Entries now open – 2025 Woollahra Digital Literary Award
Wednesday, 2 July 2025
If you’ve published work online, whether it’s fiction, non-fiction, poetry or something that doesn’t quite fit a label – this is your opportunity to be recognised on a national stage....
ABR Peter Rose Editorial Cadetship, Melbourne
Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Australian Book Review Australian Book Review (ABR) is delighted to open the Peter Rose Editorial Cadetship for applications. The twelve-month role will be 0.8 or full time. ABR seeks a...
Senior editor, Melbourne
Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster have a fantastic opportunity for a talented Senior Editor to work with some of the most exciting and distinctive talent as part of a...
Sales support specialist, Melbourne
Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Ingram Content Group In this cross-functional role, you’ll report to the UK Key Account Sales Manager while actively supporting the Australian Key Account team, playing a vital role in driving...
Whispers and Roars (Patrick Guest, illus Jonathan Bentley, Little Book Press)
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
Whispers and Roars reunites Patrick Guest and Jonathan Bentley, the creative duo behind the bestselling picture book Windows. Their latest collaboration is a thoughtful story about a young girl dealing...
Robo-teacher (Charlotte Barkla, illus Gabriella Petruso, Larrikin)
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
When Miss Horrid cancels the Fun Park excursion, it’s the last straw for Class 5H in Robo-teacher by Charlotte Barkla (All Bodies Are Good Bodies). Led by the industrious 10-year-old...
The Man Who Planted Canberra (Robert Macklin, NLA)
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
The Man Who Planted Canberra examines the life and legacy of Charles Weston, an Englishman whose extraordinary foresight and dedication transformed the landscape of Australia’s capital city through planting three...
The Farm (Jessica Mansour-Nahra, Hachette)
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
Atmospheric and quietly unnerving, The Farm is a haunting debut by Jessica Mansour-Nahra. The psychologically taut novel steadily draws the reader into its isolated setting and the protagonist’s unravelling reality....
Fierceland (Omar Musa, Penguin)
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
Fierceland is a spellbinding novel by multi-hyphenate artist Omar Musa (Killernova), following his widely acclaimed and Miles Franklin–longlisted debut, Here Come the Dogs. In this self-proclaimed ghost story set across...
Tenderfoot (Toni Jordan, Hachette)
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
In Tenderfoot, Toni Jordan returns to the literary style of her earlier novels, Addition and The Fragments, shifting away from the light tones and commercial narratives found within more recent...
Meet the 2025 Rising Stars: Sarah Valle
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) Rising Star award recognises an emerging talent in Australian publishing who has spent fewer than 10 years in the industry. In the lead-up to the...
Here’s something absolutely cooked about books in Australia
Monday, 30 June 2025
Alice Grundy is an editor, publisher, researcher and teacher. She has worked on both sides of the publishing industry – holding various trade publishing roles over a 15-year period, as well...
Meet the 2025 Rising Stars: Rachel Cramp
Monday, 30 June 2025
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) Rising Star award recognises an emerging talent in Australian publishing who has spent fewer than 10 years in the industry. In the lead-up to the...
Cosy corners charts; RecipeTin Eats back on top among Aussies
Friday, 27 June 2025
Top 10 bestsellers Cozy Corner (Coco Wyo, Penguin) The Let Them Theory (Mel Robbins & Sawyer Robbins, Hay House) Cozy Cuties (Coco Wyo, Penguin) Sunrise on the Reaping (Suzanne Collins,...
Books in the media this weekend, 28–29 June
Friday, 27 June 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Australian House: The Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture since 1981...
Changes to classifieds from 1 July, 2025
Wednesday, 25 June 2025
As of 1 July, 2025 Books+Publishing will be introducing a set price format for job and classified advertisements. Book space in B+P to: Share important news with the wider industry...
The Style Secrets of Gareth McGreen (Kelly Brodie-Brown, illus Natasha Carty, Scholastic)
Tuesday, 24 June 2025
The Style Secrets of Gareth McGreen by Kelly Brodie-Brown, illustrated by Natasha Carty (Time to Rest, The Two-nicorn), is a vibrant debut picture book for readers aged 3+ who enjoy...
News Cowboys (Mike Amor, Echo)
Tuesday, 24 June 2025
In News Cowboys, veteran Australian foreign correspondent Mike Amor shares stories from a decades-long career covering some of the biggest news events of the 21st century. From the 9/11 terrorist...
Playing Nice Was Getting Me Nowhere (Alex Cothren, Pink Shorts Press)
Tuesday, 24 June 2025
Playing Nice Was Getting Me Nowhere is a collection of satirical stories by award-winning short fiction writer Alex Cothren and is one of the first releases from new independent publisher Pink...
Hailstones Fell without Rain (Natalia Figueroa Barroso, UQP)
Tuesday, 24 June 2025
Hailstones Fell without Rain is a rich, multi-generational debut that spans two continents and three generations, exploring memory, identity and the quiet revolutions of everyday women. In this semi-autobiographical familial story...
The Set-Up Girl (Sasha Vey, A&U Children’s)
Tuesday, 24 June 2025
The Set-Up Girl is a rollercoaster of awkward crushes and friendships set against the warmth and chaos of a tight-knit family and the bittersweet final year of high school. Amalia...
The Nanny’s Handbook to Magic and Managing Difficult Dukes (Amy Rose Bennett, Atria)
Tuesday, 24 June 2025
Amy Rose Bennett's The Nanny’s Handbook to Magic and Managing Difficult Dukes is a charming historical romance that defies expectations and blends genres with flair. The novel combines a Victorian-era...
Community and Courage: B+P reflects on SWF
Tuesday, 24 June 2025
This year, publishing director of Books+Publishing, Kate Cuthbert, attended Sydney Writers' Festival in May. We asked her to share her thoughts on the festival which ran between 19 and 27...
Cosy, craft, and cooking: this week’s bestsellers
Friday, 20 June 2025
Top 10 bestsellers Cozy Corner (Coco Wyo, Penguin) The Let Them Theory (Mel Robbins & Sawyer Robbins, Hay House) Cozy Cuties (Coco Wyo, Penguin) Caught Up (Navessa Allen, Quercus) A...
Books in the media this weekend, 20–21 June
Friday, 20 June 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper King of Dirt (Holden Sheppard, Pantera Press) The Life, Old Age,...
Marketing & publicity coordinator (full-time entry-level), New South Wales
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
Bloomsbury Publishing Bloomsbury Australia is seeking a highly organised and enthusiastic Marketing & Publicity Coordinator to join our team immediately! This full-time, entry-level position is ideal for someone eager to...
Applications for the Peter Blazey Fellowship are now open
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
Applications for the Peter Blazey Fellowship are now open! This award is for a work-in-progress by writers with a publishing record. Worth $20,000 this year, the Fellowship honours the larger-than-life...
Agency administration co-ordinator, Sydney
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
Curtis Brown Curtis Brown (Aust) Pty Ltd is looking for an Agency Administration Co-ordinator to join our Sydney-based agency. As Agency Administration Co-ordinator, you will be responsible for handling the...
Book editor/coach, remote working
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
Reedsy “Four years since I began editing on Reedsy and it has been the greatest gift of my professional career.” —Nicole F., Reedsy editor We are seeking talented editors to...
Callout: 2025 CA-SRB Emerging Critics Fellowship
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
In partnership with the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund, the Sydney Review of Books invites applications for the 2025 Emerging Critics Fellowship program. Since 2016, the program has fostered diverse, provocative, and original...
