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Leading Edge to hold 2017 conference in Surfers Paradise

Thursday, 6 October 2016
Leading Edge Books will host its 2017 annual conference at the Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa on 19-21 March. The conference program features an informal lunch and afternoon sessions...

ABA to hold 2017 conference in Melbourne

Wednesday, 21 September 2016
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) will host its 2017 conference and trade exhibition at the InterContinental Melbourne on 18-19 June. The trade exhibition will be held on the afternoon of...

City of Literature office offering free SPN conference tickets for librarians

Wednesday, 7 September 2016
The Melbourne City of Literature Office is offering ten free one-day tickets for workers in the library sector to the Small Press Network’s (SPN) Independent Publishing Conference in Melbourne on...

Leading Edge to hold standalone conference in 2017

Wednesday, 10 August 2016
Leading Edge Books will hold its 2017 annual conference as a standalone event in late March, after four years of running the event in tandem with the Australian Booksellers Association...

ALIA Information Online conference 2017 draft program released

Wednesday, 3 August 2016
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has released the draft program for its 2017 Information Online conference, which runs from 13-17 February in Sydney. The keynote speakers confirmed for...

Dymocks Glenelg wins top award at Dymocks conference for second year in a row

Wednesday, 20 July 2016
For the second year in a row Dymocks Glenelg in Adelaide has won the Chairman’s Award for Retail Excellence at the Dymocks national conference, which this year was held on...

Over 100 guests attend PANZ international conference

Thursday, 7 July 2016
Over 100 delegates attended the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) International Conference 2016, which ran in Auckland from 30 June to 1 July. The conference, which ran under the...

ASAL conference to focus on Indigenous writing

Tuesday, 28 June 2016
This year’s Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) conference will be held in Canberra from 6-9 July, and will include a focus on Indigenous writing. Melissa Lucashenko, author...

ABA conference attracts 300 attendees; ‘Funder, Deng and Barnesy’ among the highlights

Wednesday, 1 June 2016
Approximately 300 booksellers, exhibitors and guest speakers attended this year’s Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) conference, which was held in Canberra from 29-30 May. ABA chief executive Joel Becker said he...

Close to 200 booksellers, publishers and authors attend 2016 Leading Edge conference

Wednesday, 1 June 2016
Ninety booksellers, 75 publishing representatives and 22 authors attended this year’s Leading Edge Books conference, which was held in Canberra from 27-28 May. Leading Edge Books group manager Galina Marinov...

HarperCollins, Avenue Bookstore and BooksPlus awarded at Leading Edge Books Conference

Monday, 30 May 2016
A number of awards were presented at this year’s Leading Edge Books Conference in Canberra on 28 May. HarperCollins was named Publisher of the Year from a shortlist that included...

‘Myriad possibilities’ explored at 2016 CBCA conference

Wednesday, 25 May 2016
The 2016 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) National Conference was held in Sydney from 20-21 May under the theme ‘Myriad possibilities’, with stimulating sessions on picture-book partnerships, the role...

ABA 2016 conference program announced

Thursday, 17 March 2016
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the program for this year’s conference, to be held at the QT hotel in Canberra from 29-30 May. Author Stan Grant will give...

Speakers announced for ABA, LEB conferences

Wednesday, 24 February 2016
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and Leading Edge Books (LEB) have announced the keynote speakers for their 2016 conferences, which will be held in Canberra in May. US bookseller and...

International guests announced for PANZ conference

Friday, 12 February 2016
The Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) has announced a number of international guests appearing at its 2016 conference. They are: Diana Broccardo, sales and marketing director at Profile Books...

Keynote speakers announced for 2016 ALIA National Conference

Thursday, 28 January 2016
The Australian Library and Information Association has announced the keynote speakers for its 2016 National Conference. Keynotes will be delivered by Kate Torney, the new CEO of the State Library...

SPN conference returns to Melbourne; indie publishers strong in nonfiction, reports BookScan

Wednesday, 25 November 2015
The Small Press Network’s (SPN) fourth Independent Publishing Conference returned to the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne on 19-21 November after being held in Sydney last year. SPN membership manager Hannah...

CBCA announces 2016 conference program

Wednesday, 18 November 2015
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced the program for next year’s national conference, to be held at the Menzies Hotel in Sydney from 20-21 May. The conference, entitled ‘Read: Myriad...

ABA, Leading Edge conferences to be held in Canberra in 2016

Tuesday, 20 October 2015
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and Leading Edge Books will hold their 2016 conferences at the QT Hotel in Canberra. This is the fourth year in a row that the...

SPN announces 2015 Independent Publishing Conference program; Indyk, Chapman to deliver keynotes

Monday, 19 October 2015
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the program for its 2015 Independent Publishing Conference, which will run in Melbourne from 19-21 November. The conference kicks off with an Industry...

Romance goes mainstream at RWA conference 2015

Wednesday, 2 September 2015
The Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) conference, which was held from 21-23 August at the Park Hyatt in Melbourne, attracted over 400 attendees, the largest in the organisation’s 24-year history....

Dymocks Glenelg wins top award at Dymocks national conference

Wednesday, 19 August 2015
Dymocks Glenelg in Adelaide has won the Chairman’s Award for Retail Excellence at this year’s Dymocks national conference, which was held in Surfers Paradise from 16-18 August.Awards were also presented...

SPN appoints new conference manager, announces 2015 conference dates

Wednesday, 29 July 2015
The Small Press Network (SPN) has appointed Lefa Singleton Norton as its conference manager for the 2015 Independent Publishing Conference, to be held at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne from 19-21 November.SPN...

Diversity and teen engagement discussed at 2015 Reading Matters conference

Wednesday, 3 June 2015
International authors Laurie Halse Anderson, Sally Gardner, Priya Kuriyan and Sara Farizan were among the guests at this year’s Reading Matters conference, which ran from 28-31 May in Melbourne. The...

Close to 60 indie bookstores attend 2015 Leading Edge Conference

Wednesday, 20 May 2015
Representatives from close to 60 independent bookstores from across Australia attended this year’s Leading Edge Book conference, held in Melbourne from 15-16 May.Leading Edge marketing manager Galina Marinov told Books+Publishing...

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