Collins Ballarat on Sturt named ‘Franchise of the Year’ at national conference
Collins Booksellers Ballarat on Sturt, one of two Collins bookstores in Ballarat, Victoria, was named Franchise of the Year at this year’s Collins Booksellers national conference, which was held in Melbourne...
Booksellers NZ conference program announced
Booksellers New Zealand has announced the program for its 2013 conference, to be held in Christchurch from 23-24 June. This year’s conference will focus on the theme ‘The future is in your...
ABA, Leading Edge to share conference weekend, hold joint trade exhibition
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and Leading Edge Books have announced that the two organisations will hold their annual conferences over the same weekend in June at the Hilton Adelaide,...
‘Strong attendance’ at first GenreCon
Approximately 135 writers, editors and agents attended the inaugural GenreCon in Sydney over the weekend. The conference for Australian genre writers, run by the Queensland Writers Centre, was held at...
Dymocks Nowra named ‘Retailer of the Year’ at national conference
The Dymocks store in Nowra, New South Wales, was named Dymocks/SBS Retailer of the Year at the 2012 Dymocks national conference earlier this month. The Dymocks Camberwell store in Melbourne received the...
Collins Shepparton named ‘Franchise of the Year’ at national conference
Collins Booksellers Shepparton in regional Victoria was named Franchise of the Year at this year’s Collins Booksellers national conference, held between 5 and 7 August in Byron Bay. Franchisees Joe...
Author panel, social media sessions popular at ALIA Biennial 2012
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Biennial 2012 Conference wrapped up in Sydney earlier this month, having run from 10 to 13 July. ALIA events manager Christina Granata told...
‘Literature and Censorship’ conference takes place in Canberra
The fifth annual conference of the Australian Association for Literature, ‘Literature and Censorship’, takes place in Canberra from today until Friday (11 to 13 July). The conference is hosted by...
Booksellers NZ conference keynote speakers announced
Booksellers New Zealand has announced details of its annual conference. The Business of Bookselling Conference will take place from 1-2 August in Auckland and will include a trade show, conference...
2013 IPEd National Editors Conference announced
Details for the 2013 IPEd National Editors Conference have been announced. The biennial conference will be held in Fremantle, WA, from 10-12 April 2013, and will be organised and hosted...
CBCA conference returns on a smaller scale
Around 380 delegates attended this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) ‘multistoried’ conference, which was held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from 17-19 May. Julie Wells, national president of...
SPUNC to hold independent publishers conference in November; new prize for small publishers announced
The Small Press Network (SPUNC) has announced that it will hold a new conference for independent publishers in Melbourne in November. The Independent Publishers’ Conference, which has received some financial...
SPUNC to hold independent publishers conference in November; new prize for small publishers announced
The Small Press Network (SPUNC) has announced that it will hold a new conference for independent publishers in Melbourne in November. The Independent Publishers’ Conference, which has received some financial...
A&U, Penguin joint publishers of the year at Leading Edge 2012 conference
The 2012 Leading Edge Books Conference, held in Melbourne on 10 and 11 March, was the largest in the conference's history, according to Leading Edge Books general manager Simon Milne....
Inaugural PANZ conference attracts 128 publishers
Australian guests were among the 128 publishers to attend the Publishing for the Future conference, held by the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) from 1 to 2 March in...
Registrations open for PANZ conference
Registrations are now open for the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) International Conference 2012, which will be held on 1 and 2 March in Auckland. PANZ released further details...
PANZ conference to be held in March 2012
The Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) will hold a publishing conference in March 2012. The conference, which will be held on 1 and 2 March in Auckland, will feature...
2012 ABA conference, National Bookshop Day dates confirmed
The 2012 Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) annual conference and trade exhibition will be held on 17 and 18 June 2012 in Sydney. ABA CEO Joel Becker told the Weekly Book Newsletter...
Digital, social media sessions popular at National Editors Conference
Sessions about online writing, social media, and 'new skills' for editors were among the most popular events at the 2011 Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) National Editors Conference, hosted by...
Writing Australia launches program, unpublished manuscript award
National writing organisation Writing Australia has officially launched its program, with details about a new award for unpublished manuscripts, a national conference, and an author touring program now available online....