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Richell Prize 2024 shortlist announced

Logo for the Richell Prize, featuring a swooping bird Thursday, 17 October 2024
Hachette Australia and the Richell family, in partnership with the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) and Simpsons Solicitors, has announced the shortlist for the 2024 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers. The...

Transit Lounge acquires Raszewski’s second novel 

Thursday, 17 October 2024
Transit Lounge has acquired world rights to For One Visitor at a Time, the second novel by Melbourne-based author Monica Raszewski. For One Visitor at a Time tells the story of...

A&U acquires Chung memoir 

Thursday, 17 October 2024
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to the memoir Chinese Parents Don’t Say I Love You by Candice Chung via Grace Heifetz at Left Bank Literary. In describing the memoir, the publisher...

James awarded 2024 ASA Medal

Wednesday, 16 October 2024
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced Ann James is the recipient of the 2024 ASA Medal. Established in 2003, the ASA Medal is awarded annually to an Australian...

South Australian Literary Awards 2024 winners announced

Shannon Burns Childhood Wednesday, 16 October 2024
The winners of the 2024 South Australian Literary Awards have been announced. The debut memoir of Adelaide author Shannon Burns, Childhood (Text), has won the Premier’s Award for the best...

New Dawn forms audiobook partnership with Bolinda 

Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Fantasy and speculative fiction publisher New Dawn has formed an ‘exclusive partnership’ with Bolinda Audio for the audiobook company to publish New Dawn's titles into the trade and library audio...

Marahuyo awarded 2024 Writing NSW Varuna Fellowship

J Marahuyo Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Writing NSW has awarded its 2024 Varuna fellowship to J Marahuyo for her poetry manuscript ‘Disclosure of Violence’. ‘Disclosure of Violence’ was described by the judges as a ‘deeply affecting...

UWAP acquires Negri’s YA verse novel 

Monday, 14 October 2024
University of Western Australia Publishing (UWAP) has acquired world rights to Julianne Negri’s young adult verse novel Hunting Bears, via Danielle Binks of Jacinta di Mase Management. Hunting Bears is...

A&U acquires ‘Runt’ sequel 

Craig Silvey. Credit Daniel Grant Monday, 14 October 2024
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired ANZ rights to Runt and the Diabolical Dognapping, Craig Silvey’s sequel to Runt, via Lesley Thorne at Aitken Alexander Associates. Runt and the Diabolical...

A&U acquires second Spencer novel 

Thursday, 10 October 2024
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired ANZ rights to Broke Road, the second novel from Matthew Spencer, via Catherine Drayton at InkWell Management Literary Agency. Broke Road is set in the...

Dymocks: Changes to website, loyalty program and flagship store 

Tuesday, 8 October 2024
Dymocks will this week roll out ‘a multimillion-dollar new website project’ that will provide ‘stronger search capabilities, a more streamlined check-out process, more delivery options and personalised recommendations,’ reports the...

Derby wins 2024 CLNZ/NZSA Writers’ Award

Tuesday, 8 October 2024
Mark Derby has won the 2024 Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) Writers’ Award, worth...

Booksellers Aotearoa NZ launches buying group 

Tuesday, 8 October 2024
Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand is offering members access to a new service—a book buying group. Beginning with 26 members, the buying group provides access to an online ordering portal, which...

Shawline enters liquidation 

Monday, 7 October 2024
Shawline Publishing, which recently rebranded as New Found Books, has entered liquidation. At a general meeting of the members of the company on 3 October, it was resolved that the...

Hachette acquires Harry middle-grade verse novel 

Photograph of Pip Harry Monday, 7 October 2024
Hachette Australia has acquired ANZ rights to Pip Harry’s middle-grade verse novel Drift, via agent Benython Oldfield at Zeitgeist Agency. According to the author, Drift tells the story of Nate and...

HarperCollins acquires three Ringland books 

Photograph of Holly Ringland Monday, 7 October 2024
HarperCollins Australia has acquired ANZ rights to three new books by Holly Ringland, via Benython Oldfield at Zeitgeist Agency. The first book scheduled for release under the deal is a...

Smith to join Wheeler Centre as head of programming 

Gene Smith, Credit Leah Jing McIntosh Thursday, 3 October 2024
The Wheeler Centre (TWC) has announced the appointment of Gene Smith as head of programming ‘following an extensive search’. Smith, who was most recently head of programming of the Emirates...

Untapped releases findings report 

Thursday, 3 October 2024
Untapped: The Australian Literary Heritage Project has released a new report on project findings. Titled Untapped Potential: Results from the Australian Literary Heritage Project and written by project members Paul...

A&U acquires Gorry memoir 

Thursday, 3 October 2024
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to Katrina Gorry: A Matildas Hero’s Story of Football, Motherhood and Breaking Down Barriers, written by Katrina Gorry with Robert Wainwright, in...

 

 

 

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