Wakefield appoints ‘geek in residence’
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Wakefield Press has appointed Simon Collinson as the publisher’s ‘geek in residence’ until September. The role, which is part-funded by the Australia Council, will involve Collinson ‘developing ways to enhance Wakefield’s...
Writers Vic launches ‘Writers Book Club’
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Writers Victoria has launched a new ‘professional development and networking opportunity’ for published writers, who will ‘use a newly released Australian novel as a starting point for facilitated conversation and...
Exisle acquires Rennie’s ‘Art in Nature’
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Exisle has acquired Art in Nature, the first book by photographer David Rennie. Rennie was the 2013 winner of the Australian Geographic ANZANG Nature Photographer of the Year competition. His...
Almost all public libraries can lend ebooks but over half ‘less than satisfied’ with content
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
The Australian Public Library Alliance (APLA) has released a report on ebook lending in Australian libraries that finds 97% of all Australian public libraries can now lend ebooks. This is...
Rights round-up
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
SalesFiction—HarperCollins has sold world English-language audio rights to Cleanskin Cowgirls (Rachael Treasure). Nonfiction—HarperCollins has sold Polish rights to Fast, Fresh, Simple (Donna Hay); and Dutch rights to The New Classics...
RiP Pat Rosier
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
New Zealand author Pat Rosier has died, aged 72.Spinifex Press publishers Renate Klein and Susan Hawthorne write:‘New Zealand author Pat Rosier died on Friday. A well known figure in New...
RiP David Ell
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Australian publisher David Ell has died, aged 74. Bridging the Gap publisher Kathryn Lamberton writes: ‘David founded David Ell Press in the late 1970s and was an influential small publisher...
If:book and Editia announce Twitter comp to unearth new writers
Monday, 16 June 2014
If:book Australia and publishing company Editia have announced they will run a Twitter competition to find new writers to appear in the forthcoming print title The N00bz: New Adventures in...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 16 June 2014
John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars (Penguin) is on top of this week’s bestsellers chart, up from second spot last week. The film tie-in edition of the same title is...
Stanley and Harrison win 2014 black&write! fellowships
Monday, 16 June 2014
Adrian Stanley and Jane Harrison are the winners of the 2014 black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowships. Each of the fellowships are worth $10,000 and include publication by Magabala Books. Stanley’s novel...
Robinsons Bookshop unveils Melbourne Emporium store
Friday, 13 June 2014
Robinsons Bookshop has unveiled its new store in Melbourne’s Emporium shopping complex.The Emporium store, which began trading on 11 June, is ‘designed as a library in an old mansion—similar to...
Canberra bookstore Gaslight Books to close
Friday, 13 June 2014
Canberra bookstore Gaslight Books will close on 2 August after 25 years of operation. The Fyshwick store, which specialises in crime and detective fiction, science fiction, fantasy and horror, was...
PANZ Book Design Awards 2014 shortlists announced
Friday, 13 June 2014
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...
Digital press ideePOP launched
Thursday, 12 June 2014
A new digital press specialising in longform nonfiction has launched.ideePOP is the brainchild of Simon Clews, director of Melbourne University’s Writing Centre for Scholars and Researchers, director of Reader’s Feast...
Over 14,000 attend EWF 2014
Thursday, 12 June 2014
Over 14,000 people attended the 2014 Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF), the second festival under director Sam Twyford-Moore, breaking last year’s box office and attendance records.General manager Kate Callingham told Books+Publishing...
NZ bookstore Atlantis Books expands
Thursday, 12 June 2014
New Zealand bookstore Atlantis Books, based in the North Island town of Rotorua, is expanding its business to the neighbouring town of Tokoroa, reports Booksellers NZ.Atlantis Books co-owners Greg Price and...
RWA ‘Ruby’ award finalists announced
Wednesday, 11 June 2014
The finalists for the Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) Romantic Book of the Year award, known as ‘the Ruby’, have been announced.The finalists in each category are:‘Short sexy’: What the...
RiP Eric Hill
Wednesday, 11 June 2014
Writer, illustrator and ‘Spot the Dog’ creator Eric Hill has died, aged 86. Francesca Dow, managing director of Penguin Random House UK Children’s, writes: ‘Eric Hill was a master of simple design. He...
Wheelers among 2014 Queen’s Birthday Honours list
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
The 2014 Queen’s Birthday Honours List has been announced, with Lonely Planet founders Maureen and Tony Wheeler both awarded Officer in the General Division (AO) for ‘distinguished service to business and...
Ditmar Awards ballot 2014 winners announced
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
The winners of this year’s Ditmar Awards ballot have been announced. The winners include: Best novel Fragments of a Broken Land: Valarl Undead (Robert Hood, Wildside) Best novella or novelette ‘The...
Australian software company’s suit against Apple and publishers to go ahead
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
In the US, judge Denise Cote has refused to dismiss an antitrust suit filed by Australian ebook software company DNAML against Apple and the five ‘agency publishers’ Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon...
Bestsellers this week
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Cassandra Clare’s City of Heavenly Fire (Walker Books), the sixth and final novel in the ‘Mortal Instruments’ series, has debuted at number one on this week’s bestsellers chart. It’s ahead of...
Australians on Frank O’Connor short story award longlist
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Five Australians have been longlisted for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. The Australians longlisted are Tony Birch for The Promise (UQP), Catherine McNamara for Pelt and Other Stories...
LIANZA Children’s Book Awards 2014 finalists announced
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
The finalists in the 2014 LIANZA (Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa) Children’s Book Awards have been announced. The judges this year selected six finalists in the young...
Copyright Agency extends WrICE funding until 2017
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
The Copyright Agency Cultural Fund has announced it will continue its funding of RMIT University’s Writers Immersion and Cultural Exchange (WrICE) program until 2017. The new $225,000 funding ‘will enable 15...
Australian publisher of ‘Fifty Shades’ subject of US lawsuit
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Two American women are suing Australian Amanda Hayward for a share in profits from E L James’ bestselling novel Fifty Shades of Grey.Hayward is the owner of The Writers Coffee...
ABA forms data and supply chain committee
Friday, 6 June 2014
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has formed a new committee to work through data and supply chain issues.Members of the committee are: Jon Page (chair, Pages & Pages and Boomerang),...
Byron Bay Writers’ Festival launches 2014 program
Friday, 6 June 2014
The Byron Bay Writers’ Festival has launched its 2014 program.Joining international guest Jeanette Winterson, who was previously announced as the festival’s keynote speaker, are Geoff Dyer, Susie Orbach, David Finkel...
Co-op offers cash to ‘reconnect’ with members
Thursday, 5 June 2014
The Co-op has announced that it will offer its members $25 if they switch their old membership card for a new one.The retailer is describing the offer, which is open...
SA Writers Centre, Writing Australia launch Digital Writers in Residence project
Thursday, 5 June 2014
The SA Writers Centre and Writing Australia have launched the Digital Writers in Residence project.The project presents six writers-in-residence from writers centres around Australia: the SA Writers Centre, the ACT Writers Centre,...
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