This is not a book about ‘how to feel good, how to find happiness or how to reap some reward for your goodness’. Hugh Mackay’s... Read more |
Black Inc. has announced the editors of its annual ‘Best Australian’ series of anthologies. Kim Scott is editor of The Best Australian Stories 2013, Robert... Read more |
A film adaptation of Craig Silvey’s novella The Amber Amulet (A&U) has won the Crystal Bear award for the Best Short Film in the Generation... Read more |
Hardie Grant has announced that Cate Furey is the winner of its first stationery design competition. Furey’s design features vintage illustrations with the words ‘love’,... Read more |
How Tea Cosies Changed the World by Australian author Loani Prior (Murdoch) has been shortlisted for this year’s Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the... Read more |
New Zealand author Joy Cowley has been named a ‘Marlborough Living Cultural Treasure’ and will be awarded a celebratory medal at a ceremony in Blenheim... Read more |
The Auckland Readers & Writers Festival has announced that BNZ Literary Awards and Craigs Investment Partners have joined the festival as sponsors. The BNZ Literary... Read more |
The annual National Young Writers’ Festival (NYWF), which runs from 3-6 October in Newcastle, NSW, is calling for writers and artists and has launched a new website. NYWF presents writing in... Read more |
Independent Sydney bookstore Moirs Bookshop is for sale. Rosemary Moir, who owns the independent bookstore with her husband Ian, told Books+Publishing that the couple has... Read more |
The Victorian government has opened the third round of funding for its Living Libraries Infrastructure Program, worth $17.2 million over four years. Libraries may apply... Read more |
New library for Lincoln NZ A new library and service centre will be built in the town of Lincoln, south of Christchurch, New Zealand, beginning... Read more |
Bodleian Library receives Oxfam archive, Wellcome Trust grant In the UK, Oxfam has donated 10,000 boxes of archive material to the Bodleian Library in Oxford,... Read more |
The State Library of Tasmania in Hobart has been added to the state’s heritage list, Heritage Tasmania announced in a statement. The State Library is... Read more |
Central West Libraries in New South Wales has announced plans to launch a pilot ‘Books on Prescription’ program, which will involve local health professionals recommending... Read more |
IFLA releases new elending resources for libraries The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) has released a new set of resources relating to... Read more |
‘For trade nonfiction—particularly books about issues of the moment or by or about celebrities—radio and television publicity is often more crucial than reviews in achieving... Read more |
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Joel Fulton has joined Victorian Book Agencies as a partner in the recently established business. Fulton previously worked for Dennis Jones & Associates. (See news.)
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The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has welcomed a number of new staff members. Steve Wimmer, currently general manager at the Australian Society of Authors, has... Read more |
The recent Society of Editors (NSW) Inc. workshop, ‘Editing scientific, technical and medical documents’ was sold out so quickly that a repeat workshop has been scheduled... Read more |
Editors Victoria will present Editing an Anthology: Interview with Kent MacCarter & Ali Lemer. The recently published Joyful Strains (Affirm Press) is an anthology of twenty-seven... Read more |
Australian Publishers Assocation (APA) professional development sessions are open for bookings. 2013 Education Information Seminar, Sydney 14-15 March For the first time, this event is... Read more |
The shortlist of winners for the prestigious annual Book Design Awards will soon be announced on the Australian Publishers Association (APA) website and facebook. A... Read more |
The Media Law Regional Forum in Bendigo is part of a series of professional development opportunities for regional media workers. The forum is presented by... Read more |
Simon and Schuster Australia Pty Ltd will cease distribution for Games Workshop PLC of the Black Library range of books from 31 May 2013. Simon and Schuster will sell up to and including May 2013 catalogue new titles.
George Mann, Publications Manager at Games Workshop commented ‘We felt the time is right in the Australian market to make a strategic shift to distribute our titles directly to the trade. We would like to thank everyone at Simon & Schuster Australia for all of their hard work developing and supplying our books to the market over the last three and a half years.’
Kate Cubitt Sales Director said today ‘we have thoroughly enjoyed working with the Black Library team over the past three years and have appreciated Black Library’s generosity in helping us develop a greater reach into the Sci Fi & Fantasy market for the S&S global titles in the genres’.
Any valid Black Library returns need to be receipted into UBD by Friday 26 July. Returns received after that date will not be processed for credit and the stock will be returned at the customer’s expense.
All backorders for titles (aside from OP titles) accrued to 31 May 2013 will be transferred to Games Workshop to supply.
From 1 June Black Library titles will be available in Australia and New Zealand directly from the Games Workshop Trade Dept.
Games Workshop Australia Trade Dept contact Michael Cherry 02 9829 6000 or email brad.cross@gwplc.com or sergio.maiocchi@gwplc.com.
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Victorian Book Agencies has recently received a boost to the team with Gary Angliss and Joel Fulton joining forces as partners in the business. Victorian Book Agencies currently represents New Holland, Spank Stationery, Harlequin Books, Australian Fishing Network, BMS Wholesale Books, IQ Art, BMM as well as other local publishing houses throughout Victoria, Tasmania and some Southern NSW regions. Both Gary and Joel extend thanks to their many bookseller friends for their encouragement and look forward to catching up within the forthcoming weeks.
Contact details:
Gary Angliss
Ph: 0419-363-969
E: garyangliss.vicbookagencies@hotmail.com
Joel Fulton
Ph: 0417-411-466
E: joelfulton.vicbookagencies@hotmail.com
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Capricorn Link will be closed for annual stocktake on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week. Invoicing will re-commence Monday 4 March.
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