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Larbalestier, McKinty shortlisted for 2017 Edgars

Friday, 20 January 2017
Australian author Justine Larbalestier and Melbourne-based Irish author Adrian McKinty have been shortlisted for the 2017 Edgar Allan Poe Awards (the Edgars), which honour ‘the best in mystery fiction and...

Books editor Blanche Clark leaves ‘Herald Sun’

Friday, 20 January 2017
Blanche Clark, books editor of the Victorian newspaper the Herald Sun, has left the publication. A spokesperson for the Herald Sun said that sub-editor Barry Reynolds will manage the book...

Tiny Owl Workshop partners with online multimedia game

Thursday, 19 January 2017
Brisbane micro-publisher Tiny Owl Workshop is partnering with Wattpad and new online interactive storytelling game The Westbury Faery to host a short story competition, with winners to be published in...

Australian YA debut acquired by PRH

Thursday, 19 January 2017
Penguin Random House (PRH) has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to Australian-born, US-based author Emily Suvada’s debut YA novel This Mortal Coil in a two-book deal. The novel centres around...

Zusak, Fox top 2015-16 lending rights surveys

Thursday, 19 January 2017
Books by Markus Zusak and Mem Fox have topped the lists of the highest scoring books in the most recent report on the Public Lending Rights (PLR) and Educational Lending...

Birchalls bookshop to close

Thursday, 19 January 2017
Australia’s oldest bookshop, Birchalls in Launceston, is set to close this year after being put on the market in March 2016. The ABC reports that the premises were sold in...

McPherson’s ‘Grace Beside Me’ adapted for TV

Thursday, 19 January 2017
Sue McPherson’s YA novel Grace Beside Me (Magabala) has been commissioned by NITV, the National Indigenous Television channel, for a live-action children’s series. The planned 13-episode series marks the first-ever...

Ernst & Young report argues for ‘fair use’ provision

Wednesday, 18 January 2017
A government-commissioned Ernst & Young (E&Y) report, Cost Benefit Analysis of Changes to the Copyright Act 1968, has found that an open-ended fair-use exception is likely to have a larger...

ABIAs 2017 date, venue announced

Wednesday, 18 January 2017
The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) will be held on 25 May at the Art Gallery of NSW this year. The awards will be hosted by actor and author Magda...

Five Mile acquires Barnes children’s book; Echo acquires Jones’ novel

Wednesday, 18 January 2017
Bonnier Publishing Australia imprint Five Mile has acquired two children’s books by Jimmy Barnes for publication in April 2017. The two books will revolve around the adventures of Och Aye,...

Two Sally Rippin series to launch in 2017

Wednesday, 18 January 2017
Two new children’s book series by Sally Rippin will launch in 2017. In June, Hardie Grant Egmont will publish the first book in the ‘Polly & Buster’ junior fiction series aimed...

Eddington appointed CEO of UQP

Tuesday, 17 January 2017
Australia Council literature director Jill Eddington has been appointed CEO of the University of Queensland Press (UQP), effective from 6 March. Eddington will replace former CEO Greg Bain, who stepped down...

‘KYD’ announces inaugural New Critic Award winner

Tuesday, 17 January 2017
Tasmanian arts journalist and musician Stephanie Eslake has won the inaugural Kill Your Darlings New Critic Award. Eslake receives $4000, a mentorship with senior KYD staff and publication of up...

NGV announces new prize for art and design books

Tuesday, 17 January 2017
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) has announced a new prize for art and design books. The Cornish Family Prize for Art and Design Publishing, which is open to international entries,...

Australian Romance Readers Awards 2016 finalists announced

Monday, 16 January 2017
The finalists for the 2016 Australian Romance Readers Awards have been announced. Ten authors have been shortlisted for the Favourite Australian Romance Author. They are: Amy Andrews Anna Campbell Anne...

Margaret River Short Story Competition finalists announced

Monday, 16 January 2017
The finalists for the annual Margaret River Short Story Competition have been announced. The shortlisted authors and their works are: Emily Paull for ‘Miss Lovegrove’ Jo Morrison for ‘Of the...

Indie Book Awards 2017 shortlists announced

Monday, 16 January 2017
Leading Edge Books has announced the shortlists for the 2017 Indie Book Awards. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction The Good People (Hannah Kent, Picador) Truly Madly Guilty (Liane Moriarty,...

‘Griffith Review’ Fellowship recipients announced

Friday, 13 January 2017
Griffith Review has announced the recipients of its writers’ fellowships, launched last year in conjunction with the Queensland Literary Awards. They are: Lech Blaine Laura Elvery Jim Hearn Bri Lee...

Full program announced for Perth Writers Festival 2017

Friday, 13 January 2017
The full program has been announced for the 2017 Perth Writers Festival, which runs from 23-26 February. Events at the festival include ‘Pondering our most precious liquid’, a panel discussion...

Patrić’s ‘Black Rock White City’ sells to US and UK

Friday, 13 January 2017
Transit Lounge has sold North American and UK rights to A S Patrić’s 2016 Miles Franklin Literary Award winner Black Rock White City to Melville House, New York. The deal...

Hazel Rowley Fellowship 2017 finalists announced

Thursday, 12 January 2017
Writers Victoria has announced the seven finalists for the 2017 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, awarded annually to an Australian writer for a proposed biographical work. The shortlisted writers and their...

Donovan appointed literary scout for Hollywood producer

Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Los Angeles-based Australian Philippa Donovan has been appointed literary scout for Mad Rabbit, a production company for high-end drama. Donovan, who will cover World English Language territories, told Books+Publishing that...