A&U acquires debut novel from musician Holly Throsby Archive
Thursday, 26 May 2016
Allen & Unwin has acquired the debut novel from Sydney songwriter and musician Holly Throsby. Goodwood, which will be published on 28 September, is pitched as a ‘compelling ride into...
‘Myriad possibilities’ explored at 2016 CBCA conference Archive
Wednesday, 25 May 2016
The 2016 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) National Conference was held in Sydney from 20-21 May under the theme ‘Myriad possibilities’, with stimulating sessions on picture-book partnerships, the role...
Asian, European markets discussed at VIP industry forum Archive
Wednesday, 25 May 2016
This year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival included the annual Visiting International Publishers (VIP) program, which offers Australian publishers the opportunity to meet with international publishers and editors. On 18 May several...
Fifield clarifies govt stance on life of copyright; PIR petition signatories ‘surge’ Archive
Wednesday, 25 May 2016
Communications and Arts Minister Mitch Fifield has released a statement clarifying that the federal government does not intend to reduce the life of copyright to 15 to 25 years after...
Box office and attendance records ‘smashed’ at SWF; Pichon, Steinem among the bestsellers Archive
Wednesday, 25 May 2016
The Sydney Writers’ Festival has ‘smashed box office and attendance records’, attracting close to 110,000 attendees, including 64,944 ticketed sales. This compares to 96,000 attendees and 52,873 ticketed sales last...
Bonnier Australia to close its distribution centre, relocate office Archive
Tuesday, 24 May 2016
Bonnier Publishing Australia, which includes the Five Mile Press and Echo Publishing imprints, will close its Five Mile Press distribution centre and relocate its Scoresby office to the inner-city Melbourne...
Scholastic opens library at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital Archive
Tuesday, 24 May 2016
Scholastic Australia has opened a new children’s library at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. This is Scholastic’s third ‘Book Bunker’ library, with two others located at the Children’s Hospital...
New SPN mentorship program for Victorian members Archive
Tuesday, 24 May 2016
A new Small Press Network (SPN) program will match six Victoria-based SPN members with established publishing professionals for a year-long mentorship. SPN general manager Matthia Dempsey told Books+Publishing ‘many small...
MWF 2016 schools program released Archive
Monday, 23 May 2016
The Melbourne Writers Festival has released its schools program for 2016. This year’s program, which runs from 29 August to 1 September, features Magda Szubanski, John Marsden, Anna Funder, Alice...
CBCA Awards 2016 shortlists announced Archive
Friday, 20 May 2016
The shortlists for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each of the categories are: Book of...
Lessac, Carnavas win SCBWI Crystal Kite Award Archive
Friday, 20 May 2016
Frané Lessac’s A is for Australia (Walker Books) and Peter Carnavas’ Blue Whale Blues (New Frontier) have jointly-won the Australian and New Zealand division of this year’s Crystal Kite Member...
A&U, NewSouth win industry awards at 2016 ABIAs; Szubanski’s ‘Reckoning’ named Book of the Year Archive
Friday, 20 May 2016
The winners of the 2016 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) were announced in Sydney on 19 May. Allen & Unwin was awarded Publisher of the Year and NewSouth Books was...
Creative Victoria announces new VicArts recipients Archive
Thursday, 19 May 2016
Creative Victoria has announced the latest round of VicArts Grants recipients. The program will provide $1.6m in funding for 96 creative projects by independent artists and arts organisations in Victoria....
Tennant wins 2016 Finch Memoir Prize Archive
Thursday, 19 May 2016
Mary Tennant has won the 2016 Finch Memoir Prize, worth $10,000, for her manuscript I Knew You’d Have Brown Eyes. The publisher said Tennant’s manuscript is ‘a powerful story about...
ABIA People’s Choice Awards winners announced Archive
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
The winners of the 2016 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) reader’s choice awards have been announced. The winners in each category are: General fiction book of the year Close Your...
Affirm signs an inaugural Varuna Mentorship Award winner Archive
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
Affirm Press has acquired the rights to Paula Keogh’s memoir The Green Bell after Keogh was one of three winners of its inaugural Varuna Mentorship Award announced in October last...
NZ publisher Book Island moves headquarters to UK Archive
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
Children’s book publisher Book Island has announced it is moving its headquarters from Raumati South, New Zealand to Bristol, England in order to expand the publisher’s UK business. Book Island,...
First authors announced for Byron Writers Festival Archive
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist William Finnegan and novelist and memoirist Cheryl Strayed are among the first guests announced for the 20th Byron Writers Festival, which runs from 5-7 August....
NSW Premier’s Literary Award winners announced; Pascoe wins Book of the Year Archive
Tuesday, 17 May 2016
Bruce Pascoe has won the $10,000 Book of the Year prize for Dark Emu (Magabala) at the 2016 New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards, which were announced at a ceremony...
UK genre specialist PS Publishing introduces Australian imprint Archive
Tuesday, 17 May 2016
UK genre press PS Publishing is introducing a new imprint, PS Australia, to publish Australian writers and artists. PS Publishing founders Pete and Nicky Crowther said they were impressed with...
New Academy of NZ Literature to ‘promote homegrown writing’ Archive
Tuesday, 17 May 2016
The University of Auckland has launched the Academy of New Zealand Literature, a new body to promote NZ writing locally and overseas. Author and Master of Creative Writing program convenor...
Ulman, Middleton named 2016 ‘SMH’ Best Young Australian Novelists Archive
Monday, 16 May 2016
Two short story writers, Abigail Ulman and Murray Middleton, have been named Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelists for 2016. Ulman was recognised for her debut collection Hot Little...
Australian Book Design Awards 2016 winners announced Archive
Monday, 16 May 2016
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) announced the winners of the 2016 Book Design Awards at an event in Melbourne on 13 May. The winning titles in each category are:...
‘I Got This Hat’ to be read for 2016 National Simultaneous Storytime Archive
Friday, 13 May 2016
I Got This Hat (Jol and Kate Temple, illus by Jon Foye, ABC Books) will be read at this year’s National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS), to be held at 11am on...
Thirteen literary groups receive four-year OzCo funding; key orgs miss out Archive
Friday, 13 May 2016
Thirteen literary organisations have received grants as part of the Australia Council’s Four-Year Funding program, worth $5.97m over the next four years. The recipients are: Journals and publishers Australian Book...
ABA Booksellers of the Year 2016 finalists announced Archive
Friday, 13 May 2016
The finalists for the 2016 Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Booksellers of the Year awards have been announced. The finalists for the Bookseller of the Year award are: Annie Grossman, Annie’s...
MUP sells film rights to ‘Modern Love’ Archive
Friday, 13 May 2016
Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) has sold the film rights to Modern Love: The Lives of John and Sunday Reed (Kendrah Morgan & Lesley Harding) to Richard Keddie of The Film...
Text to publish new Simsion, Grenville books Archive
Thursday, 12 May 2016
Text has acquired world rights to new books by Graeme Simsion and Kate Grenville, to be released in September 2016 and early 2017 respectively. Simsion’s The Best of Adam Sharp,...
Perth bookstore Bookcaffe to close in June Archive
Thursday, 12 May 2016
Independent Perth bookstore Bookcaffe is closing at the end of June. In a post on the store’s website, owners James and Rose Caffey said ‘it is with heavy hearts that...
Balkin wins Gold Medal for Business Ethics at US Business Book Awards Archive
Thursday, 12 May 2016
Author Jeremy K Balkin was awarded the Gold Medal for Business Ethics 2016 at the Axiom Business Book Awards in Chicago on 11 May for his book Investing with Impact:...
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