Azar longlisted for National Book Award for Translated Literature Archive
Thursday, 17 September 2020
In the US, Iranian–Australian writer Shokoofeh Azar has been longlisted for the 2020 National Book Award for Translated Literature for her novel The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree (trans by...
Hardie Grant acquires Alberici memoir Archive
Thursday, 17 September 2020
Hardie Grant Books has acquired world rights to journalist Emma Alberici’s memoir Rewrite the Story. Interweaving her life as a first generation Australian and her career in journalism with an...
Guineay, Walpert win 2020 Viva La Novella competition Archive
Thursday, 17 September 2020
Seizure has announced the winners of the 2020 Viva la Novella competition. Dark Wave by Adelaide writer Lana Guineay and Late Sonata by Auckland writer Bryan Walpert were chosen from...
Molloy memoir ‘Fourteen’ to be adapted for screen Archive
Thursday, 17 September 2020
Screen rights to journalist Shannon Molloy’s memoir Fourteen (S&S) have been acquired by Orange Entertainment Co. Fourteen is Molloy's account of the homophobic bullying and violence he experienced during high...
Young wins 2020 Colin Roderick Award for ‘Paper Emperors’ Archive
Thursday, 17 September 2020
Writer and academic Sally Young has won the $20,000 Colin Roderick Literary Award and the H T Priestley Medal for her nonfiction book Paper Emperors: The rise of Australia’s newspaper...
NZ Book Industry Awards 2020 winners announced Archive
Thursday, 17 September 2020
The 2020 New Zealand Book Industry Awards have been announced. The winners in each category are: Young NZ Publisher of the Year Paul Stewart, Mākaro Press and the Cuba Press...
Hamilton appointed Writers Vic CEO Archive
Thursday, 17 September 2020
Lucy Hamilton has been appointed CEO of Writers Victoria, replacing Angela Savage, who has been appointed the inaugural CEO of Public Libraries Victoria. Hamilton has been general manager and CEO...
Avila wins 2020 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize Archive
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
In the UK, Australian writer Jacob P Avila has won the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize for Best Unpublished Manuscript for his self-published novel Cave Diver. Avila receives a world...
APA, Australia Reads to host Indies Virtual Roadshow Archive
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and Australia Reads are hosting a free online roadshow showcasing upcoming releases from independent publishers today, Wednesday, 16 September. The 12 independent publishers presenting at...
PRH acquires Madden’s ‘Anything But Fine’ Archive
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has acquired ANZ rights to YA novel Anything But Fine by Tobias Madden. The novel’s teenage protagonist Luca Mason has been preparing to audition for...
QBD unrolls Australian Geographic kiosks Archive
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
QBD has unrolled three Australian Geographic kiosks within its stores at Carindale, Chermside and Joondalup as part of its retail partnership with the Australian Geographic brand. The partnership also includes...
Arathimos wins 2020 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award Archive
Tuesday, 15 September 2020
Michalia Arathimos has won the the 2020 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award for her short story collection Apologia (originally titled ‘The Free Box’). Judge Justin Wolfers described the collection as...
S&S acquires biography ‘The Nazis Knew My Name’ Archive
Tuesday, 15 September 2020
Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) has acquired world rights to The Nazis Knew My Name, Maya Lee's biography of her mother, Australian–Slovakian Auschwitz survivor Magda Hellinger. Lee's book is based on...
Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing establishes new illustration prize Archive
Tuesday, 15 September 2020
Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing (HGCP) has established a new illustration prize. The Little Hare Prize for Illustration has been established to ‘inspire new work from unpublished and emerging artists’ and...
A&U acquires 2020 Calibre Prize winner Rees’ memoir Archive
Tuesday, 15 September 2020
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired ANZ rights to 2020 Calibre Prize winner Yves Rees’ memoir via Jacinta di Mase, following a five-way auction. All About Yves: Notes from a...
