Big Sky Readers and Writers Festival 2013 program announced
The program for the ninth annual Big Sky Readers and Writers Festival in Geraldton, Western Australia, has been announced. The festival, which runs from 13-15 September, includes author talks, panel...
Collins store in Karratha to close
Collins Booksellers in Karratha, WA, is set to close, reports the Pilbara Echoe. The bookshop, which is located in the Centro Karratha shopping centre on Welcome Road, will close at the...
Peter Williams awarded Library Board of WA Fellowship; other WA awards announced
Children’s art collector Peter Williams has received a Library Board of Western Australia Fellowship for his contribution to WA library services. Williams donated 107 original children’s book illustrations to the...
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WA library destroyed in fire The public library and town hall in Onslow in north west Western Australia has been destroyed in a fire that has also damaged the town’s...
WA library launches ebook ‘buddy’ program
The City of Vincent Public Library in Western Australia has developed a way of helping housebound individuals in its community learn how to use ereaders. The library, which is located...
WA Premier’s Book Awards 2011 winners announced
The winners of this year’s Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards were announced on 17 September. Fiona Skyring was presented with the $25,000 Premier’s Prize, which goes to the most outstanding book...
eSmart Libraries program to be piloted in WA
The eSmart Libraries program will be piloted in Western Australian regional libraries, reports the ABC. A spokesperson for the Alannah and Madeline Foundation told Bookseller+Publisher that the program hopes to...
Writers WA reinstates Writers on the Road program
WritersWA has announced it has been ‘able to reinstate our popular Writers on the Road program for 2012’ as a special initiative of the National Year of Reading, with funding...
Kimberley Writers Festival to be held this month
The eighth annual Kimberley Writers Festival will be held in Kununurra, Western Australia, between 27 and 29 July. Among the writers participating in this year’s event are Amanda Curtin, Stephen...
Perth retailers able to trade on Sundays from August
All retailers across the metropolitan Perth area will be able to trade on Sundays from 26 August as a result of introduced changes to the state’s retail trading regulations by...
Gascoyne Revitalisation Plan funds new WA library
The Gascoyne Revitalisation Plan has allocated over $5 million in funding to establish the Carnarvon Library and Arts Centre in Western Australia. The new centre, which received its funding approval...
Skyring wins 2012 Margaret Medcalf Award
Fiona Skyring has won the 2012 Margaret Medcalf Award, presented by the West Australian government, for her book Justice: A History of the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (UWA...
Scott named Western Australian of the Year
Author Kim Scott was named the inaugural Western Australian of the Year at a ceremony on 2 June. Scott also received the Indigenous award and was a finalist for the...
WA author wins Creative Australia Fellowship
Western Australian author Annabel Smith has been selected as one of the 11 recipients of the 2012 Creative Australia Fellowships, awarded by the Australia Council for the Arts. Smith is...
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...
Bridgetown Words in the Valley Writers Festival announced
The 2012 Bridgetown Words in the Valley Writers Festival in south-west Western Australia will run from 28-29 July with a focus on ‘crime and intrigue’. Guests at this year’s festival...
Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival 2012 program announced
The program for this year’s Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival in Western Australia is now available online. This year’s festival will be held between 29 April and 6 May,...
WA Sunday trading legislation introduced into parliament
The Western Australian Government has introduced legislation in parliament which will allow 'general retail shops' across Perth's metropolitan area to trade on Sundays between 11am and 5pm. The changes will mean...
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Dymocks Children's Charities launches seventh Book BankDymocks Children's Charities launched its seventh Book Bank at La Perouse Public School in South-Eastern Sydney this week. Each of the 47 students at...
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Fairfax publishes long-form journalism ebookFairfax Media has published its first long-form journalism ebook, Framed by Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) journalist Hamish McDonald, through Amazon, reports uBookish. SMH tablet editor Stephen...