Foulcher wins 2019 ACU poetry prize Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Canberra-based poet John Foulcher has won the 2019 Australian Catholic University (ACU) Prize for Poetry, worth $10,000, for his poem ‘Revising Casuarinas’. Geoff Page received $5000 as the runner-up for...
Hardie Grant Egmont to release new Billie B Brown books to celebrate 10 years Archive
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
Hardie Grant Egmont (HGE) will publish three new Billie B Brown books (Sally Rippin, illus by Aki Fukuoka) in April 2020, to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the bestselling series....
‘Island’ magazine defunded; likely to cease publication Archive
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
Tasmanian literary journal Island magazine is likely to cease publication, after the magazine did not receive renewed funding from Arts Tasmania. On 7 September, Island announced it did not win...
Booktique Merimbula to close Archive
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
The owner of Booktique Merimbula on the New South Wales Far South Coast won’t renew the shop's lease from September. Hope Davis told Books+Publishing the town’s high rents, a challenging...
Australian Centre Literary Awards 2019 winners announced Archive
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
The winners of the University of Melbourne’s Australian Centre Literary Awards have been announced. Ellen van Neerven won the $15,000 Peter Blazey Fellowship, named in memory of journalist, author and...
Writers, literary orgs among latest OzCo funding recipients Archive
Monday, 9 September 2019
Twenty-seven writers and literary organisations are among the recipients of the latest Australia Council grants round, which awarded $6.2 million to 201 projects. Grants in the literature category were worth...
Richell Prize 2019 longlist announced Archive
Monday, 9 September 2019
Hachette Australia and the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) have announced the longlist for the 2019 Richell Prize for emerging writers. The longlisted works are: ‘Where the Lost Boys Go’ (Sarah...
‘The Teacher’s Pet’ wins 2019 Danger Prize Archive
Monday, 9 September 2019
Australian journalist Hedley Thomas’ podcast The Teacher’s Pet has won the 2019 Danger Prize, awarded for the best book, film, podcast or TV drama about Sydney and crime. Open to...
Winners of the Ned Kelly Awards 2019 announced Archive
Monday, 9 September 2019
The Australian Crime Writers Association (ACWA) has announced the winners for this year’s Ned Kelly Awards for Australian crime writing. The winning titles in each category are: Best first fiction...
Vavilova wins 2019 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award Archive
Monday, 9 September 2019
Tanya Vavilova has won the 2019 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award for her short story collection Grub. Author and prize judge Moya Costello described Grub as ‘astonishingly outside of realism—vividly...
Three book retailers among Australia’s Top 500 private companies Archive
Friday, 6 September 2019
Three book retailers have made IBISWorld’s Top 500 Private Companies List, reports the Australian Financial Review (AFR). Book retailer The Co-Op and Australian Geographic ranked 378th, dropping from 330th spot in 2018....
Dymocks wins social responsibility award at 2019 National Retail Awards Archive
Friday, 6 September 2019
Dymocks has won the Social Responsibility Champion Award at the 2019 National Retail Awards. The chain retailer was awarded for its work in improving children’s literacy across Australia through its...
Meyer to leave Echo Archive
Thursday, 5 September 2019
Echo publisher Angela Meyer is leaving the company to pursue a career in writing and freelance editing. Meyer joined Echo as commissioning editor in 2014 and was promoted to publisher...
‘The Trespassers’ TV adaptation in development Archive
Thursday, 5 September 2019
A TV adaptation of Meg Mundell’s novel The Trespassers (UQP) is being developed by Triptych Pictures and production company Fremantle. The screen rights were optioned via Alex Adsett Publishing Services...
Educational Publishing Awards 2019 winners announced Archive
Thursday, 5 September 2019
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the winners of the 2019 Educational Publishing Awards Australia (EPAA). For the second year in a row, Promoting Literacy Development was named Primary...
Winters to leave Nielsen; Whiteley promoted to territory manager Archive
Thursday, 5 September 2019
Nielsen Book Australia has announced that Pacific general manager Julie Winters is leaving the company to pursue a new role in the banking industry, and account director Bianca Whiteley has...
Noni, Black win 2019 Inky Awards Archive
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Lynette Noni and Holly Black have won the 2019 Inky Awards, presented by State Library Victoria (SLV). Noni’s dystopian YA novel Whisper (Pantera) won the Gold Inky Award for an...
Hardie Grant acquires second Clive Hamilton book on China; sells rights in four territories Archive
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Hardie Grant Books has acquired world rights to a new book by Clive Hamilton on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) international influence. The book, titled Hidden Hand: Exposing how the...
Hachette appoints Adler publisher at large Archive
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Hachette Australia has appointed former Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) CEO Louise Adler as publisher at large. On Adler's appointment, Hachette also acquired world rights to new works by Mick Warner...
New OzCo corporate plan outlines priorities for next five years Archive
Tuesday, 3 September 2019
The Australia Council’s strategy and corporate plan for 2019–2023 outlines the strategic priorities for the funding body for the next five years. Among the priorities outlined in the Creativity Connects...
Affirm signs White for third and fourth novels Archive
Tuesday, 3 September 2019
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to two new novels by Christian White. Affirm Press publishing director Martin Hughes said: ‘Christian has worked so hard over the past 18 months, promoting...
Cappielli, Mostafa win Viva La Novella VII Archive
Tuesday, 3 September 2019
Seizure has announced New South Wales writers Carly Cappielli and Joshua Mostafa as the joint winners of its seventh annual Viva La Novella competition. Cappielli won for her novella Listurbia,...
Sorensen named 2019 Judy Harris Writer in Residence Archive
Monday, 2 September 2019
The University of Sydney has announced that Tracy Sorensen is the recipient of this year's $100,000 Judy Harris Writer in Residence at its Charles Perkins Centre. Sorensen will use the...
Finalists announced for Queensland people’s choice award Archive
Monday, 2 September 2019
The State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has announced the finalists for the People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award. The finalists are: Boy Swallows Universe (Trent Dalton, HarperCollins) Requiem...
NSW Premier’s History Awards 2019 winners announced Archive
Monday, 2 September 2019
The State Library of NSW (SLNSW) has announced the winners of the 2019 NSW Premier’s History Awards. The winning works in each category are: Australian History Prize ($15,000) The Bible...
Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award 2019 shortlist announced Archive
Monday, 2 September 2019
The shortlist for the 2019 Mark and Evette Moran Literary Award, known as ‘the Nib’, has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: An Unconventional Wife: The life of Julia Sorrell...
‘The Ruin’ wins best novel at 2019 Davitt Awards Archive
Monday, 2 September 2019
Dervla McTiernan’s novel The Ruin (HarperCollins) has won the award for best adult novel at the 2019 Davitt Awards for crime books by Australian women, presented by Sisters in Crime. The...
Collins to waive franchise fee for independent bookstores Archive
Friday, 30 August 2019
Collins Booksellers is waiving its usual franchise fee for independent bookstores that want to join the group while keeping their independent identities. Under the arrangement, Collins will waive the initial...
Pantera acquires literary crime novel by Kimberley Starr in two-book deal Archive
Friday, 30 August 2019
Pantera Press has acquired ANZ rights to literary crime novel Torched by Kimberley Starr, via Pippa Masson at Curtis Brown, in a two-book deal. Set in a small town in...
‘The Ruin’ to be adapted for film by Colin Farrell’s new production company Archive
Thursday, 29 August 2019
A screen adaptation of Dervla McTiernan’s debut crime novel The Ruin (HarperCollins) is in development by a new production company run by Irish actor Colin Farrell, reports Deadline. Farrell’s Chapel...
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