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ASA updates contract templates with AI clauses 

ASA logo Thursday, 18 June 2026
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has updated its model publishing agreement templates for authors and illustrators with new AI clauses. In the updated model trade publishing agreement documents, key...

New bookshops in Victoria, Queensland and online 

Thursday, 18 June 2026
Three recent bookstores have launched with a focus on building and serving communities, both local and special-interest. Under the Elms Bookshop opened in the Victorian town of Camperdown in early...

Allen & Unwin acquires Ariarne Titmus memoir

Picture of Ariarne Titmus Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired ANZ rights to Relentless: Family, Self-belief and the Will to Win, a memoir by Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus, from David Malina at IMG Talent....

Allen & Unwin acquires Human Nature memoir

Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to Human Nature’s memoir Only Human: Harmony Through the Hits & Hard Times, via manager Jennifer Fontaine. Pop vocal group Human Nature...

Byron Writers Festival 2026 program announced

Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Byron Writers Festival has released the line-up for this year’s program, running from 14 to 16 August in Bundjalung Country, Byron Bay, NSW. Festival organisers said that with the theme...

HarperCollins acquires Anthony LaPaglia memoir

Cover of Anthony LaPaglia book Wednesday, 17 June 2026
HarperCollins has acquired world rights to The Life We Choose, a memoir by actor Anthony LaPaglia. Described by the publisher as “raw and layered”, the memoir traces LaPaglia’s journey from...

WH Smith issues profit warning 

Tuesday, 16 June 2026
WH Smith, which operates over 30 stores in Australia, has issued a profit warning and raised £102 million in new capital from investors. The business issued the profit warning after...

Australia Reads announces return of Volume symposium 

Volume logo Tuesday, 16 June 2026
Australia Reads’ free online reading advocacy symposium Volume will return in October, expanding to a 2-day format. Speaking at the Australian Booksellers Association conference in Canberra, Australia Reads CEO Anna...

UWA Publishing acquires Thuy On’s “Insolence”

Monday, 15 June 2026
UWA Publishing (UWAP) has acquired world rights to Insolence, the fourth poetry collection by Melbourne-based poet, critic and arts journalist Thuy On. According to the publisher, Insolence “reinvents, reimagines and...

Davitt Awards 2026 longlists announced

Monday, 15 June 2026
Sisters in Crime has announced the longlists for the 2026 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women. The longlisted titles in each category are: Adult novels At...

Varuna announces First Nations fellowship

2026 Copyright Agency First Nations Fellowships Thursday, 11 June 2026
Varuna, the National Writers’ House, has announced the recipients of the 2026 Copyright Agency First Nations Fellowship. This year’s recipients are: Gamilaraay and Yuwaalaraay journalist and industry professor Lorena Allam...

Isabel Staas and Ashleigh Barton launch Hey Author 

Isabel Staas (left) and Ashleigh Barton (right, credit Syl Marie). Thursday, 11 June 2026
Former head of audio and production at Hachette ANZ Isabel Staas and children’s author and former marketing and publicity manager Ashleigh Barton have created Hey Author, an author-support business. Staas...

 

 

 

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