Gleitzman announced as Australian Children’s Laureate for 2018-19
Monday, 12 February 2018
Children’s author Morris Gleitzman has been chosen as the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2018-19. The author of nearly 40 books for young people, including Two Weeks with the Queen (Pan...
ASA launches virtual ‘literary speed dating’ for regional members
Friday, 9 February 2018
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) will launch its first virtual ‘literary speed dating’ session for regional members as part of Red Dirt Writers’ Week. ASA members in remote and...
PRH Literary Prize winner announced
Friday, 9 February 2018
Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia has announced that the winner of its inaugural literary prize is Kathryn Hind for her novel Hitch. ACT-based Hind wins $20,000 (which acts as an...
Stella Prize 2018 longlist announced
Thursday, 8 February 2018
The longlist for the 2018 Stella Prize has been announced. This year’s longlisted titles are: The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree (Shokoofeh Azar, Wild Dingo Press) A Writing Life: Helen...
Xoum changes name to Brio Books; moves distribution to Hardie Grant
Thursday, 8 February 2018
Xoum Publishing is changing its name to Brio Books, effective immediately. Brio Books—originally the name of the publisher’s literary imprint founded in 2016—will continue to be led by publishers Rod...
‘Nevermoor’ makes shortlist for Waterstones children’s prize
Thursday, 8 February 2018
Jessica Townsend’s middle-grade novel Nevermoor (Lothian) has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in the younger readers category. Australian-born US-based author Emily Suvada is also shortlisted in the...
Hardie Grant acquires Karen Martini cookbook
Thursday, 8 February 2018
Hardie Grant Books has acquired world rights to Karen Martini’s next cookbook for publication in 2019. The Melbourne chef, restaurateur, food writer and food editor of Sunday Life magazine has...
Inaugural children’s literature festival to be held in WA
Thursday, 8 February 2018
A new festival celebrating children’s literature and arts will be held in Claremont, Western Australia from 9-13 May. The inaugural Scribblers Festival is conceived by WA arts advocacy organisation FORM...
Young made honorary fellow by NZSA
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
New Zealand writer Ashleigh Young has been made an honorary literary fellow as part of the New Zealand Society of Authors’ (NZSA) annual Waitangi Day Honours. Young said of the...
Kobo report highlights mysteries and thrillers as most read in 2017
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
Mysteries and thrillers dominated Kobo’s 2017 top 10 ebook bestsellers and most read ebook titles in Australia, according to Kobo’s 2017 Book Report. The Missing Ones by Patricia Gibney (Sphere)...
WAYRBA 2018 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
The shortlists for the 2018 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards (WAYRBA) have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Picture books Torty and the Soldier: A Story...
Hardie Grant to publish Hamilton’s controversial ‘Silent Invasion’
Tuesday, 6 February 2018
Hardie Grant Books has acquired world rights to Clive Hamilton’s book on Chinese influence in Australia, Silent Invasion, with plans to publish the title in Australia in March 2018. Silent...
‘The Garret’ podcast expands in 2018
Tuesday, 6 February 2018
The Garret podcast has announced plans to expand in 2018, which includes a move away from a season-based release schedule and new episodes dedicated to reviewing Australian books. In 2018,...
Staff changes at Readings
Tuesday, 6 February 2018
Melbourne independent bookshop Readings has announced several staff changes across its seven stores. Joe Rubbo will move from his current role managing Readings Doncaster to take up the position of...
Australian authors featured on 2017 Locus Awards Recommended Reading List
Tuesday, 6 February 2018
Several Australian authors and illustrators have been named on the 2017 Locus Recommended Reading List, which serves as the voting ballot for the annual Locus Awards for science-fiction and fantasy...
New bookstore opens in Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges
Tuesday, 6 February 2018
A new bookstore, Daisy Boots Book Shop, has opened in the Dandenong Ranges in regional Victoria. Located in Sassafras, the shop opened for business on 19 December 2017 and is...
Europa Editions to be distributed by NewSouth
Monday, 5 February 2018
Titles from New York-based publisher Europa Editions will be distributed in Australia by NewSouth Books from March 2018. The new sales and distribution relationship constitutes, for Europa, a ‘renewed focus...
FWF expands to two festivals in 2018
Monday, 5 February 2018
The Feminist Writers Festival (FWF) has announced it will expand to two festivals in 2018, with the theme ‘rewriting the story’. FWF will run its first New South Wales festival in...
ABDA launches new survey for book designers
Monday, 5 February 2018
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) has launched a new survey to measure the health of the local book-design industry and generate data around the issues that book designers face....
Janu wins XO Romance Prize 2017
Friday, 2 February 2018
Xoum Publishing has announced Penelope Janu as the winner of the 2017 XO Romance Prize for an unpublished manuscript for her novel ‘On the Same Page’. Janu receives a $5000...
VIPs announced for 2018 SWF
Friday, 2 February 2018
The Australia Council for the Arts has announced the guests attending the 2018 Visiting International Publishers (VIPs) program, to be held alongside the Sydney Writers’ Festival in early May. The...
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2018 winners announced
Thursday, 1 February 2018
Melbourne-based writer Sarah Krasnostein has won the $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature for her first book, The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman’s Extraordinary Life in Death, Decay & Disaster (Text Publishing)...
Clarke to present books segment on new ABC show
Thursday, 1 February 2018
Author Maxine Beneba Clarke will present a fortnightly books segment on a new ABC program hosted by journalist and commentator Stan Grant. The 45-minute program, Matter of Fact, will constitute...
Copyright Agency publishes Cornegé report on the digital revolution and marketing
Thursday, 1 February 2018
The Copyright Agency has published a report by Allen & Unwin head of publicity Louise Cornegé that examines how the digital revolution has changed the way publishers market and promote...
Full program for Adelaide Writers’ Week 2018 announced
Thursday, 1 February 2018
The full program for Adelaide Writers’ Week, which runs from 3-8 March, has been announced. This year’s festival is dedicated to children's author Mem Fox, who will be in conversation...
Scribble sells rights to ‘Rhyme Cordial’, ‘Grandma Z’
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Scribe’s children’s imprint, Scribble, has sold rights to two forthcoming children’s books. World rights (ex ANZ) to Antonia Pesenti’s board book Rhyme Cordial were sold to Phaidon ahead of its...
Berbay invited to Barcelona children’s literary and arts festival
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Melbourne-based publisher Berbay Publishing has been invited by the Spanish cultural agency Acción Cultural Española to participate in FLIC Professional in March 2018. FLIC is a youth and children’s literary...
Copyright Agency introduces new nonfiction fellowship
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
The Copyright Agency has announced it has boosted the value of its annual fellowship program from $120,000 to $285,000, including a new $80,000 fellowship for a specific work of nonfiction....
US producer acquires screen rights to ‘Shantaram’
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Producers Anonymous Content and Paramount TV have acquired screen rights to Gregory David Roberts’ Shantaram and its sequel, The Mountain Shadow. Deadline Hollywood reports that the producers plan to turn...
Lindgren joins BWF as guest artistic director
Tuesday, 30 January 2018
UPLIT has announced Carl Lindgren as the guest artistic director for the 2018 Brisbane Writers Festival. Lindgren will serve as guest artistic director until the end of 2018, while UPLIT’s...
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