Publishers Publicity Circle launches Melbourne chapter Archive
Thursday, 7 March 2019
After launching in Australia late last year, the Publishers Publicity Circle (PPC), a networking group for book publicists, is opening a Melbourne chapter. Based on the UK model, which has...
Clunes Booktown Festival 2019 program announced Archive
Friday, 1 March 2019
The program for the 2019 Clunes Booktown Festival, to be held from 4-5 May in Clunes, Victoria, has been announced. Around 25 writers will appear at the festival, including Robbie...
Inaugural crime fiction festival in Tasmania announces first guests Archive
Thursday, 21 February 2019
A new biennial festival focused on crime fiction has announced the first guests for its inaugural program. Taking place in Cygnet and locations around Tasmania’s Huon Valley over Halloween (31...
Writers to pitch work for screen adaptation at inaugural SQ/QWC Adaptable Program Archive
Tuesday, 19 February 2019
Twenty-five writers will pitch their work to film industry figures as part of a new initiative run by Screen Queensland (SQ) and the Queensland Writers Centre (QWC), which aims to...
VIPs announced for SWF 2019 Archive
Monday, 18 February 2019
The Australia Council for the Arts has announced the guests attending the 2019 Visiting International Publishers (VIPs) program, to be held alongside the Sydney Writers’ Festival in late April and...
FitzSimons announced as ambassador for inaugural International Military Writers’ Festival Archive
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
A new three-day festival focusing on military writing has been announced as part of the inaugural Territory Tribute series of events in Darwin. Running from 5-7 April, the International Military...
Full program announced for IPEd National Editors Conference 2019 Archive
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
The full program has been announced for the Institute of Professional Editors’ (IPEd) National Editors Conference, which runs from 8-10 May in Melbourne. Running under the theme ‘Beyond the page’,...
MWF to move to State Library Victoria Archive
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
The Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) will move its headquarters this year to State Library Victoria (SLV), after 10 years of being based at Federation Square. The library’s ongoing Vision2020 redevelopment...
Inaugural summit of Australian Children’s Laureates announced for 2019 Archive
Monday, 4 February 2019
The Australian Children’s Laureate Foundation (ACLF) will hold the inaugural Australian Children’s Laureate Summit on 28 February and 1 March 2019 in Sydney. The event brings together all of Australia’s...
Full program announced for 2019 Perth Writers Week Archive
Tuesday, 15 January 2019
The full program has been announced for the 2019 Perth Festival Writers Week, which runs from 18-24 February. International guests attending the festival include Man Booker Prize-winning Nigerian novelist and...
IPEd announces keynotes for 2019 conference Archive
Wednesday, 12 December 2018
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) has announced four keynote presentations for its ninth National Editors Conference, held in Melbourne on 8-10 May 2019. Keynotes include: Macquarie Dictionary former editor Susan Butler will...
Audiobooks, data-driven publishing discussed at FutureBook 2018 Archive
Wednesday, 12 December 2018
The ‘audio gold rush’, data-driven publishing and the importance of surprise in an increasingly algorhythmic world were some of the topics covered at this year’s wide-ranging FutureBook Live conference, which...
Attendance up at SPN conference 2018, ‘incredibly positive’ response Archive
Wednesday, 5 December 2018
The Small Press Network’s (SPN) seventh Independent Publishing Conference was held at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne on 22-24 November. SPN general manager Tim Coronel said the response to this...
RightsTech: Europe conference announced for Frankfurt in 2019 Archive
Wednesday, 5 December 2018
Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF) has partnered with RightsTech Project (RTP) to launch a new conference called RightsTech: Europe, to be held in Frankfurt, Germany, on 9-10 April 2019. Modelled on...
Blake among 2019 Zev Birger Editorial Fellows to attend Jerusalem International Book Forum Archive
Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Penguin Random House (PRH) publisher Cate Blake has been announced as one of 34 recipients of the Zev Birger Editorial Fellowship, a week-long professional seminar that focuses on ‘significant issues...
