Sidnam wins 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize
Friday, 15 July 2022
Wellington-based poet and student Emma Sidnam has been awarded the 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize for an unpublished manuscript by an Aotearoa New Zealand writer. Chosen from a shortlist of four,...
Ultimo acquires debut novel ‘Higher Education’
Friday, 15 July 2022
Ultimo Press has acquired ANZ rights to debut novel Higher Education by Kira McPherson, in a deal brokered by Cara Lee Simpson from UK-based agency Peters Fraser + Dunlop. According...
Nash to step down from Booktopia executive management
Thursday, 14 July 2022
The board of Booktopia Group has given founder and CEO Tony Nash notice to step away from executive management of the company. Current CFO Geoff Stalley has been appointed interim...
Affirm acquires Barron debut novel ‘Golden Days’
Thursday, 14 July 2022
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to Golden Days, the debut novel by Aotearoa New Zealand author Caroline Barron, via Nadine Rubin Nathan of High Spot Literary. Described by the...
National Biography Award 2022 shortlist announced
Thursday, 14 July 2022
The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) has announced the shortlist for the $25,000 National Biography Award. The shortlisted books are: Car Crash: A memoir (Lech Blaine, Black Inc.) Home...
Griffith Review announces emerging voices competition winners
Tuesday, 12 July 2022
Griffith Review has announced the recipients of its second annual emerging voices writing competition. The winners of the Long and Short of It competition are: Stephanie Barham Melanie Myers Emily...
KYD announces new creative nonfiction prize
Tuesday, 12 July 2022
Kill Your Darlings (KYD) has announced a new creative nonfiction prize. Open exclusively to KYD subscribers, the KYD Creative Nonfiction Essay Prize will be judged by essayist Fiona Wright in...
Fair Work approves BRTD EBA
Monday, 11 July 2022
The enterprise bargaining agreement between staff and owners at Sydney bookshop Better Read Than Dead (BRTD) signed earlier this year, has been approved by the Fair Work Commission. Conditions under...
Rimmer buys Collins Orange
Monday, 11 July 2022
Author Kelly Rimmer has purchased Collins Booksellers Orange, NSW from founders Phillip and Margaret Schwebel. After 22 years, the Schwebels sold the store to Rimmer, a long-time customer, with the...
Writers Vic announces 2022 Writeability fellows
Monday, 11 July 2022
Writers Victoria has announced the 2022 Writeability fellows. The following five writers with disability were awarded Writeability fellowships: Dorian Sutton for 'The Passenger', a young adult, queer coming-of-age story about...
Wilderness Society announces Environment Award shortlists, new Karajia Award
Friday, 8 July 2022
The Wilderness Society has announced the shortlists for the 2022 Environment Award for Children’s Literature (EACL), as well as the new Karajia Award for First Nations children's storytelling. The shortlisted...
Australian publishers returning to Frankfurt in person
Friday, 8 July 2022
Attendees from 12 Australian publishing businesses will attend Frankfurt this year as part of the Australian Publishers Association (APA) stand, with a further 15 attending virtually and four publishers sending...
Speech Pathology Australia book awards 2022 shortlists announced
Thursday, 7 July 2022
The shortlists for the 2022 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Birth to three years All Dogs Bark...
S&S acquires MAFS star Robinson’s memoir
Thursday, 7 July 2022
Simon & Schuster (S&S) Australia has acquired world rights to the memoir of lifestyle personality, businesswoman and podcaster Jules Robinson. Robinson rose to fame following her appearance on Married at...
Royal Societies of ANZ partner on $10,000 writing award
Wednesday, 6 July 2022
The Royal Societies of Australia and New Zealand Te Apārangi have announced a new partnership with the Creative Force Foundation, co-founded by author and environmentalist Bruce Piasecki. Under the partnership,...
Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award 2022 longlist announced
Tuesday, 5 July 2022
The longlist for the $20,000 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award, administered by the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies (FALS) at James Cook University, has been announced. The longlisted titles...
Jackson’s ‘Human Looking’ wins ALS Gold Medal
Tuesday, 5 July 2022
The Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold Medal has been awarded to Andy Jackson for his book of poetry Human Looking (Giramondo). The judges praised Human Looking, chosen from a shortlist of six, as...
Ned Kelly Awards 2022 shortlists announced
Monday, 4 July 2022
The Australian Crime Writers Association (ACWA) has announced the shortlist for the 2022 Ned Kelly Awards. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Best debut crime fiction Sweet Jimmy (Bryan...
Inaugural Deep Creek residency recipient announced
Monday, 4 July 2022
Matilda Bookshop in the Adelaide Hills, in partnership with Writers SA and Ultimo Press, has announced Corrie Hosking as the winner of the inaugural Deep Creek Residency Fellowship for a...
HarperCollins acquires Mordue novel, second Cave biography
Friday, 1 July 2022
HarperCollins has acquired ANZ rights to two books by Mark Mordue: a sequel to Boy on Fire, the first volume of Mordue's biography of Nick Cave, published by HarperCollins in...
Australia Council announces New York Publishers’ Program, Translation Fund recipients
Thursday, 30 June 2022
The Australia Council has announced a delegation of rights sellers, literary agents and publishers to take part in the 2022 New York Publishers’ Program. The delegation, the largest in the history...
CWF 2022 program announced
Thursday, 30 June 2022
Canberra Writers Festival (CWF) has announced the full program for the 2022 event, which runs 10–14 August. After being cancelled in 2021 and held with a reduced number of events...
Adsett acquires The Authors’ Agent
Tuesday, 28 June 2022
Alex Adsett Literary will acquire The Authors’ Agent from Brian Cook, effective from 1 July. Cook, who will stay with the agency for a 12-month transition period before retiring, said...
MWF announces first guests for 2022 festival
Tuesday, 28 June 2022
Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) has announced the first guests for the 2022 event, which will take place over four days spanning 8–11 September. Mohsin Hamid, author of the Booker-shortlisted novels...
Fraser to leave Fremantle Press
Monday, 27 June 2022
Fremantle Press CEO Jane Fraser is leaving the publishing house after 15 years. Describing her time at Fremantle Press as 'the highlight of my 35+ years in publishing', Fraser said,...
Varuna announces new First Nations, carer fellowships; inaugural QWC fellows
Friday, 24 June 2022
Varuna has announced two new fellowships: a First Nations Flagship Fellowship, and a fellowship for a parent or carer. The new First Nations Flagship Fellowship is a two-week fellowship for...
New APA training for early career rights professionals
Friday, 24 June 2022
The Australian Publishers Association (APA), which received $10,000 in the most recent round of Australia Council funding, will use the sector development funding to subsidise a new training and mentoring...
Miles Franklin 2022 shortlist announced
Friday, 24 June 2022
The shortlist for the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award, worth $60,000, has been announced. The five shortlisted novels are: The Other Half of You (Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Hachette) Scary Monsters (Michelle de...
Creative Vic latest Creators Fund recipients announced
Thursday, 23 June 2022
The Victorian government has announced the 70 individuals and small collectives sharing in almost $2.7 million in its latest Creators Fund funding round. The following recipients undertaking literature-related projects were...
Chief Minister’s NT Book Awards announced
Thursday, 23 June 2022
The winners of the 2022 Chief Minister’s NT Book Awards have been announced. The winners, who each receive $10,000, are: Fiction Return to Dust (Dani Powell, UWAP) Nonfiction Peace Crimes: Pine Gap,...
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