Lee awarded inaugural Kat Muscat Fellowship Archive
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Brisbane-based writer Bri Lee has been awarded the inaugural Kat Muscat Fellowship, which was set up by Express Media in honour of former Voiceworks editor Kat Muscat. Lee, a 25-year-old...
Fremantle Press creates anniversary shelving for local bookstores Archive
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Fremantle Press has kicked off its 40th anniversary celebrations by fitting out a number of local bookstores with branded shelving. Marketing and communications manager Claire Miller told Books+Publishing that Boffins...
Pan Mac scales down Momentum publishing program; Naoum steps down Archive
Monday, 22 February 2016
Momentum publisher Joel Naoum has left Pan Macmillan after the company decided to scale down the publishing program of its digital-only imprint. Macmillan managing director Ross Gibb told Books+Publishing ‘a...
IRS reportedly seeking $2.1b from Amazon Archive
Monday, 22 February 2016
In the US, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seeking to recover more than US$1.5b (A$2.1b) in back taxes, reports the Guardian. The report reveals details of Amazon’s ‘elaborate avoidance...
Wilson wins inaugural UWAP Dorothy Hewett award Archive
Monday, 22 February 2016
Josephine Wilson has won UWA Publishing’s inaugural Dorothy Hewett award for an unpublished manuscript for her novel ‘Extinctions’. Wilson wins $10,000 and a publishing contract with UWA Publishing. Wilson’s manuscript...
Scribd drops unlimited ebooks model Archive
Friday, 19 February 2016
In the US, ebook subscription service Scribd has refined its subscription model by moving from an unlimited model to a two-tiered service, reports Publishers Weekly. Customers will have unlimited access...
Asialink 2016 arts residencies announced Archive
Friday, 19 February 2016
The recipients of the University of Melbourne’s Asialink Arts Residencies Program for 2016 have been announced. Writers receiving residencies in Asian countries are: Zhiling Gao, China: Gao is an author...
PwC report on copyright changes submitted to PC review Archive
Friday, 19 February 2016
A PwC report looking at the costs and benefits of changing Australian copyright law from ‘fair dealing’ to the US-style ‘fair use’ model has been submitted to the Productivity Commission’s...
PEN Pinter Prize opens to Commonwealth writers Archive
Thursday, 18 February 2016
The PEN Pinter Prize, awarded annually to a writer of ‘outstanding literary merit’, has extended its eligibility to include Commonwealth and Irish writers, after previously being open only to British...
Established authors to sell their ebooks on new Wuthering Ink portal Archive
Thursday, 18 February 2016
Wuthering Ink, an online store for established authors to sell their ebooks to consumers, has been launched. Created by authors Sue Woolfe and Bem Le Hunte, the store allows published...
PRH acquires supernatural YA series ‘Valentine’ from AAPS Archive
Thursday, 18 February 2016
Penguin Random House Australia has acquired the rights to debut author Jodi McAlister’s supernatural YA series ‘Valentine’ in a multi-book deal from Alex Adsett Publishing Services. The series follows four...
Seattle’s first independent library opens Archive
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
Seattle’s first independent library has opened its doors, reports local radio station KPLU News. The Folio library occupies 1800 square metres in the city’s YMCA and is filled with thousands...
New mobile library for regional NSW Archive
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
The Richmond Upper Clarence Library in regional NSW has a new ‘state-of-the-art’ mobile library, reports the Northern Star. The $479,665 van was jointly funded by a $200,000 NSW Library Development...
NLA considering staff, programming cuts Archive
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
National Library of Australia (NLA) is considering cuts to staff numbers and programming in response to budget cuts imposed by the federal government, reports the Guardian. NLA director-general Anne-Marie Schwirtlich...
Aurealis Awards 2015 finalists announced Archive
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
The finalists for the 2015 Aurealis Awards, presented for science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing in Australia, have been announced. Among the categories are: Fantasy novel In the Skin of a...
Alice Grundy on OzCo’s exploratory trip to India Archive
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
The Australia Council for the Arts supported a delegation of publishers and writers’ festival programmers to travel to India from 13-25 January to ‘investigate artistic development, market and exchange opportunities...
Rakuten writes off $96m from Kobo Archive
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
Kobo parent company Rakuten has revealed a ¥7.8bn (A$96m) write-down on Kobo in its 2015 financial report, reports the Digital Reader. The A$96m ‘goodwill impairment’ on Kobo, which the company...
Graham longlisted for 2016 Greenaway Medal Archive
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
Bob Graham’s How the Sun Got to Coco’s House (Walker Books) is one of 20 books longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal for distinguished illustration in children’s books. The longlists...
‘Overland’ poetry prize 2015 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
The shortlist for the 2015 Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets has been announced. The eight shortlisted poems are: ‘In civilization diminishing’ (Geraldine Burrowes) ‘Swarm’ (Emily...
New children’s bookshop opens in Fremantle Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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,...
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