Leading Edge to hold 2019 conference in Adelaide Archive
Wednesday, 14 November 2018
Leading Edge Books (LEB) will hold its annual conference on 17-19 March at the Hilton Adelaide in South Australia. With the theme ‘making connections’, the conference program will incorporate the...
A remarkable entry point: Terri-ann White on the Sharjah International Book Fair Archive
Thursday, 8 November 2018
UWA Publishing director Terri-ann White travelled to the United Arab Emirates to attend the Sharjah International Book Fair, which runs from 31 October to 10 November. As a publisher who is...
First authors announced for 2019 Perth Festival Writers Week Archive
Monday, 5 November 2018
The first authors and events have been announced for the 2019 Perth Festival Writers Week, which runs from 18-24 February. 'Our Imagined Selves' is the theme of the week, which...
Book industry figures to attend Australia Fest in India Archive
Thursday, 1 November 2018
Australian authors, publishers and literary festival programmers are among the guests at Australia Fest, a six-month festival comprising more than 75 events across 20 Indian cities. Supported by the federal...
First authors announced for 2019 Adelaide Writers’ Week Archive
Wednesday, 31 October 2018
A number of authors have been announced for the 2019 Adelaide Writers’ Week, which runs from 2-7 March 2019. Among the international authors attending the festival are Nigerian poet and...
Melbourne City of Lit announces 10th anniversary event program Archive
Tuesday, 30 October 2018
The Melbourne City of Literature, in partnership with the Wheeler Centre, has announced the program for its 10th anniversary event, based on the idea of a parliament for the city....
Bookshops prepare for NZ Bookshop Day Archive
Thursday, 25 October 2018
Booksellers NZ's fourth annual NZ Bookshop Day will be held on Saturday, 27 October, with bookshops around the country hosting events and promotions. To mark 10 years of Nielsen operating...
Birch to give inaugural State of the (Writing) Nation oration Archive
Tuesday, 23 October 2018
Writers Victoria in partnership with State Library Victoria (SLV) has announced a new annual oration called State of the (Writing) Nation. Each year, Writers Victoria will choose a prominent Australian...
2019 Scribblers Festival Schools Program announced Archive
Friday, 19 October 2018
The program for the Scribblers Festival Schools Program, which runs from 8-10 May 2019 in Claremont, Western Australia, has been announced. Launched last year, Scribblers Festival celebrates children’s literature and...
Digital Writers’ Festival announces 2018 program Archive
Tuesday, 9 October 2018
The program for the 2018 Digital Writers' Festival (DWF), which runs from 30 October to 3 November, has been announced. More than 140 guests will participate in the digital festival,...
SPN Independent Publishing Conference 2018 program: publishing in the age of Trump, podcasts, disability awareness Archive
Tuesday, 2 October 2018
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the full program for its 2018 Independent Publishing Conference, which will run at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne from 22-24 November. The three-day...
SPN announces Isdahl, Dattner as conference keynotes Archive
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the keynote speakers for the 2018 Independent Publishing Conference, which runs from 22-24 November 2018 in Melbourne. Danika Isdahl, production manager at US-based...
BWF wrap-up: Dalton tops bestsellers Archive
Wednesday, 19 September 2018
This year’s Brisbane Writers festival (BWF), which ran from 6 to 9 September, was programmed by guest artistic director Carl Lindgren, who worked with the theme ‘What the World Needs...
The Little Bookroom to hold kids book festival in Melbourne Archive
Tuesday, 18 September 2018
Melbourne children’s bookshop The Little Bookroom will hold its first kids book festival in October, called Kids Book Fest. Held at the Fitzroy Town Hall, the one-day event will feature...
Consenting adults: Kate Cuthbert on the romance novel and representations of sexuality after #MeToo Archive
Wednesday, 12 September 2018
Escape Publishing managing editor Kate Cuthbert gave the keynote address at this year’s Romance Writers of Australia conference. This is an edited extract of her speech. I’d like to begin...
