ALIA research grant awarded to preservation management project Archive
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has awarded its 2015 research grant to Heather Brown, assistant director of Paper and Books at South Australia’s conservation program Artlab Australia.Brown will...
Broome library using Lego for literacy Archive
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
In Western Australia, Broome Public Library has introduced a ‘Build up Lego Club’ to boost literacy and numeracy skills among children, reports ABC News.Library technician and club coordinator Ian McLean...
‘Australian-first’ mobile library service for Sunshine Coast Archive
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
In Queensland, Sunshine Coast Council’s new mobile library service is equipped with an Australian first—a self-service station that allows borrowers to checkout their own library items, reports My Sunshine Coast....
#LoveOzYA campaign committee announced Archive
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
A committee to support the #LoveOzYA campaign has been chosen following a members’ ballot.On the committee are book blogger Danielle Binks; writer, reviewer and Stella Schools Program Coordinator Bec Kavanagh;...
UK National Book Awards cancelled this year Archive
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
The UK’s National Book Awards will not run in 2015, reports the Bookseller. The consumer-focused awards are the country’s ‘only national literary prize that covers every genre of publishing’, and...
Oyster ebook subscription service to close Archive
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
US-based ebook subscription service Oyster is shutting down its operations, reports Publishers Weekly. The company said in a statement on its blog: ‘We will be taking steps to sunset the...
Copyright, classification moved to Fifield’s communications portfolio Archive
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Responsibility for copyright and classification matters and legislation have been moved from George Brandis’ Attorney-General portfolio to the new Communications and Arts Minister Mitch Fifield.Fifield’s Communications department will deal with...
Samuel Johnson Prize 2015 longlist announced Archive
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
The longlist for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Ted Hughes: The Unauthorised Life (Jonathan Bate, Flamingo) This Divided Island (Samanth Subramanian, Atlantic...
Kenwood promoted to Readings’ marketing manager Archive
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Nina Kenwood has been promoted to Readings’ marketing manager, replacing former head of marketing and communications Emily Harms, who has joined the Wheeler Centre.Kenwood has been with Readings for three...
Inaugural Australian Sports Book of the Year award longlist announced Archive
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
The longlist for the inaugural Australian Sports Book of the Year award has been announced.The 12 longlisted titles are: Roy Higgins (Patrick Bartley, Penguin) Eddie: The Rise and Rise of...
Loukakis to step down as ASA executive director Archive
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Angelo Loukakis is stepping down as executive director of the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) after nearly six years in the position.Loukakis told Books+Publishing his time at the ASA has been...
National Book Award 2015 longlists announced Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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’,...
Writers sign open letter opposing Book Council chair, call on Arts Minister to move Book Council to OzCo Archive
Friday, 18 September 2015
A number of Australian writers and book industry professionals have ‘questioned the intentions’ of inaugural Book Council of Australia chair Louise Adler in an open letter to Prime Minister Malcolm...
Seventeen percent of UK teens ‘often’ read for fun Archive
Thursday, 17 September 2015
In the UK, a survey conducted by Scholastic has found only 17% of 15- to 17-year-olds often read for fun, reports the Bookseller. The ‘Kids & Family Reading Report’ surveyed...
Collins announces new award, marks 10 years as franchisee-owned company Archive
Thursday, 17 September 2015
The Collins Booksellers franchisee awards were announced at a dinner at the bookseller’s national conference in Sydney on 16 September.Chloe Watson from Collins Echuca won the inaugural Young Bookseller of...
Cornelia Funke launches publishing company after editorial disagreements Archive
Thursday, 17 September 2015
German author and illustrator Cornelia Funke, best known for her children’s fantasy series ‘Inkheart’ and ‘Mirrorworld’, has started her own publishing company in response to editorial disagreements with her US...
‘Mummy & Mumma get Married’ crowdfunding campaign nears $5000 target Archive
Thursday, 17 September 2015
Publishing industry veterans Roz Hopkins and Natalie Winter have raised more than $4000 for their $5000 Pozible crowdfunding campaign for Mummy & Mumma Get Married, the third illustrated children’s book to...
New Indigenous Writers Prize category in NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Archive
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
The State Library of NSW has announced a new biennial Indigenous Writers Prize, to be part of the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards. The $30,000 prize is intended to ‘acknowledge the...
Booker Prize 2015 shortlist announced Archive
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...
Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing 2015 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
The shortlist for this year’s Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing has been announced.The shortlisted pieces are: ‘Why Aren’t We Dead Yet’ by Idan Ben-Barak (Why Aren’t We Dead Yet?,...
Whyalla Public Library providing free English-language conversation classes Archive
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Whyalla Public Library has launched a free English Conversation program for people learning English as a second language, reports Whyalla News.City librarian Catherine McIntyre said the program was ‘ideal for...
International library news Archive
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...
SLV receives $10m from Ian Potter foundation for Queens Hall revamp Archive
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
The State Library of Victoria has received $10m from the Ian Potter Foundation as a contribution to the refurbishment and reopening of Queen’s Hall, which housed Melbourne’s first public library,...
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