Latest acquisitions: Nonfiction
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Hachette Australia announced last year that it would enter a publishing scout partnership with screenwriter, author and broadcaster Benjamin Law. The results are now materialising, with adult nonfiction publisher Sophie...
Australian titles with international appeal
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Discover the latest rights opportunities from Australian publishers participating in the Australian Collective Stand at Frankfurt. View the Stand Catalogue here, featuring over 100 fiction, nonfiction and children’s titles with...
Chandran wins Miles Franklin, Wright honoured for Lifetime Achievement
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Tamil Australian author Shankari Chandran won Australia’s most prestigious literary prize, the $60,000 Miles Franklin Literary Award, for her third novel, Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens (Ultimo). The book explores...
Introducing Key People
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Earlier this year, publishing professionals Lou Johnson and Jeanne Ryckmans set up a new literary agency, Key People Literary Management. With a connection going back to their time as colleagues...
US$75K Cundill History Prize shortlist announced
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
The shortlist for the 2023 Cundill History Prize, which rewards ‘the best history writing in English’, have been announced. The shortlisted works are: The Huxleys: An intimate history of evolution...
2023 Ditmar Award winners announced
Monday, 2 October 2023
The winners of the 2023 Ditmar Awards were announced on 30 September, as part of the 2023 Australian National Science Fiction Convention in Canberra. These awards recognise achievement in Australian...
Writing income for authors below the poverty level: Authors Guild survey
Monday, 2 October 2023
In the US, a new Authors Guild survey has found that most authors are far from earning a living from their craft, reports Publishers Weekly. The survey drew responses from...
ASA responds to use of Australian books to train AI
Thursday, 28 September 2023
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has responded to the large-scale unauthorised use of books by Australian authors in a dataset used to train generative artificial intelligence. The training dataset,...
APA releases AI statement
Thursday, 28 September 2023
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has released a statement ‘responding to the rapid advances in artificial intelligence’, seeking a focus on ethics, transparency, incentives and protections, and responsibility. Coming amidst...
NT Literary Awards 2023 winners announced
Thursday, 28 September 2023
The winners of the 2023 Northern Territory Literary Awards, which celebrate the unpublished work of established and emerging NT writers, have been announced. Winners in seven categories were announced, including:...
Polari Prize 2023 shortlists announced
Thursday, 28 September 2023
In the UK, the shortlists for the 2023 Polari Prizes for LGBTQ+ literature have been announced. The titles shortlisted for the £2000 (A$3820) Polari Prize, which awards an overall book...
Pung awarded Creative Australia Fellowship for literature
Thursday, 28 September 2023
Writer Alice Pung is the recipient of the 2023 Creative Australia Fellowship for literature. Pung’s writing ‘has focused on people living on the margins—pregnant teenagers, illiterate mothers, poorer Australians and...
No newsletter on Friday
Thursday, 28 September 2023
Due to the public holiday in Victoria, Books+Publishing will not publish a newsletter tomorrow, Friday, 29 September.
PANZ thanks sponsors of the Book Design Awards
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
The Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) thanks sponsors of the PANZ Book Design Awards in promoting excellence in, and providing recognition for, the best book...
Around 200 jobs to go at T&F
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis (T&F) will remove around 200 roles from its business, reports the Bookseller. In a letter to staff, T&F said there would be ‘changes to certain...
ARA Historical Novel Prize shortlists announced
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA) has announced the shortlists for the 2023 ARA Historical Novel Prize. This year’s shortlisted titles are: Adult category Salonika Burning (Gail Jones, Text) Iris...
Australian Political Book of the Year 2023 longlist revealed
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Judges have announced the 2023 longlist for the Australian Political Book of the Year awards. This year's longlist includes ten titles: Dreamers and Schemers: A political history of Australia (Frank...
Sales & product coordinator, Melbourne
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Affirm Press is an independent Melbourne-based publisher dedicated to publishing great Australian stories, big ideas, and the most engaging local authors. We are seeking a Sales & Product Coordinator to...
Advertise new titles to the book industry with a Title Showcase
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Title Showcase: $275, cover image included in price, along with publication to Books+Publishing’s website, Weekly Book Newsletter, and a subsequent Daily newsletter, as well as promotion on our Instagram and...
Publicist or senior publicist, Sydney
Wednesday, 27 September 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,...
Production manager, Melbourne
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Melbourne Writers Festival Melbourne Writers Festival is currently recruiting for an experienced technical and operations manager to deliver the staging and production of all events and venues for our 2024...
Mary Who Bookshop is for sale
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
This iconic business has been firmly established in the Townsville community for over 40 years. We have solid trading figures and there’s plenty of potential for future growth, both in...
Arts participation survey: engagement with reading slightly down
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
Creative Australia has released the results of the National Arts Participation Survey, which shows that engagement in reading has reduced slightly since 2019. However, over two thirds of Australians are...
In Other Words 2023 program announced
Monday, 25 September 2023
OzAsia Festival has announced the program for In Other Words, its three-day writing and ideas event, to be held in Adelaide from 3 to 5 November, as part of the festival's...
Martin, Picoult among authors in Authors Guild lawsuit against OpenAI
Monday, 25 September 2023
The Authors Guild—along with 17 authors including George R R Martin, Jodi Picoult, John Grisham and Jonathan Franzen—filed a class-action lawsuit against OpenAI in the United States last Tuesday, said...
Fraser receives inaugural Australian Short Story Festival mentorship
Friday, 22 September 2023
The Australian Short Story Festival (ASSF) has announced John A D Fraser as the winner of the 2023 ASSF Mentorship prize, for the story ‘Seven Smokes’. Fraser receives a three-month...
PANZ Book Design Awards 2023 winners announced
Friday, 22 September 2023
The Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) has announced the winners of its Book Design Awards 2023. The winners in each category are: Gerard Reid Award...
Booker Prize 2023 shortlist announced
Friday, 22 September 2023
The shortlist for the 2023 Booker Prize has been announced. The six books shortlisted for the £50,000 (A$95,756) prize are: Study for Obedience (Sarah Bernstein, Granta) If I Survive You (Jonathan Escoffery,...
SRB, WSU, City of Parramatta to award Laureateship in Literature
Thursday, 21 September 2023
The Sydney Review of Books (SRB) has announced a call for applications for the inaugural $50,000 Parramatta Laureateship in Literature, in partnership with the City of Parramatta and the Western...
ALA report shows surge in book challenges
Thursday, 21 September 2023
In the US, new data from the American Library Association (ALA) shows a continuing surge in attempts to censor books in libraries this year, reports Publishers Weekly. The ALA documented...
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