Writers, literary orgs among latest OzCo funding recipients Archive
Tuesday, 12 September 2017
Thirty-two writers and literary organisations are among the recipients of the latest Australia Council grants round, which awarded $6.1 million to 221 projects. Grants in the literary category were worth...
Report finds bookshops contribute £1.9b to UK economy Archive
Tuesday, 12 September 2017
In the UK, a new report commissioned by the British Booksellers Association (BA) has found that bookshops contribute an estimated £1.9bn (A$3.12bn) annually to the UK economy, support 46,000 jobs,...
Inaugural Boundless festival launches program Archive
Tuesday, 12 September 2017
The full program has been launched for the inaugural Boundless festival for Indigenous and culturally diverse writers. Ellen van Neerven, Julie Koh, Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Benjamin Law, Sarah Ayoub and...
PRH acquires new Tim Winton novel for March 2018 Archive
Monday, 11 September 2017
Penguin Random House (PRH) has acquired ANZ rights to a new Tim Winton novel, The Shepherd’s Hut, to be published in March 2018. Literary agency Jenny Darling also sold UK...
Longlist announced for Baillie Gifford Prize 2017 Archive
Monday, 11 September 2017
The longlist for the £30,000 (A$49,130) 2017 Baillie Gifford Prize, which recognises nonfiction writing by authors of any nationality, has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Red Famine: Stalin’s War...
Melbourne writers, literary organisations receive council arts grants Archive
Monday, 11 September 2017
Several writers and literary organisations have received a share of about $800,000 in funding from Melbourne City Council. Among the recipients are Australian Poetry, for its Melbourne Eco! Slam; poetry...
Monash University Publishing to publish contemporary Australian literature series Archive
Monday, 11 September 2017
Monash University Publishing will launch a new series of literary criticism in 2018 focusing on contemporary Australian writers. The press will publish two volumes in the ‘Contemporary Australian Writers’ series...
Wilson wins 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award for ‘Extinctions’ Archive
Friday, 8 September 2017
Josephine Wilson has won the 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award for her novel Extinctions (UWA Publishing). Wilson was named as the winner at an event at the State Library of...
New ‘Books+Publishing Junior’ reviews out now Archive
Friday, 8 September 2017
Books+Publishing’s latest Junior newsletter contains 14 reviews of books publishing in September, October and November. Two November picture books scored the highest possible rating of 5 stars: Swan Lake (Anne Spudvilas, A&U)...
US ABA and Authors Guild to partner on emerging author events Archive
Friday, 8 September 2017
In the US, the American Booksellers Association (ABA) and the US Authors Guild have partnered on a new initiative to produce events in independent bookstores around the country, reports Publishers...
Line-up for Bundaberg’s WriteFest announced Archive
Friday, 8 September 2017
The program for WriteFest 2017, running in Bundaberg from 6-8 October, has been announced. Author Arnold Zable headlines the festival program, joining other guests including Aleesah Darlison, Helena Pastor, Cindi...
UK publishing survey finds 90% of industry is white; gender pay gap still exists Archive
Thursday, 7 September 2017
A survey of more than 1000 people working in the UK publishing industry has found that more than 90% of respondents identify as white, reports the Guardian. Of the 1,023...
Academy of the Humanities, communications firm to deliver arts advocacy program Archive
Thursday, 7 September 2017
The Australian Academy of the Humanities (AAH) and communications firm Newgate have been chosen to deliver a $1.65m program that will champion investment and return in arts and culture. As...
Reminder: Miles Franklin Literary Award announced tonight Archive
Thursday, 7 September 2017
The winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award will be announced tonight at an event at the State Library of New South Wales. The shortlisted titles are: An Isolated Incident (Emily...
Audiobooks added to Kobo app Archive
Thursday, 7 September 2017
Kobo has added an audiobook service to its smartphone and tablet app, with a monthly one-book membership costing $12.99. The service launched on 6 September in Australia. Members can also...
Berbay launches junior fiction series Archive
Thursday, 7 September 2017
Berbay Publishing will release its first junior fiction series, ‘Norton’, in 2018, by Melbourne writer and illustrator John Dickson. The series focuses on seven-year-old Norton, who is ‘finding his way...
WestWords and Pinerolo announce recipients of illustrator residency Archive
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
Delene White and Sadami Konchi have been selected for the 2017 WestWords / Pinerolo Illustrators in Residence program, aimed at extending emerging illustrators’ knowledge of ‘picture book creation and design,...
Rights round-up Archive
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
Sales Fiction—Allen & Unwin has sold the following rights to The Museum of Modern Love (Heather Rose): Hebrew rights to Modan Publishing House; Korean rights to Hankyoreh; and Greek rights...
Australian Libraries Copyright Committee welcomes government response to IP inquiry Archive
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
The Australian Libraries Copyright Committee (ALCC) has welcomed the government’s response to the Productivity Commission inquiry into intellectual property, labelling its recommendations ‘a good start to the implementation of vital changes...
SLV reaches fundraising target for redevelopment Archive
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) has reached its $27.7m fundraising goal, which it targeted in order to complete the SLV’s $88m ‘Vision 2020’ redevelopment. A $3.5m donation from the...
Amazon tells UK publishers to lower ebook prices to sell more books Archive
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
In the UK, Amazon vice-president of Kindle Content David Naggar, has suggested publishers lower ebook prices as a form of marketing, prompting a number of responses from the UK book...
‘Penguin Bloom’ and ‘The Dry’ adaptations among Screen Australia funding Archive
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
Feature adaptations of Penguin Bloom (Bradley Trevor Greive and Cameron Bloom, ABC Books) and The Dry (Jane Harper, Macmillan) are among the latest book-to-screen projects to receive funding from Screen...
Calling emerging children’s authors and illustrators Archive
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
The May Gibbs Children’s Literature Trust is delighted to announce: The Ian Wilson Memorial Fellowship This fellowship will give an emerging author or illustrator creative time in the Trust’s Adelaide...
Bonnier Publishing Australia to represent John Blake Publishing in ANZ Archive
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
Bonnier Publishing Australia is the ANZ marketing, sales and distributor of John Blake Publishing, effective 1 September 2017. Bonnier Publishing Australia publishes locally under Five Mile and Echo, and distributes...
Bloomsbury Academic Archive
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
As of 1 October 2017, sales of Bloomsbury Academic titles into bookshops, educational and library supplier will be resumed by the Allen & Unwin sales team. This includes imprints Bloomsbury...
Book blogger spotlight: Children’s Books Daily Archive
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
Queensland-based blogger and teacher-librarian Megan Daley has a longstanding involvement with children’s and YA literature, which gives her blog a unique viewpoint. ‘I feel like I’ve been wandering around the...
Text acquires Wakefield’s ‘Youth’ Archive
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
Text has acquired world rights to a new YA novel by Friday Brown and Ballad for a Mad Girl author Vikki Wakefield. Youth is a story about breaking the cycle...
Australian authors raise funds for Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Archive
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
A number of Australian authors have started the ‘Authors for Asylum’ campaign on Twitter to raise funds for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC). The campaign was started on 31...
Queensland Literary Awards 2017 shortlists announced Archive
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
The shortlists for the 2017 Queensland Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction The Birdman’s Wife (Melissa Ashley, Affirm Press) Vancouver (Nick Earls, Inkerman...
Industry prepares for Indigenous Literacy Day tomorrow Archive
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
The 11th Indigenous Literacy Day will take place around Australia on Wednesday 6 September. This year the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) is hoping to raise $200,000 to help buy 20,000...
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