Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing 2023 shortlist announced
Thursday, 19 October 2023
The shortlist for this year’s Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing has been announced. The shortlisted pieces are: ‘Buried treasure’ by Jo Chandler ‘Point of view’ by Lauren Fuge...
Martin awarded 2023 Writing NSW Varuna Fellowship
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Writing NSW has awarded its 2023 Varuna fellowship to Alison Martin for her novel manuscript, 'The Wild'. 'The Wild' is about the last woman hanged in New South Wales, who...
US$75K Cundill History Prize finalists announced
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
The finalists for the 2023 Cundill History Prize, which ‘rewards the best history writing in English’, have been announced. The finalists are: Red Memory: Living, remembering and forgetting China’s Cultural...
Conversations With My Cat
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
How does Schrödinger’s Cat relate to chewed computer cords? How do you fit work around a cat’s napping schedule? Why do cats change their minds as soon as you open...
Editor, Sydney
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Art Gallery of NSW Ongoing Hybrid working—Sydney CBD/home Clerk Grade 5/6 Salary range $93,295 to $102,941 Established in 1871, the Art Gallery of New South Wales is located in Sydney’s...
Walker Books to publish picture book from Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Walker Books Australia are thrilled to announce they will publish Gorgeously Me! by Jonathan Van Ness with illustrations by Kamala M. Nair. The stunning picture book will be published mid...
Rights and contracts coordinator, Sydney
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins Publishers is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the Publishing Operations division in the role of Rights and Contracts Coordinator. The purpose of the...
Publicist or senior publicist, Sydney
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Pantera Press Leading independent publisher, Pantera Press, seeks a Publicist or Senior Publicist with several years’ experience and a proven track record in publicity (preferably within an Australian publishing house,...
Business manager, Melbourne
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Australian Book Review Australian Book Review is seeking an experienced business manager for 3-4 days per week. You must be proactive, flexible and highly-organised. Overseeing the accounts and maintaining the...
Text Publishing has acquired two new works from Ruth Ozeki
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
She is the author of the Booker Prize shortlisted A Tale for the Time Being and Women’s Prize winner The Book of Form and Emptiness. The Typing Lady: Short Fictions is...
Arab publishing orgs pull out of Frankfurt
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
The Arab Publishers’ Association, the Emirates Publishers Association, the Sharjah Book Authority and the PublisHer network have withdrawn from the Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF), following the fair’s statement at the...
MEAA surveys publishing employees
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) has created a survey for publishing industry employees. The survey considers age, gender, diversity factors, employment status and number of years in the...
Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award prize money increases to $50k
Monday, 16 October 2023
The winner of next year’s Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award will receive $50,000, up from $30,000 in 2023. The increase in prize money is due to an annual contribution...
US print book sales down 4.1%
Monday, 16 October 2023
In the US, print book sales fell 4.1% in the first nine months of 2023 at outlets reporting to Circana BookScan, compared to the same period in 2022, reports Publishers...
UK Society of Authors questions Spotify deal
Friday, 13 October 2023
The UK Society of Authors (SoA) has expressed ‘deep concern’ about Spotify’s deal with major book publishers announced last week, reports Publishing Perspectives. In a statement to Publishing Perspectives, the...
Australian Political Book of the Year 2023 shortlist revealed
Friday, 13 October 2023
The shortlist for the 2023 Australian Political Book of the Year award has been announced. This year’s shortlist includes four titles: Australia’s China Odyssey: From euphoria to fear (James Curran, NewSouth)...
Walkley Book Award longlist announced
Friday, 13 October 2023
The longlist for the Walkley Book Award has been announced. The longlisted works are: The Great Dead Body Teachers (Jackie Dent, Ultimo Press) Ghosts of the Orphanage (Christine Kenneally, Hachette Australia) The...
Inaugural Varuna Ann Moyal Nonfiction Fellowship winners
Thursday, 12 October 2023
Varuna, the National Writers’ House, has announced Sarah Holland-Batt, Cathy Perkins and Geordie Williamson as the recipients of the inaugural Ann Moyal Nonfiction Fellowship. Holland-Batt, Perkins and Williamson were chosen...
Wiley CEO Napack steps down
Thursday, 12 October 2023
In the US, Wiley president and CEO Brian Napack has resigned from the company, reports Publishers Weekly. Napack has held the roles of president and CEO since December 2017. He...
How to Be Remembered to be adapted to film
Thursday, 12 October 2023
Michael Thompson’s novel How to Be Remembered (A&U) will be adapted as a feature film by MRC Film in the US. According to Deadline, the novel will be adapted for...
Local editors shortlisted for International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing
Thursday, 12 October 2023
Julie Ganner and Agata Mrva-Montoya, both University of Sydney Master of Publishing lecturers and Institute of Professional Editors Limited (IPEd) members, have been shortlisted for the Accessible Books Consortium’s (ABC)...
PW conference on AI and book publishing
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
Publishers Weekly (PW) hosted an AI webinar, Artificial Intelligence: Revolution and Opportunity in Trade Publishing, on 27 September, led by digital publishing analyst Thad McIlroy and online strategy director Peter...
Inaugural Stella Day Out announced
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
Stella has announced the inaugural Stella Day Out, a free one-day literary festival that ‘celebrates and promotes the outstanding contributions of women and non-binary writers to Australian literature’. The event...
Richell Prize 2023 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
Hachette, in partnership with the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF), has announced the shortlist for the 2023 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers. The five shortlisted entries are: ‘When I Was Your...
Newcastle Poetry Prize 2023 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
The Hunter Writers’ Centre has announced the 2023 shortlist for the $15,000 Newcastle Poetry Prize, with several poets reaching the shortlist with more than one entry. Shortlisted poets include: Eileen...
The Community Publishing Research Project
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
The Community Publishing in Regional Australia project team comprises academic researchers Beth Driscoll, Kim Wilkins, Sandra Phillips and Alexandra Dane. With funding from the Australian Research Council, the project runs...
Anna O
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
THE WORLD WILL KNOW HER NAME Anna Ogilvy hasn’t opened her eyes for four years. Not since that night at The Farm when she was found asleep with a kitchen...
William Collins of the 80s get-together
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
A get-together for those who worked at William Collins in the 1980s at the Pyrmont, Birkenhead Point and Clarence Street offices is planned. Venue is The Strawberry Hills Hotel in...
Publicist or senior publicist, Sydney
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
Pantera Press Leading independent publisher, Pantera Press, seeks a Publicist or Senior Publicist with several years’ experience and a proven track record in publicity (preferably within an Australian publishing house,...
Selina Pickard appointed as new general manager of Oxford University Press ANZ
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Selina Pickard as the new General Manager of OUP ANZ. Selina (re)joins our team with over two decades of experience in the...
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