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SLQ calls for black&write! publisher EOIs

Monday, 26 August 2024
The State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has called for proposals from Australian publishers to partner with the organisation in delivering the black&write! project for 2025. SLQ said it is calling...

Brisbane to host 2025 BookPeople conference

Monday, 26 August 2024
BookPeople has announced its 2025 conference will take place in Brisbane/Meanjin. The annual conference and trade exhibition event will run from Saturday 14 June to Monday 16 June. This year's...

Croucher wins 2024 YA Book Prize

Monday, 26 August 2024
In the UK, Lex Croucher has won the 2024 YA Book Prize for Gwen & Art Are Not in Love (Bloomsbury YA), reports the Bookseller. Described as a ‘masterclass in teen...

Booktopia resumes trading

Booktopia logo Monday, 26 August 2024
The Booktopia website is taking orders again, following the sale of the business and its related assets to Shant Kradjian, owner of Australian consumer electronics retailer digiDirect. ‘We’re back!’ reads...

Varuna First Nations Fellowship 2024 recipients announced

Thursday, 22 August 2024
Varuna, the National Writers’ House has announced the five recipients of its 2024 First Nations fellowships. The five successful applicants (and their manuscripts) are: Sharleigh Crittenden for ‘The Children Nobody...

Vale Peg McColl

Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Former Penguin Books Australia rights and contracts manager Peg McColl died on 19 August. Bob Sessions, Penguin Books Australia publishing director from 1988 to 2017, writes: It is with great...

Steger among staff to leave Age/SMH

Wednesday, 21 August 2024
The books editor at the Age and Sydney Morning Herald, Jason Steger, is among dozens of journalists leaving the newspapers, reports the Guardian. The Guardian stated that up to 85...

Swimming in Words

Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Luke Icarus Simon’s compelling and groundbreaking work was first published in the 1980s and he has since become one of the quiet achievers of Australian literature. This collection explores the...

Publicity manager, Sydney

Wednesday, 21 August 2024
HarperCollins Publishers Australia HarperCollins Australia is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic professional to join the HarperCollins Adult Books marcomms division in the role of publicity manager. This is a full-time...

Grace and Marigold

Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Evoking the spirit of 1970s London through the world of squatting and political protests, street parties, encounter groups and gurus, and the mayhem of a rackety publishing outfit, Grace and...

Communications officer (part-time), Sydney

Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Writing NSW Writing NSW is looking for an enthusiastic and talented communications officer to develop and implement strategies for promotion of the organisation and its program. Working part-time over four...

Key account manager – online and digital sales, Melbourne

Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Penguin Random House Penguin Random House Australia is currently seeking a dedicated and customer-focused key account manager to join our dynamic Online and Digital Sales team in Melbourne. Position overview:...

Eitel takes over Imprints Booksellers

Photograph of Amelia Eitel by Suzie Keen Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Jason Lake and Katherine Woehlert, former owners of Adelaide bookstore Imprints Booksellers, have sold the business to Amelia Eitel. Eitel told InReview that taking over the bookshop was ‘very much...

RWA announces 2024 Ruby winners

Monday, 19 August 2024
Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) has announced the winners of the 2024 Romantic Book of the Year Awards, known as the Ruby Awards. The winners in each category are: Romantic...

German bookselling chain, trade publication to close

Monday, 19 August 2024
In Germany, Weltbild, once one of the country’s largest bookselling operations, is closing down on 31 August, while the German book trade paper BuchMarkt will close on 31 December after...

Oliver appointed Blak & Bright artistic director

Photograph of Bebe Oliver and Jane Harrison Monday, 19 August 2024
First Nations literature festival Blak & Bright has announced the appointment of Bebe Oliver as the new artistic director and CEO of the festival. Oliver takes over from Jane Harrison,...

CBCA Book of the Year 2024 winners announced

Friday, 16 August 2024
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced the winners of the 2024 Book of the Year Awards. This year, the CBCA shadow judging winners were announced simultaneously. Now...

Readings Young Adult Prize 2024 shortlist announced

Thursday, 15 August 2024
Readings has announced the shortlist for the 2024 Readings Young Adult Book Prize. This year’s six shortlisted books are: A Way Home (Emily Brewin, MidnightSun) Blind Spot (Robyn Dennison, Text)...

Booksellers report dramatic sales drop during Olympic Games

Thursday, 15 August 2024
In Paris, booksellers have reported significant sales drops during the 2024 Olympic Games, reports the Bookseller. English-language Abbey Bookshop in the city’s Latin Quarter reported sales on the Monday before...

Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2024 shortlists announced

Thursday, 15 August 2024
Creative Australia has announced the titles shortlisted for the 2024 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Anam (André Dao, Hamish Hamilton) Restless Dolly Maunder...

Lonely Planet’s Australia

Wednesday, 14 August 2024
Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Australia. Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from surfing the waves...

 

 

 

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