Chandler wins inaugural Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing
Jo Chandler has won the inaugural Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing for her piece ‘Storm front’, published in her book Feeling the Heat (MUP). Chandler has won a...
UNSW Press celebrates 50 years
University of New South Wales (UNSW) Press has celebrated 50 years in publishing this year. ‘Every day we publish a new book is worth a celebration,’ chief executive Kathy Bail...
Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing shortlist announced
The shortlist for the inaugural Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing has been announced. The shortlisted pieces of writing are: ‘Storm front’ by Jo Chandler (Feeling the Heat, MUP)...
Australian, New Zealand titles among IPG ebooks pulled from Amazon
Australian and New Zealand publishers are among those affected by Amazon's decision not to sell Kindle editions distributed by US book distributor Independent Publishers Group (IPG), after IPG and Amazon...
PM’s Prize for Australian History winners announced
The 2010-11 Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History has been jointly awarded to A Three-Cornered Life: The Historian W K Hancock by Jim Davidson (UNSW Press) and Bad Characters: S-x,...
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...
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...
2011 Ernest Scott Prize winners announced
A Merciless Place: The Lost Story of Britain's Convict Disaster in Africa and how it led to the Settlement of Australia by Emma Christopher (A&U) and A Three-Cornered Life: The Historian W...
‘Indelible Ink’ wins Age Book of the Year
The winners of the 2011 Age Book of the Year awards were announced on 25 August at the opening keynote address of the Melbourne Writers Festival. Indelible Ink (Fiona McGregor, Scribe) won the...
‘Indelible Ink’ wins Age book of the year
The winners of the 2011 Age Book of the Year awards were announced last night at the opening keynote address of the Melbourne Writers Festival. Indelible Ink (Fiona McGregor, Scribe) won...
2011 John Button Prize shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year's John Button Prize for writing on public policy has been announced. The shortlisted titles are:Quarterly Essay 40: Trivial Pursuit: Leadership and the End of the...
UNSW Press rebrands publishing division
University of New South Wales (UNSW) Press has rebranded its publishing division. The publishing division of UNSW Press will now be known as NewSouth Publishing and all new titles from July...
Bail to replace Derricourt at UNSW Press
UNSW Press has announced the appointment of Kathy Bail as chief executive, replacing Robin Derricourt. Bail, who has been editor of the Australian Financial Review Magazine since 2006, was a...
Derricourt to retire from UNSW Press
UNSW Press managing director Robin Derricourt has announced he will stand down from the position in February 2010. Derricourt, who has completed 13 years in the role, told WBN he...
Thomson acquires Redfern Legal Centre list
Thomson Reuters has announced that it has acquired the Redfern Legal Centre Publishing imprint and will be publishing the new edition of The Law Handbook and The Family Law Handbook;...
Joint winners for Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History
Tom Griffiths and Robert Kenny have jointly been awarded the 2008 Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History, for their books Slicing the Silence: Voyaging to Antarctica (New South) and The...
Chinese printer refuses Tibet book
A Chinese printer has refused to print Putting Queensland on the Map by Felicity Jack for UNSW Press because it mentions the China-Tibet border. The book contains just a single line which...
UNSW Press to publish Choice Books
UNSW Press has announce it is now the official publisher for the Choice Books imprint. Following an agreement between UNSW Press and Choice (the Australian Consumers' Association), Choice Books will...