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Vale Kerri Lane

an image of Kerri Lane/Kaz Delaney 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

Photograph of 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

Cover of Fierce Elegy 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...

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...

S&S launches audio-first imprint

Tuesday, 14 January 2025
In the US, Simon & Schuster has launched Simon Maverick, an audio-first imprint, under the guidance of Jason Pinter, the imprint’s vice-president and editorial director. Publishers Weekly (PW) reported that...

Authors allege Meta knowingly used pirated books

Monday, 13 January 2025
In the US, a group of authors including Ta-Nehisi Coates and Sarah Silverman is suing Meta for copyright infringement, alleging CEO Mark Zuckerberg approved the use of pirated books to...

Peter Porter Prize 2025 shortlist announced

ABR logo Monday, 13 January 2025
The shortlist for the 2025 Australian Book Review (ABR) Peter Porter Poetry Prize has been announced. Shortlisted poems include: ‘The Orphan’ by Sarah Day ‘Hook, Grandmother, Line, Marlin’ by Jennifer Harrison...

Vale John Marsden

an author headshot of John Marsden. He is wearing a blue shirt and is pictured from his chest up. He is in 3/4 view, looking directly at the camera and smiling broadly. The photo was taken outside, and there is an out-of-focus lawn behind him. John is a white man with brown and grey hair and light-coloured eyes. Monday, 13 January 2025
Author and teacher John Marsden has died. Marsden was born in 1950 in Melbourne and grew up primarily in Victoria and Tasmania before beginning a teaching career. While working at...

Tasmanian Literary Awards 2025 longlists announced

Friday, 10 January 2025
The longlists for the 2025 Tasmanian Literary Awards have been announced. Longlisted titles have been announced in four award categories, worth $25,000 each. The books longlisted in each of these...

Berberovic wins inaugural WestWords Prize

The Westwords Prize logo Friday, 10 January 2025
Vahida Berberovic has won the inaugural WestWords Prize for her novel Piggy Tales. Berberovic receives a publication deal with WestWords Books, the adult trade imprint of WestWords. Piggy Tales was chosen...

Change for Pink Shorts Press

Wednesday, 18 December 2024
Publisher: Pink Shorts Press New distributor: Simon & Schuster Australia Changeover date: 1 January 2025

Change for Masen Ink Pty Ltd

Wednesday, 18 December 2024
Publisher: Masen Ink Pty Ltd New distributor: Simon & Schuster Australia Changeover date: 1 January 2025

Change for BenBella Books

Wednesday, 18 December 2024
Publisher: BenBella Books New distributor: Simon & Schuster Australia Changeover date: 1 January 2025 Returns cut-off: 28 February 2025

Change for ECW Press

Wednesday, 18 December 2024
Publisher: ECW Press New distributor: Simon & Schuster Australia Changeover date: 1 March 2025

Change for Andrews McMeel Publishing

Wednesday, 18 December 2024
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Old distributor: Hardie Grant New distributor: Simon & Schuster Australia Changeover date: 1 January 2025 Returns cut-off: 28 February 2025

Osborne-Crowley longlisted for Gordon Burn Prize

Friday, 13 December 2024
In the UK, British–Australian author Lucia Osborne-Crowley has been longlisted for the £10,000 (A$20,011) Gordon Burn Prize. Osborne-Crowley was longlisted for her book The Lasting Harm: Witnessing the Trial of...

Indie Book Awards 2025 longlists announced

Indie Book Award Longlist Announced Friday, 13 December 2024
The longlist for the 2025 Indie Book Awards has been announced. The longlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Dusk (Robbie Arnott, Picador) Safe Haven (Shankari Chandran, Ultimo) The Valley...

Final ‘Books+Publishing’ newsletter for 2024

Friday, 13 December 2024
This Books+Publishing newsletter is the final edition for 2024. The newsletter will return on Monday 13 January 2025. The team at Books+Publishing wishes our readers all the best for the holiday season...

Inaugural WestWords Prize shortlist announced

The Westwords Prize logo Thursday, 12 December 2024
WestWords has announced the shortlist for its inaugural WestWords Prize. The shortlisted writers (and their manuscripts) are: Amy Anshaw-Nye for ‘The Maydown Girls’ Philip Barker for ‘Burning Good Samaritans’ Vahida...

 

 

 

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