Arnott longlisted for 2023 Dylan Thomas Prize
Friday, 3 February 2023
Tasmanian writer Robbie Arnott has been longlisted for Swansea University's Dylan Thomas Prize, awarded for the best literary work published in English and written by an author aged 39 or...
NBCC Awards finalists announced
Friday, 3 February 2023
In the US, the shortlists for the 2022 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Awards have been announced. The finalists include: Fiction Dr No (Percival Everett, Graywolf) A New Name (Jon Fosse, trans...
Books in the media this weekend, 4–5 February
Friday, 3 February 2023
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Is Mother Dead (Vigdis Hjorth, Verso) The Passion of Private White...
ANZ authors among Dublin Literary Award longlistees
Friday, 3 February 2023
Several books by Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand authors have been longlisted for the €100,000 (A$155,000) International Dublin Literary Award, the world’s most valuable annual prize for a single work...
Au wins 2023 Victorian Prize for Literature at VPLAs
Thursday, 2 February 2023
Jessica Au has won Australia’s single richest literary prize, the $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature, for her novel Cold Enough for Snow (Giramondo), at this year’s Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards...
Booktopia secures funding for new CFC
Thursday, 2 February 2023
Booktopia has announced it has secured funding for the development of its planned new customer fulfilment centre (CFC) at South Strathfield. The online retailer says it has finalised a $12...
Ockham NZ Book Awards 2023 longlists announced
Thursday, 2 February 2023
The longlists for the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards have been announced. The longlisted titles in each category are: Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction Better the Blood (Michael...
Echo acquires Murphy debut novel ‘That is All’
Thursday, 2 February 2023
Echo Publishing has acquired world rights to debut novel That is All by Liam Murphy via the NAC Literary Agency. The novel follows young Australian Mark Ward’s quest for redemption...
HarperCollins to cut 5% of its North American workforce
Thursday, 2 February 2023
In the US, HarperCollins plans to cut 5% of its employees in North American by 30 June, reports Publishers Weekly. In a memo to employees, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray said...
De Kretser shortlisted for 2023 Folio Prize
Wednesday, 1 February 2023
Michelle de Kretser has been shortlisted for the UK’s Rathbones Folio Prize. De Kretser is shortlisted in the fiction category for her novel Scary Monsters (A&U). The titles shortlisted for...
PRH acquires Rieden bio of Quentin Bryce
Wednesday, 1 February 2023
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has acquired ANZ rights to an authorised biography of Quentin Bryce by Juliet Rieden in a deal agented by Fiona Inglis at Curtis Brown. The...
Editors and trauma: Why we need an industry framework
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
Camilla Cripps's research finds that the vast majority of editors have worked with traumatic material and 60% report having trauma disclosed to them by an author, yet the industry does...
Q-Lit Queer Festival of Words launched in Vic; Byron Writers Fest dates, new location
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
A new festival for queer readers and writers has been established in Victoria, funded by Midsumma, Victoria's Pride and the Victorian government's Department of Families, Fairness and Housing. Q-Lit Queer...
Newbery, Caldecott 2023 winners announced
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
In the US, the American Library Association (ALA) has announced the winners of its Youth Media Awards, including the Newbery and Caldecott medals, reports Publishers Weekly. Debut author Amina Luqman-Dawson...
Writers Australia to deliver PMLAs, establish poet laureate
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
The federal government has announced further detail about Writers Australia, the literature funding body to be established as part of the government’s new Revive policy, which has been broadly welcomed...
Richell to S&S in six-figure pre-empt
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
Simon & Schuster (S&S) has acquired a new novel by Hannah Richell, The Search Party, and a further untitled novel in a six-figure pre-emptive deal struck with Sarah Lutyens and...
Revive policy promises ebook, audio lending rights; new writers’ funding body
Monday, 30 January 2023
The federal government will announce an expansion of the lending rights scheme to compensate creators for ebook and audiobook library borrowings when it launches its national cultural policy today, reports...
HarperCollins, union begin mediation
Monday, 30 January 2023
In the US, HarperCollins and the union representing its striking employees have agreed upon an independent mediator to take over labour negotiations, reports Publishers Weekly. More than 200 union employees...
Brett, Byrski, Hocking among Australia Day honours
Friday, 27 January 2023
A number of authors and book industry figures have been recognised in the annual Australia Day honours. Judith Brett, emeritus professor of politics at La Trobe University and the author...
Runcie departs BWF, Ryan appointed artistic director
Friday, 27 January 2023
Brisbane Writers Festival has announced CEO Sarah Runcie will depart the organisation, while Jackie Ryan has been appointed artistic director. Runcie joined the festival in mid-2020, helming the 2021 event...
No Daily tomorrow
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Due to the public holiday, there will be no Daily newsletter tomorrow, Thursday, 26 January.
New UQP initiative seeking titles on sustainability
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
University of Queensland Press (UQP) has announced Stories for the Future, a new initiative which aims to seek out new titles that advocate for environmental sustainability. Driven by UQP editors...
Daleng leaves Booktopia
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Booktopia chief marketing officer (CMO) Steffen Daleng will leave the company as part of a restructure that will see 30–40 redundancies made. Daleng leaves after four-and-a-half years in the role....
Dominic Smith on ‘Return to Valetto’
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Return to Valetto (A&U, March) is Seattle-based Australian expat Dominic Smith's sixth novel. Set in a fictional semi-abandoned Italian town, the book excavates the town's mysteries and explores the lives of the...
Dominic Smith recommends
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
I was late in coming to Kim Scott’s That Deadman Dance (Picador), which won the Miles Franklin in 2011. I loved it for its ability to give the colonial settling...
Books in the media this weekend, 28–29 January
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Bad Cree (Jessica Johnson, Scribe) Little Plum (Laura McPhee-Browne, Text) Too...
Online Storytime program ends; 12 most recorded books
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
The Online Storytime program, which launched as a pilot program in 2020 and was extended a further 12 months to December 2022, has ended. The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA),...
Redundancies at Booktopia as company looks to lift profits
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Booktopia has announced an organisational restructure involving 30–40 redundancies, as the company looks to make an improvement to its earnings. The restructure is one of several initiatives that Booktopia expects...
More companies allowing the option to work January 26
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
More and more Australian publishers are offering staff the option to work on January 26, despite it officially being the Australia Day public holiday. Many Australian companies, including Woolworths, Telstra...
All About Women of Colour 2023 mentorship recipients announced
Monday, 23 January 2023
The Sydney Opera House has announced Margretta Sowah and Uppma Virdi as the recipients of the 2023 All About Women of Colour mentorship program, presented in partnership with Sweatshop. Sowah,...
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