Fraillon shortlisted for 2016 ‘Guardian’ children’s fiction prize
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Australian author Zana Fraillon’s The Bone Sparrow (Lothian) has been shortlisted for the 2016 Guardian children’s fiction prize. Fraillon’s novel for middle-grade readers is a coming-of-age story about the friendship...
Victorian Community History Awards 2016 winners announced
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
Pam Baragwanath and Ken James have won the top prize at the 2016 Victorian Community History Awards (VCHA) for their self-published book These Walls Speak Volumes: A History of Mechanics’...
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2016 shortlists announced
Monday, 17 October 2016
The shortlists for the 2016 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Forever Young (Steven Carroll, HarperCollins) The Life of Houses (Lisa Gorton,...
Carmel Bird wins 2016 Patrick White Literary Award
Monday, 17 October 2016
Author Carmel Bird has been named the winner of the $20,000 Patrick White Literary Award for 2016. The annual award was established by Patrick White using the proceeds of his 1973...
Speech Pathology Australia book awards 2016 winners announced
Monday, 17 October 2016
The winning titles for this year’s Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each category are: Birth to three years Once I...
SPN Independent Publishing Conference 2016 program announced
Friday, 14 October 2016
The Small Press Network (SPN) has launched the program for its 2016 Independent Publishing Conference, which will run at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne from 9-12 November. The four-day conference...
NZ publisher Eunoia signs with Chinese house
Friday, 14 October 2016
New Zealand publisher Eunoia Publishing has signed an agreement with Chinese Universe & Publishing Media Company that will see each publish books from the other publisher in their respective countries....
Second Rock & Roll Writers Festival to be held in Brisbane next year
Friday, 14 October 2016
The second Rock & Roll Writers Festival will be held in Brisbane from 1-2 April 2017. The first festival, which was held in April this year, received ‘enthusiastic coverage and...
Black Inc. to publish kids’ guide to inaugural AFL Women’s season
Thursday, 13 October 2016
Black Inc. has acquired the rights to A Footy Girl’s Guide to the Stars of 2017, a children’s book by ‘Outer Sanctum’ podcast hosts Alicia Sometimes and Nicole Hayes, which...
CWA Dagger awards announced; Australian author wins Debut Dagger for an unpublished writer
Thursday, 13 October 2016
Australian writer Mark Brandi has won the Debut Dagger for an unpublished writer at this year’s Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Dagger awards in the UK. Brandi was recognised for his...
Yates appointed Nero publisher
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Caitlin Yates has been appointed to the newly created position of publishing director and publisher at Black Inc.’s Nero imprint, following Jeanne Ryckmans’ resignation from the publisher role last month....
Booktopia shares priced at $2 each ahead of ASX listing
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Shares in online book retailer Booktopia have been priced at $2 each ahead of the company’s planned listing on the ASX, with management and sponsor brokers Morgans and Ord Minnett speaking...
Johnson appointed Murdoch publishing director
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Former Simon & Schuster Australia managing director Lou Johnson has been appointed publishing director of Murdoch Books. In a statement, Johnson said she was ‘extremely excited to be leading Murdoch...
A&R marks 130th anniversary; holds first book poll since 2011
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Bookseller Angus & Robertson will celebrate its 130th anniversary by holding its first national book poll since its bricks-and-mortar stores closed in 2011. The poll is open until the end...
‘Griffith Review’, Queensland Literary Awards announce fellowship program
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Up to six Queensland writers’ fellowships will be awarded each year over the next two years under a new program launched by the Griffith Review and the Queensland Literary Awards....
NZ PM’s Awards for Literary Achievement 2016 announced
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Atholl Anderson, Marilyn Duckworth and David Eggleton are the recipients of 2016 New Zealand Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement, in recognition of their ‘outstanding contribution to New Zealand literature’....
Overseas ebooks taxed in NZ as digital imports GST comes into effect
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
A 15% GST is being charged on ebooks purchased in New Zealand from international vendors since the country’s digital imports tax came into effect on 1 October. Other digital products...
New logo for Five Mile
Monday, 10 October 2016
Bonnier Publishing Australia’s children’s imprint Five Mile has unveiled a new logo as part of its rebranding. In a statement, the publisher said the logo’s illustrative element ‘loosely references the...
CHASS Australia Prize 2016 shortlist announced
Monday, 10 October 2016
The Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) has announced the 2016 Australia Book Prize shortlist. The prize, worth $3500, is part of the CHASS Australia Prizes program,...
Educational Publishing Awards 2016 winners announced
Friday, 7 October 2016
The winners of the Australian Publishers Association’s (APA) Educational Publishing Awards for 2016 were announced at a ceremony in Melbourne on 6 October. RIC Publications was named Publisher of the...
Dymocks Kids’ Top 51 list announced
Friday, 7 October 2016
Dymocks has revealed its Kids’ Top 51 list for 2016, with more than 26,500 votes received from Booklovers members. The top 10 books on the list are: The ‘Harry Potter’...
Bookshop-whiskey bar to open in Melbourne
Friday, 7 October 2016
A bar and bookshop specialising in Irish whiskey and Irish literature will open in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote in early November. Owner Eamonn Hennessy told Books+Publishing that the venue,...
Fifield reportedly in talks to return Catalyst money to OzCo
Thursday, 6 October 2016
Federal Arts Minister Mitch Fifield is working with other agencies and arts bodies to return some or all of the $104m taken from the Australia Council in the 2015-16 federal...
Readings Matters 2017 authors announced
Thursday, 6 October 2016
US authors A S King and Rick Yancey and Canadian author Mariko Tamaki are among the guests attending next year’s Reading Matters conference. The 2017 conference, which is presented by...
Organisers cancel 2016 Book Expo Australia
Thursday, 6 October 2016
Book Expo Australia organisers have cancelled this year’s event, which was scheduled to run at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney on 8-9 October, due to low ticket sales. Founder Sandra...
Queensland Literary Awards 2016 winners announced
Thursday, 6 October 2016
The winners of the 2016 Queensland Literary Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each category are: Fiction ($10,000) Between a Wolf and a Dog (Georgia Blain, Scribe) Nonfiction ($10,000)...
ASA announces 2016 Barbara Jefferis Award shortlist
Thursday, 6 October 2016
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced the shortlist for the 2016 Barbara Jefferis Award. The shortlisted titles are: This Picture of You (Sarah Hopkins, A&U) A Guide to...
Leading Edge to hold 2017 conference in Surfers Paradise
Thursday, 6 October 2016
Leading Edge Books will host its 2017 annual conference at the Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa on 19-21 March. The conference program features an informal lunch and afternoon sessions...
Hines to retire as A&U group publishing director
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Allen & Unwin has announced that group publishing director Sue Hines will retire from the position at the end of 2016. Hines joined A&U in 1996 and held roles as...
‘Chasing Shadows’ longlisted for UK sports book award
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Tim Lane and Elliot Cartledge’s Chasing Shadows: The Life & Death of Peter Roebuck (Hardie Grant Books) has been longlisted for the UK-based William Hill Sports Book of the Year...
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