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Bowers to participate in UK exchange program Intersect

Monday, 13 August 2018
Writer and multidisciplinary artist Candy Bowers has been announced as one of the 2018 participants in the British Council's inaugural UK exchange program, Intersect. Bowers is one of three culturally...

Shortlist announced for inaugural Danger Prize

Monday, 13 August 2018
The shortlist has been announced for the inaugural Danger Prize, awarded for the best book, film or TV drama about Sydney and crime. Three true crime books were shortlisted, alongside...

UK comedian launches Comedy Women in Print prize

Friday, 10 August 2018
UK comedian, actor and author Helen Lederer is launching the Comedy Women in Print (CWIP) prize, reports the Bookseller. The award will be presented in two categories: the prize for...

Frankfurt Book Fair launches human rights campaign

Friday, 10 August 2018
In Germany, Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF) and the German Publishers and Booksellers Association have launched the ‘On the Same Page’ campaign to mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations (UN)...

Inky Awards 2018 shortlist announced

Friday, 10 August 2018
The Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria has announced the shortlists for the 2018 Inky Awards for young adult literature. For the first time, the shortlist...

McTiernan shortlisted for Not the Booker prize 2018

Friday, 10 August 2018
Perth-based author Dervla McTiernan has been shortlisted for the Guardian’s 2018 Not the Booker prize. McTiernan's debut, The Rúin, was one of five shortlisted titles voted for by the public from a...

Vandalised street library rebuilt

Wednesday, 8 August 2018
A Canberra street library that was destroyed by vandals in late July has been rebuilt by the local community, reports the Age. The Lyneham and O’Connor Little Library was set on...

Australian Short Story Festival 2018 program announced

Wednesday, 8 August 2018
The program for the 2018 Australian Short Story Festival has been announced. The festival, which is co-founded by Margaret River Press and MidnightSun Publishing, will run from 19-21 October in...

Dymocks’ Books For Kids week launched

Wednesday, 8 August 2018
Dymocks booksellers has launched its week-long charity campaign, Books For Kids. During Books For Kids week, which runs from 4-12 August, the retailer will donate $1 from the sale of...

Booksellers prepare for Love Your Bookshop Day

Wednesday, 8 August 2018
Preparations are underway for the Australian Booksellers Association’s (ABA) Love Your Bookshop Day (LYBD) on Saturday 11 August, with stores around the country hosting events and promotions. More than 50...

Oceanofpdf piracy website taken down

Tuesday, 7 August 2018
US-hosted ebook piracy website Oceanofpdf, which was giving away ebooks for free, has been shut down, reports the Bookseller. The site, which was active for seven months, had offered thousands...

Hachette adds LibraryThing reviews to US website

Tuesday, 7 August 2018
Tens of thousands of book and audiobook reviews written by members of social book cataloging app LibraryThing have been added to Hachette’s US website. Hachette Book Group (HBG), a division...

Rubbo awarded ‘Emerging Philanthropy Leadership Award’

Tuesday, 7 August 2018
Managing director of Readings Mark Rubbo has been jointly awarded the Emerging Philanthropy Leadership Award at the 2018 Creative Partnerships Awards. Rubbo shared the award with philanthropist, volunteer and advocate...

‘The Choke’ sold to UK, Europe, Commonwealth

Monday, 6 August 2018
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has sold UK, Europe and Commonwealth (excluding ANZ) rights to Sofie Laguna’s The Choke to London-based Gallic Books, reports the Bookseller. A&U rights associate Maggie Thompson...

Edify to promote OUP’s global catalogue in NZ 

Friday, 3 August 2018
Auckland-based educational publishing and distribution company Edify has signed a marketing agreement with Oxford University Press (OUP) whereby Edify will promote OUP’s global catalogue to New Zealand customers. In effect...

Book-to-screen adaptations pitched at 2018 Books at MIFF

Friday, 3 August 2018
The 12th annual Books at MIFF (BaM) event, run by Melbourne International Film Festival’s 37º South Market, was held at Melbourne’s Forum Theatre on 2 August. Representatives from publishing and...

‘The Big Issue’ announces 2018 fiction edition

Friday, 3 August 2018
The Big Issue has announced the writers who will feature in its 2018 fiction edition, which will be distributed by vendors on 10 August. Traversing themes of race, identity, body...