Scribe acquires McKay’s debut novel
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Scribe has acquired world rights to Laura Jean McKay’s debut novel, The Animals in That Country, a literary spec-fic novel that imagines a world in which humans and animals might finally...
FitzSimons announced as ambassador for inaugural International Military Writers’ Festival
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
A new three-day festival focusing on military writing has been announced as part of the inaugural Territory Tribute series of events in Darwin. Running from 5-7 April, the International Military...
Fremantle signs two debut authors from Hungerford shortlist
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Fremantle Press has acquired ANZ rights to two debut books from authors who were shortlisted for last year’s T A G Hungerford Award. Books by writers Julie Sprigg and Yuot...
Personnel changes at Overland; Corbett appointed fiction editor
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Literary journal Overland has announced a number of changes to its editorial team. Author Claire Corbett has been announced as Overland’s new fiction editor, taking over from outgoing fiction editor...
Full program announced for IPEd National Editors Conference 2019
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
The full program has been announced for the Institute of Professional Editors’ (IPEd) National Editors Conference, which runs from 8-10 May in Melbourne. Running under the theme ‘Beyond the page’,...
‘Catching Teller Crow’ sold to UK, US
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
UK and US rights to Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina's YA novel Catching Teller Crow (A&U) have been sold to Penguin Children's Books UK and Knopf respectively. The book will be published in...
Tan’s ‘Rubik’ optioned for film
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Brio Books has sold the film option to Elizabeth Tan’s debut novel Rubik to Australian production company Photoplay. Photoplay develops projects in film, television, web and virtual reality, and is known for its...
Clark’s crime novel sold to UK publisher Verve in two-book deal
Monday, 11 February 2019
Brian Cook at the Authors’ Agent has sold world rights to crime novel Trust Me, I’m Dead and a second novel by Sherryl Clark to UK publisher Verve Books. The first...
Seizure announces 2019 Viva la Novella shortlist
Monday, 11 February 2019
Seizure has announced the shortlist for the 2019 Viva la Novella competition. This year’s shortlisted authors and their works are: Carly Cappielli for ‘Listurbia’ Grace Chan for ‘The Ship of...
Stella Prize 2019 longlist announced
Friday, 8 February 2019
The longlist for the 2019 Stella Prize, worth $50,000, has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Little Gods (Jenny Ackland, A&U) Man Out of Time (Stephanie Bishop, Hachette) Bluebottle (Belinda...
New Macquarie Uni research to examine Aus rights sales
Friday, 8 February 2019
The Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund and the Australia Council for the Arts will contribute $30,000 each to a new Macquarie University study examining the international rights sales and export of...
QLD indie Books of Buderim closes after more than 50 years
Friday, 8 February 2019
Books of Buderim, in the Sunshine Coast town of Buderim, has closed down after doing business for more than 50 years. Owner Fiona Blond said: ‘It’s been an increasing struggle...
Redundancies announced at PRH Young Readers, Walker Books
Thursday, 7 February 2019
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) and Walker Books Australia have both announced redundancies in their publishing divisions. At PRH, three roles in the Young Readers division—two editorial roles and one...
Young and McIlvanney awarded in 2019 Waitangi Day Honours
Thursday, 7 February 2019
Samoan/Maori writer Lani Wendt Young and Dunedin-based crime author Liam McIlvanney have been awarded in the New Zealand Society of Authors’ (NZSA) annual Waitangi Day Honours. Young, a columnist and...
Penguin Literary Prize shortlist 2019 announced
Thursday, 7 February 2019
Penguin Random House (PRH) has announced the shortlist for the 2019 Penguin Literary Prize, worth $20,000. The prize, now in its second year, aims to find and develop new Australian...
Reilly voted ‘Australia’s Favourite Author’ for second year running
Thursday, 7 February 2019
For the second year running, Matthew Reilly has been voted ‘Australia’s Favourite Author’ in Booktopia’s annual poll. Booktopia announced the top 10 finalists on its website on 6 February. They...
Quaedvlieg ends contract with MUP
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Former Australian Border Force commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg is the first author to publicly terminate a book contract with Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) after the resignation of four board directors and CEO...
‘The Trauma Cleaner’ longlisted for Wellcome Book Prize
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Sarah Krasnostein’s The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman’s Extraordinary Life in Death, Decay and Disaster (Text) has been longlisted for the UK’s Wellcome Book Prize. The annual prize, worth £30,000 (A$53,720),...
Transit Lounge sells ‘Soon’ to UK in two-book deal; acquires first kids’ book
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Transit Lounge has sold world English-language rights (ex ANZ) to Soon (Lois Murphy) in a two-book deal to UK independent publisher Titan. Soon, which is loosely based on the true...
Hager wins Margaret Mahy Medal
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Wellington-based author Mandy Hager has won the 2019 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal, presented annually for lifetime achievement and distinguished contribution to New Zealand children’s literature. Hager is the author of...
MWF to move to State Library Victoria
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
The Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) will move its headquarters this year to State Library Victoria (SLV), after 10 years of being based at Federation Square. The library’s ongoing Vision2020 redevelopment...
Wakefield launches dedicated YA list
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
Adelaide-based small publisher Wakefield Press will launch a dedicated YA list this year, under the direction of newly appointed publisher Margot Lloyd. Wakefield aims to publish three to four YA...
Moriarty’s ‘Bronte Mettlestone’ sold to UK
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
Jill Grinberg of Jill Grinberg Literary Management has sold UK and Commonwealth rights (ex ANZ) to The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone (Jaclyn Moriarty, A&U) to Guppy Books, a...
Inaugural summit of Australian Children’s Laureates announced for 2019
Monday, 4 February 2019
The Australian Children’s Laureate Foundation (ACLF) will hold the inaugural Australian Children’s Laureate Summit on 28 February and 1 March 2019 in Sydney. The event brings together all of Australia’s...
‘KYD’ announces Varuna fellowships
Monday, 4 February 2019
Kill Your Darlings (KYD) will partner with Varuna to offer a week-long fellowship for the writers shortlisted for KYD’s 2019 unpublished manuscript award. The fellowship will take place at Varuna, the National...
Victorian government calls on university to reverse decision on MUP
Friday, 1 February 2019
Victorian minister for creative industries Martin Foley has called on the University of Melbourne to reverse its decision to overhaul Melbourne University Publishing (MUP). In his speech at the Victorian...
Echo to publish ‘Tattooist of Auschwitz’ sequel in October
Friday, 1 February 2019
Echo Publishing will publish a sequel to Heather Morris’ bestselling novel The Tattooist of Auschwitz in October. Cilka’s Journey follows the story of one of the key characters from The...
VPLAs 2019: Manus detainee Boochani wins $100k top prize
Friday, 1 February 2019
Writer, journalist and Iranian refugee Behrouz Boochani, currently detained on Manus Island, has won the $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature for his book No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from...
UNSW Bookshop reopens with new cafe and event spaces
Thursday, 31 January 2019
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) has reopened the UNSW Bookshop after a major refurbishment, with a reading room, central room for events, and new Atomic Press cafe. The...
Adler, MUP board directors resign amid university tensions
Thursday, 31 January 2019
Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) CEO Louise Adler and four independent directors of the MUP board have resigned after the university proposed a new focus on scholarly publishing for the press,...
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