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Booktopia directors resign Archive

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Four Booktopia directors, including chair Chris Beare, have announced their resignation from the company’s board. Fiona Pak-Poy, Judy Slatyer and Beare will resign from the board at the Booktopia AGM...

Kembrey to step down at UNSW Archive

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
NewSouth Books sales and marketing manager Jane Kembrey has announced her retirement after 25 years at UNSW Press, having started with the organisation in 1997. 'Anyone who has worked with...

Books in the media this weekend, 24–25 September Archive

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. This weekly feature is usually published each Friday in the Books+Publishing Daily newsletter. Sign up...

Pantera acquires Colley fiction debut in two-book deal Archive

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Pantera Press has acquired world rights for debut novel The Next Big Thing by writer and comedian James Colley through Creative Representation, in a two-book deal. Pantera said The Next...

City of Fremantle Hungerford Award 2022 shortlist announced Archive

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
The shortlist for the 2022 City of Fremantle Hungerford Award has been announced. The shortlisted manuscripts are: ‘The Slow Patience of the Sea & other stories’, a collection of short...

Ryckmans steps down at CWF Archive

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Canberra Writers Festival (CWF) has announced artistic director Jeanne Ryckmans is stepping down from the role. Ryckmans, who was appointed to the role in late 2019, said it had been...

Spotify US unveils audiobook catalogue Archive

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
In the US, audio streaming platform Spotify has unveiled its catalogue of 300,000 audiobook titles, reports the Bookseller. Audiobooks on Spotify will sit alongside the platform’s music and podcast catalogues...

Why we need more Indigenous editors Archive

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Publishing needs more Indigenous editors, but cannot rely solely on its Indigenous workforce to ensure it catches up on effective practices in relation to Indigenous writers and writing, writes Sandra...

Reflections from an Open Book intern: Bohdi Byles Archive

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
The Open Book: Australian Publishing Internship is a six-month internship program aimed to increase cultural diversity in the Australian publishing workforce. Bohdi Byles was this year's Sydney-based intern; he shares his...

A&U acquires Nadesalingam memoir Archive

Tuesday, 20 September 2022
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to a memoir by Priya Nadesalingam. Following the national interest generated by community supporters over several years in the ‘Home to Biloela’...

ACT Book of the Year 2021 shortlist announced Archive

Tuesday, 20 September 2022
The shortlist for the 2021 ACT Book of the Year, which recognises ‘quality contemporary literary works’ by authors based in the ACT, has been announced. The shortlisted books are: Oil...

Sony acquires ‘Horse’ screen rights Archive

Monday, 19 September 2022
Screen rights to Geraldine Brooks’s most recent novel Horse (Hachette) have been acquired by Sony’s 3000 Pictures ‘in a competitive situation’, according to Deadline. Brooks’ novel tells the story of...

Hollis wins 2022 Klaus Flugge Prize Archive

Monday, 19 September 2022
In the UK, Joseph Namara Hollis has won the £5000 (A$8495) Klaus Flugge Prize for most promising newcomer to children’s picture book illustration for Pierre’s New Hair (Tate Publishing). The book...

Bublitz sweeps 2022 Ngaio Marsh Awards Archive

Monday, 19 September 2022
New Zealand author Jacqueline Bublitz has won both the Best Novel and Best First Novel categories at the 2022 Ngaio Marsh Awards, for her debut Before You Knew My Name...

Books in the media this weekend, 17–18 September Archive

Friday, 16 September 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Survival of the Richest (Douglas Rushkoff, Scribe) This Devastating Fever (Sophie...

MWF 2022: box office ‘comparable’ to previous 10-day festivals Archive

Friday, 16 September 2022
The first in-person Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) since 2019 wrapped up on Sunday, 11 September following a four-day program comprising 150 events with over 270 guests. Taking place in venues...

Environment Award for Children’s Literature, Karajia Award 2022 winners announced Archive

Friday, 16 September 2022
The Wilderness Society has announced the winners of the 2022 Environment Award for Children’s Literature and the inaugural Karajia Award for First Nations children’s storytelling. The winners in each category...

NT Literary Awards 2022 winners announced Archive

Friday, 16 September 2022
The winners of the 2022 Northern Territory Literary Awards, which celebrate the unpublished work of established and emerging NT writers, have been announced. Winners in seven categories were announced, including:...

Riwoe, Beudel awarded Copyright Agency author fellowships Archive

Thursday, 15 September 2022
The Copyright Agency has awarded $80,000 writing fellowships to Mirandi Riwoe and Saskia Beudel. Riwoe received the Author Fellowship to write her novel A Short History of Longans, a story...

ADS adds Toll, resources; outlines improvements at XL Archive

Thursday, 15 September 2022
Alliance Distribution Services (ADS) has added Toll as a delivery partner alongside its leading freight partner XL Express, which ADS reports it has ‘worked closely with’ on improvements for Christmas...

Cronk debut sells to US Archive

Thursday, 15 September 2022
Sally Bird at Calidris Literary Agency has sold world rights to Australian author Evelyn Cronk’s debut novel Without Question to US publisher Level Best Books, which specialises in contemporary and...

Deakin, Copyright Agency announce $20K children’s author residency Archive

Thursday, 15 September 2022
Deakin University and the Copyright Agency have partnered to create a new residency for children's authors. The Deakin University/Copyright Agency Children’s Writer-in-Residence program offers a $20,000 stipend and a three-month...