Mildenhall announced as Varuna New Zealand residency exchange recipient Archive
Tuesday, 13 July 2021
Kate Mildenhall has been announced as the recipient of the inaugural New Zealand residency exchange, an international residency program held by Varuna, the National Writers’ House in collaboration with the...
Taperell appointed Hachette publicity manager Archive
Tuesday, 13 July 2021
Kate Taperell has been appointed to the position of publicity manager at Hachette Australia, where she will manage Hachette's publicity team. Taperell started her publicity career at Hachette in 2003...
Griffith Review announces Long and the Short of It competition winners Archive
Tuesday, 13 July 2021
Griffith Review has announced the recipients of its inaugural emerging voices writing competition. The four winning writers share in $15,000, courtesy of the Copyright Agency's cultural fund. The winners are:...
Kovats appointed Hachette head of sales Archive
Monday, 12 July 2021
Lil Kovats has been promoted to head of sales at Hachette Australia, effective immediately. In the role, Kovats will lead the sales team, represent the sales department to the publisher’s...
Text Prize 2021 shortlist announced Archive
Monday, 12 July 2021
The shortlist for the $10,000 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing has been announced. The seven shortlisted manuscripts are: 'Dancing Barefoot’ by Alice Boyle (YA), a story about...
Nour, Barnette awarded Affirm Press Mentorships for Sweatshop Writers Archive
Monday, 12 July 2021
Affirm Press and Sweatshop have announced the recipients of the second round of the Affirm Press Mentorship for Sweatshop Writers. The recipients of the 2021 mentorships are African American writer...
Bancroft named inaugural SLNSW Aboriginal Creative fellow Archive
Friday, 9 July 2021
Bundjalung writer and artist Bronwyn Bancroft is the inaugural recipient of Create NSW’s State Library of NSW (SLNSW) NSW Aboriginal Creative Fellowship, worth $30,000. The fellowship supports a First Nations...
Aurealis Awards 2020 winners announced Archive
Friday, 9 July 2021
The winners of the 2020 Aurealis Awards, presented for science fiction, fantasy and horror writing in Australia, have been announced. The winners are: Best horror novel None Shall Sleep (Ellie...
Online Storytime pilot extended, awarded $30,000 funding Archive
Friday, 9 July 2021
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has announced its Online Storytime pilot will be extended by a further 12 months to December 2022, with the Australia Council providing $30,000...
Tablo launches traditional publishing imprint Archive
Thursday, 8 July 2021
Online self-publishing platform Tablo Publishing is launching a new physical book imprint called Tablo Tales, led by Tablo creative director Jemma Birrell. Distributed in Australia and New Zealand by NewSouth,...
West awarded 2021 Reading Australia Fellowship Archive
Thursday, 8 July 2021
The Copyright Agency has named Edwina West, from Sydney’s Oakhill College, as the 2021 Reading Australia Fellow for Teachers of English Literacy. West receives a grant of $15,000, which will...
New owner for the Turning Page Bookshop Archive
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
The Turning Page Bookshop, an independent bookshop in the Blue Mountains NSW, has been purchased by Peggy Miedlar. Previous owners Annie Sharkey and Alan Crooks had planned to transform the...
Four Centres Emerging Writers Publishing Program second round announced Archive
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Fremantle Press has announced the Four Centres Emerging Writers Publishing Program has received government funding for a further two years, following a successful pilot program. The initiative between Fremantle Press,...
‘Ginnie & Pinney, Learn & Grow’ series optioned for TV Archive
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Big Sky Publishing’s educational children's series Ginnie & Pinney, Learn & Grow has been optioned for development as a television series by Australian animation studio Moody Street Productions. Created by...
Booktopia restructures marketing team Archive
Tuesday, 6 July 2021
Booktopia has restructured its marketing division following recent changes to the business—including its ASX listing and the acquisition of tertiary retailer the Co-op—as well the growth of its Booktopia Publisher...
Griffith Review announces emerging voices competition longlist Archive
Tuesday, 6 July 2021
Griffith Review has announced the longlist for its inaugural emerging voices writing competition. The longlisted writers are: Claire Aman Brendan Colley Sonja Dechian Nicholas Duddy Declan Fry Alison Gibbs Lucas...
ACT Book of the Year 2020 shortlist announced Archive
Tuesday, 6 July 2021
The shortlist for the 2020 ACT Book of the Year Award has been announced. The shortlisted books are: Acting Like a Girl (Sandra Renew, Recent Work Press) Bodies of Men...
New indie bookshop for Perth’s western suburbs Archive
Monday, 5 July 2021
Open Book, a new independent bookshop, is opening in Mosman Park, Perth. The shop is situated on the main street of Mosman Park in a space that was previously a...
Centre for Stories announces Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli Fellowship Archive
Monday, 5 July 2021
Perth's Centre for Stories has announced a new fellowship, the Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli Fellowship for Writers. Open to mid-career writers under the age of 40, the annual fellowship is awarded to...
INSPIRE Writer in Residence initiative recipients 2021 Archive
Friday, 2 July 2021
The recipients of the 2021 INSPIRE Writer in Residence initiative, offered by the National Trust of Western Australia in partnership with the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries,...
Overington appointed literary editor at the Australian Archive
Friday, 2 July 2021
Caroline Overington has been appointed literary editor at the Australian newspaper. Overington is a Walkley Award winning journalist and the author of several books of nonfiction, including Davitt Award-winner Last...
Robotham wins CWA Steel Dagger Archive
Friday, 2 July 2021
Michael Robotham has won the UK Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award for best thriller for his novel When She Was Good (Hachette). The judges praised Robotham’s...
Regional NSW literary festivals report success, StoryFest becomes biennial Archive
Thursday, 1 July 2021
StoryFest 2021 was held on the South Coast of NSW between 18–20 June. In its second year, the festival invited readers and writers to the Milton-Mollymook-Ulladulla region for a weekend...
‘The Animals in that Country’ shortlisted for Arthur C Clarke Award Archive
Thursday, 1 July 2021
In the UK, The Animals in that Country by Laura Jean McKay (Scribe) has been shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award for science fiction. McKay’s novel, which won the...
Cosslett appointed PANZ president, NZ book sales receive pandemic boost Archive
Thursday, 1 July 2021
The Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) has appointed Graeme Cosslett as president of the PANZ council. Cosslett, who is director of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER)...
Dymocks to add 25 stores as part of three-year plan Archive
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Dymocks will launch its own range of non-book items in August this year, and aims to increase the size of the chain by adding 25 stores as part of a...
ABA conference 2021: Diversity discussed, book sales going strong Archive
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) 2021 conference, which was moved online in the wake of uncertainty caused by Melbourne’s Covid-19 outbreak, took place from 20–23 June. Most of the programmed...
Ell wins 2021 Calibre Essay Prize Archive
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Canberra-based editor, translator and author Theodore Ell has won the 15th Calibre Essay prize for ‘Façades of Lebanon’, his essay on the Beirut explosion in August 2020. Ell receives $5000...
Hachette acquires Yarwood debut in two-book deal Archive
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Hachette Australia has acquired ANZ rights to Sydney author Dianne Yarwood’s debut novel The Wakes in a 'hotly contested' international auction. The six-figure, two-book deal was struck with Catherine Drayton...
Colin Roderick Award 2021 longlist announced Archive
Tuesday, 29 June 2021
The longlist for the $20,000 Colin Roderick Award, administered by the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies (FALS) at James Cook University, has been announced. The 15 longlisted titles are: The...
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