mary Gilmore Award
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
Quinn Eades has won the 2018 Mary Gilmore Award for his poetry collection Rallying (UWA Publishing). The award was presented by the Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) at its...
Walker Books Australia appoints associate art director
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
Walker Books Australia is delighted to announce the appointment of award-winning illustrator and designer, Sarah Davis, as Associate Art Director. Leading the in-house design team, her mission is to help...
‘Luminescent Threads’ wins 2018 Locus Award
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
An anthology by Australian speculative-fiction publisher Twelfth Planet Press has won a 2018 Locus Award for science-fiction and fantasy, announced at a ceremony in Seattle, in the US, on 23...
Gisborne bookshop for sale
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
After 11 years, Book Bonding Bookstore Gisborne, Victoria for sale. Solid loyalty base & emphasis on children's books, adult fiction and smaller array of non-fiction, PLUS very strong commercial school...
Melbourne Prize Trust entries close next week: Monday 9 July, 5pm
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
Publishers and authors don't miss out. Visit www.melbourneprize.org to enter the Melbourne Prize for Literature 2018 & Awards. Melbourne Prize for Literature: $60,000 Best Writing Award: $30,000 NEW...
New acquisitions by Scribe Publications
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
Scribe Publications has acquired rights in New Yorker magazine staff writer Paige Williams’ The Dinosaur Artist: obsession, betrayal, and the quest for Earth's ultimate trophy. This remarkable narrative nonfiction delves into the riveting...
‘Claris: The Chicest Mouse in Paris’ is also the bestselling mouse in Australia!
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
HGE congratulate Claris and Megan Hess! What a gigantic launch for a teeny tiny mouse. Urgent reprints are on the way, 2 drops to come: 25 July and 20 August....
Townsville bookshop for sale
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
Busy, independent city based bookshop is for sale in sunny Townsville. Has solid trading figures, an established reputation and a loyal customer base. There is a long lease and lots...
ASA masterclasses
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) is running a number of writing masterclasses. The Next Draft, on drafting fiction manuscripts with Melanie Ostell (Four classes from 12pm-2pm each Friday on 20 and 27...
Submissions open for the Ampersand Prize 2018
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
The team at Hardie Grant Egmont are once again throwing open the doors for the Ampersand Prize, and putting out the call for middle-grade and young adult manuscripts by unpublished...
Tucker announced as new Stella executive director
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
The Stella Prize has announced it has appointed Michelle Scott Tucker as its new executive director. Tucker is the author of Elizabeth Macarthur: A Life at the Edge of the...
A full program: Jennifer Jackson shares her bookseller’s diary
Tuesday, 3 July 2018
Paper Bird Children’s Books & Arts is a bookshop, arts centre and culture hub with a wide scope. Director Jennifer Jackson discusses its evolution. Paper Bird Children’s Books & Arts...
Kenyan writer Onjerika wins 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing
Tuesday, 3 July 2018
Kenyan writer Makena Onjerika has won the 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story ‘Fanta Blackcurrant’, first published in the spring 2017 issue of quarterly British literary...
‘Alpacas with Maracas’ to be read for 2019 National Simultaneous Storytime
Tuesday, 3 July 2018
Matt Cosgrove’s picture book Alpacas with Maracas (Koala Books) has been chosen for the Australian Library and Information Association’s (ALIA) National Simultaneous Storytime next year. National Simultaneous Storytime will take...
Regency Media acquires Five Mile
Monday, 2 July 2018
Former Bonnier Publishing Australia children’s imprint Five Mile has been acquired by local electronic media and distribution business Regency Media. Under Regency Media ownership, the new iteration of Five Mile...
Pengelly buys ‘Books+Publishing’; Tang steps down as EIC
Monday, 2 July 2018
Thorpe-Bowker general manager Gary Pengelly has started a new company, Books and Publishing Pty Ltd, and has purchased the Books+Publishing business from a local subsidiary of its US-based parent company,...
Environment Award for Children’s Literature 2018 shortlist announced
Monday, 2 July 2018
The Wilderness Society has announced the shortlist for the 2018 Environment Award for Children’s Literature. The shortlisted books in each category are: Picture fiction Can You Find Me? (Gordon Winch,...
PRH India buys Hindi-language publisher Hind Pocket Books
Monday, 2 July 2018
Penguin Random House India has acquired Hind Pocket Books, one of the oldest and best-known Hindi-language publishers in India, reports the Bookseller. Established in 1958, Hind Pocket Books predominantly publishes...
Higgins appointed GM of Dymocks Books
Monday, 2 July 2018
Dymocks has announced that Sophie Higgins, current head of marketing and merchandise, has been promoted to the role of Dymocks Books general manager, effective from 1 July. In her new...
Slam poets to represent Australia in the US
Monday, 2 July 2018
Four Melbourne-based slam poets will compete in the US National Poetry Slam in August this year. Poet Tenda McFly, the winner of a slam event held during the inaugural Melbourne...
Assistant editor, Melbourne
Monday, 2 July 2018
Books+Publishing Books+Publishing is looking for an assistant editor to join its publishing team. The successful candidate will work closely with the editor-in-chief and news editor. Their responsibilities will include: Sourcing,...
Royal Society of Literature admits 40 fellows under the age of 40
Friday, 29 June 2018
In the UK, the Royal Society of Literature (RSL) has appointed 40 new fellows as part of its 40 Under 40 initiative, which aims to ‘welcome a new generation of writers...
Hinkler and Bookoli launch mass-market UK publisher
Friday, 29 June 2018
Melbourne-based children’s publisher Hinkler Books and UK children’s publisher Bookoli are launching a new mass-market publisher based in the UK. Curious Universe UK, which is the result of a 50-50...
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