ABIA Audiobook and Business Award nominations are closing
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
Audiobook and Business Award nominations are closing Wednesday 12 February. You can visit the ABIA website to learn more about the awards and eligibility criteria for each category, and to start...
RM Marketing Services: helping publishers do what they do best
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
RM Marketing Services, sales & marketing outsourcing and consulting specialists to the publishing industry, has an opening for a new client 8–12 hours a week or scope for additional campaign...
Freelance book designer available for hire
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
Book Designer Available | Gayna Murphy, a talented book designer, is available for freelance opportunities. She offers book cover designs and interior book designs, specialising mainly in nonfiction, literary fiction...
Nominate for $10,000 maritime history prizes
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
Nominations are invited for the 2025 Frank Broeze Memorial Maritime History Book Prize of $8,000 and the 2025 Community Maritime History Prize of $2,000. The awards are co-sponsored by the...
Pan Macmillan Australia distribution move (for Australian customers)
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
Pan Macmillan Australia would like to inform its customers of the following key dates regarding our change of distributor. The Distribution and Logistics Company (TDLC) will take over ANZ distribution...
Publisher/commissioning editor, Sydney
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
Pan Macmillan Australia Publisher/Commissioning Editor Pan Macmillan Australia seeks a dynamic publisher/commissioning editor (title dependent on experience) to join our publishing team. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved...
Change for Kogan Page
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
Publisher: Kogan Page Old distributor: Booktopia New distributor: John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Changeover date: 1 February 2025 Contact: custservice@wiley.com
Change for Pluto Press
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
Publisher: Pluto Press Old distributor: Booktopia New distributor: John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Changeover date: 1 February 2025 Contact: custservice@wiley.com
Change for Bristol University Press
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
Publisher: Bristol University Press Old distributor: NewSouth Books New distributor: John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Changeover date: 3 February 2025 Contact: custservice@wiley.com
Wiley partners with Kogan Page, Pluto Press and Bristol University Press
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd is pleased to announce partnerships with Kogan Page, Pluto Press and Bristol University Press for sales, marketing and distribution in Australia and New Zealand....
Captivating New Fiction – Echo Publishing
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
S&S US to no longer require book endorsements
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
In the US, Sean Manning, publisher of Simon & Schuster’s flagship imprint, has announced that authors will no longer be required to obtain endorsements for their books. In an essay...
MUD Literary Prize 2025 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
The shortlist for the 2025 MUD Literary Prize, worth $10,000, has been announced. The shortlisted works, selected from 31 submissions, are: Translations (Jumaana Abdu, Vintage) The End and Everything Before...
Bundyi Publishing announces unpublished manuscript prize
Monday, 3 February 2025
Simon & Schuster imprint Bundyi Publishing has announced the Bundyi Writing Prize, which will be awarded to an outstanding unpublished manuscript of adult fiction by an emerging Aboriginal and/or Torres...
Bookshop.org turns 5, introduces ebooks
Monday, 3 February 2025
In the US, Bookshop.org has celebrated its fifth anniversary by introducing an ebook platform, available now. Discussing the development, Bookshop founder and CEO Andy Hunter told the New York Times...
Vale Michael Webster
Friday, 31 January 2025
Publisher, editor and academic Michael Webster has died. Webster had a long and distinguished career in the Australian publishing industry, with roles as a publisher, academic, and board member. He...
Herron awarded CWA diamond dagger
Thursday, 30 January 2025
In the UK, Mick Herron, author of the Slough House series (adapted for Apple TV+ as Slow Horses), has been awarded the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Diamond Dagger. Vaseem Khan,...
Ockham 2025 longlists announced
Thursday, 30 January 2025
The longlists for the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards have been announced. The longlisted titles in each category are: Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction (NZ$65,000) All That We...
ABIA Book Awards nominations close tonight!
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
Nominations for the 2025 Australian Book Industry Awards are closing soon. Don't miss out! Book Awards nominations will close at 11:59pm, Wednesday 29 January. Audiobook and Publisher Business Award nominations are...
RBmedia reports ‘record-setting performance’, OverDrive audiobook borrowing up 19%
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
In the US, Publishers Weekly (PW) reported a strong close to 2024 for audiobook publisher RBmedia. After operating for a full year under new ownership since being acquired by H.I.G....
Copyright Agency Cultural Fund, Australia Day Honours recipients announced; VPLAs shortlists revealed; Michael Gifkins Prize ends
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
In this week's news, the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund has announced the 42 Australian literary and creative organisations that will share in $754,769 in its most recent funding round. Meanwhile,...
UQP sells rights to ‘Edenglassie’ to Oneworld
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
University of Queensland Press (UQP) has sold world English (ex ANZ) and audio rights to Melissa Lucashenko’s Edenglassie to Oneworld Publications. The deal was struck between UQP rights and contacts...
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2025 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
The Wheeler Centre has announced the shortlists for the 2025 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards. The shortlisted and highly commended works in each category are: Fiction ($25,000) The Burrow (Melanie Cheng,...
Have you booked your Books+Publishing 2025 advertising?
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
How will you reach book lovers for your promotional needs in 2025? Books+Publishing offers a range of digital options to suit all campaign styles and budgets. Advance copy giveaway Invite...
Editorial and production coordinator, Remote
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
Books+Publishing Books+Publishing is seeking an organised and motivated colleague to join our busy team in the role of editorial and production coordinator. This role would suit someone with editorial or...
Lonely Planet The LGBTQ+ Travel Guide
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
The LGBTQ+ Travel Guide is a comprehensive and inclusive exploration of over 50 LGBTQ+ friendly destinations worldwide. Written by Queer, neurodivergent travel writer Alicia Valenski, this guide is designed to...
Freelance book designer available for hire
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
Book Designer Available | Gayna Murphy, a talented book designer, is available for freelance opportunities. She offers book cover designs and interior book designs, specialising mainly in nonfiction, literary fiction...
Hydra in Winter
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
When Shelley sets off for two weeks on Hydra, she isn’t after a sun-kissed escape – she’s hunting down the story of her husband’s great-great-grandfather, Australia’s first Greek convict, and...
Carnegie, Caldecott, Newbery, Printz winners announced
Tuesday, 28 January 2025
In the US, the American Library Association (ALA) has announced the winners of its 2025 Youth Media Awards. The winning titles in each category include: John Newbery Medal for the...
Publisher, playwright, historians among Australia Day Honours
Tuesday, 28 January 2025
Several authors, publishers and literary workers have been recognised in the annual Australia Day Honours. Appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) Margaret Elizabeth Burn, 'for significant service...
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