F Scott Fitzgerald unpublished short stories to be released in 2017
Thursday, 8 September 2016
A new collection of previously unpublished short stories by F Scott Fitzgerald will be published in the US in April 2017, reports the Guardian. Titled I’d Die for You and...
McWatters wins €3000 ‘Moth’ short story prize
Thursday, 8 September 2016
Australian author Nikki McWatters has won the €3000 (A$4400) Moth Short Story Prize for her story ‘Yellow Belly’. The Irish award is open to all international writers regardless of their...
QWC/Hachette Australia 2016 Manuscript Development Program writers announced
Thursday, 8 September 2016
The Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) and Hachette Australia have announced the writers selected for their annual Manuscript Development Program. The successful writers and their manuscripts are: Shelley Banks for her...
HarperCollins partners with CBCA NSW on mentorship program
Thursday, 8 September 2016
HarperCollins Australia is partnering with the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) NSW branch for the CBCA’s annual Aspiring Writers Mentorship Program for unpublished children’s authors. Awarded as part of...
Patrić the top-selling author at MWF
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) CEO and artistic director Lisa Dempster has reported this year’s festival’s box office and attendance ‘exceeded expectations’. Final figures are still being tallied for the festival,...
Small publisher spotlight: Miscellaneous Press
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
Melbourne author and blogger Karen Andrews started Miscellaneous Press in 2008 to self-publish her first children’s picture book. She spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series. Describe your...
University of Adelaide library to downsize collection by up to 70%
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
The University of Adelaide’s Barr Smith library will downsize its collection by up to 70% over the next two to three years as part of a major modernisation, reports the...
City of Literature office offering free SPN conference tickets for librarians
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
The Melbourne City of Literature Office is offering ten free one-day tickets for workers in the library sector to the Small Press Network’s (SPN) Independent Publishing Conference in Melbourne on...
‘Gruffalo’ author protests cuts to Scottish school librarians
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
Children’s book author Julia Donaldson has written to the Scottish First Minister demanding a Scottish council reverse its plan to axe school librarians, reports the Scotsman. Donaldson, the author of...
UK publishers lobby government on trade, copyright post-Brexit
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
In the UK, the Publishers Association (PA) is lobbying the government to focus on keeping European Union (EU) trade barriers to a minimum and to encourage investment in the UK...
Readings launches Young Adult Book Prize
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
Independent Melbourne bookseller Readings has announced the formation of the Readings Young Adult Book Prize, open to first and second works of young adult fiction and memoir by Australian authors....
Robinsons to open Werribee store in November
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
Melbourne independent bookselling chain Robinsons Bookshop will open its ninth store at Pacific Werribee shopping centre in Melbourne’s south-west in November. Co-owner Susanne Horman said that ‘with very few bookshops...
Foxtel to screen ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’ adaptation in 2017
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
Foxtel will screen a TV adaptation of Joan Lindsay’s 1967 novel Picnic at Hanging Rock in 2017, reports Fairfax. The ‘re-imagined’ adaptation is being produced by Fremantle Media and is...
Spinifex to host 25th-anniversary celebration
Tuesday, 6 September 2016
Melbourne-based feminist publisher Spinifex Press will host a two-day event this week to celebrate its 25th anniversary. ‘That’s Radical Feminism’ runs from 9-10 September at the Lithuanian Club in North...
Industry prepares for 10th Indigenous Literacy Day tomorrow
Tuesday, 6 September 2016
The 10th Indigenous Literacy Day will take place around Australia on Wednesday 7 September. The day will kick off with an event at the Sydney Opera House, featuring Indigenous Literacy...
Danish ebook lending app tracks children’s reading progress
Tuesday, 6 September 2016
A new ebook lending platform has launched in Denmark with the ability to track reading progress, reports Publishing Perspectives. Launched with the aim of supporting children’s reading, Book Bites allows...
Hachette launches online SFF community
Tuesday, 6 September 2016
Hachette Australia and New Zealand has launched an online community for its science-fiction, fantasy and horror readers. ‘The Realm’ launched on 2 September on Facebook and Twitter, with Instagram, Snapchat...
Wilderness Society announces 2016 children’s book award winners
Tuesday, 6 September 2016
The winners of the 2016 Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children’s Literature have been announced. The winning books in each category are: Fiction The River and the Book (Alison Croggon, Walker...
Pew Report: US ebook sales flat, overall book readership steady
Monday, 5 September 2016
In the US, a new report by the Pew Research Center has found overall book readership and ebook readership rates are steady, among other findings. The Book Readership 2016 report...
Moriarty, Catton to be adapted for screen
Monday, 5 September 2016
Australian author Liane Moriarty and New Zealand author Eleanor Catton have had their books picked up for screen adaptations. Film rights to Moriarty’s latest novel Truly Madly Guilty (Macmillan) have...
Close to 5000 attend inaugural Canberra Writers Festival
Monday, 5 September 2016
Just under 5000 visitors attended the inaugural Canberra Writers Festival, which ran from 26-28 August at various locations across the city. Festival director Vickii Cotter told Books+Publishing organisers were ‘blown...
Inaugural Australian Short Story Festival program launched
Monday, 5 September 2016
The program has been launched for the inaugural Australian Short Story Festival, which runs from 21-23 October in Perth. Cate Kennedy will deliver the opening address and Kim Scott will...
NSW Premier’s History Awards 2016 winners announced
Monday, 5 September 2016
The winners of the 2016 New South Wales Premier’s History Awards have been announced. The winners in each category are: Australian History Prize ($15,000) Australia’s Boldest Experiment: War and Reconstruction...
New ‘Books+Publishing Junior’ reviews out now
Friday, 2 September 2016
Books+Publishing’s latest Junior newsletter contains 14 reviews of books publishing in October and November 2016. Three books received the highest rating of 4.5 stars in this newsletter. Maxine Beneba Clarke’s...
Waverley Council partners with St Albans Writers’ Festival for Nib announcement
Friday, 2 September 2016
Waverley Council in Sydney will present the 2016 Nib Waverley Library Award for Literature shortlist at a special session at the St Albans Writers’ Festival, which runs from 16-18 September...
UK charity BookTrust launches translated children’s fiction promotion
Friday, 2 September 2016
In the UK, children’s literacy charity BookTrust is launching an initiative to encourage the publication of more translated works for children, reports the Bookseller. The ‘In the Other Words’ initiative...
Hachette, EWF announce 2016 Richell Prize shortlist
Friday, 2 September 2016
Hachette Australia and the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) have announced the shortlist for the 2016 Richell Prize for emerging writers. The five shortlisted writers and their works are: ‘The Illusion...
Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Indigenous Writing 2016 shortlist announced
Friday, 2 September 2016
The shortlist for the 2016 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Indigenous Writing has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Ghost River (Tony Birch, UQP) Inside My Mother (Ali Cobby Eckermann,...
Text celebrates its 100th ‘Text Classic’ with promotions, events
Thursday, 1 September 2016
Text Publishing has released the 100th title in its ‘Text Classics’ series, Mena Calthorpe’s out-of-print 1961 novel The Dyehouse, and is marking the occasion with events, an advertising campaign, trade...
PRH half-year revenues down due to falling ebook sales
Thursday, 1 September 2016
Penguin Random House’s (PRH) global revenues fell more than 10% in the first half of 2016 due to a drop in ebook sales, reports the Bookseller. Bertelsmann, which owns 53%...
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