Text announces Steph Bowe Mentorship for Young Writers Archive
Tuesday, 23 February 2021
Text Publishing has announced the Steph Bowe Mentorship for Young Writers, a new initiative designed to nurture and encourage a new Australian children’s writer under the age of 25. The...
Australian Book Design Awards 2021 longlists announced Archive
Monday, 22 February 2021
The longlists for the Australian Book Design Awards, presented by the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), have been announced. Longlisted titles in some of the categories are: Best Designed Commercial...
ABIA 2021 longlists announced Archive
Monday, 22 February 2021
The longlists for the 2021 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) have been announced. The titles in each category are: General fiction book of the year The Bluffs (Kyle Perry, Michael...
SRB to increase nonfiction reviews; festivals, Wheeler Centre receive funding Archive
Monday, 22 February 2021
The Copyright Agency has announced funding from its Cultural Fund to support writers via the Sydney Review of Books (SRB) and panels at seven major writers festivals and the Wheeler...
Publisher, bookseller Facebook pages wiped of content Archive
Friday, 19 February 2021
Many book publishers, literary journals and booksellers have had their Facebook pages wiped of content after the social media platform banned the sharing of all Australian news content in response...
Kelly departs HarperCollins Archive
Friday, 19 February 2021
HarperCollins Australia has announced the departure of sales director Darren Kelly, after nine years in the role. HarperCollins ANZ CEO Jim Demetriou said, ‘Darren has been an amazing advocate for...
WAYRBA 2021 shortlists announced Archive
Thursday, 18 February 2021
The shortlists for the 2021 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards (WAYRBA) have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Picture books Pig the Blob (Aaron Blabey, Scholastic) Twelve...
PRH acquires Lattouf’s ‘How to Lose Friends and Influence White People’ Archive
Thursday, 18 February 2021
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has acquired the first book by journalist and activist Antoinette Lattouf, How to Lose Friends and Influence White People. The book was acquired at auction...
Inaugural Little Hare Illustration Prize winner announced Archive
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing (HGCP) has announced Meg Rennie as the winner of the inaugural 2020 Little Hare Illustration Prize. ‘Meg’s artwork enchanted the judging panel with her vivacious character...
Avery signs four-book deal after Walker Wednesday submission Archive
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
Walker Books Australia has acquired world rights to two picture books and two graphic novels by Western Australian author Sean E Avery, after he submitted his manuscripts to Walker Wednesday....
HarperCollins acquires two Foster novels Archive
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
HarperCollins Australia has acquired ANZ rights to two new novels by Sara Foster, via Tara Wynne at Curtis Brown in a ‘fiercely contested’ auction. The first title, The Hush, ‘is...
Staff changes at Readings: Kenwood resigns; Ryan appointed Carlton shop manager Archive
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
Former Penguin Random House (PRH) publishing manager Louise Ryan has joined Readings as the manager of the company's Carlton shop. Ryan resigned from her role at PRH in December last...
HarperCollins acquires Cowell novel ‘Plum’ Archive
Tuesday, 16 February 2021
HarperCollins Australia has acquired ANZ rights to Plum, a new novel by writer, actor and director Brendan Cowell. Plum tells the story of Peter ‘The Plum’ Lum, a 48-year-old ex-NRL...
Ultimo acquires Coleman nonfiction title ‘Lies, Damned Lies’ Archive
Tuesday, 16 February 2021
Ultimo Press has acquired world rights to Lies, Damned Lies, a new nonfiction book by Noongar writer Claire G Coleman. Lies, Damned Lies is described by the publisher as a...
Avid Reader fundraising for shop mural Archive
Monday, 15 February 2021
Brisbane's Avid Reader has partnered with arts organisation Chrysalis Projects 4101 and Aboriginal artist Vernon Ah Kee to create a proposed mural on the side of the bookshop's West End...
IPEd, BWF to collaborate on Authors and Editors in Conversation series Archive
Friday, 12 February 2021
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) and the Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) will host a series of online events to highlight the creative collaborations between authors and editors. The Authors...
A&U acquires Agnew science debut Archive
Friday, 12 February 2021
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired ANZ rights to a debut nonfiction book by Bachelor star Matt Agnew. Agnew, an astrophysicist, will explore the search for life in the solar...
S&S acquires Zonfrillo memoir Archive
Friday, 12 February 2021
Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) has acquired the autobiography of chef and MasterChef Australia judge, Jock Zonfrillo. Zonfrillo’s memoir will tell the story of his troubled adolescence growing up in...
Au wins inaugural Novel Prize Archive
Thursday, 11 February 2021
Melbourne-based writer Jessica Au has won the inaugural Novel Prize for her work Cold Enough for Snow. Au, whose novel was selected from an international field of almost 1500 submissions and...
Wilson appointed ACT Writers Centre CEO Archive
Thursday, 11 February 2021
The ACT Writers Centre (ACTW) has appointed arts and writing advocate Meg Wilson as CEO. Wilson has been acting as interim director since February 2020, following the departure of former...
EWF, Hachette partner for online Inside the Publishing House event Archive
Thursday, 11 February 2021
Hachette Australia in partnership with the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) has announced a one-day online experience that aims to demystify the inner workings of the Sydney-based multinational publisher. Aimed at...
HarperCollins launches new illustrated imprint Archive
Wednesday, 10 February 2021
HarperCollins Australia has announced it will launch a new illustrated imprint, Harper by Design. HarperCollins said the ‘design-led' imprint, to be overseen by current head of design Mark Campbell in...
Greaves named inaugural writer in residence at Female Orphan School Archive
Wednesday, 10 February 2021
Laura Greaves has been named the inaugural writer in residence at the Whitlam Institute's Female Orphan School in Parramatta, NSW. Greaves was chosen from almost 40 applicants for the $4000...
‘Sorrow and Bliss’ to be adapted for screen Archive
Wednesday, 10 February 2021
US production company New Regency has acquired the film and television rights to Meg Mason’s 2020 novel Sorrow and Bliss in a deal brokered by Casarotto Ramsay and HarperCollins Australia....
Giggs wins ALA Andrew Carnegie Medal Archive
Tuesday, 9 February 2021
In the US, Australian writer Rebecca Giggs has won the American Library Association’s (ALA) 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for nonfiction for Fathoms: The world in the whale (Scribe). The Andrew Carnegie...
Hachette acquires Williams autobiography Archive
Tuesday, 9 February 2021
Hachette Australia has acquired the autobiography of All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams via Nick Fordham of The Fordham Company, as part of a worldwide deal that will also see...
Ultimo announces poetry, short fiction prize Archive
Tuesday, 9 February 2021
Ultimo Press has announced a new annual prize for poetry and short fiction, the Ultimo Prize. Open to writers under the age of the 30, the prize will be awarded...
Value of top 10 up 39% in lead up to Christmas 2020 Archive
Monday, 8 February 2021
It appears Australian book buyers heeded the message to shop early ahead of Christmas 2020. Book sales in Australia were up 17.5% in the 10 weeks to 5 December 2020,...
Echo to publish new Morris novel Archive
Monday, 8 February 2021
Echo Publishing has acquired Heather Morris's third novel Three Sisters, which concludes The Tattooist of Auschwitz trilogy. Three Sisters tells the true story of Cibi, Magda and Livia, who were...
PRH acquires Hickey crime debut ‘Cutters End’ Archive
Friday, 5 February 2021
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has acquired world rights to debut novel Cutters End by author and playwright Margaret Hickey. In a statement, PRH said Cutters End was a captivating...
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