Australia’s ‘Next Chapter’ in diverse publishing
9 May 2018
What stops publishers publishing more diversely? The reported ‘trends’ at Bologna included a continuing focus on diverse voices in children’s literature, but what about in adult titles? A new initiative...
Australian delegation to visit the US
12 April 2018
If you’ll be in New York City in early June this year, look out for a group of eight Australian publishers, rights managers and literary agents, who will travel there...
Women lead Australian book-to-film adaptations
8 March 2018
On International Women’s Day it is heartening to share the news that Australia’s key film funding body, Screen Australia, has announced that its most recent round of funding, which includes...
Australians set sights on the US
8 February 2018
Welcome back to the first issue of the Think Australian newsletter for 2018. This year will see the Australia Council send a publishing delegation of six Australian rights sellers, literary...
New voices attracting interest at Frankfurt
9 November 2017
Australian publishers who attended this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair have reported interest across a broad range of titles, from literary debuts to ‘women’s commercial fiction’ to political memoirs. Interestingly, the...
Frankfurt underway; the unpublished manuscript award that has launched multiple bestsellers
11 October 2017
The Frankfurt Book Fair is now well underway, and if you’re at the fair you should have received a copy of our print magazine Think Australian in the Wednesday edition...
Australian publishers prepare for Frankfurt
14 September 2017
Each year, Australian publishers big and small travel to the Frankfurt Book Fair to meet face to face with their international counterparts. To find out which Australian publishers will be...
Melbourne, Brisbane writers’ festival guests announced; new Australian digital marketplace launched
8 August 2017
The programs for the Melbourne Writers Festival (25 August to 3 September) and Brisbane Writers Festival (6-10 September) have been announced. Both festivals regularly attract authors from around the world...
Introducing ‘Think Australian’
6 July 2017
Welcome to the first edition of the Think Australian newsletter. We’re incredibly excited to be bringing the best Australian books to an international audience of publishers, rights managers, scouts, literary...
