12 December 2018
Robbie Egan has joined the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) as Chief Executive Officer.  He is currently working alongside outgoing CEO Joel Becker, who will be leaving on 21 December. Egan’s...

5 December 2018
Folded and Gathered, a new social club run by Melbourne publishing folk from four different companies, invites publishing industry professionals (including freelancers) to join them at an end-of-year industry get-together....

5 December 2018
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) conference co-conveners Dyan Blacklock and Margaret Hamilton have announced that Early Bird bookings are now open for the 13th National Conference, ‘And Now...

5 December 2018
The Speculative Fiction Festival 2019 is looking for panel ideas and speakers that are as diverse as the literature itself. Panel topics will delve into all aspects of creating speculative...

5 December 2018
Express Media has opened applications for the Kat Muscat Fellowship, which entails professional development up to the value of $3000 for an editorial project or work of writing by a...

5 December 2018
'The ILF makes us better as a school community. They make remote children happier. They make children successful'—Charlie Klein, Teaching Principal of Tjuntjuntjara Remote Community School, WA. Give literacy this Christmas...

28 November 2018
The ALIA Information Online 2019 Conference will be held at the Hilton Hotel, Sydney from 11-15 February 2019, with an author panel on Wednesday 13 February 2019 (2:30 to 3:25 pm). The author panel was...

28 November 2018
The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) is opening applications for judges for its 2020 and 2021 Book of the Year Awards. The judging panel for the CBCA Book of...

28 November 2018
The New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults recognise and celebrate the best books for young readers produced annually. Titles published between 1 April 2018 and 31 March...

28 November 2018
The Australian Publishers Association has opened expressions of interest (EOI) for publishers wishing to participate in the Australian collective stand at Bologna Children's Book Fair or to be featured in...

21 November 2018
The end of the year is fast approaching and PANZ invites you and your colleagues to join us for a festive drink and nibbles to celebrate another successful year. Where:...

14 November 2018
The Institute of Professional Editors IPEd is now calling for entries for the 2018 IPEd Prize. Entires must be submitted no later than 14 January 2019. For more information on how...

14 November 2018
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) is offering two scholarships to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The scholarship awards the successful applicant with ALIA student membership for one...

14 November 2018
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) conference committee is asking for expressions of interest from editors, indexers and other publishing professionals, researchers, students and associates to present ideas, topics and...

8 November 2018
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) has opened the call for nominations for the 2019 Rosie Award. The Rosie is an award to recognise excellence in editing, as demonstrated in...

31 October 2018
Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) is holding Christmas parties in both Victoria and New South Wales, and will be announcing the Rep of the Year Awards for each state at the events....

24 October 2018
Editors NSW is running its biennial seminar on ethics in editing, which this year focuses on ethics facing editors, both in their business dealings and in the practice of editing....

17 October 2018
Editors NSW is running a workshop with Olivia Lanchester, Legal Services Manager at the Australian Society of Authors (ASA), who will talk through the basics of copyright and the copyright...

17 October 2018
The 2019 round of fellowships for Indigenous writers is now open under a program developed by Varuna the National Writers’ House, Magabala Books, Sydney University and the Copyright Agency’s Cultural...

10 October 2018
A public memorial service to celebrate the life of The Little Bookroom founder Albert Ullin will be held on Thursday, 1 November at 2.30pm at the Myer Mural Hall, 314-336...

3 October 2018
The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced that its National Conference will be held from 31 May to 2 June 2019 at QT Hotel in Canberra. The 13th...

3 October 2018
Varuna, the Writers' House is calling for applications for Publisher Introduction Program (PIP). The program includes a seven-day residency at Varuna and a manuscript consultation. In 2019, participating publishers include...

26 September 2018
Junior and young people in publishing are invited to an evening for drinks and networking, supported by the Australian Publishers Association. This evening is designed to change that and create...

26 September 2018
Editors NSW is presenting a workshop on the business of being a freelance editor with Rhonda Daniels, owner of freelance editing business Right with Rhonda. Sessions include: Knowing the numbers: understanding income,...

5 September 2018
Applications are open for business development program Foundry658, which is run by the State Library of Victoria (SLV) and partners. The program aims to help creative entrepreneurs and organisations develop...

5 September 2018
Submissions for the 2018 Deborah Cass Prize are now open, and will close on 2 October. The annual prize is open to emerging writers from migrant backgrounds. The winner receives $3000...

5 September 2018
Submissions are now open for the 2018 Penguin Literary Prize, which aims to find and develop new Australian authors of literary fiction and nonfiction. The prize winner receives $20,000, and...

5 September 2018
Editors NSW is running a workshop on Word Styles, a feature for defining the levels and elements of a manuscript, presented by trainer Denise Tsagaris. The workshop will give attendees the...

29 August 2018
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that this year's Kids' Reading Guide will use All the Ways to Be Smart (Davina Bell & Allison Colpoys, Scribble) for its cover...

22 August 2018
Wenona Byrne, the Director for Literature at the Australia Council for the Arts, will offer her insights into the grants program, as well highlighting areas relevant to editors. Wenona Byrne...