SPN announces 2015 Independent Publishing Conference program; Indyk, Chapman to deliver keynotes
Monday, 19 October 2015
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the program for its 2015 Independent Publishing Conference, which will run in Melbourne from 19-21 November. The conference kicks off with an Industry...
Six Oz, two NZ authors and illustrators nominated for 2016 Astrid Lindgren Award
Friday, 16 October 2015
Six Australians and two New Zealanders have been nominated for the 2016 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Australians Ursula Dubosarsky, Libby Gleeson, Morris Gleitzman, Alison Lester, Melina Marchetta and Markus Zusak...
Lagercrantz to write two more ‘Millenium’ series novels
Friday, 16 October 2015
Swedish author David Lagercrantz has been contracted to write two more novels in the ‘Millenium’ series (Quercus), reports the Bookseller. The fifth novel in the late Stieg Larsson’s series will...
Christmas Press awarded $10,000 grant to set up new imprint
Thursday, 15 October 2015
Children’s book publisher Christmas Press has received $10,000 from Australia Post’s ‘Our Neighbourhood’ grant program to set up a new imprint. The publisher, which is based in Armidale, NSW, will use...
National Book Award 2015 shortlists announced
Thursday, 15 October 2015
In the US, the shortlists for the 2015 National Book Awards have been announced in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people’s literature. On the fiction shortlist are:...
Ban lifted on NZ YA novel ‘Into the River’
Thursday, 15 October 2015
The New Zealand Film and Literature Board has lifted a ban on the sale and supply of New Zealand author Ted Dawe’s YA novel Into the River. The Board’s decision...
Melbourne writers, literary organisations receive council arts grants
Thursday, 15 October 2015
Several writers and literary organisations have received a share of more than $1m in funding from the City of Melbourne as part of its annual Arts Grants program. The First...
Teen talk: Meet the 2015 Inky Awards judges
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
Each year, the longlist and shortlist for the Inky Awards for youth literature are selected by a panel of teen judges, with the winners determined via an online vote. Following...
JCU Colin Roderick Award 2015 winner announced
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
The Foundation for Australian Literary Studies at James Cook University has awarded Michael Wilding the $10,000 Colin Roderick Award and H T Priestley Memorial Medal 2015 for his book Wild Bleak...
Tozer, Rowell win 2015 Inky Awards
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
The winners of the 2015 Inky Awards, presented by the Centre for Youth Literature, were announced at the State Library of Victoria on 13 October. Gabrielle Tozer won the Gold...
James wins 2015 Man Booker Prize
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
Jamaican novelist Marlon James has won the £50,000 (A$105,550) Man Booker Prize for his novel A Brief History of Seven Killings (Bloomsbury). Set across three decades, the 686-page novel ‘uses...
New website for Echo Publishing
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
Echo Publishing has launched its website. The mobile-friendly site, which was launched in early October, features dedicated author pages with links to authors’ social media and websites, book extracts, reviews...
Ben Sanders’ American Blood
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
‘From the opening lines of American Blood you know you’re in the hands of a master storyteller’ … read Deborah Crabtree’s full review here.
Butler to leave ABA
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) member services officer Sallie Butler is leaving the ABA to join Hardie Grant as a publicity assistant. (See jobs.)
Teen talk: Meet the 2015 Inky Awards judges
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
‘I believe YA needs more original ideas and less unrealistic love triangles and character stereotypes’—Genevieve, 15. ‘More diverse characters that are not there just for the sake of having a...
1700 Dymocks members vote for favourite children’s book of all time
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
More than 1700 Dymocks Booklovers members have voted for their favourite children’s book of all time, with 13 Australian titles making the top 51. The ‘Treehouse’ series by Andy Griffiths and...
ACT Book of the Year 2015 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
The shortlist for the 2015 ACT Book of the Year has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: The Snow Kimono (Mark Henshaw, Text) Into the Heart of the Himalayas (Jono...
Overland Story Wine Prize 2015 winners announced
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
The winners of Overland’s Story Wine Prize 2015 have been announced. Melissa Manning received the $4000 first prize for her story ‘Woodsmoke’, which will be published in the next issue of...
‘Fishnet’ wins 2015 Not the Booker Prize
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
Kirstin Innes’ debut novel Fishnet (Freight Books) has won this year’s Not the Booker Prize, which is run by the Guardian in the UK. Chairman of the judges Sam Jordison...
Samuel Johnson Prize 2015 shortlist announced
Monday, 12 October 2015
The shortlist for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction has been announced. The six shortlisted titles, chosen from a longlist of 12, are: Ted Hughes: The Unauthorised Life (Jonathan Bate,...
Queensland Literary Awards 2015 winners announced
Monday, 12 October 2015
The winners of this year’s Queensland Literary Awards (QLA) were announced at a ceremony at the State Library of Queensland on 9 October. The winners in each category are: Fiction...
UK booksellers predict Christmas bestsellers on ‘Super Thursday’
Monday, 12 October 2015
In the UK, booksellers have nominated books by Jonathan Bate, Jamie Oliver, David Walliams and Zoe Sugg as the most likely Christmas bestsellers, reports the Bookseller. An industry-wide ‘Books Are My...
NZ$630,000 to PANZ for overseas promotion, internships
Monday, 12 October 2015
Creative New Zealand has awarded NZ$540,000 (A$493,637) to the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) for a range of programs to increase international sales of New Zealand authors. The funding...
Svetlana Alexievich awarded 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature
Friday, 9 October 2015
Belarusian journalist and author Svetlana Alexievich has been awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature for ‘her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time’. Alexievich was born...
ABC’s ‘The Book Club’ launches 2015 best books poll
Friday, 9 October 2015
ABC’s The Book Club is conducting a poll to select the five best books of 2015.Readers are invited to select their favourite book published in 2015 from a shortlist of...
Bonnier developing new ebook subscription service
Friday, 9 October 2015
Publisher Bonnier is developing a new ebook and audiobook subscription service in its native Sweden, with plans to expand the service internationally, reports the Bookseller. The Bookbeat service is still in the...
Iran to boycott FBF over Rushdie speech
Friday, 9 October 2015
Iran has announced it will boycott this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF) after organisers invited author Salman Rushdie to deliver a keynote speech, reports the Guardian. Iran’s foreign ministry said...
New survey offers insights into small publishers’ ebook businesses
Friday, 9 October 2015
London-based Australian ebook producer Simon Collinson has published the results of his survey of international small publishers on their ebook businesses. Collinson gathered data from 59 publishers from nine countries,...
Buckley wins £15,000 BBC National Short Story Award
Thursday, 8 October 2015
In the UK, novelist Jonathan Buckley has won the £15,000 ($A31,890) BBC National Short Story Award for his story ‘Briar Road’. Mark Haddon was named the runner-up and received £3000...
Canongate reports ‘extremely disappointing’ 2014 results
Thursday, 8 October 2015
Scottish independent publisher Canongate has reported ‘extremely disappointing’ results for 2014, with turnover down 24% to £7.9m (A$16.8m), according to the Bookseller. CEO Jamie Byng has blamed the results on...
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