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Arts and Disability Initiative funds literature recipients

Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Four literature recipients are among Creative Australia’s Arts and Disability Initiative, which supports 10 projects overall, with funding totalling $300,000. The successful recipients related to writing and illustration are: Anthony...

‘Edenglassie’ wins 2024 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award

Tuesday, 22 October 2024
The Foundation for Australian Literary Studies (FALS) at James Cook University in Townsville has announced Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko (UQP) is the winner of the $50,000 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary...

Nakata Brophy Prize 2024 shortlist announced

Monday, 21 October 2024
Overland journal has announced the shortlist for the 2024 Nakata Brophy Prize for the best poem by a young Indigenous writer. The shortlisted works, selected by judges Karen Wyld and Eugenia...

Rossell wins 2024 Albert Ullin Award

Monday, 21 October 2024
Melbourne author and illustrator Judith Rossell is the recipient of the 2024 Albert Ullin Award, worth $10,000. The prize judging panel said: ‘It is Rossell’s profound love for creating stories...

Chief Minister’s NT Book Awards 2024 winners announced

Monday, 21 October 2024
The winners of the 2024 Chief Minister’s NT Book Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each category are: Fiction Hush (Ciella Williams, Playlab Theatre) Nonfiction Living in Tin: The...

Shawline liquidation affects hundreds

Monday, 21 October 2024
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has released general advice for authors affected by the Shawline liquidation, following the news that ‘an astounding 600 titles are affected and the authors...

SPN to wind up in 30 days unless new board formed

Monday, 21 October 2024
The board of the Small Press Network (SPN) has informed members that it will apply to Consumer Affairs Victoria to terminate the organisation in 30 days, unless a new board...

Richell Prize 2024 shortlist announced

Thursday, 17 October 2024
Hachette Australia and the Richell family, in partnership with the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) and Simpsons Solicitors, has announced the shortlist for the 2024 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers. The...

Transit Lounge acquires Raszewski’s second novel

Thursday, 17 October 2024
Transit Lounge has acquired world rights to For One Visitor at a Time, the second novel by Melbourne-based author Monica Raszewski. For One Visitor at a Time tells the story of...

A&U acquires Chung memoir

Thursday, 17 October 2024
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to the memoir Chinese Parents Don’t Say I Love You by Candice Chung via Grace Heifetz at Left Bank Literary. In describing the memoir, the publisher...

Black Inc. acquires Grenville’s nonfiction project ‘Unsettled’

Thursday, 17 October 2024
Black Inc. has acquired ANZ rights to Kate Grenville’s nonfiction project Unsettled: A Journey Through Time and Place. Said Grenville: ‘I’ve been circling this book for twenty years. Researching and...

James awarded 2024 ASA Medal

Wednesday, 16 October 2024
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced Ann James is the recipient of the 2024 ASA Medal. Established in 2003, the ASA Medal is awarded annually to an Australian...

South Australian Literary Awards 2024 winners announced

Wednesday, 16 October 2024
The winners of the 2024 South Australian Literary Awards have been announced. The debut memoir of Adelaide author Shannon Burns, Childhood (Text), has won the Premier’s Award for the best...

McGregor, Sakr, Apolonio awarded Copyright Agency fellowships

Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund has announced the three recipients of its 2024 writing fellowships, sharing a prize pool of $170,000, which aim to ‘usher in new Australian writing from both...

New Dawn forms audiobook partnership with Bolinda

Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Fantasy and speculative fiction publisher New Dawn has formed an ‘exclusive partnership’ with Bolinda Audio for the audiobook company to publish New Dawn's titles into the trade and library audio...

Marahuyo awarded 2024 Writing NSW Varuna Fellowship

Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Writing NSW has awarded its 2024 Varuna fellowship to J Marahuyo for her poetry manuscript ‘Disclosure of Violence’. ‘Disclosure of Violence’ was described by the judges as a ‘deeply affecting...

Book-to-film adaptations to receive Screen Australia funding

Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Two book adaptations are among the 15 projects to share $8.1 million in the latest round of production funding from Screen Australia. Watching You is a six-part psychological thriller series...

UWAP acquires Negri’s YA verse novel

Monday, 14 October 2024
University of Western Australia Publishing (UWAP) has acquired world rights to Julianne Negri’s young adult verse novel Hunting Bears, via Danielle Binks of Jacinta di Mase Management. Hunting Bears is...

Karajia and Environment Award for Children’s Literature 2024 winners announced

Monday, 14 October 2024
The Wilderness Society has announced the winners of the 2024 Environment Award for Children’s Literature and the Karajia Award for First Nations children’s storytelling. Winners in each category are: Environment...

A&U acquires ‘Runt’ sequel

Monday, 14 October 2024
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired ANZ rights to Runt and the Diabolical Dognapping, Craig Silvey’s sequel to Runt, via Lesley Thorne at Aitken Alexander Associates. Runt and the Diabolical...

Flanagan shortlisted for 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction

Monday, 14 October 2024
In the UK, Question 7 by Australian author Richard Flanagan (Knopf) has been shortlisted for the 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction, worth £50,000 (A$96,907). The six titles shortlisted for...

Details announced for Byron Writers Festival, Sydney Rare Book Fair

Thursday, 10 October 2024
Two events—the Byron Writers Festival and the Sydney Rare Book Fair—have announced details of forthcoming events. Sydney Rare Book Fair 2024 The Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers...

A&U acquires second Spencer novel

Thursday, 10 October 2024
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired ANZ rights to Broke Road, the second novel from Matthew Spencer, via Catherine Drayton at InkWell Management Literary Agency. Broke Road is set in the...

Dymocks: Changes to website, loyalty program and flagship store

Tuesday, 8 October 2024
Dymocks will this week roll out ‘a multimillion-dollar new website project’ that will provide ‘stronger search capabilities, a more streamlined check-out process, more delivery options and personalised recommendations,’ reports the...