New offices for S&S
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
Simon & Schuster Australia has moved to new offices. From 3 September, the Sydney office has moved to Level 4, 32 York Street, in the Sydney CBD. The Melbourne CBD...
MacDonald wins 2024 Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
Herb MacDonald is the winner of the 2024 Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize, the Margaret Mahy Estate, Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand, and Little Moa have announced. The judging panel praised MacDonald’s...
Medal for Excellence in Translation shortlist announced
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
The shortlist for the 2024 Medal for Excellence in Translation, administered by the Australian Academy of the Humanities (AAH), has been announced. The shortlisted translators and their works are: Stephanie...
Wiley expects to make US$44 million from AI partnership, authors unable to opt out
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
In the US, academic publisher Wiley has revealed it expects to make US$44 million (A$66m) from artificial intelligence (AI) partnerships that allow large language models (LLMs) to be trained on...
Development manager, Sydney
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
Sydney Writers’ Festival Sydney Writers’ Festival is seeking a proactive and strategic development manager. The development manager is a member of the core year-round festival staff, working closely with the...
Finance manager, Sydney
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
Sydney Writers’ Festival Sydney Writers’ Festival is seeking a finance manager to manage the day-to-day finance functions, refresh systems and processes, and implement the company’s financial strategy. For more information,...
Key accounts manager, Sydney
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
Scholastic Australia Represent the market leader in children’s publishing National focus and portfolio of accounts Help establish new market opportunities Scholastic Australia is seeking a dynamic sales professional for our...
Change for Wattpad Webtoon Studios Inc.
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
Publisher: Wattpad Webtoon Studios Inc. Old distributor: Pan Macmillan Australia New distributor: Penguin Random House Australia Changeover date: 1 September 2024 Contact URL: orders@unitedbookdistributors.com.au
Simon & Schuster Australia new office locations
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
We are pleased to inform you of the new office locations for Simon & Schuster Australia. From 3 September 2024, the Sydney office will be relocating to: Level 4, 32...
Product manager—children’s books, Sydney
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin, Australia’s largest independent book publisher, is looking for a motivated, proactive and experienced product manager to join our international agencies team. Reporting to the...
If you want a GREAT book design
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
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Bookings are closing soon for Think Australian’s Frankfurt issue, out 26 September
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
Advertising bookings are closing soon (11 September) for Think Australian’s Frankfurt issue, out 26 September. Promote your titles to over 55K international readers via our subscriber list and distribution partnerships...
Major publishers, authors sue over Florida book ban laws
Tuesday, 3 September 2024
In the US, six major publishers, together with the Authors Guild and several bestselling authors, have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of two provisions of Florida’s recently enacted...
APA sustainability survey results, recommendations released
Tuesday, 3 September 2024
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has released the results from its inaugural sustainability survey, along with a set of recommendations for publishers to follow to improve the environmental sustainability of...
Indigenous Literacy Day 2024 to include launch of three bilingual titles
Monday, 2 September 2024
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has called for registrations ahead of its annual Indigenous Literacy Day, which is running this Wednesday, 4 September, and will feature a film, a livestreamed...
‘The Meaning of Singleness’ wins 2024 Australian Christian Book of the Year
Monday, 2 September 2024
The Meaning of Singleness: Retrieving an Eschatological Vision for the Contemporary Church (Danielle Treweek, InterVarsity Press Academic) has been named 2024 Australian Christian Book of the Year. The $3000 prize...
Davitt Awards 2024 winners announced
Monday, 2 September 2024
Sisters in Crime has announced the winners of the 2024 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women. The winning titles in each category, chosen from shortlists announced...
Inaugural Shalom Australian Jewish Book Award 2024 winners announced
Monday, 2 September 2024
The inaugural Shalom Australian Jewish Book Award winners were announced at the Sydney Jewish Writers Festival, which ran 21 to 25 August. Michael Gawenda won the Leslie and Sophie Caplan...
Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize 2024 shortlist announced
Monday, 2 September 2024
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2024 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize, which celebrates ‘the best popular science writing from across the globe’, has been announced, reports BookBrunch....
Readings chair to run new festival, Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival program launched
Monday, 2 September 2024
A new Carlton-based writers’ festival and the 2024 Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival will both take place this November. Readings chair Mark Rubbo is launching a new literary festival, to be...
PRH global sales, earnings up in first half of the year
Thursday, 29 August 2024
Penguin Random House (PRH) parent company Bertelsmann reported that the publisher’s sales grew 8.5% in the first half of 2024, while operating EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation)...
Muse bookstore closes
Thursday, 29 August 2024
The Muse bookstore in Canberra closed last weekend, after owners Dan Sanderson and Paul Eldon decided not to renew their lease on the establishment, which was also a cafe/restaurant and...
Books+Publishing to produce Australian Book Industry Awards
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced that Books+Publishing will ‘take the production reins’ of the annual Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) under a new licensing agreement. In 2025, which...
S&S acquires Affirm, Booktopia trading again, Books+Publishing to produce 2025 ABIAs
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) and Affirm Press announced this week that Affirm will become part of S&S; Booktopia’s website is up and running once more, following the sale of the...
Lonely Planet Dream Trips of the World
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
The definitive bucket list travel guide featuring 100 dream trips across the world—packed with insights and knowledge from Lonely Planet experts so you can make them happen. Adventures throughout the...
International product coordinator, Sydney
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin, Australia’s largest independent book publisher, is looking for a motivated, proactive and capable coordinator to support our international agencies product team. Reporting to the...
Development manager, Sydney
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Sydney Writers’ Festival Sydney Writers’ Festival is seeking a proactive and strategic development manager. The development manager is a member of the core year-round festival staff, working closely with the...
Finance manager, Sydney
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Sydney Writers’ Festival Sydney Writers’ Festival is seeking a finance manager to manage the day-to-day finance functions, refresh systems and processes, and implement the company’s financial strategy. For more information,...
Simon & Schuster Australia acquires Affirm Press
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) and Affirm Press announced on Monday, 26 August 2024, that they have signed an agreement under which leading independent publisher Affirm Press will become part...
SoA demands AI firms seek consent, provide ‘appropriate remuneration’ for use of copyright work
Tuesday, 27 August 2024
In the UK, the Society of Authors (SoA) has written to tech companies, demanding they have the consent of authors before using their work in the development of artificial intelligence...
