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London Book Fair announces 2025 keynote speakers

the London Book Fair logo, featuring the dates 11–13 March 2025, Olympia London, and the theme: defining the future of creative content 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

the Sargeson Fellowship logo, a stylised apple in red and grey with the words sargeson and fellowship in a dark red 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

a screenshot of a TikTok error message reading Sorry TikTok isn't available right now. 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

the logo for Writers Victoria 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

dublin literary Award 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

a black and white photo of Paula Green 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...

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

 

 

 

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