Fremantle Press creates anniversary shelving for local bookstores
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Fremantle Press has kicked off its 40th anniversary celebrations by fitting out a number of local bookstores with branded shelving. Marketing and communications manager Claire Miller told Books+Publishing that Boffins...
Pan Mac scales down Momentum publishing program; Naoum steps down
Monday, 22 February 2016
Momentum publisher Joel Naoum has left Pan Macmillan after the company decided to scale down the publishing program of its digital-only imprint. Macmillan managing director Ross Gibb told Books+Publishing ‘a...
Wilson wins inaugural UWAP Dorothy Hewett award
Monday, 22 February 2016
Josephine Wilson has won UWA Publishing’s inaugural Dorothy Hewett award for an unpublished manuscript for her novel ‘Extinctions’. Wilson wins $10,000 and a publishing contract with UWA Publishing. Wilson’s manuscript...
Asialink 2016 arts residencies announced
Friday, 19 February 2016
The recipients of the University of Melbourne’s Asialink Arts Residencies Program for 2016 have been announced. Writers receiving residencies in Asian countries are: Zhiling Gao, China: Gao is an author...
PwC report on copyright changes submitted to PC review
Friday, 19 February 2016
A PwC report looking at the costs and benefits of changing Australian copyright law from ‘fair dealing’ to the US-style ‘fair use’ model has been submitted to the Productivity Commission’s...
Established authors to sell their ebooks on new Wuthering Ink portal
Thursday, 18 February 2016
Wuthering Ink, an online store for established authors to sell their ebooks to consumers, has been launched. Created by authors Sue Woolfe and Bem Le Hunte, the store allows published...
PRH acquires supernatural YA series ‘Valentine’ from AAPS
Thursday, 18 February 2016
Penguin Random House Australia has acquired the rights to debut author Jodi McAlister’s supernatural YA series ‘Valentine’ in a multi-book deal from Alex Adsett Publishing Services. The series follows four...
Aurealis Awards 2015 finalists announced
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
The finalists for the 2015 Aurealis Awards, presented for science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing in Australia, have been announced. Among the categories are: Fantasy novel In the Skin of a...
Graham longlisted for 2016 Greenaway Medal
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
Bob Graham’s How the Sun Got to Coco’s House (Walker Books) is one of 20 books longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal for distinguished illustration in children’s books. The longlists...
‘Overland’ poetry prize 2015 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
The shortlist for the 2015 Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets has been announced. The eight shortlisted poems are: ‘In civilization diminishing’ (Geraldine Burrowes) ‘Swarm’ (Emily...
New children’s bookshop opens in Fremantle
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
A new bookshop specialising in children’s books and art supplies has opened in Fremantle. The Paper Bird is located in the Moores Art Building on Henry Street and includes a...
New Canberra Writers Festival announced
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
A new Canberra Writers Festival, to be held from 26-28 August 2016, has been announced. Organisers said in a statement that the festival has the support of ‘a number of...
New literary agency Hindsight begins pitching to publishers
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
Melbourne-based Hindsight Literary Agency has begun pitching its clients’ manuscripts to publishers after opening in September last year. The agency is run by editorial director Sarah McKenzie, who has 15...
Australian anthology shortlisted for UK sci-fi award
Monday, 15 February 2016
Australian anthology Letters to Tiptree (ed by Alexandra Pierce & Alisa Kranostein, Twelfth Planet) has been shortlisted for the 2016 British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Awards. The collection is one...
Ditmar Awards 2016 ballot announced
Monday, 15 February 2016
The ballot for the 2016 Ditmar Awards has been announced. The shortlisted works include: Best Novel The Dagger’s Path (Glenda Larke, Orbit) Day Boy (Trent Jamieson, Text) Graced (Amanda Pillar,...
Express Media to host Canberra, Western Sydney events
Monday, 15 February 2016
Melbourne-based Express Media will host ‘pop-up events’ outside of Victoria as part of its first annual Tracks program. The program will host workshops, masterclasses and other events for young writers...
writingWA Awards 2015 winners announced
Monday, 15 February 2016
The winners of the 2015 writingWA Awards, which support emerging writers based in regional Western Australia, have been announced. Marc Simojoki was awarded the Curtin University Prize for Fiction for...
Dawkins cancels Australian tour
Monday, 15 February 2016
UK author Richard Dawkins has cancelled his upcoming Australian and New Zealand tour after suffering a ‘minor stroke’ in the UK. Dawkins was scheduled to speak at a number of...
Noted Festival 2016 program announced
Friday, 12 February 2016
The program for Canberra’s second Noted ‘experimental’ writing festival, running from 16-20 March, has been announced. The festival program includes a literary bar hop, multi-art collaborations, and online and live...
International guests announced for PANZ conference
Friday, 12 February 2016
The Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) has announced a number of international guests appearing at its 2016 conference. They are: Diana Broccardo, sales and marketing director at Profile Books...
QWC announces new fellowship for women writers
Friday, 12 February 2016
The Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) has announced a new fellowship for women writers. The Maher Fellowship for Women Writers will be awarded to three recipients, with each receiving $500 to...
Inaugural Short Story Festival to be held in Perth in October
Thursday, 11 February 2016
The first Australian Short Story Festival will be held at the Centre for Stories and other inner-city venues in Perth from 21-23 October. The festival is organised by a committee...
SWF 2016 schools program announced
Thursday, 11 February 2016
The Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) has announced the authors and illustrators participating in its 2016 Primary and Secondary School Days programs, to be held from 16 to 20 May. Writer...
Two WA Dymocks stores close
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Dymocks stores in two Perth shopping centres—Carousel in Cannington and Midland Gate in Midland—closed on 3 February. Both stores were owned by the same franchise owner. Dymocks MD Steve Cox...
‘Seizure’ novella editor announced
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Seizure has announced that Tom Langshaw will edit its 2016 Viva La Novella project. Langshaw, who works as an editorial and publishing assistant at Penguin Random House, was chosen from...
Stella Prize 2016 longlist announced
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
The longlist for the fourth Stella Prize has been announced. This year’s longlisted titles are: The Women’s Pages (Debra Adelaide, Picador) The Other Side of the World (Stephanie Bishop, Hachette)...
Gadd awarded Mildura Writers Festival residency
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
Writer Nick Gadd has been named the writer in residence at this year’s Mildura Writers Festival, which runs from 14-17 July. Gadd, a blogger, essayist and author of the novel...
Licensed café and bookshop opens on the Gold Coast
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
A new licensed café and bookshop has opened at the Paradise Island Resort on the Gold Coast. REaD, which stands for Read, Eat and Drink, features a ‘fireside lounge area’...
‘The Natural Way of Things’ optioned for film
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
The film rights to Charlotte Wood’s 2015 novel The Natural Way of Things (A&U) have been optioned by producers Katia Nizic and Emma Dockery. Nizic and Dockery will work on a ‘micro-budget’...
New location for Reader’s Feast
Monday, 8 February 2016
Reader’s Feast Bookstore is moving from its current location in the Georges building in Melbourne’s CBD. General manager Mary Dalmau told Books+Publishing the store will operate from two temporary locations—the...
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