Darby Jones wins inaugural Magabala Pride Fellowship
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Kamilaroi writer and editor Darby Jones has won the inaugural Magabala Pride Fellowship for his essay collection Country Boy. Presented by Magabala Books and Pride Foundation Australia (PFA), the fellowship...
Amsterdam University Press acquires ATF Press Publishing Group
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Amsterdam University Press has acquired independent academic publisher ATF Press Publishing Group, headquartered in Adelaide, effective 1 July 2026. The acquisition includes ATF Press’s backlist of more than 400 titles published...
Woodslane acquires Lioncrest Education
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Australian distributor Woodslane has acquired primary schools distribution business Lioncrest Education, effective 30 June 2026. Lioncrest Education represents HarperCollins UK with Collins Big Cat; Hachette UK with Reading Planet; Macmillan...
Albury wins store of the year at QBD 150-year anniversary conference
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
QBD celebrated its 150-year anniversary at its recent conference, which ran 2 to 4 June in Brisbane. Starting as the Book Depot in 1876 – established to meet the soaring...
John Reed Books moves distribution to Alliance Distribution Services
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Publisher and distributor John Reed Books will move its distribution operations to the Alliance Distribution Services (ADS) warehouse from 1 August. In a statement, ADS said the move marked an...
Small Press Network name change, website redevelopment
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
The Small Press Network (SPN) has changed its name to Independent Publishers Network Australia (IPNA), and expects to launch a redeveloped website soon. “We changed our name because we wanted...
Transit Lounge acquires Jenny Ackland’s “NORA”
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Transit Lounge has acquired world rights to NORA, the fourth novel by author and podcaster Jenny Ackland, via the Jane Novak Literary Agency. Ackland, who lived and worked in Osaka...
Text Publishing to move into PRH offices
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Text Publishing will move into the Penguin Random House (PRH) offices from next week. As previously reported, the then independent Melbourne publisher became part of PRH in 2025, but the...
Pink Shorts Press acquires Lara Day’s “Abakada”
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Pink Shorts Press has acquired ANZ rights to Abakada, a memoir by Adelaide author Lara Day. The publisher describes Abakada as “an alphabetical memoir of country hopping and linguistic longing”....
IPEd releases second edition of “Books Without Barriers”
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) has released the second edition of accessible publishing guide Books Without Barriers, co-published with the Australian Publishers Association. The free guide provides advice about...
Sophie Higgins joins ILF board
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has announced the appointment of Sophie Higgins to its board of directors. Recently promoted to head of sales and operations at Booktopia, Higgins has worked...
Miles Franklin Literary Award 2026 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
The shortlist for the 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award has been announced. Chosen from a longlist of 10, the shortlisted titles are: Discipline (Randa Abdel-Fattah, University of Queensland Press) First...
NielsenIQ: Local sales up $14 million for the year to date
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Book sales in the local market are up so far in 2026, representing $14 million more in sales for the first quarter of 2026 compared with 2025, with adult fiction...
OverDrive partners with ILF on digital First Languages children’s books
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
OverDrive has partnered with the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) to bring First Languages children’s books to more readers through the library book app Libby and student reading app Sora. Languages...
Nam Le, Hazel Phillips receive Varuna International Exchange fellowships
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Varuna has announced the recipients for its International Exchange – New Zealand fellowship, offered in partnership with the Michael King Writers Centre and WORD Christchurch Festival with funding from Creative Australia....
Allen & Unwin acquires Ariarne Titmus memoir
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired ANZ rights to Relentless: Family, Self-belief and the Will to Win, a memoir by Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus, from David Malina at IMG Talent....
Allen & Unwin acquires Human Nature memoir
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to Human Nature’s memoir Only Human: Harmony Through the Hits & Hard Times, via manager Jennifer Fontaine. Pop vocal group Human Nature...
Byron Writers Festival 2026 program announced
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Byron Writers Festival has released the line-up for this year’s program, running from 14 to 16 August in Bundjalung Country, Byron Bay, NSW. Festival organisers said that with the theme...
HarperCollins acquires Anthony LaPaglia memoir
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
HarperCollins has acquired world rights to The Life We Choose, a memoir by actor Anthony LaPaglia. Described by the publisher as “raw and layered”, the memoir traces LaPaglia’s journey from...
Black Inc. acquires Don Watson book on Dezi Freeman
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
Black Inc. has acquired world rights to a nonfiction book by Don Watson on the case of Dezi Freeman that will build on the theme of Watson’s December 2025 article...
ISBN growth shows Australian book market boom
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
The number of books being published in Australia is booming, according to figures extracted from the ISBN titles recorded in Bowker’s Books in Print, with both the number of publishers...
Local translator on Voices of Today Literary Translation Prize
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
Brisbane-based translator Jenny Lu has been shortlisted for the inaugural Voices of Today Literary Translation Prize. Participants were invited to translate a substantial excerpt from the novel Salty Jokes by...
Berkelouw Books Leichhardt confirms move, will remain open
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
Berkelouw Books Leichhardt has confirmed it will move to a new location in Leichhardt, rather than closing as previously announced. In a post on social media, the bookstore said it...
Writers among First Nations Arts d/Deaf and/or Disabilities Project Fund recipients
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
Writers are among the successful applicants to Creative Australia’s First Nations Arts d/Deaf and/or Disabilities Project Fund. Those to receive funding include: Sharleigh Crittenden, for the project “Developing Children of...
Te Pae Tawhiti Awards 2026 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
The shortlists for the Te Pae Tawhiti Awards for Aotearoa and Pasifika speculative fiction writers have been announced. The shortlisted works in each category are: Outstanding Achievement for Adult Novel...
New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2026 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
The shortlists for the 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced. The shortlists in each category, chosen from 159 entries, are: BookHub Picture Book...
Text Publishing acquires “What Gentlemen Do” by Todd Babiak
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
Text has acquired ANZ rights to adult fiction What Gentlemen Do by Todd Babiak from Carolyn Buszynski at CookeMcDermid Agency in Canada. The “uplifting and outrageously funny story of a...
Arts participation survey 2025: More people reading at least once a week across all formats
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
Creative Australia has released the results of the most recent National Arts Participation Survey, which shows that more people are engaging with reading at least once a week across all formats,...
Big Day of Books Perth 2026 program announced
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
At Big Day of Books Perth on 20 June, Western Australian radio presenters will chat to Australian authors about their new books during a live broadcast literary show. Hosted by...
Willy Lit Fest 2026 program announced
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
Willy Lit Fest will run in the Williamstown Town Hall, Melbourne, from 12 to 14 June under the theme of “reflections”. The event will feature 40 sessions and almost 80...
