Tuesday, 10 April 2012
The South Australian Government has announced that it will offer an extra $15,000 for the Premier’s Award at the next Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, reports Adelaide Now. The additional...

Thursday, 5 April 2012
The New South Wales Government has announced that this year’s NSW Premier’s Literary and History Awards will be presented at the State Library of NSW in November, reports the Sydney Morning...

Wednesday, 4 April 2012
Members of the Queensland literary community are working to ensure that the state continues to offer literary awards, following this week's shock decision by the newly elected Queensland government to cancel...

Tuesday, 3 April 2012
The shortlists for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each of the categories are: Older Readers:...

Monday, 26 March 2012
Dymocks Booksellers has announced the appointment of Steve Cox to the role of managing director. Cox has worked with the bookselling chain since 2011 in the role of general manager of...

Thursday, 22 March 2012
The University of Melbourne has announced that the Melbourne University Bookshop will close in May, and the Co-op Bookshop will operate the bookstores at the university’s Parkville campus. In an...

Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Dutch author Guus Kuijer is the recipient of the 2012 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s richest prize for children’s and young adult literature. Kuijer was announced as the recipient...