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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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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...

CHASS Australia Book Prize 2017 shortlist announced Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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 Archive

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...