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S&S acquires Pub Choir creator’s memoir

Astrid Jorgensen photo and book cover. Thursday, 29 May 2025
Simon & Schuster (S&S) Australia has acquired world rights to Average at Best, a memoir by Pub Choir founder and director Astrid Jorgensen, via Alex Adsett Literary Agency. 'Average at...

Ganner awarded 2025 Janet Mackenzie Medal

Julie Ganner Thursday, 29 May 2025
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) announced Julie Ganner as the winner of its 2025 Janet Mackenzie Medal. Ganner has worked in the editing and publishing industry for over 35...

Who gets published in Aotearoa? Three key findings

Wednesday, 28 May 2025
A recent Booksellers NZ newsletter shared independent publisher Damien Levi’s analysis of 2023 publishing data on gender and ethnicity in Aotearoa. This analysis follows on from earlier work by writer...

Mary Gilmore Award 2025 shortlist announced

the ASAL logo Wednesday, 28 May 2025
The Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) has announced the shortlist for the 2025 Mary Gilmore Award, a prize for a poet's first book of poetry. Judges Kate...

Ferryman: The Life and Deathwork of Ephraim Finch

Wednesday, 28 May 2025
Ferryman: The Life and Deathwork of Ephraim Finch is a deeply moving portrait of a man who transformed the way we understand death, grief, and ritual in modern Australia. Blending biography,...

A note from Fashion Critical

Wednesday, 28 May 2025
The good folk at Murdoch Books have made the bold decision to turn me, a simple street sweeper from Gundagai, into a published author this October. Elevated to a soon-to-be...

Change for Titan Publishing

Wednesday, 28 May 2025
Publisher: Titan Publishing Old distributor: NewSouth Books New distributor: Simon & Schuster Australia Changeover date: 28 September 2025 Returns cut-off: 31 October 2025

Join the Chapters for Change readathon

Wednesday, 28 May 2025
Registrations are now open for Chapters for Change, a unique readathon for adults that encourages you to set and achieve a reading goal in July 2025.  Chapters for Change raises...

Explainer: State Library Victoria duty of care review timeline

Tuesday, 27 May 2025
Following the release of documentation from the State Library Victoria (SLV) regarding ways of working with stakeholders including contractors, Books+Publishing has compiled a timeline of relevant events. Bootcamp postponement In February...

SLV publishes ‘Ways of Working Commitment’

Tuesday, 27 May 2025
The State Library Victoria (SLV) has published a 'Ways of Working Commitment', following last year’s duty of care review. In its May newsletter, the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) noted...

King wins EWF Speculate Prize

Melissa Kind photo Tuesday, 27 May 2025
The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF), in partnership with RMIT University, has announced Melissa King as the winner of the inaugural Speculate Prize for Emerging Writers for her short work 'The...

ABDA 2025 winners announced

ABDA winners Monday, 26 May 2025
The winners of the 2025 Australian Book Design Awards, presented by the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), have been announced. The winners in each category are: Designer's Choice Award Eat...

Atria acquires BookToker Bateman debut

Luke Bateman portrait. Monday, 26 May 2025
Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Australia, has acquired world rights to Luke Bateman’s debut fantasy series in a two-book deal, via Sean Anderson and Tim Wall at...

PRH acquires two McInerney titles

Monica McInerney headshot. Monday, 26 May 2025
Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia has acquired ANZ rights for a new novel, When Sullivan Met Lola, and a new work of collected nonfiction from Monica McInerney, via Fiona Inglis...

Transit Lounge acquires Ouston’s Mine

Adam Ouston headshot. Thursday, 22 May 2025
Transit Lounge has acquired ANZ rights to author Adam Ouston’s second novel, Mine, via Martin Shaw at Shaw Literary. According to Shaw, Mine has been composed in one complete sentence. The...

Big Day of Books Perth 2025 program announced

Perth Big Day of Books. Thursday, 22 May 2025
ABC Radio, Fremantle Press, UWA Publishing, Magabala Books and Boffins Books have announced the program for the Big Day of Books Perth. 'When the Perth Writers Festival was postponed, Fremantle...

Rafferty moves to Pan Macmillan

a portrait of Emma Rafferty Wednesday, 21 May 2025
Emma Rafferty has joined Pan Macmillan Australia as commissioning editor. Rafferty was previously editorial manager at Hachette Australia.

 

 

 

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