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Shorten confirms Labor won’t back PIR repeal 

Friday, 9 December 2016
Federal Labor Party leader Bill Shorten has confirmed the Labor Party will not support the government’s proposal to repeal parallel import restrictions (PIRs), in a letter addressed to Melbourne University...

New Zealand publishing recovers after weak 2013-14

Friday, 9 December 2016
A new PricewaterhouseCoopers report shows a recovery in the New Zealand book publishing industry in 2015 after weak years in 2013 and 2014. The report estimates the total value of...

ABA appoints conference coordinator, announces new staff roles

Thursday, 8 December 2016
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has appointed Helen Papadimitriou as its 2017 conference and trade exhibition coordinator following the departure of marketing and conference manager Steve Jones. ABA CEO Joel...

Novak launches literary agency 

Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Former Text publicity manager Jane Novak has launched a literary agency following the retirement of literary agent Barbara Mobbs. Novak told Books+Publishing that ‘almost all of Barbara’s client list have...

Moriarty tops fiction category in 2016 Goodreads Awards

Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Liane Moriarty’s Truly Madly Guilty (Pan Macmillan) has won the fiction category in the Goodreads Choice Awards Best Books of 2016. Moriarty won the category with 30,154 votes, coming ahead of...

Philanthropic organisations to fund arts advocacy program 

Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Australian philanthropic organisations the Myer Foundation, the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and the Keir Foundation are offering $1.65 million for the establishment of an Australian arts and culture advocacy program....

Kaminsky wins 2016 Voss Literary Prize

Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Author and doctor Leah Kaminsky has won the 2016 Voss Literary Prize for her debut novel The Waiting Room (Vintage). The Voss Literary Prize is awarded to the best novel...

Binks sells first book as literary agent

Tuesday, 6 December 2016
Danielle Binks has sold her first manuscript as ‘agent-at-large’ with Jacinta Dimase Management. Binks sold world rights to Aboriginal writer and academic Graham Akhurst’s debut YA novel Borderland to Kate...

HGE announces 2016 Ampersand Prize shortlist

Tuesday, 6 December 2016
Hardie Grant Egmont has announced the shortlist for its 2016 Ampersand Prize for unpublished YA and middle-grade authors. The five shortlisted authors and their works are: Rhiannon Williams for the...

Copyright Agency launches celebrity copyright campaign

Tuesday, 6 December 2016
The Copyright Agency and APRA AMCOS, which supports Australian music creators, have launched a celebrity social media campaign ‘aimed at encouraging Australian audiences to respect creative property rights’. The campaign...

Grant wins 2016 Walkley Book Award

talking to my country Monday, 5 December 2016
Journalist and author Stan Grant has won the 2016 Walkley Book Award for his memoir Talking to My Country (HarperCollins). Grant was chosen from a longlist of nine announced in...

Steve Jones leaves ABA

Friday, 2 December 2016
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that marketing and conference manager Steve Jones has left the ABA to pursue other interests. ABA CEO Joel Becker said Jones has been responsible...

Inaugural Horne Prize shortlist announced

Friday, 2 December 2016
The Saturday Paper and cosmetics company Aesop have announced the shortlist for the inaugural $15,000 Horne Prize for essay writing. The shortlisted writers are: Chelsea Bond for ‘Mythologies of Aboriginal...

Xoum announces inaugural XO Romance Prize shortlist

Friday, 2 December 2016
Xoum Publishing has announced the shortlist for its inaugural XO Romance Prize for an unpublished manuscript. The shortlisted works and their authors are: Wendy Lee Davies for ‘The Drover’s Rest’,...

Readings Foundation grant recipients 2017

Thursday, 1 December 2016
The Readings Foundation has chosen 10 Victorian organisations to share $128,349 worth of grants in 2017. The grant recipients are: African Communities Foundation Australia: $15,000 to support a weekly seniors...

Deborah Cass Prize 2016 shortlist announced

Thursday, 1 December 2016
Writers Victoria has announced the shortlist for the second Deborah Cass Prize for emerging writers from migrant backgrounds. The shortlisted writers and their works are: Jean Bachoura for ‘Night Falls’...

Knight appointed Walker Books publisher 

Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Linsay Knight has been appointed to the newly created position of publisher at Walker Books Australia and New Zealand. Knight previously held the role of head of children’s publishing at...

UWAP announces Dorothy Hewett Award 2016 shortlist

Wednesday, 30 November 2016
UWA Publishing has announced the shortlist for the 2016 Dorothy Hewett Award for an unpublished manuscript. The shortlisted authors and their works are: Anne-Marie Priest for ‘A Free Flame’, a...

Campus Bookselling Award winners announced

Wednesday, 30 November 2016
The Australian Campus Booksellers Association (ACBA) has announced the recipients of its annual booksellers awards. Supplier Customer Service Person of the Year Awards (joint winners) Nick Evgenias (Oxford University Press)...

Pizzinga wins 2016 ABA Vic Rep of the Year

Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Anthony Pizzinga from Penguin Random House was named as this year’s Victorian Rep of the Year at the Australian Booksellers Association’s (ABA) Victorian booksellers and publishers Christmas party on 29...

New Zealand Education Awards winners 2016 announced

Tuesday, 29 November 2016
The winners of the New Zealand Content Counts Education Awards 2016 have been announced. The winners in each category are: Primary Toitoi: A Journal for Young Writers and Artists (ed...