Minister admits NSW arts funding was redirected to Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, 27 September 2018
NSW arts minister Don Harwin has admitted that some money from a Create NSW funding round was diverted to the Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO), meaning 11 arts organisations missed out...
Goldsmiths Prize 2018 shortlist announced
Thursday, 27 September 2018
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2018 Goldsmiths Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Kudos (Rachel Cusk, Faber) Murmur (Will Eaves, CB Editions) In Our Mad and Furious...
No ‘Daily’ on Friday
Thursday, 27 September 2018
Please note that, due to Melbourne’s AFL Grand Final Day public holiday on Friday, the next Daily newsletter will be published on Monday, 1 October.
Australian Reading Hour: 1240 orgs, 2324 readers participate
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
More than 1240 organisations and 2324 readers registered to participate in Australian Reading Hour (ARH) on 20 September, a huge increase in participation from last year's inaugural campaign. The campaign,...
Readings SLV moves to larger site amid library redevelopment
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
The Readings bookshop at State Library Victoria (SLV) has moved to a larger shop space, due to the $88.1 million redevelopment of SLV. The new SLV shop site is 60%...
First of SLV $88.1m redeveloped spaces revealed
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
State Library Victoria (SLV) has opened the first of its renovated spaces as part of its $88.1 million ‘Vision 2020’ redevelopment. The new spaces include two new reading rooms, a dedicated...
SLQ opens Queensland’s first ‘tool library’
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
The State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has partnered with the Brisbane Tool Library to open Queensland’s first tool library, reports the Age. The membership-based service, located at South Bank in Brisbane,...
Best Small Library in America 2018 announced
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
In the US, Madison County Public Libraries (MCPL) has won Library Journal’s 2018 award for Best Small Library in America, reports USA Today’s Citizen Times. The competition, sponsored by book...
Digital Book World: Bradley Metrock on interactive books, accessibility and voice-first publishing
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Digital Book World (DBW) executive producer Bradley Metrock offers some insights on the topics that will be covered DBW conference, which will run from 2-4 October in Nashville, USA. The...
Scottish Book Trust announces new fellowship for writers in English, Scots or Gaelic
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Scottish Book Trust has announced a new fellowship program for writers based in Scotland and working in English, Scots and Gaelic, reports Book Brunch. The Ignite fellowship, which builds on...
SPN announces Isdahl, Dattner as conference keynotes
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the keynote speakers for the 2018 Independent Publishing Conference, which runs from 22-24 November 2018 in Melbourne. Danika Isdahl, production manager at US-based...
Wyld, Howard, Younus announced as inaugural participants of Writers SA residency project
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Author Karen Wyld, journalist Jane Howard and poet Manal Younus have been announced as the inaugural participants of Writers SA's new Writers and Readers in Residence Project. Supported by the Australia...
Vivas to join Hardie Grant Egmont as publisher
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Hardie Grant Egmont (HGE) has appointed Ana Vivas to the newly created role of publisher. In her new role at HGE she will 'champion the picture books and children's fiction...
Giramondo acquires McGregor’s ‘photoessay memoir’ on ‘Indelible Ink’
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Giramondo has acquired world rights to a ‘photoessay memoir’ called A Novel Idea by Sydney author and performance artist Fiona McGregor, via Jane Novak of Jane Novak Literary Agency. A...
Text dominates shortlist for 2018 CHASS Australia Book Prize
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
The Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) has announced the shortlist for the 2018 Australia Book Prize, with Text Publishing responsible for all three shortlisted titles. The...
Horne Prize backflips on rule change, Marr and Funder quit as judges
Tuesday, 25 September 2018
The Saturday Paper and Aesop have removed a controversial rule change to the Horne Prize, acknowledging that the changes ‘were restrictive and should not have been included’. As a result...
UK children’s book market reports growth; YA down 22%, children’s nonfiction up 10.2%
Tuesday, 25 September 2018
In the UK, the children's book market has reported steady growth between August 2017 and August 2018, reports the Bookseller. The children's market has shown overall growth of 0.7% by...
Third O’Neill title sold to UK’s Lightning Books
Tuesday, 25 September 2018
UK publisher Lightning Books has acquired UK and Commonwealth (excluding ANZ) rights to Ryan O’Neill’s 2012 debut short story collection The Weight of a Human Heart, reports Book Brunch. Lightning...
Recipients of CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants announced
Tuesday, 25 September 2018
Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) have announced the four recipients of the 2018 CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants, each worth NZ$5000 (A$4590). The winner...
Kuala Lumpur named World Book Capital for 2020
Monday, 24 September 2018
Kuala Lumpur (KL) has been named as the UNESCO World Book Capital (WBC) for 2020. The city was selected due to its 'strong focus on inclusive education' and emphasis on 'accessible...
Funder quits as judge for Horne Prize
Monday, 24 September 2018
Author Anna Funder has quit the judging panel for the Horne Prize, after a rule change about which judges were not consulted, reports the Australian. Prize organisers made changes to...
Booktopia wins people’s choice award at Telstra Business Awards
Monday, 24 September 2018
Online bookseller Booktopia has won the people’s choice award at the national finals of the Telstra Business Awards. Announced at an awards dinner on 20 September, the national award win...
Leading Edge restructures, Marinov departs
Friday, 21 September 2018
Leading Edge Group has restructured its business and Leading Edge Books national group manager Galina Marinov has been made redundant. Leading Edge has dissolved its group teams, including the books...
Educational Publishing Awards 2018 winners announced
Friday, 21 September 2018
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the winners of the 2018 Educational Publishing Awards Australia (EPAA). Promoting Literacy Development was named Primary Publisher of the Year and Oxford University...
Man Booker Prize 2018 shortlist announced
Friday, 21 September 2018
The shortlist for the 2018 Man Booker Prize has been announced. The six shortlisted titles are: Milkman (Anna Burns, Faber) Washington Black (Esi Edugyan, Serpent’s Tail) Everything Under (Daisy Johnson, Jonathan Cape) The...
Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing 2018 shortlist announced
Friday, 21 September 2018
The shortlist for this year’s Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing has been announced. The shortlisted pieces are: ‘Amid fear and guns, polio finds a refuge’ (Jo Chandler, Undark)...
Annual funding for Icelandic publishers may lead to drop in book prices
Thursday, 20 September 2018
The Icelandic government has announced ISK 400 million (A$4.9m) in annual grant funding for book publishers as part of a plan to promote the Icelandic language, reports Iceland Review. Beginning...
‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ to be adapted as TV miniseries
Thursday, 20 September 2018
Synchronicity Films will adapt Heather Morris’ The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Echo) as a television drama miniseries. The project is currently in development, with Australian writer-producer Jacquelin Perske to adapt Morris’...
T A G Hungerford Award 2018 shortlist announced
Thursday, 20 September 2018
The shortlist for the 2018 City of Fremantle T A G Hungerford Award has been announced. The shortlisted manuscripts are: 'Father of the Lost Boys' (Yuot Alaak) 'She Came to...
PRH offers $100k funding for kids’ booksellers amid Puffin brand revival
Thursday, 20 September 2018
Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia has announced it will offer a total of $100,000 in funding to booksellers that run children’s reading programs. Australian bookstores with a dedicated children’s book...
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