SLQ to end management of QLAs and black&write! fellowship
The State Library of Queensland (SLQ) will no longer manage the Queensland Literary Awards (QLAs) or the black&write! fellowship program ...
HarperCollins acquires new Rogers novel
HarperCollins has acquired ANZ rights to The Clue Keeper, a new novel by Megan Rogers, in a deal brokered by ...
S&S acquires world rights to Barry quartet
Simon & Schuster Australia has acquired world rights to The Northshine Quartet, a new contemporary series by Amy Barry, in ...
Sydney Writers’ Festival program announced
The program for this year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival, running from 17–24 May, has been announced. The festival is hosting 200+ ...
Local authors on 2026 British Book Awards shortlists
The late Australian author Virginia Roberts Giuffre and Aotearoa New Zealand’s Sarah Wynn-Williams are among the writers and illustrators shortlisted ...
Heads & Tales acquires Holy Cow! Creative
Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize 2025 shortlist released
Barcelona, Melbourne partner on Cities of Lit Mirror Cities initiative
UQP sells Abdel-Fattah’s “Discipline” to Oneworld
ASAL 2026 fellows announced
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