Walsh announced as OzCo chair Archive
Friday, 11 May 2018
Minister for communications and the arts Mitch Fifield has appointed Sam Walsh as the next chair of the Australia Council for the Arts, following current chair Rupert Myer. Walsh was...
‘The Dry’ nominated for 2018 Anthony Award Archive
Friday, 11 May 2018
Jane Harper has been nominated for the 2018 Anthony Awards for her debut The Dry (Pan). The Dry was nominated in the category for best first novel, alongside the following:...
ABA Booksellers Choice Award 2018 shortlist announced Archive
Friday, 11 May 2018
The shortlist for this year’s Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Booksellers Choice Award has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Force of Nature (Jane Harper, Macmillan) Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan...
US adult book and university press sales up; audio sales grow significantly Archive
Thursday, 10 May 2018
The Association of American Publishers’ (AAP) annual StatShot survey estimated that US publishers’ revenue for trade books increased by US$96 million (A$128.7 million) to US$7.6 billion (A$10.19 billion)—a 1.3% increase—in 2017....
Wyld receives Hardcopy scholarship for First Nations writers Archive
Thursday, 10 May 2018
Writer and former bookseller Karen Wyld is the recipient of the inaugural Hardcopy scholarship for an emerging First Nations writer. Launched this year by the ACT Writers Centre in partnership...
Text acquires Savage’s debut essay collection Archive
Thursday, 10 May 2018
Text Publishing has acquired world rights (ex UK) to Ellena Savage’s debut essay collection, Blueberries, via Daisy Parente at Lutyens & Rubinstein. Blueberries is a collection of essays exploring themes...
REAL Awards 2018 shortlists announced Archive
Thursday, 10 May 2018
The shortlists for the 2018 Reading & Enjoying Australian Literature (REAL) Awards—which act as shortlists for children’s choice book awards in New South Wales (KOALAs), Northern Territory (KROC Awards) and...
Federal government extends $20,000 tax write-off for small business Archive
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
The federal government will extend its $20,000 ‘instant’ tax deduction threshold for small businesses for another year, reports SmartCompany. The scheme allows small businesses with an annual turnover of up...
IFLA survey now open on rare materials cataloguing with RDA Archive
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
A new survey developed by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) will collect data on the implementation of Resource Description and Access (RDA) in rare materials cataloguing....
US National Medal for Museum and Library Service winners announced Archive
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
In the US, five libraries have been announced as recipients of the 2018 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, alongside five museum services. Presented by the Institute of Museum...
Outside the lines: Meet Scribblers festival director Katherine Dorrington Archive
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
After 12 years at Perth Writers Festival (PWF), Katherine Dorrington has stepped straight back into programming as the director of Scribblers Festival, a new festival celebrating children's literature and arts....
Balm for our souls: Suzy Wilson on a life with books Archive
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
Independent bookseller and Indigenous literacy advocate Suzy Wilson was awarded the Lloyd O’Neil Award for outstanding service to the Australian book industry at this year’s Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs)...
Podcast spotlight: One More Page Archive
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
Launched in February, One More Page is a fortnightly podcast for lovers of children's books, hosted by Kate Simpson, Liz Ledden and Nat Amoore. With seven episodes under their belt...
‘Amelia Westlake’ sells into US Archive
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
Erin Gough’s new queer feminist YA novel, Amelia Westlake (Hardie Grant Egmont), has sold into the US to Little, Brown imprint Poppy. Gough’s second novel, following her Ampersand Prize-winning debut...
OzCo funding steady in 2018-19 budget; ABC funding slashed Archive
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
The Australia Council will not be subjected to any major budget measures in the 2018-19 federal budget beyond confirmation of the $5.4 million reallocation to Creative Partnerships Australia announced in...
Sweatshop announces three print anthologies for mid-2019 Archive
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
Western Sydney literacy collective Sweatshop will expand its publishing program, with three new print titles being developed for release in mid-2019. The three books in development are Sweatshop Women, an anthology...
Budget delivers NLA funds for Captain Cook commemoration; cuts to staffing levels Archive
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
The National Library of Australia (NLA) will share in a $48.7 million investment released in the 2018-19 federal budget to deliver events and programs to commemorate the 250th anniversary of...
Mary Gilmore Award 2018 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
The shortlist for the 2018 Mary Gilmore Award, presented by the Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) for best first book of poetry published in the past two...
Parry wins Folio Prize for ‘Ghosts of the Tsunami’ Archive
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
In the UK, Richard Lloyd Parry has won the £20,000 (A$34,610) Rathbones Folio Prize, relaunched last year, for Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan’s Disaster Zone (Vintage). Judges praised Parry's...
Writers, literary orgs among latest OzCo grant recipients Archive
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
Thirty-four writers and literary organisations have been awarded a total of $780,337 in the Australia Council's first grant round for 2018. Nineteen writers and groups received arts projects funding, worth up...
Melbourne local council announces inaugural writer-in-residence program Archive
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
Moreland City Council, in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, will offer a new $3000 writer-in-residence program this year. Offered to three writers, the three-month residency program aims to support writers by providing...
National Book Awards open to non-US citizens Archive
Tuesday, 8 May 2018
In the US, the National Book Foundation (NBF)—which administers the National Book Awards—has introduced a new process whereby authors who are not US citizens are eligible for the awards, reports...
Readings renovates flagship Carlton shop Archive
Tuesday, 8 May 2018
Melbourne independent bookseller Readings will refurbish its flagship Carlton shop, after 20 years in its current location. The Lygon Street shop will be closed for approximately seven weeks from Tuesday,...
Australian Romance Readers Awards 2017 winners announced Archive
Tuesday, 8 May 2018
The winners of the 2017 Australian Romance Readers Awards, presented by the Australian Romance Readers Association (ARRA), have been announced, with Anne Gracie named Favourite Australian Romance Author for the...
‘The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree’ sells in US and UK Archive
Tuesday, 8 May 2018
Wild Dingo Press has sold North American and UK rights to Shokoofeh Azar’s Stella Prize-shortlisted The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree. US and UK rights were sold to Europa Editions,...
2018 Nobel Prize in Literature cancelled due to sexual assault scandal Archive
Monday, 7 May 2018
The Swedish Academy will not award the Nobel Prize in Literature this year, and will instead choose two laureates in 2019, reports the Guardian. The Swedish Academy has attracted controversy...
Maguire awarded $100,000 Charles Perkins Centre fellowship Archive
Monday, 7 May 2018
Author Emily Maguire has been awarded the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre Writer in Residence fellowship. Maguire will receive $100,000 and will spend a year based at the centre...
Mehan and Hollier receive $15,000 publisher fellowships Archive
Monday, 7 May 2018
The Copyright Agency has announced the two recipients of its $15,000 publisher fellowships: Spineless Wonders publisher Bronwyn Mehan and Monash University Publishing director Nathan Hollier. The fellowships aim to support...
Diaz withdraws from Australian tour after sexual harassment allegations Archive
Monday, 7 May 2018
Author Junot Diaz has withdrawn from his scheduled appearances at the Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) and the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne, after being accused of past sexual misconduct and verbal...
Four writers named 2018 ‘SMH’ Best Young Australian Novelists Archive
Monday, 7 May 2018
Jennifer Down, Marija Peričić, Shaun Prescott and Pip Smith have been named the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) Best Young Australian Novelists for 2018. This is the second consecutive year that...
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