The first guests have been announced for the 2017 Perth Writers Festival, which runs from 23-26 February. UK author Ben Rawlence will give the opening address on the issue of... Read more |
Jay Martin has won the 2016 T.A.G. Hungerford Award for an unpublished manuscript for Learning Polish, a memoir about living as a diplomat’s wife in Poland. The award was presented at... Read more |
The nominees for the 2016 AusRomToday Reader’s Choice Awards have been announced. The nominees in each category, are: Best New Author Caroline Beecham Melanie Coles Athena Daniels Diane Demetre Marilyn... Read more |
Twentieth Century Fox has optioned the film rights to Australian author Jessica Townsend’s forthcoming middle-grade novel Nevermoor, the first book in a trilogy acquired by Hachette US, UK and Australia... Read more |
Launched in Melbourne in 2009, Busybird Publishing is a ‘boutique micropublisher’ that combines traditional and fee-for-service publishing. ‘But we also do lots of other things,’ says publications manager Les Zigomanis.... Read more |
In the US, Amazon has introduced a new app featuring short, illustrated stories designed to look like text-chat for young readers, reports Publishers Weekly. The app, offered at an introductory price... Read more |
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