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UQP acquires McSkimming memoir

Friday, 8 December 2023
University of Queensland Press (UQP) has acquired ANZ rights to Memory is a Nesting Magpie by Josie McSkimming, in a deal brokered by Gaby Naher of Left Bank Literary. Written...

Khalsa awarded inaugural P F Rowland Manuscript Development Grant

Thursday, 7 December 2023
The Foundation for Australian Literary Studies (FALS) has announced Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa as the recipient of the inaugural $5000 P F Rowland Manuscript Development Grant. Offered in partnership with Upswell...

MidnightSun acquires Prewer science fiction novel

Thursday, 7 December 2023
MidnightSun has acquired world rights to a literary science fiction novel, titled R E Generation, by debut author Michael Prewer. Described by the publisher as ‘a fast-paced, futuristic tale of...

Indie Book Awards 2024 longlists announced

Thursday, 7 December 2023
The longlists for the 2024 Indie Book Awards, presented by Leading Edge Books, have been announced. The titles longlisted in each category are: Fiction Lola in the Mirror (Trent Dalton,...

Hachette updates and expands inclusive policies

Wednesday, 6 December 2023
Hachette Australia has announced the introduction of several new and updated inclusive policies, which it said ‘promote a safe and supportive environment for all employees; and recognises the critical role...

MUP appoints Kong as publisher

Wednesday, 6 December 2023
Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) has appointed Foong Ling Kong as its new publisher. Kong’s appointment comes after the MUP board split the role of CEO and publisher following Nathan Hollier’s...

Haldane to retire; Hume, Ractliffe, Rae join T&H

Wednesday, 6 December 2023
Thames & Hudson has announced several staff changes to take effect in the coming months. Head of product and operations Mark Haldane has announced that he will retire on 5...

HarperCollins acquires Grace illustrated ‘great sex’ handbook

Wednesday, 6 December 2023
HarperCollins has acquired world rights to an as-yet-untitled debut nonfiction book from Georgia Grace on ‘the A–Z of great sex’. In the hardcover handbook, sex and relationship practitioner Grace ‘will...

Kassab to be inaugural Parramatta Laureate

Tuesday, 5 December 2023
Author Yumna Kassab has been selected as the inaugural Parramatta Laureate in Literature by the Sydney Review of Books (SRB) in partnership with the City of Parramatta and the Writing...

Kelly joins Affirm

Tuesday, 5 December 2023
Affirm Press has appointed Tace Kelly to the role of publicity manager. Kelly was most recently a senior publicist at Scribe, and formerly worked in bookselling, with roles at The...

Bongiorno wins ACT Book of the Year

Tuesday, 5 December 2023
Frank Bongiorno has been awarded the 2023 ACT Book of the Year for Dreamers and Schemers: A political history of Australia (La Trobe University Press). Bongiorno's book, which covers social...

Running Water Community Press seeks film project funding

Monday, 4 December 2023
First Nations publisher Running Water Community Press (RWCP) is seeking funding for a proposed film project ‘kwatye urrewe—uplifting desert stories’. The publisher plans to collaborate with First Nations storytelling agency...

CLNZ Contestable Fund Grant 2023 recipients announced

Monday, 4 December 2023
In Aotearoa New Zealand, Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) has announced the 15 successful recipients of the 2023 Contestable Fund Grants. Project funding was awarded to the following individuals and...

FNAWN Varuna Fellowship 2024 recipients announced

Monday, 4 December 2023
Varuna, the National Writers’ House has announced the six 2024 recipients of the inaugural First Nations Australia Writers Network (FNAWN) Varuna Fellowship. Successful applicants include: Lystra Bisschop for ‘The Upwarping’,...

Birch named Royal Society of Literature international fellow, signs with UQP for two new books

Friday, 1 December 2023
University of Queensland Press (UQP) has acquired world rights to two new books by Tony Birch, a novel and a short story collection. The acquisitions follow Birch's most recent book...

Text acquires De Kretser novel

Thursday, 30 November 2023
Text Publishing has acquired ANZ rights to a new novel by Michelle de Kretser. Theory & Practice is a short novel set in Melbourne in the 1980s, where a young...

Dymocks, Age, Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times essay prize inaugural winners announced

Thursday, 30 November 2023
The inaugural winners of a new essay prize for young writers, supported by Dymocks, have been announced by the Age, Brisbane Times and Sydney Morning Herald. The winners of the Age...

Pantera signs Messenger and Megginson’s ‘The Power of Two’

Thursday, 30 November 2023
Pantera Press has acquired ANZ rights to The Power of Two by Lisa Messenger and Sarah Megginson via Lou Johnson at Key People Literary Management. After eight years of trying...

QBD to open Forest Hill store, announces 2023 Books of the Year

Thursday, 30 November 2023
QBD Books has announced it will open a new store in Forest Hill in Melbourne's east. The store's grand opening will take place on Saturday 9 December, featuring authors including...

PRH signs Pignatiello romantic suspense duology

Thursday, 30 November 2023
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has acquired world English-language rights to duology 'The Barbarani Estate' by debut author Emma Pignatiello, via Danielle Binks of Jacinta di Mase Management. Last Shot and Last Breath...