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Buyer, Melbourne

Wednesday, 19 July 2023
Collins Booksellers About us Collins Booksellers is a 100 year-old, iconic book retail brand based in Melbourne. The retail group consists of 25 independently owned, locally operated and community driven...

Senior publicist, Melbourne or Sydney

Wednesday, 19 July 2023
Melbourne University Publishing Australia’s oldest university press is seeking an experienced publicist to join our small and dynamic team. Melbourne or Sydney locations preferred. The Senior Publicist is responsible for...

Inaugural UK BookTok awards shortlists announced

Tuesday, 18 July 2023
In the UK, the shortlists for the inaugural TikTok Book Awards UK and Ireland have been announced, reports the Bookseller. In contention for BookTok book of the year are Honey...

Hore wins inaugural Marilyn Lake Prize

Tuesday, 18 July 2023
Academic Jarrod Hore has won the inaugural $2000 Marilyn Lake Prize for Australian Transnational History for Visions of Nature: How landscape photography shaped settler colonialism (University of California Press). Judges...

Waterstones debut fiction prize shortlist announced

Monday, 17 July 2023
In the UK, the shortlist for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize, worth £5000 (A$9570), has been announced, reports the Bookseller. The six titles shortlisted for the award are: Wandering Souls...

National Biography Award 2023 shortlist announced

Monday, 17 July 2023
The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) has announced the shortlist for the $25,000 National Biography Award. The shortlisted works, selected from 94 entries, are: Unknown: A refugee’s story...

Harlequin to introduce TikTok-inspired imprint

Wednesday, 12 July 2023
In the US, Harlequin will launch a new imprint, Afterglow Books, reports Publishers Weekly. Harlequin said the imprint will ‘build upon the popularity of TikTok's #spicytok content’, and target contemporary...

Epic Bike Rides of Australia and New Zealand

Wednesday, 12 July 2023
Hit the road with this collection of 200 epic bike rides across Australia and New Zealand. This stunning book continues the collectible Lonely Planet Epic series and is a thrilling...

Chief executive officer, Broome WA

Wednesday, 12 July 2023
Magabala Books An incredible opportunity exists for a cultural leader and influential advocate to join Magabala Books, as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Based on Yawuru Country in Rubibi...

Production editor, Sydney

Wednesday, 12 July 2023
Currency Press Currency Press, Australia’s performing arts publisher, is currently seeking a Production Editor to join our small and busy team at our offices in Redfern. Working 21 hours a...

Change for Berbay Publising

Wednesday, 12 July 2023
Publisher: Berbay Publising Old distributor: Simon and Schuster New distributor: Hardie Grant Australia Changeover date: 1 August 2023 Returns cut-off: 30 September 2023 Contact URL: orders@harpercollins.com.au

Marketing coordinator, Melbourne

Wednesday, 12 July 2023
Text Publishing Text Publishing is looking for an organised and energetic Marketing Coordinator, a team player with excellent written and communication skills, a great reader who loves publishing. Book marketing...

Editor or senior editor, Melbourne

Wednesday, 12 July 2023
Smith Street Books Smith Street Books is an indie publisher based in Collingwood, Melbourne. We are seeking an experienced editor or senior editor to work in-house alongside our small team...

Change for Clan Destine Press

Wednesday, 12 July 2023
Publisher: Clan Destine Press Old distributor: Novella Distribution New distributor: Clan Destine Press Changeover date: 12 July 2023 Returns cut-off: 31 August 2023 Contact URL: https://bookstores.novelladistribution.com.au

Clan Destine Press to distribute in ANZ

Wednesday, 12 July 2023
Clan Destine Press (CDP) will be commencing its own distribution, effective immediately. As a specialist in Australian and New Zealand genre fiction and true crime they are pleased to be...

Groom appointed Writing NSW CEO

Tuesday, 11 July 2023
Writing NSW has announced the appointment of Sophie Groom as CEO, replacing Jane McCredie who announced earlier this year that she would be leaving the organisation in July. Groom's experience...

US book sales down 2.7% YTD

Tuesday, 11 July 2023
In the US, book sales in the first half of the year were down 2.7% compared to the same period last year according to data from Circana BookScan, reports Publishers...

UK indie publishers make more than half of sales overseas

Monday, 10 July 2023
British independent publishers are generating more than half their revenue from overseas, the Bookseller reports. The 2023 Independent Publishing Report, from industry group the Independent Publishers Guild (IPG), found that...

Wakefield to publish First Nations anthology

Monday, 10 July 2023
Adelaide publisher Wakefield Press will publish an as yet untitled anthology of works by First Nations writers, supported by funding from the Australia Council for the Arts. The anthology will...

Scrivenor wins CWA New Blood Dagger

Friday, 7 July 2023
Hayley Scrivenor’s Dirt Town (Macmillan) has won the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger for debut fiction in the UK Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) 2023 Dagger Awards. CWA judges described Scrivenor’s...

Canberra Writers Festival 2023 program announced

Thursday, 6 July 2023
Canberra Writers Festival (CWF) has announced its 2023 program to be held 16–20 August in Canberra/Kamberri under the theme of ‘Power Politics Passion’. The opening night will feature a curated...

German book market slightly down in 2022

Thursday, 6 July 2023
Sales of books in Germany fell 1.9% in 2022 compared to the previous year, reports Publishing Perspectives. Germany’s publishers and booksellers association, Börsenverein, reported that turnover for the year totalled...