Writing for Fun: Andy Griffiths on ‘Once Upon a Slime’
In his new book Once Upon a Slime: 45 Fun Ways to Get Writing … Fast! (Pan Macmillan, April) Andy Griffiths gives advice to inspire young writers. The author spoke...
Bolinda to distribute Pan Macmillan and A&U ebooks into libraries
Bolinda has announced a partnership with Pan Macmillan and Allen & Unwin to supply ebooks via its BorrowBox digital download platform into libraries and schools. The BorrowBox ebook platform will be rolled...
Pan Mac to offer creative writing sessions in the UK
In the UK, Pan Macmillan has announced it will begin offering creative writing tutoring, reports the Bookseller. The publisher will begin running events called Notebook Sessions, later this month. ‘We’re...
History Hackers: Omega Squad 2 (Charlie Carter, Pan Macmillan)
The Omega Squad continues the popular ‘Battle Boy’ series. Now 13, Napoleon Augustus Smythe is a Battle Agent, part of the Time Troopers team called the Omega Squad. Following on...
Rafferty promoted at Pan Macmillan
Emma Rafferty has been promoted from senior editor to the position of managing editor at Pan Macmillan. Rafferty will begin in the role on 9 July and replaces Catherine Day...
Miles Franklin 2012 longlist announced
The longlist for this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Blood (Tony Birch, UQP) The Spirit of Progress (Steven Carroll, Fourth Estate) Spirit House...
Quote of the week
'People have accused traditional publishers of racing to the bland middle ground to maximise their audience. Publishing digital-only books is all about racing to the edge'--Joel Naoum, publisher of Pan...
Penguin accepting unsolicited electronic submissions once a month
Penguin Australia's general publishing team has announced it will accept unsolicited manuscripts electronically once a month. The initiative, called 'the Monthly Catch', invites electronic submissions of adult fiction and nonfiction...
Penguin to launch Australian ebook ‘shorts’ list
Penguin Australia will launch an Australian list of short ebook-only titles this year. To be called Penguin Australia Shorts, the list will be similar to the Penguin Shorts list now...
Harding, Treasure join Momentum; first Momentum titles to be released in February
Mark Harding and Anne Treasure have joined Pan Macmillan's digital-only imprint Momentum as digital marketing executives. Harding previously worked at Shearer's Bookshop in Leichhardt, NSW, looking after the store's website, social...
In Brief
Bansen joins ABAThe Australian Booksellers Association has announced that Michelle Bansen has joined the association in the position of member services officer. Bansen has previously worked as a sales representative...
Fraser to retire from Pan Macmillan
Pan Macmillan Australia has announced that publisher James Fraser will retire from the company at the end of this year. Fraser spent 25 years in the role of publishing director...
Colin Roderick Award shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year's Colin Roderick Award has been announced. The shortlisted titles are:Singing Saltwater Country: Journey to the Songlines of Carpentaria (John Bradley & Yanyuwa Families, A&U)The Vintage and...
ILF thanks Indigenous Literacy Day participants
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has thanked all members of the Australian book community who participated in the fifth annual Indigenous Literacy Day (ILD) on Wednesday 7 September. ILF executive...
Fifth annual Indigenous Literacy Day today
Booksellers, publishers, libraries, schools and other organisations across the country will celebrate the fifth Indigenous Literacy Day today, 7 September 2011. At the Brisbane Writers Festival Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) founder...
Preparations underway for Indigenous Literacy Day
Booksellers, publishers, schools, libraries and other organisations across Australia are taking part in the fifth Indigenous Literacy Day on Wednesday 7 September 2011, as well as other events over August...
Pan Mac launches digital-only imprint Momentum
Pan Macmillan Australia has announced the launch of its first digital-only imprint, Momentum. The imprint, which will operate separately to Pan Macmillan, will be run by Pan Macmillan director Tom...
Pan Macmillan announces ‘Manuscript Monday’ submission process
Pan Macmillan has announced that will now accept electronic manuscript submissions between 10am and 4pm each Monday as part of its manuscript submission process. As part of the initiative, known...
2011 PM’s Lit Awards winners announced
As reported in a Weekly Book Newsletter special bulletin, the winners of this year's Prime Minister's Literary Awards were announced at the National Library in Canberra on Friday 8 July. The fiction...
2011 PM?s Lit Awards winners announced
The winners of this year's Prime Minister's Literary Awards were announced in Canberra this morning. The fiction prize was awarded to Traitor by Stephen Daisley (Text). The Hard Light of...