Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Seizure has announced that Tom Langshaw will edit its 2016 Viva La Novella project. Langshaw, who works as an editorial and publishing assistant at Penguin Random House, was chosen from...

Tuesday, 9 February 2016
A new licensed café and bookshop has opened at the Paradise Island Resort on the Gold Coast. REaD, which stands for Read, Eat and Drink, features a ‘fireside lounge area’...

Friday, 5 February 2016
The NSW State Government has announced a new NSW Writer’s Fellowship for early career writers. The fellowship, worth $30,000, will be offered to a professional writer ‘in the early stages...

Friday, 5 February 2016
Macquarie University has released a report examining Australian publishers’ responses to industry changes, including 25 case studies of trade and educational publishers. The report, ‘Disruption and innovation in the Australian...

Thursday, 4 February 2016
Melbourne alternative bookstore Polyester Books is closing its doors in May, reports the Age. The store, located on Brunswick St in Fitzroy, was founded in 1985 and became known for...

Wednesday, 3 February 2016
Amazon-owned online bookseller the Book Depository has confirmed it has set up local supply of Australian titles, with packing and distribution from Melbourne-based logistics company DAI Post. In a statement,...

Wednesday, 3 February 2016
Random House Australia will publish the first novel by Australian-born Marching Powder-author Rusty Young in October. The Work of Other Men, set in Colombia, is ‘the story of one young...

Tuesday, 2 February 2016
News Corp Australia has launched a children’s literacy campaign that includes a giveaway of Dr Seuss books. The month-long ‘Raise a Reader’ campaign, which begins on 13 February, ‘will reveal...

Tuesday, 2 February 2016
Former head of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Kate Carnell has been appointed as the first small businesses and family enterprise ombudsman. The ombudsman role, which replaces...