Text to publish new Magda Szubanski memoir ‘I Can’t Tell You But I Will’ (29 September)
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
Following her best-selling and award-winning Reckoning, Magda Szubanski now gives us the must-read memoir for Christmas 2026. Powerful and tender, I Can’t Tell You But I Will describes how Magda...
Managing editor, Sydney
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins Publishers has an exciting opportunity for an organised and enthusiastic individual to join the HarperCollins Children’s Books (HCCB) division in the role of Managing Editor on a...
Affirm Press Distribution Change (AU & NZ)
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
Effective 27 June 2026, all Affirm Press and Affirm Press distribution client titles will be distributed by Harper Entertainment Distribution Services (HEDS) in Australia and New Zealand. Titles will continue...
Production coordinator, New South Wales
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
Rockpool Publishing Company: Rockpool Publishing Title: Production Co-ordinator Category: Publishing Employment Type: Full-Time Location: Sydney and office based Job Summary Rockpool Publishing, an independent Australian publisher producing titles across mind,...
Dylan Thomas Prize 2026 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
In the UK, the shortlist for Swansea University's Dylan Thomas Prize has been announced. This year, the shortlist is composed of 4 novels and 2 poetry collections. The shortlisted titles...
Thom wins 2025 Judith Wright Poetry Prize
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Overland has announced Mia Thom as the winner of the 2025 Judith Wright Poetry Prize, worth $6000, for their poem “go raging”. Thom’s poem, chosen from a shortlist of 8, will...
Campos wins inaugural Kat Muscat Award
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
The inaugural winner of the $1000 Kat Muscat Award is Paula Campos for “Palm Trees, Piercings and a More Lowkey, Chill Place to Live”, which appeared in Voiceworks #136 “Quits!”. This year, the...
“Wild Dark Shore” wins Book of the Year at 2026 Indie Book Awards
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Australian independent booksellers have announced the winners of the 2026 Indie Book Awards, with Charlotte McConaghy’s Wild Dark Shore (Penguin) named Book of the Year. The winners in each category...
A&U acquires Jeff Apter’s “Reckless”
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to the nonfiction title Reckless by music writer Jeff Apter. Reckless is the inside story of Australian Crawl, the band behind tracks...
Australian Book Design Awards 2026 shortlists announced
Monday, 23 March 2026
The shortlists for the 2026 Australian Book Design Awards, presented by the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), have been announced. Shortlisted works in each category are: Best designed general fiction...
Woldeyes awarded new travel fellowship
Monday, 23 March 2026
Poet and storyteller Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes will appear at national and international writers festivals this year as the recipient of a new travel fellowship supported by the Barton Family Foundation. The...
NZSA announces mentorship program recipients
Monday, 23 March 2026
New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (NZSA) has announced the recipients of its 2026 mentorship program. The mentees are: Vivienne Bailey (Paraparaumu) Cassandra Barnett (Waikato) Angela Barnett (Tāmaki Makaurau...
James Tait Black Prize 2026 shortlists announced
Monday, 23 March 2026
In the UK, the shortlists for the James Tait Black prizes have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Big Kiss, Bye Bye (Claire-Louise Bennett, Fitzcarraldo) Darryl (Jackie...
MWF releases 2026 program and ventures into the suburbs
Friday, 20 March 2026
Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) has released its program for 2026, featuring more than 150 artists participating in readings, panels and workshops from 7 to 10 May. This year marks MWF’s...
Writers Victoria petition achieves 10,000 signatures
Thursday, 19 March 2026
A petition to restore funding for Writers Victoria has gained more than 10,000 signatures, a number sufficient to trigger a debate in the Victorian parliament. Writers Victoria launched the petition in January...
NZ Booklovers Awards 2026 winners announced
Thursday, 19 March 2026
In Aotearoa New Zealand, the winners of the 2026 NZ Booklovers Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each category are: Best Adult Fiction Book Softly Calls the Devil...
Hachette, Sweatshop partner on new scholarship
Thursday, 19 March 2026
Hachette Australia has announced it will partner with Sweatshop Literacy Movement to create an annual scholarship for two First Nations and/or culturally and linguistically diverse writers. The scholarship, which will start...
Affirm acquires Williams’s “The German Ward”
Thursday, 19 March 2026
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to The German Ward, a “breathtaking historical love story” by Pip Williams, with US rights sold to Ballantine and UK rights to Chatto &...
Wombat acquires Dangerfield’s middle-grade novel
Thursday, 19 March 2026
Wombat Books has acquired world rights to The Misspelled Sky by Lucy Dangerfield following a pitch at last year’s CYA Conference. The speculative middle-grade novel follows Megana, who “always believed she was...
Magnum Book Services: “Specialist book logistics support matters”
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
In the lead-up to the 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs), Books+Publishing is inviting the event’s major sponsors to share little-known facts about their organisations, their top tips for booksellers and...
Vale Elizabeth Morrison
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Media historian Elizabeth Morrison has died, aged 89. Professor Bridget Foley writes: Elizabeth Morrison was a print culture historian specialising in 19th-century Australia literature and the press. With a background...
Martin wins 2026 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
The 2026 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship has been awarded to Jennifer Martin, who receives $20,000 for her proposed biography of Australian journalist Eva Sommer. In 1956 then 22-year-old Sommer beat...
S&S acquires Fanning memoir
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) has acquired world rights to the memoir All Heart, by three-time world champion surfer Mick Fanning. All Heart follows Fanning from the western suburbs of...
Nominations open for ABIA Hall of Fame Pixie O’Harris Award
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
The Pixie O’Harris Award recognises dedication to Australian children’s literature. It is awarded to publishers, editors, creators, booksellers, publicists and other industry representatives who have worked consistently in the field...
Editorial assistant, Sydney
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Murdoch Books Murdoch Books, Australia’s market-leading lifestyle publisher and a division of Allen & Unwin, is seeking a full time Editorial Assistant based in Crows Nest, Sydney. You’ll support our...
Sales and marketing assistant, Sydney
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
NewSouth Books NewSouth Books is seeking an organised and motivated Sales and Marketing Assistant to join its collaborative, creative team. NewSouth Books is the sales, marketing and distribution division of...
Managing editor, Sydney
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins Publishers has an exciting opportunity for an organised and enthusiastic individual to join the HarperCollins Children’s Books (HCCB) division in the role of Managing Editor on a...
ABIA early bird ticket sales open 25 March
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Get ready to celebrate another year of exceptional talent and creativity in publishing at the Australian Book Industry Awards 2026! Early bird ticket sales open 25 March! The ABIA awards...
Have you secured your Think Australian advertising?
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Bookings are now open for Think Australian Bologna — secure your advertising before bookings close. Showcase your titles directly to international rights professionals through Think Australian’s subscriber base and global distribution...
Canberra Writers Festival announces anniversary events
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Canberra Writers Festival is hosting a series of events this year, celebrating its tenth anniversary in the lead-up to the festival, which runs from 15 to 18 October. These events...
