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Affirm Press acquires Moloney’s “Why We Garden”

Photo of author Hannah Moloney in a garden. Tuesday, 11 November 2025
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to Why We Garden, a new title by ABC Gardening Australia presenter Hannah Moloney. According to the publisher, Why We Garden investigates why Australians...

KYD announces 2025 Creative Nonfiction Essay Prize shortlist

Kill Your Darlings journal logo. Tuesday, 11 November 2025
Kill Your Darlings (KYD) has announced the shortlist for the 2025 KYD Creative Nonfiction Essay Prize. The 6 shortlisted essays are: “Where My Body Hides Water" by Madison Godfrey “Playing God” by Tallulah...

HGCP announces Zac Power film adaptation 

An illustration of "Zac Power". The figure of a young child stands within the letter "A". Monday, 10 November 2025
Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing (HGCP) has announced the film adaptation of the Zac Power series (HI Larry) is slated for release in early 2027. “The film follows Zac as he...

Ansons wins 2025 Fresh Ink Prize

A photo of Courtney Collins, Jessie Ansons, and Rosemarie Milsom standing side-by-side before an open doorway. Monday, 10 November 2025
Newcastle Writers Festival (NWF) has announced Jessie Ansons as the winner of the 2025 Fresh Ink Prize, an award for emerging writers in regional NSW, for “Forever Yours”, an extract...

CWF records 55% increase in attendance 

Monday, 10 November 2025
Canberra Writers Festival (CWF) has recorded more than 10,000 audience attendees at its 2025 program, an increase of 55% on the 2024 festival.  This year’s 5-day program included 114 events,...

The Bookshop opens in Colac

Photo of the interior of The Bookshop in Colac. Monday, 10 November 2025
Recently, The Bookshop opened in the Victorian town of Colac. Owner Kris Seabert spoke with Books+Publishing about his vision for the shop. Why did you decide to open a bookshop? Do...

Charkin to chair Thames & Hudson board

Closeup photo of Richard Charkin. Monday, 10 November 2025
In the UK, Richard Charkin has been appointed chair of the board of Thames & Hudson Ltd (T&H), effective 1 January 2026, the company has announced. Charkin has been a...

Ruffino to depart Simon & Schuster 

Friday, 7 November 2025
Managing director of Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) Dan Ruffino is stepping down from his position in December, the publisher announced today. Ruffino first became managing director of S&S in...

Junior Book Club – this month’s reads

Friday, 7 November 2025
Searching for your next great read to share with kids? Our Junior Book Club highlights 10 new titles each month that are perfect for classrooms, libraries and family reading time....

“Clever Men” wins 2025 Nib Literary Award

Thursday, 6 November 2025
Historian and essayist Martin Thomas has been awarded the 2025 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award, worth $40,000, for Clever Men (A&U). Chosen from a longlist announced in August...

Comics anthology wins Brazilian Book Published Abroad

Thursday, 6 November 2025
The Brazilian Book Chamber (CBL) has announced the 2025 Jabuti Award for Brazilian Book Published Abroad. The award recognises both the Brazilian publisher and the foreign publisher of a translated...

Carvan wins 2025 Bragg Prize for Science Writing

Photo of Tabitha Carvan on campus at ANU. Thursday, 6 November 2025
Tabitha Carvan has been awarded this year’s UNSW Press Bragg Prize for Science Writing for her essay “The Unexpected Poetry of PhD Acknowledgements”. ⁠ The publisher said, “Carvan’s piece reflects...

Awesome Black announces new music and literary fund

An image of the Awesome Black logo. Thursday, 6 November 2025
The Awesome Black Foundation has announced the Voices Rising Fund, a new initiative for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians and writers. The foundation has also announced that Western Sydney–based...

Wombat Books acquires Gemmill’s middle-grade

A photo of Stef Gemmill. Gemmill wears glasses and has red hair. She stands in front of a bookcase. Thursday, 6 November 2025
Wombat Books has acquired world rights to The Ghost Horse of Snowy River, a middle-grade novel by Stef Gemmill. According to the publisher, The Ghost Horse of Snowy River follows 12-year-old...

Indigenous Literacy Foundation announces new ambassadors

Photo of ILF youth ambassador Bronte Charles. Thursday, 6 November 2025
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has announced seven new ambassadors for 2026. The ambassadors are: Anh Do (ILF ambassador) Lucas Proudfoot (ILF ambassador) Tehya Makani (ILF ambassador) Bronte Charles (ILF...

ISNI: A global standard for identifying creators 

Thursday, 6 November 2025
The ISNI is performing a growing role for authors, publishers, librarians and other creative organisations. Australian ISBN Agency representative Andrew Wrathall reports on the ISNI session at September’s International ISBN...

Garner wins Baillie Gifford

Photo of Helen Garner in garden. Wednesday, 5 November 2025
In the UK, author Helen Garner has won the £50,000 (A$100,700) Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction for How to End a Story: Collected Diaries (Text). The winning title was described...

A&U acquires Ham’s first nonfiction book

Photo of Rosalie Ham on a garden bench with her dog. Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Allen & Unwin has acquired world rights to Look After Your Feet by Rosalie Ham, via literary agency Jenny Darling and Associates. In this first nonfiction book, the author of...

HarperCollins acquires Bailey memoir

Wednesday, 5 November 2025
HarperCollins has acquired world rights to Flamingos Aren’t Born Pink, a memoir by Robin Bailey. Described by the publisher as “a moving and uplifting memoir on heartbreak, grief and finding...

2025 speech pathology book award winners announced

Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Speech Pathology Australia has announced the winners of its 2025 Book of the Year Awards. Chosen from shortlists announced in July, the winners in each category are: Birth to 3 years...

Suwannakit nominated for Carnegie Medal for Illustration 

Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Australian author and illustrator Tull Suwannakit’s Higher Ground (New Frontier) is among the newly announced nominees for the UK-based 2026 Carnegie Medal for Illustration. Nominated titles for the partner prize,...

Newcastle Short Story Award 2025 shortlist announced

Three people on Newcastle waterfront. Wednesday, 5 November 2025
The Hunter Writers’ Centre has announced the shortlist for this year’s Newcastle Short Story Award. Shortlisted stories are:   “Sun, Do Not Die” by ALB “Solastalgia” by Liz Allan “Backburn”...

Marani wins 2025 Richell Prize

Black and white photo of Monique Ivankovič Marani. Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Croatian Australian writer and theatre-maker Monique Ivankovič Marani has won the 2025 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers. Marani’s winning entry, “The Sweeter”, was selected from a shortlist of 5 manuscripts....

Webster wins 2025 Nature Writing Prize

Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Bridget Webster has won the 2025 Nature Writing Prize for her piece “Like All Good Fruit”. Island editorial manager and lead judge Jane Rawson said, “Bridget’s work stood out to...

UNESCO announces new Cities of Literature

Photo of ols building fronting the river in Gdansk, Poland Wednesday, 5 November 2025
The United Nations’ cultural arm UNESCO has announced 10 new Cities of Literature among its latest 58 Creative Cities. Newly designated as Cities of Literature are Aberystwyth (Wales), Abuja (Nigeria),...

Disability Arts History Australia website launched

Head and shoulders photo of Professor Bree Hadley of Queensland University of Technology Monday, 3 November 2025
A new Disability Arts History Australia website bringing together the stories, achievements and influence of Australian artists with disabilities over the past five decades has been launched at Queensland University...

 

 

 

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