Schlosberg appointed new editor of ‘Voiceworks’
Monday, 16 April 2018
Express Media has announced it has appointed Mira Schlosberg as editor of its Voiceworks journal for a two-year period. Schlosberg—a writer, editor and comics artist—will replace previous editor Lucy Adams....
Sun Bookshop celebrates 20 years
Monday, 16 April 2018
The Sun Bookshop in the Melbourne suburb of Yarraville is celebrating its 20th anniversary this May with a party, book launch and giveaway. The shop, which opened on 2 May...
Lancaster wins ‘Overland’ Nakata Brophy Prize
Monday, 16 April 2018
Raelee Lancaster has won this year’s Nakata Brophy Short Fiction and Poetry Prize for Young Indigenous Writers for her poem ‘haunted house’. Lancaster wins $5000, publication in Overland’s print magazine and...
‘The Dry’ longlisted for Theakston Crime Novel of the Year
Monday, 16 April 2018
Jane Harper has been longlisted for the UK's Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award for her debut The Dry (Pan). Also longlisted for the £3000 (A$5500) prize...
TitlePage affected by DDoS attack
Friday, 13 April 2018
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) announced yesterday that the industry’s pricing and availability service TitlePage was affected by a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, which caused multiple, but short,...
‘The Book Ninja’ sells in Europe
Friday, 13 April 2018
Simon & Schuster (S&S) has sold German rights to The Book Ninja in a six-way auction to Blanvalet. The debut novel, by Books on the Rail founders Ali Berg and...
‘Second Sight’ wins inaugural Perimeter Small Book Prize
Friday, 13 April 2018
Melbourne-based photographer and artist Sarah Walker has won the inaugural Perimeter Small Book Prize for her submission ‘Second Sight’. Walker will work alongside Perimeter’s editors and designers to develop a...
Wright wins 2018 Stella Prize for ‘Tracker’
Thursday, 12 April 2018
Alexis Wright has won the 2018 Stella Prize, worth $50,000, for her ‘collective memoir’ Tracker (Giramondo). Judging panel chair Fiona Stager said the winning book—a biography of Aboriginal leader, thinker...
Text Prize 2018 shortlist announced
Thursday, 12 April 2018
The shortlist has been announced for the 2018 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing. The five shortlisted manuscripts are: 'The End of the World is Bigger Than Love' by...
Quirky Kid wins LBF International Excellence Award for Basecamp
Thursday, 12 April 2018
Quirky Kid Publishing—the publishing arm of Sydney- and Wollongong-based child psychology clinic The Quirky Kid Clinic—has won the Educational Initiatives Award at the 2018 London Book Fair (LBF) International Excellence...
Clarke to headline inaugural Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival
Thursday, 12 April 2018
Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival has launched its inaugural 2018 program, which will be held from 17 May to 3 June. The 18-day festival is hosted by local arts...
Bain to present APA’s ‘Australia @ Frankfurt’ program for second year
Thursday, 12 April 2018
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) will run its ‘Australia @ Frankfurt’ program for the second year, again run by former UQP CEO Greg Bain. Bain will present up to 30...
Fine longlisted for Orwell Prize 2018
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
University of Melbourne academic and author Cordelia Fine has been longlisted for the 2018 Orwell Prize for Books, for her book Testosterone Rex: Unmaking the Myths of our Gendered Minds (Icon...
Writers Victoria announces Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund round-two recipients
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Writers Victoria has announced the second round of recipients for the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund. Thirteen successful writers, translators and publishers were selected from 124 applicants to receive a...
Avon Books acquires debut thriller from Ingrid Alexandra
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
HarperCollins imprint Avon Books has acquired world rights to a psychological thriller from debut Australian author Ingrid Alexander, reports the Bookseller. The book, titled The New Girl, is described as...
OUP’s Walker appointed APA president
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
School publishing director of Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand (OUP ANZ) Lee Walker has been appointed president of the Australian Publishers Association (APA). Walker, who commences the position...
‘Animalia’ author develops educational app for iconic picture book
Tuesday, 10 April 2018
Graeme Base, author and illustrator of the iconic Australian picture book Animalia, has launched an educational app called Animalia Education, based on the 1986 bestseller. The app, aimed at children...
Ashurst Business Literature Prize 2017 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 10 April 2018
The shortlist for the 2017 Ashurst Business Literature Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Losing Streak: How Tasmania Was Gamed by the Gambling Industry (James Boyce, Black Inc.)...
EWF announces 2018 festival ambassadors
Tuesday, 10 April 2018
The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) has announced the five writers appointed ambassadors for the festival’s National Writers’ Conference, which runs from 23-24 June at the State Library of Victoria. The...
Consumer group calls for gift card expiry dates to be scrapped nationwide
Tuesday, 10 April 2018
National consumer group Choice is lobbying for nationwide changes to gift card expiry dates, with an aim to remove expiry dates completely, reports SmartCompany. The growing calls for changes to gift...
Robinsons to open Hobart store in May
Monday, 9 April 2018
Independent bookselling chain Robinsons Bookshop is opening a new store in Hobart in May. The store is Robinsons’ 12th and its second outside of Melbourne, after it opened its first...
Aussie book industry figures listed in ‘Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia list
Monday, 9 April 2018
Three Australians in the book industry have been listed in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list. Founder and CEO of Australian online self-publishing platform Tablo Ash Davies and author...
Magabala to launch Daisy Utemorrah Award
Monday, 9 April 2018
Broome publisher Magabala Books will launch a new unpublished manuscript award in the second half of 2018 to find the best children’s or YA novel by an Aboriginal or Torres...
ABA announces 2018 conference program; Currie, Batistich to give keynotes
Friday, 6 April 2018
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the program for its 2018 conference, to be held at QT Hotel in Canberra from 17-18 June. The conference will be organised around...
The Little Bookroom launches in-store parent-teacher events
Friday, 6 April 2018
Melbourne children’s bookstore The Little Bookroom has launched its first in-store information event for parents and teachers. The first event in what the store hopes to turn into a once-a-term...
Davitt Awards open to self-publishers
Friday, 6 April 2018
Sisters in Crime has decided to open its annual Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women writers to self-published authors for the first time. The decision was...
Instagram launches in-platform shopping function for retailers
Thursday, 5 April 2018
Australian retailers on the social media platform Instagram now have the ability to link products in their posts through to online stores for purchase. The feature, Instagram shopping, has been...
Shortlist for the 2017 Nakata Brophy Prize announced
Thursday, 5 April 2018
Overland journal has announced the shortlist for the fifth Nakata Brophy Short Fiction and Poetry Prize for Young Indigenous Writers. The shortlisted writers and their works are: Jazz Money, for ‘as...
Royalle wins 2018 Red Room Poetry fellowship
Thursday, 5 April 2018
Poet and performer Candy Royalle has won the 2018 Red Room Poetry fellowship. Royalle was chosen from a shortlist of 11 poets. The prize is worth $10,000 in total, including...
Melbourne bookshop launches event series to showcase ‘fresh new voices’
Thursday, 5 April 2018
Melbourne bookshop Brunswick Bound is launching a monthly event series featuring authors published by small presses and self-published authors. Called First Chapters, the monthly event series will feature three to...
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