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Creative Vic latest Creators Fund recipients announced

Thursday, 8 June 2023
The latest round of the Creative Victoria Creators Fund has been announced. Among the 25 recipients across various artforms are: Susan Anderson ($28,950) Poet and nonfiction author Susan Anderson will undertake...

APA, ALIA consulting on AI inquiries

Thursday, 8 June 2023
The Australian Publishers Association (APA), along with other organisations representing creators, has contacted the government to express concerns about the risks generative AI presents to rights holders. According to the...

BookUp 2023 to explore AI, book pricing, First Nations publishing

Thursday, 8 June 2023
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced this year's BookUp Conference will take place on 16 August at State Library of Victoria in Melbourne, with early bird tickets now on...

Hachette, A&U drop ins detail Roberts-Smith case

Wednesday, 7 June 2023
Both Hachette Australia and Allen & Unwin (A&U) have announced the publication of drop in titles on the defamation trial brought by former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith against Fairfax Media Publications,...

Rachel Funari Prize 2023 shortlist announced

Wednesday, 7 June 2023
Lip magazine has announced the shortlist for the 2023 Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction. The shortlisted stories are: ‘Pink’ by Jean Flynn ‘Schism’ by Helen Booth ‘Days that Swing Outwards’...

Hachette signs two new books from Lester

Wednesday, 7 June 2023
Hachette Australia has acquired ANZ rights to two books by historical fiction novelist Natasha Lester, as part of an ANZ and UK deal made in conjunction with Little, Brown Book...

IPEd partners with black&write!

Tuesday, 6 June 2023
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) has partnered with State Library of Queensland to support its black&write! editor internship program, and provide free membership to black&write! intern editors for the...

Over 2.3 million participate in ALIA National Simultaneous Storytime

Tuesday, 6 June 2023
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has announced that this year’s National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) was the biggest in the event’s 23-year history, with over 2.3 million participants registered...

ILF launches Busking For Change initiative nationally

Tuesday, 6 June 2023
After a successful pilot program in 2022, the Indigenous Literacy Foundation is launching its Busking For Change fundraising initiative nationally, with primary schools across the country invited to be Busking...

Wilderness Society announces shortlists for Environment Award for Children’s Literature

Tuesday, 6 June 2023
The Wilderness Society has announced the shortlists for the 2023 Environment Award for Children’s Literature (EACL). The shortlisted titles in each category are: Picture fiction Say No to Plastic! (Ned...

Parliamentary Friends of Australian Children’s Storytelling host inaugural event

Monday, 5 June 2023
The Parliamentary Friends of Australian Children's Storytelling (PFACS) held its inaugural event at Parliament House on 24 May, with over 300 members of parliament (MPs), senators, staffers, and guests in...

Text Prize 2023 shortlist announced

Monday, 5 June 2023
The shortlist for the Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing, worth $10,000, has been announced. The shortlisted manuscripts are: 'Upswell' by Beth Amos (YA), about a 17-year-old surfer...

Aurealis Awards 2022 winners announced

Monday, 5 June 2023
The winners of the Aurealis Awards, presented for science fiction, fantasy and horror writing published in 2022 in Australia, have been announced. Among the winning categories are: Best Fantasy Novel...

Neilma Sidney Travel Fund recipients announced

Monday, 5 June 2023
Writers Victoria has announced the ninth round of recipients for the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund. The successful recipients, who share in a total of $58,675, are: Aimee Chan (NSW),...

MidnightSun acquires Brewin YA

Friday, 2 June 2023
MidnightSun Publishing has acquired world rights to a new YA novel by Melbourne author Emily Brewin. The Two Sides of Grace tells the story of 16-year-old Grace who’s living alone...

UQP sells US rights to two picture books by Soweol Han

Friday, 2 June 2023
UQP has sold North American rights to debut picture book Tiny Wonders forthcoming follow-up Nightsong (Sally Soweol Han) to Bloomsbury US. Sally Soweol Han is a Korean-Australia author-illustrator, currently shortlisted...

NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults finalists announced

Thursday, 1 June 2023
The finalists for the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced. The shortlists in each category are: Picture book Duck Goes Meow (Juliette MacIver,...

Scribe acquires Darling novella

Thursday, 1 June 2023
Scribe has acquired ANZ and UK rights to Thunderhead by Miranda Darling. ANZ rights were acquired at auction from Grace Heifetz at Left Bank Literary, and UK rights were acquired from John Ash,...

NewSouth acquires ‘Shirley Hazzard and Elizabeth Harrower: The letters’

Wednesday, 31 May 2023
NewSouth Publishing has acquired world rights to Shirley Hazzard and Elizabeth Harrower: The letters, edited by Brigitta Olubas and Susan Wyndham. The publisher describes the book as ‘a major contribution to the literary...

First in-person VIPs program since 2019 held alongside SWF

Wednesday, 31 May 2023
This year’s annual Visiting International Publishers (VIPs) program was held alongside the Sydney Writers’ Festival and ran from 22–26 May. The 2023 program was attended by 14 international guests and comprised an industry forum...