Tonner wins Finch Memoir Prize for ‘Cold Vein’ Archive
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
Anne Tonner has won the 2017 Finch Memoir Prize for her manuscript ‘Cold Vein’, an account of her daughter’s battle with anorexia. Judge Maggie Mackellar said Tonner’s memoir had a...
Stella Prize 2017 longlist announced Archive
Tuesday, 7 February 2017
The longlist for the 2017 Stella Prize has been announced. This year’s longlisted titles are: Victoria: The Queen (Julia Baird, HarperCollins) Between a Wolf and a Dog (Georgia Blain, Scribe)...
Shortlist announced for UK’s inaugural BAME prize Archive
Tuesday, 7 February 2017
The shortlist for the UK’s inaugural Jhalak Prize for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) writers has been announced, reports the Guardian. The shortlisted titles are: The Girl of Ink...
NZ online children’s books magazine ‘Sapling’ reaches crowdfunding goal Archive
Tuesday, 7 February 2017
A New Zealand online magazine about children’s books has reached its NZ$10,000 (A$9546) crowdfunding goal just over a week into its month-long campaign. The Sapling project is run by Sarah...
Wheelers receive Lifetime Achievement Award from UN tourism agency Archive
Tuesday, 7 February 2017
The United Nations Tourism Organisation has awarded Lonely Planet founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler its annual Lifetime Achievement Award. The Wheelers are the 13th recipient of the award, which is...
Waterstones plans 10-store expansion in 2017 Archive
Monday, 6 February 2017
Waterstones MD James Daunt has told the Bookseller that the UK bookselling chain will open ‘at least’ 10 new shops in 2017. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, the 270-store chain...
Whittaker, Isemonger win ‘Overland’ Judith Wright Poetry Prize Archive
Monday, 6 February 2017
Alison Whittaker and Holly Isemonger have been jointly awarded the 2016 Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets. Whittaker won the prize for her poem ‘Many Girls...
Magabala to release teaching resources for Indigenous stories Archive
Monday, 6 February 2017
Indigenous publisher Magabala Books has used a $33,550 grant from the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund to create teaching resources for Indigenous stories, to be delivered via the Copyright Agency’s Reading...
WAYRBA 2017 shortlists announced Archive
Friday, 3 February 2017
The shortlists for the 2017 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards (WAYRBA) have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Picture books Thelma the Unicorn (Aaron Blabey, Scholastic)...
Buck Mulligan’s to host ‘Writers Under the Influence’ author series Archive
Friday, 3 February 2017
Melbourne bar and bookshop Buck Mulligan’s will host a monthly author reading called ‘Writers Under the Influence’, with local writers reading from their favourite authors and their own work. Store...
Print book volume down 6.4% in Canada in 2016 Archive
Friday, 3 February 2017
Print book sales have declined in Canada in 2016, with print book volume down 6.4% and value down 3.5% on the previous year, reports Publishers Weekly. According to figures from...
ABA, APA to host forum for indie authors, booksellers and publishers Archive
Friday, 3 February 2017
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and Australian Publishers Association (APA) are hosting a forum for independent booksellers, publishers and authors in Melbourne on 20 February. Sessions include ‘what booksellers want’,...
New ‘Books+Publishing’ reviews out now Archive
Friday, 3 February 2017
Books+Publishing’s latest Reviews newsletter contains 12 reviews of books publishing in February and March 2017. Two books scored 4.5 stars—Jane Rawson’s From the Wreck (Transit Lounge, March) and Michael Sala’s...
On tour: Ken Liu Archive
Thursday, 2 February 2017
Writer and translator Ken Liu is at the forefront of bringing Chinese science-fiction to an English-language market, having translated the Hugo Award-winning The Three Body Problem (Liu Cixin) and edited...
On tour: Madeleine Thien Archive
Thursday, 2 February 2017
Canadian author Madeleine Thien’s latest book Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Granta) chronicles the lives of a group of musicians in 20th-century China. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker...
‘Better standards of bookselling’ helps Waterstones post first profit in five years Archive
Thursday, 2 February 2017
UK bookselling chain Waterstones has posted its first profit in five years, reports the Bookseller. Reporting for 270 stores, Waterstones posted a profit of £17.6m (A$29.37m) in the year to...
Previously banned NZ YA novel ‘Into the River’ optioned for film Archive
Thursday, 2 February 2017
New Zealand author Ted Dawe’s YA novel Into the River (Penguin), which the Film and Literature Board of Review temporarily banned in 2015, has been optioned for film, reports the...
PRH, Hachette and ‘PW’ to fund PEN membership fees under Trump Archive
Thursday, 2 February 2017
In the US, Penguin Random House (PRH), Hachette Book Group (Hachette) and Publishers Weekly will pay half of each of their employees’ membership fees to PEN America, in a move to...
State Library of NSW secures $15m in private donations for new galleries, learning space Archive
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
The State Library of New South Wales has secured $15m in private donations to fund new public galleries and a learning space in the Mitchell building. The galleries and learning...
NSW Librarian made AM in Australia Day honours Archive
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Jan Richards, the manager of Central West Libraries in rural NSW, has been made a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia for ‘significant service to library...
Black Inc. to publish ‘Growing up Aboriginal in Australia’ anthology; call for submissions Archive
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Black Inc. is calling for submissions for a new anthology, Growing up Aboriginal in Australia, to be published in 2018. The anthology, which will be edited by Anita Heiss, will...
‘Overland’ poetry prize 2016 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
The shortlist for the 2016 Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets has been announced. The eight shortlisted poems are: ‘Many Girls, White Linen’ (Alison Whittaker) ‘Languages...
Full program for Adelaide Writers’ Week announced Archive
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
The full program for Adelaide Writers’ Week, which runs from 4-9 March, has been announced. This year’s festival is dedicated to Elizabeth Harrower, who will be in conversation with Text...
‘Pencilled In’ launches #ReadAsianOz public transport book campaign Archive
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Queensland literary journal Pencilled In has launched #ReadAsianOz, an initiative that places books by Asian-Australian authors on public transport services to raise the profile of diverse Australian writing. As part...
Oz candidate stands for IFLA presidency Archive
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Former Australia Library and Information Association (ALIA) president Christine Mackenzie is standing for the role of president of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). ALIA is supporting...
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2017 winners announced Archive
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Sydney-based writer, actor and playwright Leah Purcell has won the $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature for her play The Drover’s Wife (Currency Press) at this year’s Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards....
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards to waive entry fees for SPN members Archive
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
The Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, administered by the Wheeler Centre, will waive entry fees for up to three titles from Small Press Network (SPN) members from 2018. Wheeler Centre director...
Barry wins second Costa Book of the Year Archive
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Irish author Sebastian Barry has won the 2016 Costa Book of the Year award for his novel Days Without End (Faber), reports the Guardian. This is the second time the...
London longlisted for Wellcome Book Prize Archive
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Joan London’s novel The Golden Age (Vintage, published in the UK by Europa Editions) has been longlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize in the UK. The annual prize, worth £30,000...
‘Introducing Teddy’ makes ALA ‘Rainbow List’ Archive
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Jessica Walton’s Introducing Teddy (illus by Dougal MacPherson, Bloomsbury) has made the American Library Association’s (ALA) annual Rainbow List’s Top Ten books with significant gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (LGBT)...
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