Middle-grade fiction popular at busy Bologna
Tuesday, 19 April 2016
Australian publishers have reported another busy Bologna Children’s Book Fair, with ongoing demand for middle-grade fiction and a slight pick-up in YA. While there were no standout trends at the...
Nash joins Black Inc.
Tuesday, 19 April 2016
Former Pan Macmillan publicist Kate Nash has joined Black Inc. in the newly created role of head of marketing and publicity. Nash spent more than seven years at Pan Macmillan...
Avenue Bookstore expands with new Richmond shop
Tuesday, 19 April 2016
The Avenue Bookstore in Melbourne will open its third store in August with a new shop on Swan Street, Richmond. Owner Chris Redfern told Books+Publishing the new store, at 91...
CBCA Notable Books for 2016 announced
Monday, 18 April 2016
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has released its list of Notable Books for 2016. Book of the Year: Older Readers A Small Madness (Dianne Touchell, A&U) Cloudwish (Fiona...
Indigenous children’s comic wins 2016 Gold Ledger award
Monday, 18 April 2016
The winners of the 2016 Ledger Awards for excellence in Australian comics and graphic novels have been announced. The winner of the 2016 Gold Ledger is Neomad: The Complete Collection...
Charity’s ‘Chapter One’ book sells almost 53,000 in a month
Monday, 18 April 2016
A book that tells story of Australian charity Thankyou’s ‘start-up journey’ has sold almost 53,000 copies in six weeks, raising more than $1.4m for the charity. Chapter One: You Have...
Melbourne Jewish Writers’ Festival 2016 program announced
Friday, 15 April 2016
The program for the 2016 Melbourne Jewish Writers’ Festival, which will run at the Lamm Library in Caulfield South from 21-23 May, has been announced. More than 70 guests will...
NSW Premier’s Literary Awards 2016 shortlists announced
Thursday, 14 April 2016
The shortlists for this year’s New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards have been announced, including a new biennial prize for Indigenous writers. The shortlisted titles in each of the categories...
Kibble and Dobbie Awards 2016 longlists announced
Thursday, 14 April 2016
The 2016 Kibble and Dobbie Literary Awards longlists have been announced. The seven longlisted titles for the $30,000 Kibble Literary Award for an established Australian female writer are: The Women’s...
REAL Awards 2016 shortlists announced
Thursday, 14 April 2016
The shortlists for the 2016 Reading & Enjoying Australian Literature (REAL) Awards, which act as shortlists for children’s choice book awards in the New South Wales (KOALAs), Northern Territory (KROC...
Stella Schools to hold ‘Girls Write Up’ festival
Thursday, 14 April 2016
The Stella Schools Program will hold a one-day ‘wordfest’ for teenagers in Melbourne and Sydney in June that ‘teaches empowerment through writing and sharing stories’. Events include workshops on radical...
ABDA Book Design Awards 2016 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 13 April 2016
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) has announced the shortlists for the 2016 Book Design Awards. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Best Designed Commercial Fiction Book Guilt (Matt...
Readings wins Bookstore of the Year award at LBF
Wednesday, 13 April 2016
Readings has won the inaugural Bookstore of the Year Award at the 2016 London Book Fair International Excellence Awards. Readings was cited for ‘its community outreach, support of Australian authors...
Auckland Uni Press wins LBF publishing award
Wednesday, 13 April 2016
New Zealand publisher Auckland University Press (AUP) has won the Academic and Professional Publisher Award at this year’s London Book Fair (LBF) International Excellence Awards, presented on 12 April. AUP...
New Copyright Agency fund to support mid-to-late career authors
Tuesday, 12 April 2016
The Copyright Agency has announced a new fund to support mid-to-late career authors and visual artists. The Create Career Fund will offer two $50,000 rounds each year, comprised of grants...
‘Enthusiastic’ response to inaugural Rock & Roll Writers Festival
Tuesday, 12 April 2016
The inaugural Rock & Roll Writers Festival, which was held at The Brightside in Brisbane from 2-3 April, received ‘enthusiastic coverage and feedback’ from media and audiences, according to Fiona...
Co-op opens six SA stores
Monday, 11 April 2016
The Co-op has opened four stores at the University of South Australia and will open two more at Flinders and Adelaide universities by the end of the month. The stores...
Byron Bay Writers Festival, Captain Honey partner for self-publishing marquee
Friday, 8 April 2016
The Byron Writers Festival has partnered with publisher Captain Honey for the festival’s Self-Published Marquee, which will run from 5-7 August. The marquee gives self-published authors an opportunity to showcase...
Woodley appointed MD of ALS Library Services
Friday, 8 April 2016
ALS Library Services general manager Simon Woodley has been promoted to the role of managing director. Woodley replaces ALS owner Patricia Genat in the role. ALS said in a statement...
Wordstorm 2016 program released
Thursday, 7 April 2016
The 2016 Northern Territory writers’ festival Wordstorm program has been launched. Indonesian writer Eka Kurniawan, author of Beauty is a Wound (Text), will be the international guest at this year’s...
Book Island wins Bologna Prize for children’s publishing
Thursday, 7 April 2016
New Zealand publisher Book Island has won the Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publisher of the Year in the Oceania category. Book Island was chosen from a shortlist of three,...
Storylines National Writers’ Awards 2016 winners announced
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
The Storylines Children’s Literature Trust of New Zealand has announced the 2016 winners of its three national writers’ awards . The winning entries in each category are: Joy Cowley Award...
Horin appointed Five Mile Press publishing director
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Hardie Grant Egmont publisher Niki Horin has joined Bonnier Publishing Australia as Five Mile Press publishing director. Horin began her publishing career at Five Mile Press 13 years ago as...
Dempsey joins SPN as general manager
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Former Books+Publishing editor-in-chief Matthia Dempsey has joined the Small Press Network as general manager. Dempsey takes over from Hannah Cartmel, who is returning to freelance editing. Cartmel has been acting...
Australian titles featured on USBBY outstanding international books list
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Two Australian titles have been selected for the 2016 United States Board of Books for Young People (USBBY) list of Outstanding International Books for children and young adults. Irena Kobald’s...
Miles Franklin Literary Award 2016 longlist announced
Tuesday, 5 April 2016
The longlist for this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Ghost River (Tony Birch, UQP) Coming Rain (Stephen Daisley, Text) Hope Farm (Peggy Frew,...
S&S to manage sales, distribution of VIZ Media manga catalogue
Tuesday, 5 April 2016
Simon & Schuster has announced an Australian and New Zealand sales and distribution agreement to manage VIZ Media’s manga catalogue, which includes more than 1600 titles, with another 300 added...
Better Reading to host live-streamed book club
Tuesday, 5 April 2016
Cheryl Akle’s Better Reading website will host a new monthly book club via Facebook’s video-streaming feature. Akle will be joined by ‘special guests’ each month, with viewers able to interact...
‘Writing Clementine’ wins Ena Noël Award
Monday, 4 April 2016
Kate Gordon’s YA novel Writing Clementine (A&U) has won the 2016 Ena Noël Award, a biennial prize administered by the Australian branch of the International Board on Books for Young...
CYL launches Inky Awards Ambassador Program
Monday, 4 April 2016
The Centre of Youth Literature (CYL) at the State Library of Victoria has launched its new Inky Awards Ambassador Program, with four schools from across Australia selected as ‘Ambassador Schools’...
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