Christmas Press acquires Carrington’s ‘Leaf Letters’
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
Christmas Press has acquired world rights to Leaf Letters, a junior fiction title by author-illustrator Lorena Carrington. The interactive short novel for young readers is about nine-year-old Hazel Bird, who...
Age Book of the Year 2023 shortlists announced
Monday, 17 April 2023
The shortlists for the 2023 Age Book of the Year Award have been announced. The shortlisted works in each category are: Fiction Limberlost (Robbie Arnott, Text) Every Version of You...
Papertalk Green wins 2023 Red Room Poetry Fellowship
Friday, 14 April 2023
Charmaine Papertalk Green has won the Red Room Poetry Fellowship for her project Jugarnu Wangga Migamanmanha (Older woman making talk). Chosen from 50 applications and a shortlist of 10 poets,...
Jiang appointed Sydney Review of Books editor
Friday, 14 April 2023
The Sydney Review of Books (SRB) has appointed James Jiang as its new editor. Jiang is a scholar, critic and editor who has worked with the Australian Book Review, Griffith Review and Cordite....
Echo acquires Kell historical novel
Thursday, 13 April 2023
Echo Publishing has acquired world rights to Katrina Kell’s first novel for adults, via Fiona Smith at Beyond Words Literary Agency. The book is inspired by the French nude portrait...
De Kretser longlisted for Ondaatje Prize
Thursday, 13 April 2023
In the UK, Michelle de Kretser has been longlisted for the Royal Society of Literature's (RSL) Ondaatje Prize, for her novel Scary Monsters (A&U). Scary Monsters is one of nine books longlisted...
Rural and regional writers’ festival programs announced
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Several rural and regional writers' festivals have revealed the programs for their upcoming events. Sorrento Writers Festival will run from 27–30 April on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula. More than 140 writers,...
Walker Books establishes biennial Manuscript Prize
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Walker Books Australia (WBA) has announced the establishment of a new manuscript prize to coincide with the publisher’s 30th anniversary in Australia. The inaugural Walker Books Manuscript Prize will offer...
BookTok hit leads Dymocks Top 101
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
BookTok hit The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is the number one book on the Dymocks annual Top 101 online poll, with 39% of books on the list being titles...
Sydney Uni creates scholarship for First Nations publishing students
Tuesday, 11 April 2023
The University of Sydney is offering a new scholarship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students undertaking the university's Master of Publishing postgraduate degree. The scholarship will cover academic course...
Aria acquires Lette backlist, new novels
Tuesday, 11 April 2023
UK publisher Aria, an imprint of Head of Zeus, has acquired The Revenge Club and a second title from author and comedian Kathy Lette, reports the Bookseller. Editorial director Rachel...
Johnson joins Ultimo as marketing and community manager
Thursday, 6 April 2023
Ultimo Press has appointed Andrea Johnson as marketing and community manager. Johnson joins the publisher from HarperCollins Australia, where she has been social and digital manager, supporting a range of...
Cate Paterson appointed A&U publishing director
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has appointed Cate Paterson as publishing director. Paterson, who was publishing director at Pan Macmillan prior to joining A&U to establish Atlantic Books Australia in 2022,...
BookPeople 2023 Book of the Year longlists announced
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
BookPeople has announced the longlists for the 2023 Book of the Year Awards, formerly the Booksellers Choice awards. The longlisted titles in each category are: Adult fiction book of the...
UQP appoints joint marketing and publicity managers
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
University of Queensland Press (UQP) has appointed Jean Smith and Sally Wilson as joint marketing and publicity managers. Smith and Wilson will take over the role left by former marketing...
McFarlane shortlisted for Walter Scott Prize
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane (A&U) has been shortlisted for the 2023 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, worth £25,000 (A$46,000) and open to novels published in the...
Nib Literary Award prize money doubled
Tuesday, 4 April 2023
Waverley Council has announced that the prize money for the Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award will be doubled from $20,000 to $40,000. Sydney philanthropists Mark and Evette Moran,...
Local authors on Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2023 shortlist
Tuesday, 4 April 2023
Three Australians and one Aotearoa New Zealand author are among the finalists for the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The authors shortlisted for the Pacific region are: Jean Flynn, for...
Digital lending rights claims deadline extended
Tuesday, 4 April 2023
The federal government has extended the deadline for new title claims under its extended lending rights scheme, which now covers digital formats. Claimants will now have until 30 June 2023...
‘The Great Greenwashing’ sells to US
Tuesday, 4 April 2023
Douglas Richmond at House of Anansi Press has acquired North American rights to The Great Greenwashing by John Pabon. The deal was made with Sophy Williams at Black Inc. on behalf of...
Government pledges funding for Trove
Monday, 3 April 2023
The National Library of Australia (NLA) has welcomed the federal government's commitment to funding the library's digital archive, Trove. In its May federal budget, the government will commit $33 million...
Winter to leave Text
Monday, 3 April 2023
Text senior editor David Winter is leaving the company this month after 14 years with the publisher. Winter, who started at Text in 2009 as an acquiring editor, was associate...
Writing WA appoints Yeoman as CEO
Friday, 31 March 2023
Writing WA has appointed literary editor, festival director and journalist Will Yeoman as its new chief executive officer (CEO), starting 24 April. ‘I am absolutely stoked to welcome Will Yeoman...
BWF 2023 program announced
Friday, 31 March 2023
The program for this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF), which runs 10–14 May, has been announced. This year's festival is the first under new artistic director Jackie Ryan, who took...
Heiss to curate First Nations imprint Bundyi
Thursday, 30 March 2023
Wiradyuri author Anita Heiss has been appointed as publisher at large for Simon & Schuster's new imprint, Bundyi. Named for the Wiradyuri word meaning ‘to share with me’, the Bundyi...
Affirm signs Mellor for five-book series and third ‘Grandest Bookshop’ book
Thursday, 30 March 2023
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to a new five-book series by Amelia Mellor as well as the third novel in Mellor's series that began with The Grandest Bookshop in...
Stella Prize 2023 shortlist announced
Thursday, 30 March 2023
The shortlist for the $60,000 Stella Prize for women and non-binary writers has been announced. The shortlisted books are: We Come With This Place (Debra Dank, Echo) big beautiful female...
Bolinda titles shortlisted in British Book Awards
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
Two titles by Bolinda have been shortlisted for Audiobook of the Year: Fiction at the 2023 British Book Awards. The Seven Moons of Almeida (Shehan Karunatilaka, narrated by Shivantha Wijesinha)...
CBCA Awards 2023 shortlists announced
Tuesday, 28 March 2023
The shortlists for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Older readers Ask No Questions (Eva Collins,...
IPEd conference program announced for May
Tuesday, 28 March 2023
The program for the 11th Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) conference, will take place as an online event in May under the theme ‘Where editing and the future meet’, has...
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