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Cahill moves from Target to WHSmith 

Wednesday, 13 January 2016
Sarah Cahill been appointed buyer of books and magazines at WHSmith, based in Sydney. Cahill was previously the books and magazines buyer at Target. Target buying manager Dan Aston said...

Sydney bookstore specialising in YA to open this month 

Wednesday, 13 January 2016
Beachside Bookshop, a new bookstore specialising in Australian YA titles, will open at Avalon Beach, Sydney, later this month ahead of its official opening in February. Owner Libby Armstrong, who...

Inaugural Deborah Cass Prize shortlist announced

Tuesday, 12 January 2016
The shortlist for Writers Victoria’s inaugural Deborah Cass Prize for emerging writers from migrant backgrounds has been announced. The shortlisted works are: ‘Scent of Sousan and Yasaman’ by Sanaz Fotouhi...

PC report recommends cutting Sunday penalty rates

Tuesday, 12 January 2016
The Productivity Commission has recommended reducing Sunday penalty rates for entertainment, hospitality and retail workers in its review of the industrial relations system. In its final report to government, the...

Government proposes amendment to Copyright Act 

Tuesday, 12 January 2016
The government has released a draft bill amending the Copyright Act 1968 in order to simplify the use of copyright materials by libraries, educational institutions, archives and people with disabilities....

Henshaw wins 2015 ACT Book of the Year

Monday, 11 January 2016
Mark Henshaw’s The Snow Kimono (Text) was announced as the winner of the $10,000 ACT Book of the Year Award for 2015 at a ceremony in Canberra on 17 December....

Inaugural UWAP Dorothy Hewett Award shortlist announced

Monday, 11 January 2016
The shortlist for UWA Publishing’s inaugural Dorothy Hewett Award for an unpublished manuscript was announced in December. The shortlisted works, chosen from 136 entries, are: ‘Extinctions’ by Josephine Wilson ‘Dark...

Griffiths and Denton top 2015 bestsellers chart

Monday, 11 January 2016
Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton’s The 65-Storey Treehouse (Pan) was the highest selling title in Australia in 2015 with 312,000 copies sold, reports the Age. The sales topped those of...

PM’s Literary Awards 2015 winners announced 

Monday, 14 December 2015
The winners of 2015 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were announced on 14 December at Carriageworks in Sydney. The winners in each category are: Fiction The Golden Age (Joan London, Vintage) Nonfiction...

Australia Council September grants announced 

Friday, 11 December 2015
Fifteen literary organisations and 31 writers have received Australia Council grants as part of its $10.4m September funding round. In total, the 15 literary organisations shared in $651,645 of funding...

IBBY NZ selects 2016 Honour Books

Friday, 11 December 2015
IBBY NZ has selected four titles for the 2016 International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour Book List. They are: Writing: Singing Home the Whale (Mandy Hager, Random...

Indie Awards 2016 longlists announced

Friday, 11 December 2015
Leading Edge Books has announced the longlists for the 2016 Indie Awards. The longlisted titles in each category are: Fiction A Guide to Berlin (Gail Jones, Vintage) Close Your Eyes...

Shaw sells first book as literary agent 

Thursday, 10 December 2015
Former Readings books division manager Martin Shaw has sold his first book as a literary agent for Alex Adsett Publishing Services. Shaw, who now lives in Germany, sold the rights...

Wilson wins 2015 Johnno Award

Thursday, 10 December 2015
Riverbend Books owner and Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) founder Suzy Wilson has won the 2015 Johnno Award for outstanding contribution to writing in Queensland. The award, which was presented by the Queensland...

Milne to leave HarperCollins 

Thursday, 10 December 2015
HarperCollins Australia’s marketing, digital and communications director Simon Milne will leave the company at the end of 2015. Milne’s departure follows the integration of the publisher’s fiction, nonfiction, ABC Books...

Redgum Book Club launches children’s imprint

Wednesday, 9 December 2015
Redgum Book Club has announced it will launch a children’s book imprint in 2016. The imprint, Redgum, is set to release its first title in the first quarter of 2016, with...

Beaumont wins Asher Literary Award 2015

Wednesday, 9 December 2015
Joan Beaumont has won this year’s Asher Literary Award for her book Broken Nation (A&U). Beaumont was announced as the winner of the $12,000 award at an event in Sydney...

Pantera Press signs first international rights deal

Tuesday, 8 December 2015
Pantera Press has signed its first international rights deal with the sale of North American rights to the first seven books in Sulari Gentill’s ‘Rowland Sinclair Mysteries’ series and J M...

Australian, NZ art books awarded

Monday, 7 December 2015
The Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ)—the professional body for Australian and New Zealand art historians—has announced the winners of its annual prizes. The AAANZ Prizes ‘honour the...

 

 

 

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