The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has pledged $2 million for inclusive publishing if it wins government at the federal election on 18 May. In a release outlining the ALP’s plans... Read more
The Copyright Agency has announced Hachette Australia managing director Justin Ractliffe as the recipient of its $15,000 publisher fellowship. The fellowship ‘supports the pursuit of innovation and professional development from... Read more
The Australian Reading Hour is one of six projects shortlisted for the US$10,000 (A$14,340) Joy of Reading Award, established by Systematic and the Next Library conference to recognise initiatives that... Read more
The shortlists for the 2019 Reading & Enjoying Australian Literature (REAL) Awards—which act as shortlists for children’s choice book awards in New South Wales (KOALAs), Northern Territory (KROC Awards) and... Read more
In the UK, poet Imtiaz Dharker has turned down the British poet laureateship, reports the Guardian. ‘I had to weigh the privacy I need to write poems against the demands... Read more
