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Tasmanian Literary Awards longlists announced

Monday, 24 October 2022
The longlists for the 2022 Tasmanian Literary Awards have been announced. The longlisted titles in each category, worth $25,000 each, are: Young readers and children Aster’s Good, Right Things (Kate...

S&S acquires Paterson debut historical novel 

Monday, 24 October 2022
Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) has acquired the debut novel Where Light Meets Water by Susan Paterson. Former S&S publishing director Fiona Henderson acquired ANZ rights to the novel from...

VPLAs add children’s award

Monday, 24 October 2022
The Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards (VPLAs) will add a new children’s book award worth $25,000. The Award for Children’s Literature will be presented to the creators of the best children’s...

Keneally, Nannestad win $100K Historical Novel Prize

Friday, 21 October 2022
Tom Keneally has won the $50,000 ARA Historical Novel Prize in the adult category for Corporal Hitler's Pistol (Penguin), while Katrina Nannestad has won the $30,000 children and young adult...

Schmidt wins 2022 Hungerford Award

Friday, 21 October 2022
Molly Schmidt has won the 2022 City of Fremantle Hungerford Award for her manuscript Salt River Road. She receives $15,000 in prize money and a publishing contract with Fremantle Press....

MWF moves to May 

Friday, 21 October 2022
Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) has announced that next year it is moving from September to the first weekend in May. In a statement, MWF said the organisation made the decision...

Neilma Sidney Travel Fund recipients announced

Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Writers Victoria has announced the eighth round of recipients for the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund. The successful recipients, who share in a total of $56,925, are: Eunice Andrada, for...

Ultimo acquires Day memoir ‘Reckless’ 

Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Ultimo Press has acquired ANZ rights for Reckless by Marele Day, via Jenny Darling of Jenny Darling & Associates. Described by the publisher as a 'brilliantly crafted' ‘literary detective memoir’,...

Tanner wins 2022 Albert Ullin award 

Monday, 17 October 2022
Illustrator and author Jane Tanner is the recipient of the 2022 Albert Ullin Award. The $10,000 biennial award was created with a bequest from the late Albert Ullin, a co-founder...

Queer YA novel wins 2022 Ampersand Prize 

Monday, 17 October 2022
Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing (HGCP) has announced Adelaide teacher and writer Elisa Chenoweth has won the 2022 Ampersand Prize for her young adult novel Maria Petranelli is Prepared for Anything...

FNPOC Count report released 

Monday, 17 October 2022
The First Nations and People of Colour (FNPOC) Count, led by Victoria University senior lecturer Natalie Kon-yu, has released a report of its findings. The count took in a sample...

Greenwood wins Varuna-NEWC Fellowship

Friday, 14 October 2022
The New England Writers’ Centre (NEWC) in partnership with Varuna, the National Writers’ House, has announced Anne Greenwood as the winner of the 2022 Varuna-NEWC Fellowship. Greenwood receives a week’s...

Fair Work approves Readings EBA 

Friday, 14 October 2022
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has approved the enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA) negotiated between Readings and the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU) on behalf of staff at the...

Faber Writing Academy appoints editor-in-residence 

Friday, 14 October 2022
Faber Writing Academy has announced the appointment of Ellen O’Brien as editor-in-residence. A Garigal/Walkeloa writer, O'Brien is a junior editor at the Sydney Review of Books and the 2022 program...

S&S acquires Prak debut thriller 

Thursday, 13 October 2022
Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) has acquired ANZ rights to Michelle Prak’s debut thriller The Rush, via literary agent Melanie Ostell. The Rush is described by the publisher as a...

Ultimo to establish UK publishing team 

Thursday, 13 October 2022
Hardie Grant and Ultimo Press have announced that Ultimo managing director James Kellow will set up the imprint in the UK next year. Kellow said, ‘After an exciting time establishing...

ABA rebrands as BookPeople 

Book people logo Tuesday, 11 October 2022
The Australian Booksellers Association has rebranded as BookPeople. CEO Robbie Egan told Books+Publishing: 'The new name is a masterbrand for the association, which will support all activities from Reading Guides...

Richell Prize 2022 shortlist announced

Logo for the Richell Prize, featuring a swooping bird Tuesday, 11 October 2022
Hachette Australia and the Emerging Writers’ Festival have announced the shortlist for the 2022 Richell Prize. The six shortlisted authors, chosen from a longlist of 20 announced in September, are:...

Campion acquires Insight 

Tuesday, 11 October 2022
The Campion Group has acquired Insight Publications, an independent publisher of English resources for secondary schools. According to Campion, Insight will continue to operate independently with the support of the...

SPN 2022 conference program announced

Monday, 10 October 2022
The program for the 2022 Small Press Network (SPN) annual Independent Publishing Conference, which runs from 24–26 November, has been announced. The conference, which will run as a hybrid event...

Anatolitis appointed Meanjin editor

Monday, 10 October 2022
Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) has announced Esther Anatolitis as the next editor of Meanjin. Anatolitis has two decades’ experience working in arts and media leadership roles. She is the former...

Polygon acquires world rights to Dalgarno novel 

Friday, 7 October 2022
Scottish imprint Polygon has acquired world rights (ex ANZ) for Paul Dalgarno’s forthcoming novel A Country of Eternal Light (HarperCollins, February 2023), in a deal brokered by Martin Shaw of...

 

 

 

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