Clarke, Dovey among Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship recipients Archive
Thursday, 12 September 2019
Writers Maxine Beneba Clarke and Ceridwen Dovey are among nine artists to be awarded 2019 Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships, each worth $160,000 over two years. Clarke is the author of...
Dechian wins 2019 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize Archive
Thursday, 12 September 2019
Victoria-based writer Sonja Dechian has won the Australian Book Review’s (ABR) 2019 Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize for her story ‘The Point-Blank Murder’. The judges said of the winning story: 'At...
Love wins 2019 Klaus Flugge Prize Archive
Thursday, 12 September 2019
In the UK, Jessica Love has won the £5000 (A$8990) Klaus Flugge Prize for most promising newcomer to children’s picture book illustration for Julian is a Mermaid (Walker Books), reports...
The Children’s Bookshop to close in November Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
The Children’s Bookshop in the Sydney suburb of Beecroft will close at the end of November. The shop opened in 1971 and has been owned by Paul Macdonald for the...
MWF reports strong box office takings; Ben Folds tops bestseller chart Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) expects to tally total ticket sales of more than $600,000 for its 2019 program, the second festival under artistic director Marieke Hardy. According to preliminary data,...
Digital loans spike at Mackay libraries Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Mackay Regional Council libraries has reported a spike in its digital loans over the past year, reports the Daily Mercury. In 2018–19, the number of electronic loans of magazines more...
Gippsland library trials 24-hour access Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Foster library in Gippsland, Victoria, is running a trial to give its members 24-hour a day access, reports the Age. Members will use a swipe card to enter the library...
Book designer spotlight: Sarah Davis Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
After working for over a decade as a freelance picture book illustrator and designer, Sarah Davies joined Walker Books Australia as associate art director. She spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘book...
We don’t need a map: The growth in illustrated travel titles Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Travellers are looking beyond traditional guidebooks for recommendations and inspiration—and publishers are finding new niche audiences in a shifting travel market. Andrea Hanke investigates the growth in illustrated travel titles....
Print revenue up for Canadian indies in 2017–18 Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
In Canada, industry research group BookNet has revealed 65% of indie booksellers saw increased revenue from new print book sales between 2017–18, reports Publishing Perspectives. The report, called What’s in Store:...
Walker to distribute new UK children’s publisher in ANZ Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
A new UK-based independent children’s publisher will launch in 2020, with Walker Books Australia to handle local distribution. Australian ex-pat Rachel Williams and colleague Jenny Broom will launch Magic Cat...
Foulcher wins 2019 ACU poetry prize Archive
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Canberra-based poet John Foulcher has won the 2019 Australian Catholic University (ACU) Prize for Poetry, worth $10,000, for his poem ‘Revising Casuarinas’. Geoff Page received $5000 as the runner-up for...
Hardie Grant Egmont to release new Billie B Brown books to celebrate 10 years Archive
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
Hardie Grant Egmont (HGE) will publish three new Billie B Brown books (Sally Rippin, illus by Aki Fukuoka) in April 2020, to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the bestselling series....
British Academy’s Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize shortlist announced Archive
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
In the UK, the British Academy has announced the shortlist for the £25,000 (A$44,930) Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize for Global Cultural Understanding, reports the Bookseller. The shortlisted titles are: How the...
‘Island’ magazine defunded; likely to cease publication Archive
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
Tasmanian literary journal Island magazine is likely to cease publication, after the magazine did not receive renewed funding from Arts Tasmania. On 7 September, Island announced it did not win...
Booktique Merimbula to close Archive
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
The owner of Booktique Merimbula on the New South Wales Far South Coast won’t renew the shop's lease from September. Hope Davis told Books+Publishing the town’s high rents, a challenging...
Australian Centre Literary Awards 2019 winners announced Archive
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
The winners of the University of Melbourne’s Australian Centre Literary Awards have been announced. Ellen van Neerven won the $15,000 Peter Blazey Fellowship, named in memory of journalist, author and...
Writers, literary orgs among latest OzCo funding recipients Archive
Monday, 9 September 2019
Twenty-seven writers and literary organisations are among the recipients of the latest Australia Council grants round, which awarded $6.2 million to 201 projects. Grants in the literature category were worth...
Richell Prize 2019 longlist announced Archive
Monday, 9 September 2019
Hachette Australia and the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) have announced the longlist for the 2019 Richell Prize for emerging writers. The longlisted works are: ‘Where the Lost Boys Go’ (Sarah...
‘The Teacher’s Pet’ wins 2019 Danger Prize Archive
Monday, 9 September 2019
Australian journalist Hedley Thomas’ podcast The Teacher’s Pet has won the 2019 Danger Prize, awarded for the best book, film, podcast or TV drama about Sydney and crime. Open to...
Winners of the Ned Kelly Awards 2019 announced Archive
Monday, 9 September 2019
The Australian Crime Writers Association (ACWA) has announced the winners for this year’s Ned Kelly Awards for Australian crime writing. The winning titles in each category are: Best first fiction...
Vavilova wins 2019 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award Archive
Monday, 9 September 2019
Tanya Vavilova has won the 2019 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award for her short story collection Grub. Author and prize judge Moya Costello described Grub as ‘astonishingly outside of realism—vividly...
Three book retailers among Australia’s Top 500 private companies Archive
Friday, 6 September 2019
Three book retailers have made IBISWorld’s Top 500 Private Companies List, reports the Australian Financial Review (AFR). Book retailer The Co-Op and Australian Geographic ranked 378th, dropping from 330th spot in 2018....
Dymocks wins social responsibility award at 2019 National Retail Awards Archive
Friday, 6 September 2019
Dymocks has won the Social Responsibility Champion Award at the 2019 National Retail Awards. The chain retailer was awarded for its work in improving children’s literacy across Australia through its...
Meyer to leave Echo Archive
Thursday, 5 September 2019
Echo publisher Angela Meyer is leaving the company to pursue a career in writing and freelance editing. Meyer joined Echo as commissioning editor in 2014 and was promoted to publisher...
Scaling new heights: H M Waugh on ‘The Lost Stone of SkyCity’ Archive
Thursday, 5 September 2019
H M Waugh’s middle-grade fantasy The Lost Stone of SkyCity (Fremantle Press, October) is set in the mountainous worlds of the Dirt and the Ice. Reviewer Catherine Moller spoke to...
Amazon breaks Atwood embargo in US Archive
Thursday, 5 September 2019
Amazon has shipped hundreds of copies of Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments (Chatto & Windus), the embargoed follow-up to The Handmaid’s Tale, to US customers ahead of its official release date...
‘The Trespassers’ TV adaptation in development Archive
Thursday, 5 September 2019
A TV adaptation of Meg Mundell’s novel The Trespassers (UQP) is being developed by Triptych Pictures and production company Fremantle. The screen rights were optioned via Alex Adsett Publishing Services...
Educational Publishing Awards 2019 winners announced Archive
Thursday, 5 September 2019
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the winners of the 2019 Educational Publishing Awards Australia (EPAA). For the second year in a row, Promoting Literacy Development was named Primary...
Winters to leave Nielsen; Whiteley promoted to territory manager Archive
Thursday, 5 September 2019
Nielsen Book Australia has announced that Pacific general manager Julie Winters is leaving the company to pursue a new role in the banking industry, and account director Bianca Whiteley has...
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