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National Book Award 2015 longlists announced 

Monday, 21 September 2015
In the US, the 2015 longlists for the National Book Awards have been announced in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people’s literature. The fiction longlist includes: A Cure...

Fifield appointed Arts Minister; O’Dwyer to Small Business

Monday, 21 September 2015
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has appointed Mitch Fifield as federal Arts Minister and Kelly O’Dwyer as Small Business Minister.In a statement, Turnbull said that Fifield, who has also been appointed Communications...

Children’s book growth analysed at Nielsen Summit

Monday, 21 September 2015
Insights into the growth in the children’s book market were presented at the Nielsen Children’s Book Summit in New York on 15 September, reports Publishers Weekly. From January 2014 to...

Pung, Lee awarded WrICE fellowships

Monday, 21 September 2015
Melbourne’s RMIT University has awarded fellowships to writers Alice Pung and Michele Lee for writing residencies in China.Pung was awarded the Writers Immersion and Cultural Exchange Program (WrICE) Established Writer...

Richell Prize shortlist announced

Monday, 21 September 2015
Hachette Australia has announced the shortlist for its inaugural Richell Prize, run in partnership with the Emerging Writers’ Festival and the Guardian.The shortlisted entries are: ‘&’ by Jonathan O'Brien ‘No...

Educational Publishing Awards 2015 winners announced

Friday, 18 September 2015
The winners of the Australian Publishers Association (APA) Educational Publishing Awards were announced at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne on 17 September.RIC Publications was named Publisher of the Year for Primary and...

Amazon launches new low-cost tablet

Friday, 18 September 2015
In the UK and US, Amazon has introduced a low-cost tablet priced at £49.99 (A$108.26) and US$49.99 (A$69.52) in the two markets, reports the Bookseller and the Wall Street Journal....

BBC National Short Story Award 2015 shortlist announced

Friday, 18 September 2015
In the UK, the shortlist for the BBC National Short Story Award 2015 has been announced. The shortlisted writers and their stories are: Jonathan Buckley for ‘Briar Road’, Mark Haddon for ‘Bunny’,...

Booker Prize 2015 shortlist announced

Wednesday, 16 September 2015
The shortlist for this year’s Man Booker Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James, Oneworld Publications), Satin Island (Tom McCarthy, Jonathan...

International library news 

Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Vodafone Romania expands digital books initiative to schoolsIn Romania, Vodafone is delivering its Digital Public Library to 300 schools via wallpaper resembling bookshelves, reports Developing Telecoms. Books can be downloaded...

Rights round-up 

Wednesday, 16 September 2015
SalesFiction—Fremantle Press has sold French rights to Prime Cut (Alan Carter) to Editions Bragelonne. UQP has sold Polish rights to The Anatomy of Wings and The Midnight Dress (both Karen...

Pearson plans to keep stake in PRH 

Tuesday, 15 September 2015
Pearson is likely to maintain its stake in Penguin Random House (PRH) until at least 2017, according to statements from Pearson CEO John Fallon, reports Bloomberg Business. Speaking to Bloomberg TV...

More than 30,000 attend BWF 

Tuesday, 15 September 2015
More than 30,000 visitors attended the Brisbane Writers’ Festival, which ran from 2 to 6 September, the first under new creative director and CEO Julie Beveridge.While the total numbers are...

Inaugural Affirm Mentorship Award winners announced

Tuesday, 15 September 2015
Affirm Press has announced the winners of the inaugural Affirm Mentorship Award, run in partnership with Varuna, the Writers’ House.Three writers were chosen from 149 submissions, with the Affirm Press editorial...

Authors Guild survey reveals 24% drop in income

Monday, 14 September 2015
In the US, a new Authors Guild survey has found the median writing-related income of its members has declined 24% in the past five years, reports Publishers Weekly. According to...

Scribe 2015 nonfiction prize longlist announced

Monday, 14 September 2015
Scribe has announced the longlisted titles for its third annual nonfiction prize for young writers.The prize, run in conjunction with Express Media, offers the winner a cash prize of $1500;...