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Asialink 2017 arts residencies announced

Friday, 17 February 2017
The recipients of the University of Melbourne’s Asialink Arts Residencies Program for 2017 have been announced. Writers receiving residencies in Asian countries are: Lyn Dickens, India: Dickens will ‘work on...

Ferguson appointed PANZ director

Thursday, 16 February 2017
New Zealand Book Council CEO Catriona Ferguson has been appointed as Publishing Association of New Zealand (PANZ) director. Ferguson replaces outgoing director Anne de Lautour, who is stepping down from...

New ‘His Dark Materials’ trilogy announced

Thursday, 16 February 2017
Penguin Random House has announced the publication of a new trilogy by Philip Pullman, set in the same world as his YA fantasy trilogy ‘His Dark Materials’. The first installment...

‘Long-promised’ Gosford regional library delayed again

Wednesday, 15 February 2017
A ‘long-promised’ regional library in Gosford on the New South Wales Central Coast has been delayed for ‘procedural’ reasons, reports Coast Community News. At a council meeting on 24 January...

Quote of the week

Wednesday, 15 February 2017
‘Representations of diverse sexualities and gender identities in YA are important to redress the isolation particular to queerness. Queerness is invisible’—Jordi Kerr in the first of a four-part series for...

Seizure announces 2017 Viva la Novella shortlist

Wednesday, 15 February 2017
The shortlist for the 2017 Seizure Viva La Novella competition has been announced. The shortlisted authors and their works are: Luke Horton for ‘The Peacock’ Amy Nicholls-Diver for ‘Falling Asleep’...

Rodriguez to leave Copyright Agency

Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Copyright Agency cultural fund manager Zoë Rodriguez has announced her departure after 13-and-a-half years at the organisation. Rodriguez joined the Copyright Agency as a lawyer, first coordinating and then leading policy...

BolognaRagazzi Awards 2017 winners announced

Tuesday, 14 February 2017
The winners have been announced for the 2017 BolognaRagazzi Awards, which celebrates ‘publishing excellence in terms of graphic layout, format innovation and general ability to capture a young reader's attention’....

OzCo draws on cash reserve to fund small-to-medium sector

Monday, 13 February 2017
The Australia Council will allocate $10m over two years from its reserves to provide grants to the small-to-medium sector. An Australia Council spokesperson told ArtsHub its board made the decision...

PRH to publish new McInerney novel in July

Monday, 13 February 2017
Penguin Random House will publish a new novel by Monica McInerney, The Trip of a Lifetime, in July. The novel is set in South Australia’s Clare Valley and Ireland. The...

UK Independent Publishing Awards winners announced

Monday, 13 February 2017
The UK’s Independent Publishers Guild has announced the winners of the Independent Publishing Awards at its annual conference in Oxford, reports the Bookseller. Academic publisher Edward Elgar was named Independent...

MidnightSun celebrates fifth birthday

Friday, 10 February 2017
Adelaide-based small press MidnightSun is celebrating its fifth birthday on 10 February. The publisher began in 2012 with the launch of founder Anna Solding’s novel The Hum of Concrete. ‘Because...

Rushdie, Grisham to release new books in 2017

Thursday, 9 February 2017
New releases by Salman Rushdie and John Grisham have been announced for publication in 2017. Jonathan Cape will publish Rushdie’s 13th novel, The Golden House, in September, reports the Guardian....

Changes to ‘Books+Publishing’ logins

Wednesday, 8 February 2017
Books+Publishing has recently made changes to its login system to limit subscribers from sharing usernames and passwords. Under the new system, subscribers (using their personal username and password) can only...

Lyndall appointed ALIA VP-elect

Wednesday, 8 February 2017
Lyndall Osborn has been voted vice president-elect of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) board. Lyndall will assume the role following the ALIA general meeting on 17 May. She...

 

 

 

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