Wednesday, 17 June 2015
A new organisation to support women working in the literary industry has been launched.Women in Literary Arts Australia (WILAA) was founded by writer and producer Lefa Singleton Norton, and also...

Tuesday, 16 June 2015
Life or Death by Australian author Michael Robotham (Sphere) has been longlisted for the 2015 Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Gold Dagger award for best crime novel in the UK.Life or...

Tuesday, 16 June 2015
The Australia Council has announced the recipients of its March grants round, including funding for 38 literature projects, worth a total of $1,350,991. The funding includes arts project grants for...

Friday, 12 June 2015
Broadcaster and journalist Jonathan Green has been appointed editor of the literary journal Meanjin from 1 July.In February former Monthly editor John van Tiggelen was appointed editor and was due to take...

Friday, 12 June 2015
The shortlists for the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) Book Design Awards, including the PANZ Young Designer of the Year Award, have been announced.The titles shortlisted in the best...

Friday, 12 June 2015
Te Papa Museum in Wellington, New Zealand, has announced Te Papa Press will continue publishing books during the museum’s redevelopment.As previously reported by Books+Publishing, museum management announced in April that it...

Friday, 12 June 2015
The Byron Bay Writers’ Festival has launched its 2015 program.International guests include English Pakistaki author Tariq Ali, US author David Vann and debut Nigerian author Chigozie Obioma (The Fishermen, Scribe)....

Friday, 12 June 2015
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced some of the speakers for its National Writers’ Congress, to be held on 11-12 September at Luna Park Conference Centre in Sydney.US author Scott...

Thursday, 11 June 2015
Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) has released its 2015 Word Play program, designed for students from prep to year 12. The program, which runs from 2-4 September, features sessions with international...

Wednesday, 10 June 2015
The Copyright Agency has appointed Adam Suckling as its new CEO.Suckling replaces outgoing CEO Murray St Leger, who announced in March he would be leaving the organisation. St Leger was...

Tuesday, 9 June 2015
Dymocks’ flagship store in Perth will close its doors on Sunday 14 June.‘It is with deep sorrow that after almost 25 years we have to announce that we’re closing,’ said Dymocks...

Tuesday, 9 June 2015
Australian authors and members of the publishing industry were among those recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours.Peter Coleman has been made an Officer (AO) in the General Division of...

Tuesday, 9 June 2015
The shortlist for the 2015 Ernest Scott Prize for history, presented by the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Arts, has been announced.The shortlisted titles are: A Bloody Road Home: WWII...

Friday, 5 June 2015
Sisters in Crime has announced the longlists for the 2015 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women.There are 96 titles longlisted, including 44 adult novels, 14 young...

Thursday, 4 June 2015
Anna Krien has won the Cross British Sports Book ‘New Writer of the Year’ Award for her book Night Games: Sex, Power and a Journey into the Dark Heart of...