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Hachette acquires Chloe Fisher memoir

Always You cover Monday, 16 June 2025
Hachette Australia has acquired Always You, a memoir from Chloe Fisher with Alley Pascoe. Always You follows Fisher’s life story as she meets and marries pro-surfer Paul Fisher, said the...

Inaugural New Voices of Aotearoa winners announced

New Voices of Aotearoa Recipients Monday, 16 June 2025
The Coalition for Books has announced the winners of the inaugural New Voices of Aotearoa competition. Chosen from over 30 nominations, the winners are: Wellington essayist Una Cruickshank Raglan journalist,...

Sharp acquires Marshall short story film rights

Shirl cover Monday, 16 June 2025
Melbourne-based filmmaker Tim Sharp has acquired the film option to Wayne Marshall’s short story ‘A Night Out’ from Marshall’s debut collection Shirl (Affirm Press), via Martin Shaw at Shaw Literary. Sharp...

ACT Literary Awards 2025 shortlist announced

ACT Literary Awards 2025 Thursday, 12 June 2025
MARION ACT has announced the shortlists for the 2025 ACT Literary Awards. The shortlisted titles are: Children’s literature shortlist (younger readers) Alphabetter (Maura Pierlot, illus by Jorge Garcia Redondo, Affirm Kids)...

Colussi wins 2025 Penguin Literary Prize 

A portrait of Mary Colussi Thursday, 12 June 2025
Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia has announced Touch Grass by Mary Colussi as the winner of the 2025 Penguin Literary Prize. Chosen from a shortlist of six, Touch Grass is...

UQP acquires Lucashenko’s first nonfiction title

Melissa Lucashenko photo (credit: Glenn Hunt) Thursday, 12 June 2025
The University of Queensland Press (UQP) has acquired ANZ rights to Not Quite White in the Head, a collection of essays and journalism by Melissa Lucashenko, via Alex Adsett of...

Byron Writers Festival announces 2025 program

Byron Writers Festival logo Wednesday, 11 June 2025
The program for the Byron Writers Festival, running 8–10 August on Bundjalung Country, has been announced. With the theme Passion and Purpose, the 2025 program features over 160 writers from...

Creative Australia launches Creative Workplaces 

Creative Workplaces logo Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Creative Australia has launched the Creative Workplaces website, a ‘free online hub of resources about pay, safety and respect, to help everyone working in the creative industries understand their rights...

Atria acquires Hortinela debut

a portrait of Joshua Hortinela Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Atria Books Australia has acquired world rights to Hate You to Love You by bookseller Joshua Hortinela in a two-book deal through Daniel Pilkington at The Pilkington Agency. ‘Hate You...

Varuna First Nations Fellowship 2025 recipients announced

2025 Varuna First Nations Fellowship winners Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Varuna, the National Writers' House has announced 12 recipients of the 2025 Copyright Agency First Nations Fellowship. The 2025 fellowship recipients are: Sharlene Allsopp Alison J Barton Skye Cusack Eugenia...

Q-Lit Festival 2025 program announced 

Q-Lit 2025 header Tuesday, 10 June 2025
The program for the 2025 Q-Lit Festival, running this year 20–28 June, has been announced. Under the theme 'What Fills Your Cup', the 2025 festival will begin with an opening...

Transit Lounge acquires Gates novel

Geoffrey Gates Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Transit Lounge has acquired world rights to The Phantom Surrealist by Geoffrey Gates. According to the publisher, the novel follows protagonist Christopher Tiffen as he ‘moves between Sydney, London, Paris, Barcelona,...

First Nations Writers Festival award winners announced 

2025 First Nations Writers Festival attendees Tuesday, 10 June 2025
The First Nations Writers Festival (FNWF) has announced the 2025 winners of the festival's book awards and short story awards. Winning titles are: Book award 'Dual' (Marshall Ericho, PNG) 'Resilient...

ASLA DANZ Children’s Book Award winners announced

DANZ logo Tuesday, 10 June 2025
The Australian School Library Association (ASLA) has announced the 2025 Diversity in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ) Children's Book Award winners. Winning titles, chosen from a shortlist announced in...

Slatter announced as 2025 Hedberg Writer-in-Residence 

Angela Slatter photo. Thursday, 5 June 2025
The University of Tasmania has announced author Angela Slatter as the 2025 Hedberg Writer-in-Residence, running from 4 August to 12 December 2025. Slatter receives a $20,000 stipend, three months of...

Green appointed Story Factory chair 

Ali Green headshot Thursday, 5 June 2025
Ali Green has been appointed chair of the Story Factory board, replacing Gemma Salteri, who served three three-year terms. Story Factory is a not-for-profit organisation delivering creative writing programs for...

Summit Books acquires Gray’s ‘Chosen Family’

MaddyGray photo with credit to Zan Wimberley Thursday, 5 June 2025
Summit Books has acquired ANZ rights to Chosen Family by Madeleine Gray, via Grace Heifetz at a4 Literary. Overseas, Chosen Family was also acquired by Lettice Franklin at Orion (UK), via...

Melbourne Rare Book Week program announced

Melbourne Rare Book Week Wednesday, 4 June 2025
Rare Books Melbourne has announced the 2025 program for the Melbourne Rare Book Week, running 24 July to 2 August across Melbourne.  The program, which ‘celebrates the rich tradition and...

 

 

 

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