New children’s bookshop opens in Fremantle
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
A new bookshop specialising in children’s books and art supplies has opened in Fremantle. The Paper Bird is located in the Moores Art Building on Henry Street and includes a...
New Canberra Writers Festival announced
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
A new Canberra Writers Festival, to be held from 26-28 August 2016, has been announced. Organisers said in a statement that the festival has the support of ‘a number of...
US bookstore sales rise in 2015 after eight-year decline
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
In the US, annual bookstore sales have risen for the first time since 2007, with sales up 2.5% in 2015, reports Publishers Weekly. Based on preliminary figures released by the...
New literary agency Hindsight begins pitching to publishers
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
Melbourne-based Hindsight Literary Agency has begun pitching its clients’ manuscripts to publishers after opening in September last year. The agency is run by editorial director Sarah McKenzie, who has 15...
Australian anthology shortlisted for UK sci-fi award
Monday, 15 February 2016
Australian anthology Letters to Tiptree (ed by Alexandra Pierce & Alisa Kranostein, Twelfth Planet) has been shortlisted for the 2016 British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Awards. The collection is one...
S&S sales up slightly in 2015
Monday, 15 February 2016
Simon & Schuster has recorded global sales of US$780m (A$1,098m) in 2015, up 0.25% from US$778m (A$1,095m) the previous year, report Publishers Weekly and the Bookseller. Parent company CBS released...
Ditmar Awards 2016 ballot announced
Monday, 15 February 2016
The ballot for the 2016 Ditmar Awards has been announced. The shortlisted works include: Best Novel The Dagger’s Path (Glenda Larke, Orbit) Day Boy (Trent Jamieson, Text) Graced (Amanda Pillar,...
Express Media to host Canberra, Western Sydney events
Monday, 15 February 2016
Melbourne-based Express Media will host ‘pop-up events’ outside of Victoria as part of its first annual Tracks program. The program will host workshops, masterclasses and other events for young writers...
writingWA Awards 2015 winners announced
Monday, 15 February 2016
The winners of the 2015 writingWA Awards, which support emerging writers based in regional Western Australia, have been announced. Marc Simojoki was awarded the Curtin University Prize for Fiction for...
Dawkins cancels Australian tour
Monday, 15 February 2016
UK author Richard Dawkins has cancelled his upcoming Australian and New Zealand tour after suffering a ‘minor stroke’ in the UK. Dawkins was scheduled to speak at a number of...
Hachette US and UK sales drop in 2015
Friday, 12 February 2016
Hachette parent company Lagardere Publishing has reported a rise in sales for 2015, despite a drop in sales at Hachette US and UK that was attributed to declining ebook sales. Overall,...
Cassandra Clare sued for copyright infringement
Friday, 12 February 2016
US fantasy author Sherrilyn Kenyon is suing Cassandra Clare, author of the ‘Mortal Instruments’ and ‘Shadowhunters’ series (Walker Books), for alleged copyright infringement, reports the Guardian. In a lawsuit filed...
Noted Festival 2016 program announced
Friday, 12 February 2016
The program for Canberra’s second Noted ‘experimental’ writing festival, running from 16-20 March, has been announced. The festival program includes a literary bar hop, multi-art collaborations, and online and live...
International guests announced for PANZ conference
Friday, 12 February 2016
The Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) has announced a number of international guests appearing at its 2016 conference. They are: Diana Broccardo, sales and marketing director at Profile Books...
QWC announces new fellowship for women writers
Friday, 12 February 2016
The Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) has announced a new fellowship for women writers. The Maher Fellowship for Women Writers will be awarded to three recipients, with each receiving $500 to...
Inaugural Short Story Festival to be held in Perth in October
Thursday, 11 February 2016
The first Australian Short Story Festival will be held at the Centre for Stories and other inner-city venues in Perth from 21-23 October. The festival is organised by a committee...
SWF 2016 schools program announced
Thursday, 11 February 2016
The Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) has announced the authors and illustrators participating in its 2016 Primary and Secondary School Days programs, to be held from 16 to 20 May. Writer...
Harry Potter play to be published in July
Thursday, 11 February 2016
The script of J K Rowling’s forthcoming play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be published on 31 July following the play’s opening in London on 30 July. Harry...
Two WA Dymocks stores close
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Dymocks stores in two Perth shopping centres—Carousel in Cannington and Midland Gate in Midland—closed on 3 February. Both stores were owned by the same franchise owner. Dymocks MD Steve Cox...
Contract signed for new $5.6m library for Mackay
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Mackay Regional Council has signed off on a $5.6m contract with construction firm Fergus Builders to build the new ‘hi-tech’ Mackay City Library, reports the Daily Mercury. Construction will begin...
Library Lovers’ Day celebrations planned
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Libraries around Australia will be participating in Library Lovers’ Day celebrations on Sunday 14 February. The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), which runs the initiative, offers a list of suggestions for...
Authors gather to protest UK library cuts
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
In the UK, bestselling authors have gathered at parliament, calling on MPs to sign a motion that ensures local authorities provide a ‘comprehensive and efficient library service’, reports the Guardian....
Macquarie Uni report case study: Simon & Schuster Australia
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Simon & Schuster Australia’s head of publishing Larissa Edwards was interviewed for the Macquarie University report ‘Disruption and innovation in the Australian book industry: Case studies of trade and education...
Ferrante’s ‘Neapolitan Novels’ to be adapted for TV
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Elena Ferrante’s bestselling ‘Neapolitan Novels’ are being adapted for television, reports the Hollywood Reporter. Italian TV production company Wildside and US-based Fandango Productions will co-develop and co-produce the adaptation, which...
‘Seizure’ novella editor announced
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...
Stella Prize 2016 longlist announced
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
The longlist for the fourth Stella Prize has been announced. This year’s longlisted titles are: The Women’s Pages (Debra Adelaide, Picador) The Other Side of the World (Stephanie Bishop, Hachette)...
Authors ask Supreme Court to hear appeal against Google ruling
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
In the US, the Authors Guild is petitioning the Supreme Court to hear its case alleging Google breached copyright by digitising millions of books, reports the Guardian. The petition has...
Gadd awarded Mildura Writers Festival residency
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
Writer Nick Gadd has been named the writer in residence at this year’s Mildura Writers Festival, which runs from 14-17 July. Gadd, a blogger, essayist and author of the novel...
Licensed café and bookshop opens on the Gold Coast
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’...
‘The Natural Way of Things’ optioned for film
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
The film rights to Charlotte Wood’s 2015 novel The Natural Way of Things (A&U) have been optioned by producers Katia Nizic and Emma Dockery. Nizic and Dockery will work on a ‘micro-budget’...
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