HarperCollins to publish Purcell’s ‘The Girl on the Page’
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
HarperCollins Australia has acquired The Girl on the Page, an ‘industry insider’ novel by Booktopia director of books John Purcell. Described as ‘a smart, sexy, provocative and powerful novel of...
Hazel Rowley Fellowship 2018 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
Writers Victoria has announced the eight writers shortlisted for the 2018 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, awarded annually to an Australian writer for a proposed biographical work. The shortlisted writers and...
‘Working Class Boy’ adaptation receives Screen Australia funding
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
A feature documentary adaptation of Jimmy Barnes’ memoir Working Class Boy (HarperCollins) is one of 12 documentary projects to receive production funding from Screen Australia. Independent production company CJZ’s adaptation...
German sales down 2% in 2017
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
German trade paper buchreport has reported sales were down for the German book industry in 2017, with value dropping two percent compared to 2016, reports the Bookseller. Christmas sales in...
Last chance: Please complete our post-Christmas survey
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its annual post-Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. The survey deadline has been extended to Thursday, 18 January. This is your last chance to complete the survey....
‘KYD’ announces new staff; appoints Cregan as book club coordinator
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Literary magazine Kill Your Darlings (KYD) has announced several new staff members for 2018, including the appointment of Ellen Cregan as coordinator of KYD’s First Book Club. Cregan will write...
Print book volume down by 4% in Canada in 2017
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Print book sales in Canada have declined in 2017, with print book volume down by four percent and value down by three percent compared to 2016 figures. According to a...
Twelfth Planet Press’ Kaleidoscope imprint to publish first novel
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Independent genre publishers Twelfth Planet Press will publish Kate Gordon’s YA novel Thyla as the first novel under its Kaleidoscope imprint, which specialises in representing diversity in YA fiction. Thyla,...
Vuong wins 2017 T S Eliot Prize
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
American poet Ocean Vuong has won the 2017 T S Eliot Prize for poetry, reports the Guardian. Vuong won the prize for his debut collection Night Sky with Exit Wounds...
Indie Book Awards 2018 shortlist announced
Monday, 15 January 2018
Leading Edge Books has announced the 2018 Indie Book Awards shortlist, for the best Australian books published in 2017. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Force of Nature...
Affirm to boycott Australia Day public holiday
Monday, 15 January 2018
Affirm Press has announced it will boycott Australia Day on 26 January in support of the movement to change the date of the holiday to one that is more inclusive...
Maslen wins ‘KYD’ New Critic Award 2018
Monday, 15 January 2018
Writer and events producer Kylie Maslen has been named the winner of the 2018 Kill Your Darlings New Critic Award. Maslen receives $3000 and will have five works of literary...
Czech Republic creates tax-deductible book allowance for employees
Monday, 15 January 2018
In the Czech Republic, the government has introduced a new tax law that allows companies to offer tax-deductible book vouchers to employees, reports Publishing Perspectives. In effect since 1 January...
Writers, lit journals among recipients of VicArts funding
Friday, 12 January 2018
A number of writers and literary organisations are among the 70 recipients of the latest round of VicArts project funding, worth a total of $1.5m. The recipients include: Australian Book...
Sullivan, Kobayashi and Charls join Wheeler Centre
Friday, 12 January 2018
The Wheeler Centre has announced several new appointments to its staff. Former prize manager of the Stella Prize Veronica Sullivan has joined the centre as programming manager, while Hiroki Kobayashi...
Quarto to consolidate adult trade imprints
Friday, 12 January 2018
In the UK, Quarto is merging its three adult trade imprints into one new imprint, White Lion Publishing, reports the Bookseller. The publishers’ imprints Aurum Press, Frances Lincoln and Quintessence...
Hardie Grant acquires Rowntree travel title
Friday, 12 January 2018
Hardie Grant has acquired a new illustrated guide on ocean and river cruises by Channel Nine’s Getaway presenter Catriona Rowntree. The Best of World Cruising will ‘focus on destinations and...
Lonely Planet Kids expands in US market
Friday, 12 January 2018
The children’s imprint of travel publisher Lonely Planet—Lonely Planet Kids—has announced several new appointments as part of its ongoing expansion in the US market, reports Publishers Weekly. Hanna Otero took...
PRH buys Rodale Books
Thursday, 11 January 2018
In the US, Penguin Random House (PRH) has purchased the trade book publishing assets of wellness publisher Rodale Books from Hearst Corp, reports Publishers Weekly. Hearst, after announcing its acquisition...
Sweatshop launches program for Western Sydney culturally diverse women writers
Thursday, 11 January 2018
Western Sydney literary group Sweatshop has launched the Writers’ Collective for Diverse Women, a new program of workshops for Indigenous and culturally diverse women writers residing in Western Sydney. Funded...
Twenty-six writers and organisations among latest OzCo grants recipients
Thursday, 11 January 2018
Twenty-six writers and literary organisations are among the 196 recipients of the latest round of Australia Council funding grants, worth a total of $6.4m. Fifteen writers and groups received arts...
Xoum announces 2017 XO Romance Prize shortlist
Thursday, 11 January 2018
Xoum Publishing has announced the shortlist for the 2017 XO Romance Prize for an unpublished manuscript. The shortlisted works and their authors are: L Francis for ‘Legally Bound’, a ‘heartwarming...
Library of Congress to scale back Twitter archive
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
In the US, the Library of Congress will scale back its approach to collecting every message posted on Twitter, reports the Australian Financial Review. The Library of Congress had collected...
SLWA partners with Minderoo Foundation
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
The State Library of WA (SLWA) has partnered with Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation to develop a project that ‘retraces and reinterprets’ John Forrest’s 1874 trek from Geraldton to...
State government recommends returning WA Prem’s to annual event in review of writing sector
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
The Western Australian state government has made nine final recommendations to support the state’s writing sector, including returning the WA Premier’s Book Awards to an annual event, as part of...
Government reveals $5.4m cut to OzCo in MYEFO
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
The federal government revealed a $5.4m funding cut to the Australia Council in its 2017-18 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) on 18 December 2017. The $1.8m per year over...
SWF announces earlier dates for 2018, 2019
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
The 2018 Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) will be held from 30 April to 6 May—a month earlier than in previous years. The date change is due to the festival’s temporary...
Ismail wins Deborah Cass Prize 2017
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
Perth writer Rafeif Ismail has won Writers Victoria’s 2017 Deborah Cass Prize for emerging writers from migrant backgrounds for her manuscript extract ‘Almitra Amongst Ghosts’. ‘Almitra Amongst Ghosts’ was announced...
Goldsworthy wins Horne Prize 2017
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
The Saturday Paper and cosmetics company Aesop announced writer Kerryn Goldsworthy as the winner of the $15,000 Horne Prize 2017 for her essay, ‘The Limit of the World’. ‘The Limit of...
ABIAs 2018 date, venue announced
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) will be held on Thursday, 3 May this year. This year’s awards will be held at the International Convention Centre Sydney to accommodate the...
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