The winners of the 2008 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards were announced at an awards dinner at Melbourne’s Federation Square on Monday night, at the end... Read more
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Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) has announced that from April 2009 its titles will be distributed in the Australian and New Zealand markets by United... Read more
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Indigenous Literacy Day takes place around Australia today, with many booksellers and publishers donating a percentage of their day’s earnings to the Indigenous Literacy Project.... Read more
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The 2008 Melbourne Writers’ Festival wrapped up on the weekend and by all accounts has been a success. Over 45,000 people attended, with box office... Read more
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As foreshadowed in an announcement last year, Peter Donoughue has now retired as managing director of Wiley Australia. Wiley staff wish him ‘every happiness in his retirement in... Read more
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Presented on Friday night in the Festival Club at the Melbourne Writers’ Festival, the Ned Kelly Awards honour Australian crime writing. The 2008 winners are:... Read more
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Announced at the Melbourne Writers’ Festival on Saturday 30 August, the inaugural Text Young Adult Prize went to Richard Newsome for The Billionaire’s Curse. The... Read more
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The 2009 Peter Blazey Fellowship was announced on Thursday August 28 at the Melbourne Writers’ Festival. The award, worth $15,000, is for biography, autobiography or... Read more
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The Australian Films Television & Radio School (AFTRS) has announced that it is offering a new course for ‘writers who may be experienced and talented in... Read more
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Matt Ottley has responded to criticism of his Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Picture Book of the Year Requiem for a Beast (Hachette Livre... Read more
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Adelaide bookseller Bruce Macky, franchise owner of Dymocks Adelaide with wife Mandy, has returned home after almost a year at sea, circumnavigating the globe in... Read more
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As part of National Literacy and Numeracy Week which kicked off yesterday, National Reading Day also coincides with Indigenous Literacy Day today (Wednesday). Schools that... Read more
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‘The Moral Demands of Affluence’ wins Eureka Prize for Research in Ethics The Moral Demands of Affluence (Garrett Cullity, OUP) has won this year’s Australian... Read more
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Among the many items added to our Around the World blog in the past week: E-textbooks no cheaper Penguin US signs ‘digi-novel’ series Spielberg confirmed... Read more
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Father’s Day is just around the corner and the charts are reflecting some early bird buying activity. Glenn McGrath – Line and Strength has been... Read more
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Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Indigenous Literacy Day, 3 September Closing date for Tasmania Book... Read more
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Kathie Herbert from Megalong Books writes: ‘June died peacefully on Monday 25 August after a long illness. She was 81 years of age. ‘June spent... Read more
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Dave Freeman, co-author of 100 Things to Do Before You Die and Travel Events You Just Can’t Miss, has died, he was 47.
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