Vic gov reveals support package for small businesses Archive
Monday, 14 September 2020
The Victorian government has announced a $3 billion package to support small businesses affected by the Covid-19 lockdown, reports the ABC. The package includes $1.1 billion in cash grants to...
Hardie Grant, Kellow launch Ultimo Press Archive
Monday, 14 September 2020
Hardie Grant has announced the launch of Ultimo Press, a new Sydney-based publishing house to be led by former HarperCollins ANZ CEO James Kellow as managing director and ‘backed by’...
Environment Award for Children’s Literature 2020 winners announced Archive
Monday, 14 September 2020
The Wilderness Society has announced the winners of the 2020 Environment Award for Children’s Literature. The winning books in each category, chosen from shortlists announced in May, are: Picture fiction:...
Ubud to run as Kembali 2020 Archive
Monday, 14 September 2020
The organisers of the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF) have announced the annual festival will combine with the Ubud Food Festival in 2020 to create Kembali 2020, a festival...
Affirm acquires picture book based on viral TikTok poem Archive
Friday, 11 September 2020
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to picture book Our Family Pledge, based on a poem by Emmaline Carroll Southwell that has accumulated millions of views on video sharing platform...
PRH named ‘master publishing partner’ for Bluey books ahead of US, UK launches Archive
Thursday, 10 September 2020
Penguin Random House (PRH) will publish Bluey titles in the US from October 2020 and in the UK from 2021, after BBC Studios named the multinational ‘master publishing partner’ for...
Vickerman wins SLQ Young Writers Award Archive
Thursday, 10 September 2020
Ellen Vickerman has won the the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) Young Writers Award for her short story 'Unit K13', described by the judges as ‘a standout winner’. Vickerman receives...
NT Literary Awards 2020 shortlists announced Archive
Thursday, 10 September 2020
The shortlists for this year’s Northern Territory Literary Awards were announced in August. The finalists in each category are: Short story award ($1000) 'Of Ruts and Roars' (Mhairi Duncan) 'Bull...
NT Writers Festival program announced Archive
Wednesday, 9 September 2020
The program for this year’s NT Writers Festival, which runs from 1–4 October, has been announced. The festival’s theme is ‘Gunamidirra garawa birditj | when the tides turn’. Live events, including...
Australia Council to hold online discussions about future of arts Archive
Wednesday, 9 September 2020
The Australia Council has released a discussion paper ahead of two online ‘town hall’ meetings to discuss the future of the arts and culture industries in light of the Covid-19...
Grattan Street Press shortlisted for higher education award Archive
Wednesday, 9 September 2020
Grattan Street Press (GSP), the University of Melbourne's teaching press, has been named a finalist in the Learning Experience category of the Australian Financial Review's (AFR) 2020 Higher Education Awards....
Booktopia, QBD among top 500 private Australian companies; Booktopia stage four lockdown sales up 150% Archive
Tuesday, 8 September 2020
Online book retailer Booktopia and the QBD bookselling chain have both made IBISWorld’s Top 500 Private Companies List, reports the Australian Financial Review (AFR). Booktopia is ranked at 372, up...
Affirm acquires Hoffman memoir ‘Full Credit to the Boys’ Archive
Tuesday, 8 September 2020
Affirm Press has acquired ANZ rights to Mel Hoffman’s memoir Full Credit to the Boys. Described by the publisher as 'a critical and often hilarious examination of gender in professional...
PRH acquires Next Chapter fellow Cehic’s short story collection Archive
Tuesday, 8 September 2020
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has acquired world rights to Sadvertising, the debut short story collection by Next Chapter fellow Ennis Cehic. According to the author, the satirical stories in...
Richell Prize 2020 longlist announced Archive
Tuesday, 8 September 2020
Hachette Australia and the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) have announced the longlist for the 2020 Richell Prize for emerging writers. The longlisted works are: 'The Dream Weavers Apprentice' (Kate Clinch-Jones)...
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