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Australian author Peter Temple dies

Tuesday, 13 March 2018
Acclaimed crime author Peter Temple has died, aged 71. Temple was the first Australian writer to win the Gold Dagger, a major award from the UK's Crime Writers’ Association, for...

Hazel Rowley Fellowship Award 2018 winners announced

Friday, 9 March 2018
Writers Victoria has announced that author Jacqueline Kent has been awarded the $15,000 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship for her proposed biography of political campaigner and women's rights activist Vida Goldstein....

Translated kids’ fiction prize releases shortlist

Friday, 9 March 2018
In the UK, children’s reading charity BookTrust has released the shortlist for its children’s books in translation project, In Other Words. The promotion, which was launched in September 2016, is...

No ‘Daily’ on Monday

Friday, 9 March 2018
Please note that, due to the public holiday on Monday (Labour Day in Victoria, Adelaide Cup Day in South Australia, Canberra Day in ACT and Eight Hours Day in Tasmania),...

Introducing Brow Books

Thursday, 8 March 2018
Sam Cooney is publisher at literary magazine The Lifted Brow and its recently established books imprint, Brow Books, as well as being a writer, literary critic, teacher, host, prize judge...

Stella Prize 2018 shortlist announced

Thursday, 8 March 2018
The shortlist for the 2018 Stella Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree (Shokoofeh Azar, Wild Dingo Press) Terra Nullius (Claire G Coleman,...

ABIA 2018 longlists announced

Thursday, 8 March 2018
The longlists for the 2018 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) have been announced. The titles in each category are: General fiction book of the year Force of Nature (Jane Harper,...

Eight authors win 2018 Windham-Campbell prizes

Thursday, 8 March 2018
Eight authors from around the world have received 2018 Windham-Campbell prizes. The recipients in each category are: Fiction Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi (Uganda/UK) John Keene (US) Nonfiction Olivia Laing (UK) Sarah...

Pantera acquires the Author People

Thursday, 8 March 2018
Pantera Press has acquired boutique publishing company the Author People from co-founder Lou Johnson. The purchase will see Pantera take on US rights to A Thousand Shards of Glass by...

Historical fiction debut tops the chart

Thursday, 8 March 2018
The Tattooist of Auschwitz tops the fiction list for February. The novel is based on the true story of Lale Sokolov—the tattooist of the title—and his future wife, Gita Fuhrmannova, whom...

Women lead Australian book-to-film adaptations

Thursday, 8 March 2018
On International Women’s Day it is heartening to share the news that Australia’s key film funding body, Screen Australia, has announced that its most recent round of funding, which includes...

Rights round-up

Wednesday, 7 March 2018
Sales Fiction Clare Forster at Curtis Brown Australia has sold North American rights to The Jade Lily and The Cheapside Jewels (both Kirsty Manning) to William Morrow via Stacy Testa...

NLA celebrates 50th anniversary with exhibition

Wednesday, 7 March 2018
The National Library of Australia (NLA) is holding an exhibition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the library building’s construction and to further explore the year 1968 in history. The...

Atkins wins 2018 Romantic Novel of the Year

Wednesday, 7 March 2018
In the UK, author Dani Atkins has won the 2018 Goldsboro Books Romantic Novel of the Year award for her novel This Love (S&S). Facilitated by the Romantic Novelists' Association, the Romantic...

Kostakis nominated for Lammy award

Wednesday, 7 March 2018
YA author Will Kostakis has been announced as a finalist in the 30th annual Lambda Literary Awards—known as the ‘Lammys’—for his book The Sidekicks (Penguin). The Lammys celebrate achievement in...

Shop fitout for sale

Wednesday, 7 March 2018
Collins Booksellers Bacchus Marsh has a full shop fitout available for $20,000. High quality, and still in very good condition. Please contact via email for photos and further details. Available...

‘WBN’ published Thursday next week

Wednesday, 7 March 2018
Please note that, due to the public holiday on Monday (Labour Day in Victoria, Adelaide Cup Day in South Australia, Canberra Day in ACT and Eight Hours Day in Tasmania),...

HarperCollins launches unpublished manuscript prize

Tuesday, 6 March 2018
HarperCollins has launched The Banjo Prize, an annual unpublished manuscript prize for Australian commercial fiction. The winner of the prize will receive a publishing contract with HarperCollins and an advance...