Sweatshop & NewSouth announce Pasifika-Australian literary initiative
Tuesday, 28 January 2025
Sweatshop Literacy Movement and NewSouth Publishing have announced Fresh Off the Books: The Pasifika Australian Literary Initiative, described as Australia’s first literary program for Pasifika-Australian writers. Twelve successful applicants will...
‘Kindness’ voted OUP UK children’s word of the year
Thursday, 23 January 2025
In the UK, Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced 'kindness' as the Oxford Children's Word of the Year for 2024. Each year, OUP's 'language experts and academic researchers’ announce a word...
Bestseller Awards: Donaldson overtakes Rowling in units sold
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
In the UK, Nielsen BookData and BolognaBookPlus have awarded the annual Bestseller Awards, reports BookBrunch. Based on UK volume sales data, the Bestseller Awards recognise all-time sales across both print...
PRH acquires Text; Restructure, redundancies at Hardie Grant; Christmas sales up
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Penguin Random House Australia has acquired Text Publishing, Hardie Grant has announced a restructure of its marketing and communications team and four redundancies; HarperCollins New Zealand has announced the retirement...
Editorial manager, Sydney
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Murdoch Books Murdoch Books, Australia’s market-leading lifestyle publisher and a division of Allen & Unwin, is seeking an editorial manager based in Crows Nest, Sydney. Reporting to the head of...
Marketing executive, Sydney
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Simon & Schuster Australia Simon & Schuster Australia are looking for a dynamic and creative Marketing Executive to join the team. Reporting to the Marketing Manager, the Marketing Executive role...
Production controller, Sydney
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Hachette Australia Hachette Australia has an exciting opportunity to join our Production team as a Production Controller. This is a permanent full-time position based out of our Sydney CBD head...
Editorial and production coordinator, Remote
Wednesday, 22 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...
London Book Fair announces 2025 keynote speakers
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
The London Book Fair (LBF) has announced its keynote speakers and sessions. On day one, Waterstones managing director and Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt will be in conversation with...
2025 Sargeson Fellows announced
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
The Frank Sargeson Trust has announced the recipients of the 2025 Sargeson Fellowship. The 2025 fellows and their projects are: Rachael King, who will work on YA fantasy novel ‘Song...
BookTok reprieve: TikTok restoring US accounts
Monday, 20 January 2025
In the US, TikTok has announced it has begun restoring access to the social media platform after incoming president Donald Trump indicated that one of his first acts will be...
Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship 2025 shortlist announced
Friday, 17 January 2025
Writers Victoria has announced the shortlist for the 2025 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship. The shortlist includes nine writers: Jennifer Martin, ‘writing about Australian journalist Eva Sommer, inaugural winner of the...
Local authors on Dublin Literary Award 2025 longlist
Thursday, 16 January 2025
Several works by authors from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand have been longlisted for the 2025 Dublin Literary Award, worth €100,000 (A$165,236). The Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand longlisted titles...
Singleton on 2024 Novel Prize shortlist
Thursday, 16 January 2025
Publishers Fitzcarraldo Editions, Giramondo and New Directions have announced the 2024 shortlist for the Novel Prize. Local author Hollen Singleton is among those shortlisted for the prize, for their novel...
Green wins 2025 Margaret Mahy Medal
Thursday, 16 January 2025
The Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki has announced poet Paula Green as the 2025 recipient of the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal. Said Publishers Association of New...
UK 2024 book sales down as indie bookstore numbers decline
Thursday, 16 January 2025
In the UK, there was a ‘small decline’ in the number of independent bookstores in 2024, from 1063 to 1052, reports the Bookseller. The decline continues the previous year’s downward...
Local book markets down; Text Prize discontinued; authors allege Meta knowingly used pirated books
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Nielsen BookScan figures show that the Australian and Aotearoa book markets were down in the year just ended, by 3% and 6.6% in value respectively; Nagi Maehashi’s RecipeTin Eats: Tonight (Macmillan)...
Vale Kerri Lane
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Author Kerri Lane, who also wrote as Kaz Delaney, has died. Across both pseudonyms, Lane wrote more than 70 novels for children, young adults, and adult readers. Lane was an...
Indie Book Awards 2025 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
The shortlists for the 2025 Indie Book Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Dusk (Robbie Arnott, Picador) Cherrywood (Jock Serong, Fourth Estate) The Ledge (Christian White, Affirm)...
NLA announces 2025 Fellows
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
The National Library of Australia (NLA) has announced its 2025 Fellows, awarded to local and international scholars. The recipients and their research projects are: NLA Fellowships Alexis Bergantz, ‘Whose Pacific?...
Vale Brenda Walker
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
The author Brenda Walker has died. Walker was the author of the novels Crush, One More River, Poe’s Cat and The Wing of Night. The latter won the 2006 Nita B Kibble Award for...
Gizzi wins 2024 TS Eliot Prize
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
In the UK, Peter Gizzi has won the 2024 TS Eliot Prize, worth £25,000 (A$49,319), for Fierce Elegy (Penguin), reports Book Brunch. Fierce Elegy was chosen from a shortlist of...
Change for Magabala Books
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Publisher: Magabala Books Old distributor: NewSouth Books New distributor: Hachette Australia Changeover date: 1 February 2025 Returns cut-off: 1 May 2025
Submit your 2025 ABIA nominations now!
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Nominations are currently open for the 2025 Australian Book Industry Awards. Book Award nominations are open until Wednesday 29 January Audiobook and Publisher Business Award nominations are open until Wednesday 12...
Thames & Hudson order procedures for PRHD (UBD) move
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Thames & Hudson would like to inform our customers about the procedure for placing last orders with ADS before the switch to PRHD (UBD) from 1 February 2025. Orders Last...
Editorial manager, Sydney
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Murdoch Books Murdoch Books, Australia’s market-leading lifestyle publisher and a division of Allen & Unwin, is seeking an editorial manager based in Crows Nest, Sydney. Reporting to the head of...
Deputy editor, Sydney
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Sydney Review of Books The Sydney Review of Books is seeking a dedicated deputy editor to join the team and work closely with the editor to coordinate the journal’s publishing,...
Sales assistant, Sydney
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Walker Books Australia About the role We have an exciting opportunity for a sales assistant to join our dynamic team at Walker Books Australia in Newtown, NSW. In this full-time...
Pantera Press distribution move
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Pantera Press moves from PRH Distribution to TDLC for distribution in Australia and New Zealand Pantera Press would like to inform our customers that, with the change of distribution to...
National accounts & field sales coordinator, Sydney
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Hachette Australia Hachette Australia has an exciting opportunity to join our sales team in the role of national accounts & field sales coordinator. This is an excellent opportunity for someone...
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