Readings 2025 New Australian Fiction Prize shortlist announced
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Readings has announced the shortlist for the 2025 Readings New Australian Fiction Prize. This year’s six shortlisted books are: The Confidence Woman (Sophie Quick, A&U) Edenhope (Louise Le Nay, Text)...
Papercuts Comics Festival announces program
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
Papercuts Comics Festival has announced its 2025 program, running 12–14 September in Adelaide. Artists appearing include Alice Lam, Chad Molyneux, Evie ‘YEEVZ’ Hilliar, Molly Hunt, Nicola Scott and Robin Tatlow-Lord....
S&S acquires Kitching’s next thriller
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) has acquired world rights to thriller novel The Secrets of Strangers by Jess Kitching, in a deal brokered by Daniel Pilkington at the Pilkington Agency....
Keeperton acquires Belan’s debut
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
Keeperton has acquired world rights to debut novel The Line by Jeremy Belan, in a two-book deal. The Line is a coming-of-age story following Eddie, who is caught between two...
Australian Political Book of the Year 2025 longlist announced
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
The 2025 longlist for the Australian Political Book of the Year has been announced. Longlisted titles are: The Assassination of Neville Wran (Milton Cockburn, Connor Court) Broken Heart: A True...
Christmas Press acquires Kelleher middle-grade
Wednesday, 13 August 2025
Christmas Press imprint Eagle Books has acquired world rights to Only the Wild, an upper middle-grade/YA novel by Victor Kelleher, via Margaret Connolly of Margaret Connolly and Associates. Christmas Press...
Red Room Poetry announces 2025 youth ambassadors
Wednesday, 13 August 2025
Red Room Poetry has announced the 2025 participants in its Red Room Poetry Youth Ambassadors program. The 2025 ambassadors are: Rataj Abdullah (regional NSW) Charlee Brooks (Vic) Maggie Knight-Williams (ACT)...
Promotions, moves at S&S
Wednesday, 13 August 2025
Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) has announced staffing changes, alongside news that the Affirm Press team will move to the S&S Melbourne offices. S&S marketing and publicity director Fleur Hamilton...
S&S announces new dedicated children’s team
Wednesday, 13 August 2025
Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) has announced the formation of a ‘dedicated team focused on publishing, product, sales, marketing and publicity for children’s books’. Under S&S children's publishing director Tash...
Books pitched at MIFF 2025
Wednesday, 13 August 2025
Six titles were selected for pitching at the 37ºSouth Market’s Books at MIFF program, which promotes books to potential screen rights buyers at the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). The...
Industry bodies respond to Productivity Commission AI interim report
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
The Australian government Productivity Commission’s (PC) current Harnessing Data and Digital Technology inquiry released an interim report overnight, calling for feedback on ‘the issue of copyrighted materials being used to...
PANZ Publishing Market Size Report 2024 released
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) released its 2024 Publishing Market Size Report to members on the week of 30 July, revealing a total of NZD...
Collins Booksellers Warrnambool named 2025 Franchisee of the Year
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
Collins Booksellers Warrnambool (Michaelie Clark and Graeme Gallagher) was named 2025 Franchisee of the Year at the Collins Booksellers Annual Conference in Melbourne. A statement from Collins Booksellers said, ‘In...
UQP acquires Vucic debut poetry collection
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
UQP has acquired world rights to After War, the debut poetry collection from Dženana Vucic. After War is ‘a memoiristic poetry collection which unfurls from the dislocating trauma of the Bosnian...
A New Approach releases position paper
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Australian arts and culture think tank A New Approach (ANA) has released 'Imagine 2035', a position paper on the future of arts in Australia. Timed to coincide with the halfway...
QWC Varuna shortlists announced
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
The Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) has announced shortlists for two Varuna fellowships. Shortlisted writers and their projects are: QWC Established Writers Fellowship Madeleine Dale for 'Poem for Many Voices' Cass...
Suckling promoted to associate agent at Annabel Barker Agency
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Bella Suckling has been promoted to associate agent at Annabel Barker Agency, where she will represent writing for adults and young people. Suckling has been with the Annabel Barker Agency...
Riveted Press acquires Cullen debut middle-grade
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Riveted Press has acquired world rights to The Prime Minister Problem, a debut middle-grade novel by Brenton Cullen. The Prime Minister Problem is 'a heartfelt and timely story about an...
Text acquires Tolich’s debut romcom
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
Text Publishing has acquired world rights to debut romcom Side Character Energy by Olivia Tolich, in a deal brokered by Martin Shaw at Shaw Literary. Side Character Energy follows character...
Somerset Storyfest announces 2025 regional program
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
Youth literary festival Somerset Storyfest has announced its regional touring program for 1–16 September 2025, traveling beyond its base on the Gold Coast, Queensland, to the towns of St George,...
Larrikin acquires Kelly debut picture book
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
Larrikin House has acquired world rights to Celebration Festival, a debut picture book by Alysia Kelly, illustrated by Ruth-Mary Smith. The publisher described the title as a resource aimed at...
Stella Day Out to host evening in Darwin
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
Literary organisation Stella has announced an inaugural Darwin Stella Day Out event, set to take place on 13 August in partnership with the Darwin Festival. At the evening event, author...
Mudgee Readers’ Festival announces 2025 program
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
Mudgee Readers’ Festival (MRF) has announced its full 2025 program, set to run 15–17 August. Over 25 writers will appear over three days, including Chris Hammer, Victoria Purnam, Sara M...
PANZ Book Design Awards 2025 finalists announced
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
The finalists in the 2025 New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu Publishers Association (PANZ) Book Design Awards have been announced. Finalists in each category are: Penguin Random House New Zealand...
Varuna announces 2025 Writer’s Space Online Fellowship recipients
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Varuna, the National Writers’ House has announced the recipients of its 2025 Writer’s Space Online Fellowships. The fellowship recipients are: Beth Atkinson-Quinton Alison Evans Martina Kontos William Uy Vu Le R...
2025 Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize longlist announced
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Australian Book Review has announced the longlist for the 2025 Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. The longlisted works are: ‘A Good Clean Death’ by Lachlan Alexander (Vic) ‘Alone’ by Lorraine...
Hepworth’s ‘The Soulmate’ adapted for TV
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Production company Made Up Stories (Nine Perfect Strangers, Strife) is set to produce a television adaption of The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth (Macmillan). Executive producers for the series will include...
Words in Winter 2025 festival program launched
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
The Words in Winter festival has announced its full 2025 program, which will run 22–21 and 29–31 August on Dja Dja Wurrung country, across Daylesford and Hepburn Springs, Victoria. The...
PRH Write It fellowship shortlist announced
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has announced the shortlist for the 2025 Write It fellowship. The shortlisted writers are: Ceilidh Newbury for ‘Skates, Dates, and Other Deadly Weapons’ (young adult...
Bakers Lane Books: New publisher, writing prize launched
Wednesday, 9 July 2025
New independent publisher Bakers Lane Books has been launched by founder Ginny Grant, with a commitment to ‘platforming bold, inclusive storytelling’. Bakers Lane said it aims to publish ‘a select number...
