Aurealis Awards 2020 finalists announced
Tuesday, 6 April 2021
The finalists for the 2020 Aurealis Awards, presented for science fiction, fantasy and horror writing in Australia, have been announced. The finalists are: Best horror novel Soul Survivor (Daniel de...
Evans, Chun, Dabarera win Australian Picture Book Illustrator Awards
Thursday, 1 April 2021
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) has announced the winners of the inaugural Australian Picture Book Illustrator Awards. The winners in each category are: Established Illustrator Award...
NEWC awarded $50k Create NSW grant
Thursday, 1 April 2021
The New England Writers’ Centre (NEWC) has been awarded a $50,000 grant from Create NSW under its Arts Restart program. The funding is for NEWC's The Inside Story project, which...
JobKeeper wraps up; mixed reactions from indie booksellers, publishers
Wednesday, 31 March 2021
The federal government’s JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme came to an end on Sunday, 28 March. In a survey conducted last year, Books+Publishing found none of the multinational publishers who responded...
New writing prize for Western Sydney
Wednesday, 31 March 2021
WestWords and WestLit Libraries have announced a new writing competition for Western Sydney residents. With a prize pool of over $10,000, supported by Create NSW as part of Arts Restart,...
CBCA 2021 Book of the Year shortlists announced
Tuesday, 30 March 2021
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced its 2021 Book of the Year shortlists. The shortlisted books in each category are: Older readers The End of the World...
Finnigan awarded inaugural Māori and Pasifika Publishing Scholarship
Tuesday, 30 March 2021
Luke Finnigan has been awarded the inaugural Māori and Pasifika Publishing Scholarship. The scholarship, created by a collaboration between Whitireia Community Polytechnic Ltd and Penguin Random House New Zealand (PRH...
FWF announces closure
Tuesday, 30 March 2021
The biennial Feminist Writers Festival (FWF) has announced its closure due to lack of funding. The inaugural FWF was held during Melbourne Writers Festival in 2016 and in 2018 the...
SPN announces 2021 conference dates
Monday, 29 March 2021
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the dates for the 2021 Independent Publishing Conference, which is scheduled to run from 25–27 November. The conference will take place in-person at...
APA launches rights networking events
Monday, 29 March 2021
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has launched a series of rights networking events to help Australian publishers connect with international publishers. The series, which uses the online events platform Hopin,...
MidnightSun acquires Burge debut novel
Friday, 26 March 2021
MidnightSun Publishing has acquired debut novel Tank Water by Michael Burge, a story of homophobic hate crimes and the dangers of growing up feeling different in rural Australia. Burge met...
StoryFest 2021 guests announced
Friday, 26 March 2021
The guests for the second StoryFest festival, which will run from 18 to 20 June in Milton, Mollymook and Ulladulla on the NSW South Coast, have been announced. Guests include...
Federal RISE Covid funding increased to $200 million
Friday, 26 March 2021
The federal government has announced it will increase the funding available through its Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) fund from $75 million to $200 million. For the most...
Gardiner’s ‘Goddess’ optioned for screen
Thursday, 25 March 2021
Kelly Gardiner’s 2014 historical novel Goddess (HarperCollins) has been optioned for the screen by Deux Dames Entertainment and Black Magic, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Deux Dames Entertainment was founded...
Ultimo acquires latest Chandran novel
Thursday, 25 March 2021
Ultimo Press has acquired ANZ rights to Shankari Chandran's third novel Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens, via Tara Wynne at Curtis Brown. Chandran's novel is set in a nursing home...
Stella Prize 2021 shortlist announced
Thursday, 25 March 2021
The shortlist for the 2021 Stella Prize, worth $50,000, has been announced. The six shortlisted books are: Fathoms: The world in the whale (Rebecca Giggs, Scribe) Revenge: Murder in Three Parts (S...
Australians comprise majority of Walter Scott Prize shortlist
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Three out of the five books shortlisted for the £25,000 (A$44,900) Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction are by Australian authors. The five shortlisted novels are: The Tolstoy Estate (Steven Conte,...
NSW Premier’s Literary Awards 2021 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
The shortlists for the 2020 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Christina Stead Prize for Fiction ($40,000) A Room Made of Leaves (Kate...
ARA Historical Novel Prize adds children and young adult category, prize money totals $100,000
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
The Historical Novel Society of Australasia (HNSA), in partnership with building and infrastructure services provider ARA Group, has announced that the ARA Historical Novel Prize will incorporate a category for...
‘Cold Enough for Snow’ sells to multiple territories
Tuesday, 23 March 2021
Giramondo has sold rights to Jessica Au's Novel Prize–winning book Cold Enough for Snow in multiple territories. German rights were sold to Suhrkamp by Kathrin Scheel at This Book Travels after...
‘The Dictionary of Lost Words’ wins 2021 Indie Book of the Year
Tuesday, 23 March 2021
Pip Williams's debut novel The Dictionary of Lost Words (Affirm) has been named Book of the Year at the 2021 Indie Book Awards, presented by Leading Edge Books. The winning...
Inaugural Poetry Month set for August
Monday, 22 March 2021
Red Room Poetry will present the inaugural Poetry Month in August this year. The program will include daily poetic commissions by high-profile poets, a poetry-meets-songwriting competition, an international First Nations...
Push for EBA at Readings
Monday, 22 March 2021
The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union, representing staff at the Readings bookselling chain in Melbourne requesting an Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA), has approached the company to open negotiations for...
Imlah leaves Pan Macmillan
Monday, 22 March 2021
Picador publisher Mathilda Imlah has left the role to move to Melbourne. Imlah was promoted from commissioning editor at Pan Macmillan to publisher of the Picador imprint in 2017. Before...
Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival program announced
Friday, 19 March 2021
The program for the Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival, which runs from 6–9 May, has been announced. The program features almost 60 local authors and artists speaking at more than...
Brisbane Writers Festival 2021 program announced
Friday, 19 March 2021
The program for the Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF), which will this year run from Friday 7 May to Sunday, 9 May, has been announced. ‘Starting this year, the First Word...
Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand name change
Friday, 19 March 2021
Hachette New Zealand has announced its name change to Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand. ‘Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand acknowledges the whakapapa of the country we live in and the groundswell of...
Papathanasiou debut novel sells to MacLehose Press
Thursday, 18 March 2021
Transit Lounge has sold world English-language rights (ex North America/ANZ) to Peter Papathanasiou's forthcoming debut novel The Stoning to Katharina Bielenberg at MacLehose Press/Quercus, in a deal brokered by Martin...
Varuna announces new fellowships for writers with disability
Thursday, 18 March 2021
Varuna, the National Writers' House in Katoomba, NSW has partnered with NSW’s peak arts and disability organisation Accessible Arts to deliver a new fellowship program for 12 NSW writers with...
Scribd launches in Australia
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
US-based reading subscription service Scribd has launched in Australia. The platform, which charges $13.99 per month for unlimited access, offers access to two million ebooks and over a million audiobook...
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