Meet the Rising Stars: Alisa Ahmed
Monday, 13 July 2026
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) Rising Star award recognises an emerging talent in Australian publishing with less than 10 years’ experience in the industry. In the lead-up to the winner...
Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 10 July 2026
Looking for your next great group read? Our monthly Book Club rounds up new release titles perfect for sparking conversation and perhaps even some debate. From compelling fiction to thought-provoking...
Gabriel Rolfe wins 2026 Fitzcarraldo Editions/Mahler & Lewitt Studios Essay Prize
Thursday, 9 July 2026
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article refers to an Indigenous person who has died. Australian writer Gabriel Rolfe has won the 2026 Fitzcarraldo Editions/Mahler &...
Bri Hassett named 2026 Reading Australia Fellow
Thursday, 9 July 2026
The Copyright Agency has awarded Gippsland Grammar teacher Bri Hassett the 2026 Reading Australia Fellowship for her project “Writerly Reading: Developing Authentic Australian Student Voices in the Age of AI”....
A&U acquires Mark Tedeschi’s “The Gentleman Bushranger”
Thursday, 9 July 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to the nonfiction title The Gentleman Bushranger: The True Story of Edward Davis, Australia’s Colonial Robin Hood by Mark Tedeschi. The Gentleman...
Bookshop.org to offer audiobooks
Thursday, 9 July 2026
In the UK, Bookshop.org is adding audiobooks to its platform, the Bookseller reports. Audiobooks will be purchased from Bookshop.org under a credit-based subscription model, priced at £12.99 (A$25) per credit...
2026 Rising Star shortlist announced
Thursday, 9 July 2026
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the shortlist for its 2026 Rising Star award. The shortlisted professionals, who each began their publishing careers in the past 10 years, are:...
ASAL award winners announced
Thursday, 9 July 2026
The Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) has announced winners of awards, including the ALS Gold Medal. Winners in each category are: ALS Gold Medal (outstanding literary work)...
WA Premier’s Book Awards 2026 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
The shortlists for the 2026 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards have been announced by the State Library of Western Australia. The shortlisted books in each category are: Fiction Book of...
Pantera changes afoot
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
Future Pantera Press titles will be published across other Hardie Grant imprints and Pantera staff will be departing; the shortlists for the Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards have been announced;...
Celeste Wong and Melanie Bakewell awarded 2026 Writers SA Fellowships
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
Writers Celeste Wong and Melanie Bakewell have been named recipients of the 2026 Writers SA Fellowships. The fellowships, offered through a partnership between Writers SA and Varuna, the National Writers’...
Yehia Fekry, Mohamed Hashem awarded 2026 Prix Voltaire
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
Egyptian publisher Yehia Fekry has been awarded the 2026 International Publishers Association (IPA) Prix Voltaire, which supports defenders of freedom to publish. A Prix Voltaire Special Award was announced for...
Tim Ayliffe on “Web of Spies”
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
Bestselling crime author Tim Ayliffe’s children’s debut Web of Spies (S.I.G.M.A. #1) (Affirm Kids, September) is a middle-grade novel about a boy whose search for answers about his missing father...
Tim Ayliffe recommends
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
There are so many great Australian writers on the scene right now. Chris Hammer’s Legacy (Allen & Unwin) demonstrates why he’s an author at the height of his powers. While...
Hardie Grant to integrate Pantera Press titles across imprints, staff to depart
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
Hardie Grant has announced that future Pantera Press titles will be published across its existing Australian publishing imprints, including Ultimo Press, Hardie Grant Books and Hardie Grant Explore. Hardie Grant...
Bridie Noonan wins EWF Speculate Prize
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
Bridie Noonan has won the 2026 Speculate Prize for Emerging Writers for “The Inbetween”. Speculate Prize judges said, “Judging this award is both an honour and an exciting glimpse into...
Surf Coast Writers Festival starts strong
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
The inaugural Surf Coast Writers Festival wrapped up a successful program on Saturday 27 June in the Victorian town of Torquay. Organisers said the event attracted “hundreds of readers, aspiring...
Hachette to publish CFMEU exposé by Nick McKenzie and Ben Schneiders
Tuesday, 7 July 2026
Hachette Australia has acquired world rights to Building Bad, a work of investigative nonfiction by Nick McKenzie and Ben Schneiders. Building Bad focuses on the scandal surrounding the Construction, Forestry...
A&U acquires Natalie Murray rom-com “Love Your Enemy”
Tuesday, 7 July 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to Natalie Murray’s “steamy rom-com” Love Your Enemy from Sarah McKenzie at Sarah McKenzie Literary Management. The enemies-to-lovers romance brings together Dr...
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival first line-up announced
Tuesday, 7 July 2026
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival has announced the first line-up for the program set to run 21 to 25 October 2026 in Bali, Indonesia. This year’s festival theme is “Samarasā:...
Varuna announces 2027 residential fellowships
Tuesday, 7 July 2026
Varuna, the National Writers’ House has announced the recipients of its residential fellowships for 2027. The writers and their projects are: Eleanor Dark Fellowship for Fiction André Dao for “Joseph...
Survey of local book-banning efforts launched
Tuesday, 7 July 2026
Former LoveOzYA secretary Alice Boer-Endacott is conducting a survey into “the prevalence of book-banning efforts within Australian libraries and bookstores”. The survey of booksellers, public librarians and school librarians (which...
2026 Mid-Year Faber Writing Scholarships announced
Monday, 6 July 2026
Faber Writing Academy has announced the recipients of the 2026 Mid-Year Faber Writing Scholarships and its partial scholarships for underrepresented voices. The recipients of the Mid-Year Faber Writing Scholarships are: Jessica Elliot (for Writing a...
Izzy Roberts-Orr joins Mountain Writers Festival
Monday, 6 July 2026
Izzy Roberts-Orr has been appointed festival director of the Mountain Writers Festival, which runs in Macedon, Wurundjeri Country, from 13 to 15 November. Formerly artistic director and co-CEO of the...
Poetry Month 2026 program announced
Monday, 6 July 2026
Red Room Poetry has announced the 2026 Poetry Month program running throughout August. Featuring artists, musicians, comedians and journalists alongside international poets Jericho Brown, Tusiata Avia, Michael Pederson and Pádraig...
Su Dharmapala adaptation filming in Melbourne
Monday, 6 July 2026
Su Dharmapala’s 2012 novel The Wedding Season (Simon & Schuster) is being adapted for the screen as new feature film Written in the Stars. Written in the Stars is directed...
Laura McCluskey wins CWA Dagger for “The Wolf Tree”
Monday, 6 July 2026
Australian author Laura McCluskey has won the UK Crime Writers’ Association’s (CWA) 2026 ILP John Creasey (First Novel) Dagger award for The Wolf Tree (HarperCollins). McClusey’s novel was chosen from a shortlist...
Dorothy Hewett Award 2026 shortlist announced
Monday, 6 July 2026
UWA Publishing has announced the shortlist for the 2026 Dorothy Hewett Award. The shortlisted works, chosen from more than 280 entries, are: “Shedding Skin” by Faiza Bokhari (WA) “Snow” by Chris...
International Booker Prize doubles to £100K
Monday, 6 July 2026
The cash prize for the International Booker Prize will double to £100,000, to be split equally between author and translator, and the prize will be renamed the Bukhman International Booker...
ACT Literary Awards 2026 winners announced
Friday, 3 July 2026
MARION has announced the winners of the 2026 ACT Literary Awards. The winner of the overall Marion Halligan Award, selected from the category winners was The Dingo’s Noctuary (Judith Nangala...
