Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Shortlists have been announced for BookPeople's Book of the Year Awards, ABDA's Australian Book Design Awards and the Institute of Professional Editors' Rosanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award. At Writing NSW, CEO...

Wednesday, 19 April 2023
This week, children's publisher Walker Books announced the establishment of a new biennial manuscript prize to coincide with the company's 30th anniversary in Australia, while the 12 books shortlisted for...

Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Ultimo Press has appointed Andrea Johnson as marketing and community manager, and the University of Sydney is offering a new scholarship in the Master of Publishing postgraduate degree for Aboriginal...

Wednesday, 5 April 2023
The National Library of Australia has welcomed the federal government's commitment to funding the library's digital archive, Trove; the federal government has also extended the deadline for new title claims...

Wednesday, 29 March 2023
Mark Rubbo has announced he is planning to retire from the position of managing director at Readings in June, but will remain chair of the board, and in other personnel...

Wednesday, 8 March 2023
BookPeople has released its industry sustainability report, Towards a Sustainable Bookselling Future, outlining key areas of concern for booksellers including carbon emissions from freight and printing, as well as issues related specifically...

Wednesday, 1 March 2023
Simon & Schuster Australia recorded a ‘record year of sales, profit, and market share’ in 2022, with print sales were up 35.5%, ebooks up 21.6% and audio up 51%. A...

Wednesday, 22 February 2023
In the lead-up to the Bologna Book Fair, Melbourne-based author and illustrator Jess Racklyeft has won one of the two Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators International Bologna Scholarships...

Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Penguin Random House’s launch title director Karen Reid has resigned from the company after 30 years; Five Mile Press owner Regency Media has entered administration; and the MUD Literary Prize...

Wednesday, 8 February 2023
In book retailing news, Booktopia has secured $12 million in funding for the development of its new customer fulfilment centre at South Strathfield which it says will be operational in...

Wednesday, 1 February 2023
The federal government revealed its $286 million Revive national cultural policy this week, which includes the establishment of new literature funding body Writers Australia; new arts investment and advisory body...

Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Perth Festival has announced the full line-up for its 2023 Literature & Ideas program; three new categories have been added to the 2023 Australian Book Industry Awards; and Tess Nichol...

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
The Australia Council has announced its latest round of funding, with the Wheeler Centre’s Next Chapter program, and the Open Book internship program among the literature-related projects and activities; Fremantle...

Wednesday, 11 January 2023
The winners of the 2022 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were announced in December, along with the longlists for the 2023 Indie Book Awards and shortlists for the 2023 Victorian Premier’s...

Wednesday, 7 December 2022
In moves, former Allen & Unwin publishing director Tom Gilliatt has joined Left Bank Literary as an agent and Booktopia has appointed Retail Food Group executive chairmen Peter George as...

Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Author and poet Antigone Kefala has won the 2022 Patrick White Literary Award, worth $15,000; Booktopia founder and former CEO Tony Nash has been re-elected to the company’s board; and...

Tuesday, 22 November 2022
This week, Scott Pape's new financial guide for children, Barefoot Kids, debuted at number one on the Australian bestsellers chart, breaking several records along the way. Sales were propelled by...

Tuesday, 15 November 2022
Kim Pham has won the 2022 Heyman Mentorship Award for her coming-of-age novel manuscript ‘Bird Hands Beaver a Fishmint Bouquet’. Meanwhile, the inaugural Australian Political Book of the Year was...

Tuesday, 8 November 2022
Penguin Random House Australia has announced publishing director Justin Ractliffe will be leaving the company following a review of its local adult publishing division. In awards news, Susannah Begbie has...

Wednesday, 2 November 2022
In this week’s award news, the three winners of the 2022 Readings Prizes have been announced; Lauren Fuge has won this year’s UNSW Press Bragg Prize for Science Writing; Emily...

Tuesday, 25 October 2022
Melbourne Writers Festival announced it will be moving from September to May next year; Tom Keneally and Katrina Nannestad won the 2022 Historical Novel Prize in the adult and CYA...

Wednesday, 19 October 2022
Hardie Grant and Ultimo Press have announced managing director James Kellow will set up the imprint in the UK next year; the Fair Work Commission has approved the enterprise bargaining...

Wednesday, 12 October 2022
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the shortlist for its Book of the Year Award, along with the program for its 2022 Independent Publishing Conference, where the Book of...

Wednesday, 5 October 2022
The Institute of Professional Editors is developing a diversity, equity and inclusion policy as findings from the 2022 Australian Publishing Industry Workforce Survey on Diversity and Inclusion show lack of...

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Mirandi Riwoe and Saskia Beudel are the recipients of this year’s Copyright Agency author fellowships; Melbourne Writers Festival, which took place over four days earlier this month, has reported this...

Wednesday, 14 September 2022
The winners of this year’s Educational Publishing Awards and Queensland Literary Awards have been announced; Miles Allinson and Bernadette Brenann won the Age Book of the Year award in fiction...

Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Alex Allan has been appointed the new CEO of Fremantle Press; the program for the inaugural Berry Writers Festival held in October in Shoalhaven, NSW, has been announced; and Meredith...

Wednesday, 31 August 2022
In its full-year preliminary results, Booktopia has reported its revenue was up 7.5%, while its underlying earnings were down 54%; the online book retailer has also reached an agreement with...