‘Guardian Australia’ expands books coverage
Monday, 25 September 2017
Guardian Australia is expanding its book coverage with two new series of commissioned works on established and emerging Australian writers, launched under a dedicated section on its website called Reading...
Blanchard wins inaugural Rosanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award
Friday, 22 September 2017
Jacqueline Blanchard has won the Institute of Professional Editors’ (IPEd) inaugural Rosanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award, known as The Rosie, for her editorial work on All Fall Down (Matthew Condon, UQP)....
2017 Australian Short Story Festival program announced
Friday, 22 September 2017
The program for the 2017 Australian Short Story Festival has been announced. Founded by Margaret River Press director Caroline Wood and MidnightSun publisher Anna Solding, this year’s festival will run...
Spec-fic specialists IFWG expands as it seeks growth as ‘middle-tier independent publisher’
Friday, 22 September 2017
Spec-fiction specialists IFWG Publishing has signed a distribution deal with Dennis Jones & Associates (DJA), as it looks to entrench its brand in the industry ‘with an emphasis on quality...
Faber & Faber announces initiatives to address under-representation
Friday, 22 September 2017
In the UK, publisher Faber & Faber has announced initiatives to reduce the under-representation of minority groups in the company, reports the Bookseller. The plan includes a new internship for...
Introducing #LoveOzYA
Thursday, 21 September 2017
Several years ago a group of Australian YA authors and supporters launched the grassroots campaign #LoveOzYA to promote Australian YA books in a market dominated by US titles. Think Australian...
Kirkus Prize 2017 finalists announced
Thursday, 21 September 2017
The finalists have been announced for the 2017 Kirkus Prize, sponsored by the US publication Kirkus Reviews. The awards are presented in three categories—fiction, nonfiction and young readers’ literature—with each...
‘The Silent Invasion’ tops YA bestsellers chart
Thursday, 21 September 2017
The Silent Invasion—the first book in a new YA dystopian trilogy from novelist James Bradley—is at the top of the Australian YA bestsellers chart for August. It’s followed by In the...
Oz YA under the spotlight
Thursday, 21 September 2017
In this newsletter, we shine a spotlight on Australian young adult (YA) fiction. In our profile, we speak to literary agent, editor and YA advocate Danielle Binks about the state...
CBCA Book of the Year Awards announced
Thursday, 21 September 2017
The winners of the prestigious Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards have been announced. They include: One Would Think the Deep (Claire Zorn, University of Queensland...
Era Publications launches children’s reader series in China
Thursday, 21 September 2017
Era Publications, a family owned educational publisher with a focus on English-language teaching, has partnered with Chinese publisher New Century Publishing to publish 1.7 million copies of its ‘WINGS’ children’s...
CHASS Australia Book Prize 2017 shortlist announced
Thursday, 21 September 2017
The Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) has announced the shortlist for the 2017 Australia Book Prize. The prize, worth $3500, is part of the CHASS Australia...
Educational Publishing Awards 2017 winners announced
Thursday, 21 September 2017
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the winners of the 2017 Educational Publishing Awards Australia. The graphic novel The Invisible War: A Tale on Two Scales (Briony Barr, Gregory Crocetti,...
Pantera and Books on the Rail partner on nationwide ‘Rowland Sinclair’ campaign
Thursday, 21 September 2017
Pantera Press and Books on the Rail are partnering on a nationwide campaign for book eight of Sulari Gentill’s ‘Rowland Sinclair’ series, A Dangerous Language, to coincide with its release...
Book blogger spotlight: The Unlikely Bookworm
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Londoner-turned-Sydneysider Lucy Pearson blogs about books and travel at The Unlikely Bookworm. Pearson reviews and recommends a range of fiction and nonfiction, and will soon be launching a series of...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Sales Fiction—Allen & Unwin has sold simplified Chinese character rights to The Ancestor Game (Alex Miller) to QingDao. Penguin Random House Australia has sold North American rights to Year of...
Three Text authors on the Nib awards shortlist
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Hearty congratulations to our authors who have each received the Alex Buzo Shortlist Prize ($1000) and are now in contention to win the People’s Choice Prize of $1000, as well...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
‘To have Australian stories disappear and get other stories cheaper from other countries doesn't mean you get the same thing. It doesn't mean you learn about yourselves, your neighbours, the...
Scholastic acquires Kelly Gardiner middle-grade time-travel series
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Scholastic has acquired world rights to ‘The Fire Watcher Chronicles’, a new middle-grade fantasy trilogy by historical fiction and YA author Kelly Gardiner. ‘The Fire Watcher Chronicles’ is a ‘time-slip’...
Waverley Library Award 2017 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
The shortlists for the 2017 Waverley Library Award for Literature, known as ‘the Nib’, and the Military History Prize, have been announced. The shortlisted titles for the Waverley Library Award for...
Fine wins 2017 Royal Society Science Book Prize
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Melbourne-based British author Cordelia Fine has won the £25,000 (A$42,185) Royal Society Prize for Science Book of the Year for her book Testosterone Rex: Unmaking the Myths of our Gendered...
‘Financial Times’ 2017 Business Book of the Year shortlist announced
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
In the UK, the shortlist for the £30,000 (A$50,655) Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award has been announced. This year’s six shortlisted titles are: The One...
HGE acquires four-book adventure series by Sydney bookseller in six-figure deal
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Hardie Grant Egmont (HGE) has acquired world rights to four books in a new adventure series by Sydney bookseller and debut author Jeremy Lachlan, in a six-figure deal that followed...
Free webinar: Making Practical Sense of the Australian Economy
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
UniLink will facilitate a free webinar on Thursday 21 September about the state of the Australian economy, delivered by Dave de Garis, Director and Economist with the National Australia Bank....
CBCA Crichton Award—new illustrators
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
This award recognises and encourages new talent in the field of Australian children’s book illustration. This national award is administered by the Victorian Branch of the CBCA. Entries are now...
US library funding package passes House of Representatives
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
In the US, a $1.2 trillion budget bill, including funding for a number of library programs, has passed the House of Representatives, despite an earlier proposal from President Donald Trump’s...
SLV partners with Redbubble on art competition
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) has partnered with Melbourne-based online creative marketplace Redbubble on a competition for new artwork inspired by the library’s collection. The competition ‘#createarthistory’ aims to...
Google adds library ebook catalogues to search results
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
In the US, Google has added local library ebook catalogues to its search results, reports the Verge. Previously, users needed to log on to a local library’s online system to...
The Woman in the Window
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Get ready for the biggest thriller of 2018 ... What did she see? It’s been ten long months since Anna Fox last left her home. Ten months during which she...
Parliamentary Friends of Australian Books and Writers launched
Tuesday, 19 September 2017
The Parliamentary Friends of Australian Books and Writers (PFABW) was launched at Parliament House in Canberra on 12 September. The group is co-chaired by Liberal senator Linda Reynolds and Labor...
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