Kenwood wins 2018 Text Prize
Friday, 27 April 2018
Melbourne-based writer Nina Kenwood has won the 2018 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing for her YA manuscript 'It Sounded Better in My Head'. The ‘tender, funny and joyful...
Tusk Books gains representation by The Rights Hive
Friday, 27 April 2018
Animal rights publisher Tusk Books has gained international rights representation through rights agency The Rights Hive. Director of The Rights Hive Natasha Solomun said that two Tusk Books picture books—titled...
black&write! Writing Fellowship 2018 winners announced
Thursday, 26 April 2018
The 2018 black&write! Fellowships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers have been awarded to Gold Coast writer Lystra Bisschop and Sydney-based writer Nardi Simpson. Bisschop, a descendant of the...
O’Neill’s forthcoming ‘Drover’s Wives’ sold to UK
Thursday, 26 April 2018
Prime Minister’s Literary Award-winner Ryan O’Neill has sold UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Australia and New Zealand) to his Henry Lawson-inspired short-story collection, The Drover’s Wives, to UK publisher Lightning...
Edinburgh Exchange recipients announced
Thursday, 26 April 2018
Creative Victoria has announced the recipients of the Edinburgh Exchange, an exchange program between the Melbourne and Edinburgh Cities of Literature. The six Victorian delegates are: Marian Blythe (Homecooked Comics...
O’Grady wins Vogel for ‘The Yellow House’
Tuesday, 24 April 2018
Brisbane writer Emily O’Grady has won the 2018 Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award for The Yellow House (A&U), a story about ‘the legacies of violence and the possibilities of redemption’, set in...
Black Inc. sells ‘Nobel Prize’ middle-grade in seven territories
Tuesday, 24 April 2018
Nobel Prize-winner Barry Marshall and Lorna Hendry’s middle-grade time-travel adventure, How to Win a Nobel Prize (illus by Bernard Caleo, Black Inc.), has sold into seven territories, including to Oneworld...
Sandhu wins Readings Children’s Book Prize 2018
Tuesday, 24 April 2018
Jo Sandhu has won the 2018 Readings Children’s Book Prize for her middle-grade novel Tarin of the Mammoths: The Exile (Puffin), the first book in a trilogy. Sandhu’s title was...
Creative Victoria forms working group to combat harassment and misconduct
Monday, 23 April 2018
Creative Victoria has formed a working group of industry leaders to combat sexual harassment, bullying and misconduct in Victoria’s creative industries. Formed at the request of Victorian minister for creative...
Kibble and Dobbie Awards 2018 longlists announced
Friday, 20 April 2018
The longlists for the 2018 Kibble and Dobbie Literary Awards have been announced. The eight longlisted titles for the $30,000 Nita B Kibble Literary Award for an established author are:...
Subbed In Chapbook Prize expands in 2018
Friday, 20 April 2018
Sydney-based literary organisation Subbed In is expanding its Chapbook Prize—previously open to NSW residents only—to writers across Australia. Launched last year, the Subbed In Chapbook Prize aims to support emerging...
EWF announces inaugural fellowship for emerging writers
Friday, 20 April 2018
The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) has announced it is partnering with State Library Victoria (SLV) to offer a new fellowship for emerging writers. The Emerging Writers’ Fellowship offers one recipient...
Fraillon shortlisted for CrimeFest Awards
Friday, 20 April 2018
Australian author Zana Fraillon has been shortlisted in the young adult category of the UK CrimeFest Awards, for her book The Ones that Disappeared (Lothian). Joining Fraillon on the shortlist...
Belgrave wins 2018 Ernest Scott Prize
Friday, 20 April 2018
Michael Belgrave has won the 2018 Ernest Scott Prize for history for his book Dancing with the King: The Rise and Fall of the King Country, 1864-1885 (Auckland University Press). Belgrave’s...
New Frontier signs first licensing deal for new early years imprint
Friday, 20 April 2018
Children’s publisher New Frontier has signed the first licensing deal for its new baby and early years imprint, Catch a Star. The five-year publishing contract will see New Frontier publish...
CBCA announces recipients of 2018 Maurice Saxby Creative Development Program
Thursday, 19 April 2018
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Victoria Branch has announced the successful applicants for the 2018 Maurice Saxby Creative Development Program, which provides emerging children’s writers and illustrators with...
ABIAs 2018 shortlists announced
Thursday, 19 April 2018
The shortlists for the 2018 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) have been announced. The titles in each category are: General fiction book of the year Force of Nature (Jane Harper,...
Australian publishers report ‘optimistic’ Bologna; feminism and diversity remain points of interest
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Australian publishers have reported a busy and ‘positive’ Bologna Children’s Book Fair (26-29 March), with ongoing demand for middle-grade fiction, books with a focus on feminism and diversity, and illustrated...
Giles’ adult debut optioned by Hollywood production company
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
US production company New Regency has acquired film rights to Australian author Stephen Giles’ debut adult novel, The Boy at the Keyhole. Penguin Australia pre-empted Australian rights to the novel...
Tablo launches paperback publishing; expands distribution to 40,000 retailers
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Australian online publishing platform Tablo has announced the launch of a paperback publishing service, alongside an expansion of its distribution network to 40,000 online and physical retailers worldwide. Tablo’s new...
Varuna announces 2018 Publisher Introduction Program recipients
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
The recipients of Varuna’s 2018 Publisher Introduction Program have been announced. The program offers writers a one-week residency at Varuna and the opportunity to have their manuscript considered for publication...
Increase in prize money for 2018 Queensland Literary Awards
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Prize money for the Queensland Literary Awards (QLA) and Queensland Writers Fellowships will be boosted this year, with total prize money increasing from $205,000 to $240,000. The QLA aims to...
ABDA Book Design Awards 2018 shortlists announced
Tuesday, 17 April 2018
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) has announced the shortlists for the 2018 Book Design Awards. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover Deadly Kerfuffle...
Wheeler Centre 2018 Hot Desk Fellowships announced
Tuesday, 17 April 2018
The Wheeler Centre has announced the successful applicants for its 2018 Hot Desk Fellowships. The recipients are: Asiel Adan Sanchez Amanda Anastasi Rachel Ang Alistair Baldwin Candy Bowers Shu-Ling Chua...
George Robertson Award 2018 winners announced
Tuesday, 17 April 2018
The winners of the 2018 George Robertson Award, which recognises long and distinguished service to the publishing industry, were announced by the Australian Publishers Association (APA) on 5 April. The...
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,...
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