Digital Writers’ Festival launches 2015 program
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
The second annual Digital Writers’ Festival (DWF) has launched its 2015 program. The online-only festival, which is hosted by the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF), will run from 11-22 February and feature over...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
‘We can sell up to 50% of total sales in e-book edition in the first couple of weeks of a book’s life’—Allen & Unwin digital publisher Elizabeth Weiss outlining the...
RiP Colleen McCullough
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
Australian author Colleen McCullough has died aged 77.The author passed away on 29 January in hospital on Norfolk Island.McCullough’s publisher HarperCollins has released a statement paying tribute to ‘one of Australia’s most...
ABA delegation heads to American Booksellers Association conference
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
An Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) delegation will attend a conference by its US industry counterparts in Asheville, North Carolina.The delegation attending the 10th American Booksellers Association Winter Institute, held from...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
SalesFiction—Black Inc. has sold German rights to She's Having Her Baby (Lauren Sams) to Egmont Ink.Nonfiction—Exisle Publishing has sold Polish rights to Change the Way You Eat (Leanne Cooper); and...
Penguin to publish Little Black Classics range
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
Penguin will publish a series of 80 short classics to celebrate the publisher’s 80th birthday. The Little Black Classics range, published by Penguin UK, aims to showcase the diversity of the Penguin...
Inaugural Photobook Melbourne festival to run in February
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
The inaugural Photobook Melbourne festival and Australian Photo Book of the Year Awards will be held on 12-22 February.In a statement, festival organisers said the event ‘aims to connect Australia...
Roy Morgan study finds more Australians buying ebooks
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
More Australians are buying ebooks according to a study from Roy Morgan Research. The study found that over the past two years, online sales of ebooks have increased across most age...
‘Bitter Greens’ featured on American Library Association Reading List
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
Kate Forsyth’s Bitter Greens (Vintage) has been announced as the winner of the Historical Fiction category on the American Library Association (ALA) 2015 Reading List.Judges, consisting of 12 ALA-member librarians,...
Tuffield nominated for ‘Women’s Agenda’ Leadership Awards
Monday, 2 February 2015
Affirm Press publisher and Stella Prize co-founder and executive director Aviva Tuffield is a finalist in the 2015 Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards.Tuffield is one of three finalists in the Change Champion...
University publishing symposium to be held in Canberra in March
Monday, 2 February 2015
A one-off symposium on university publishing will be held at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra in March.The ‘Reinventing university publishing’ symposium, to be held from 17-19 March, brings together representatives from university presses,...
New book to advise authors on publicity campaigns
Monday, 2 February 2015
A ‘world-first’ guide for authors running their own publicity campaigns in Australia will be published next month.The DIY Book PR Guide: The HAPPIER Guide to Do-it-yourself Book Publicity in Seven Easy Steps is written...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 2 February 2015
The film tie-in edition of American Sniper (Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen & Jim DeFelice, HarperCollins) has jumped from fourth to first spot in this week’s top 10 bestsellers chart and is number one...
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2015 winners announced; ‘The Europeans in Australia: Volume Three: Nation’ wins Victorian Prize for Literature
Thursday, 29 January 2015
Writer and historian Alan Atkinson has won the Victorian Prize for Literature, worth $100,000, for his book The Europeans in Australia: Volume Three: Nation (NewSouth).Atkinson’s book is the final volume...
Indie Awards 2015 shortlists announced
Thursday, 29 January 2015
The shortlists for the 2015 Indie Awards, presented by Leading Edge Books, have been announced.The shortlisted titles in each category are:Fiction When the Night Comes (Favel Parrett, Hachette) Amnesia (Peter Carey,...
Quote of the week
Thursday, 29 January 2015
‘New Zealand has the misfortune in not having a lot of confidence in the brains of its citizens. There is a lot of embarrassment, a lot of discrediting that goes...
Rights round-up
Thursday, 29 January 2015
SalesFiction—HarperCollins has sold Hungarian rights to Silver Wattle and Sapphire Skies (both Belinda Alexandra). Spinifex Press has sold UK rights to Haifa Fragments (Khulud Khamis); and Italian rights to Haifa...
Fagan appointed head of marketing and publicity at Nero
Thursday, 29 January 2015
Kelly Fagan has been appointed to the newly created role of head of marketing and publicity for Black Inc. mass-market imprint Nero. Fagan, who was previously publicity manager at HarperCollins, will start in...
Pickering appointed digital affairs manager at Exisle
Thursday, 29 January 2015
Exisle Publishing has appointed Matthew Pickering to the newly created role of digital affairs manager.Pickering, who will be based in Exisle’s Auckland office, will manage the publisher’s digital data and oversee digital operations in...
Mills appointed children’s and YA publishing director at A&U
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Eva Mills has been appointed publishing director of children’s and YA books at Allen & Unwin (A&U).Mills has been a publisher of children’s and YA books at the company since 2009, and...
Bestsellers this week
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Pete Evans’ Family Food (Plum) is this week’s fastest mover, having jumped from sixth to first spot on the top 10 bestsellers chart. The rest of the titles in the top 10 remain...
French named Senior Australian of the Year
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Australian author Jackie French has been named the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year.French was presented with the honour at a ceremony in Canberra on 25 January, where she spoke...
Book industry figures among 2015 Australia Day honours recipients
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Social researcher and author Hugh Mackay is among the recipients of the 2015 Australia Day honours, presented by the Governor-General on 26 January for ‘service to the nation and to...
Horin appointed publisher of HGE imprint Chirpy Bird
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Hardie Grant Egmont (HGE) has appointed Niki Horin to the newly created role of publisher of Chirpy Bird, the company’s imprint for licensed and trend-driven publishing.HGE marketing communications executive Sarah Magee told Books+Publishing the...
‘Overland’ launches ‘Fair Australia Prize’
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Overland has launched a new Fair Australia Prize to encourage writers and artists ‘to be part of setting a new agenda for Australia’.The winner of each category—short fiction, essay, poetry, and...
Shortlist for ‘Seizure’ Viva La Novella competition announced
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Literary journal Seizure has announced the shortlist for this year’s Viva La Novella competition.The six shortlisted authors are: Mark Brandi Christy Collins Nick Gadd Jane Rawson Libby Sommer Marlee Jane Ward. This...
Monash University Publishing receives Vice Chancellor’s Award
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Monash University Publishing has been presented with a Vice Chancellor’s Award for Exceptional Performance by Professional Staff.The award was one of four given to teams within Monash University in 2014,...
Productivity Commission to review minimum wage and penalty rates
Friday, 23 January 2015
The effect of the minimum wage and penalty rates on businesses will be examined as part of the Productivity Commission’s wider review of the industrial relations system. Five papers released...
Philanthropists donate $5m to found Chair of Australian literature
Friday, 23 January 2015
A philanthropist couple has donated $5m to the University of Melbourne to establish a new professorship to ‘advance the teaching, understanding and public appreciation of Australian literature’.The Boisbouvier Founding Chair...
John Flanagan voted ‘Australia’s Favourite Author’ in Booktopia poll
Friday, 23 January 2015
Children’s book author John Flanagan has been voted ‘Australia’s Favourite Author’ in Booktopia’s annual poll.Booktopia announced the top 10 finalists on its website on 23 January. They were (from one to 10): John...
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