The Queen’s Apprenticeship
Wednesday, 4 October 2023
Two women from different worlds in Renaissance France cross paths in a way that changes both their lives. One is Marguerite de Navarre, a King’s sister. Powerful, privileged and widely...
Inventory and logistics coordinator, Melbourne
Wednesday, 4 October 2023
The Leprosy Mission Australia The Leprosy Mission (TLM) is an international Christian organisation working towards the eradication of the causes and consequences of leprosy. We are a global network of...
Publications project manager, Melbourne
Wednesday, 4 October 2023
National Gallery of Victoria VPS 5.1 $105,479 + 11% superannuation Full Time, Fixed Term for 2 Years Closing date for applications: 5pm on 19 October 2023 Previous applicants need not...
Booking coordinator, Melbourne
Wednesday, 4 October 2023
Booked Out Speakers Agency Booked Out Speakers Agency is looking for a Booking Coordinator to handle speaker bookings 4 days per week. This will be a casual position until mid-December...
Come to the Australia party!
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Ahead of this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, here is your chance to see the titles that will be on offer from Australian publishers! See the Australian Publishers Association's 2023 Australian...
Australian book market overview: 2023 so far
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
After three consecutive years of growth, the Australian book market flattened out in 2023. In the year to 17 June 2023, Australian book sales totalled $548 million, up 0.6% on...
Epics, experiments, escapism, excellence: Australian fiction at Frankfurt
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Several prize-winning Australian authors will have new novels showcased at the fair. Waanyi (First Nations) author Alexis Wright, who is the only writer to have won both the Stella Prize...
From literary memoir to survival in a broken world: Australian nonfiction at Frankfurt
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
From literary memoir to survival in a broken world, from bookshop dogs to Sam Kerr's World Cup journey, these are the nonfiction titles publishers are most looking forward to pitching...
Authenticity, truth, wonder: Australian children’s and young adult titles at Frankfurt
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Picture books Allen & Unwin is showcasing Footprint by Phil Cummings (March 2024), a lyrical picture book that ‘empowers children to think about the natural environment in a mindful and...
Local titles selling overseas
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Since the industry last gathered for a major rights fair, titles from Australian publishers have continued to sell into international markets, with a range of new and established authors’ works...
Rights sales: Screen
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Among recent book to screen adaptations, Cognito Entertainment, a new independent film and television production company in the United States, has optioned Every Version of You (Grace Chan, Affirm) for...
Latest acquisitions: Fiction
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Among the new fiction signed by Australian publishers this year are books by several authors trying something new. Echo has acquired world rights to Katrina Kell’s first novel for adults,...
Latest acquisitions: Nonfiction
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Hachette Australia announced last year that it would enter a publishing scout partnership with screenwriter, author and broadcaster Benjamin Law. The results are now materialising, with adult nonfiction publisher Sophie...
Latest acquisitions: Children’s and YA
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Christmas Press has acquired world rights to Leaf Letters, a junior fiction title by author-illustrator Lorena Carrington. Christmas Press publishing director Sophie Masson said, ‘Told in words and pictures, this...
Australian titles with international appeal
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Discover the latest rights opportunities from Australian publishers participating in the Australian Collective Stand at Frankfurt. View the Stand Catalogue here, featuring over 100 fiction, nonfiction and children’s titles with...
Chandran wins Miles Franklin, Wright honoured for Lifetime Achievement
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Tamil Australian author Shankari Chandran won Australia’s most prestigious literary prize, the $60,000 Miles Franklin Literary Award, for her third novel, Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens (Ultimo). The book explores...
Introducing Key People
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Earlier this year, publishing professionals Lou Johnson and Jeanne Ryckmans set up a new literary agency, Key People Literary Management. With a connection going back to their time as colleagues...
US$75K Cundill History Prize shortlist announced
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
The shortlist for the 2023 Cundill History Prize, which rewards ‘the best history writing in English’, have been announced. The shortlisted works are: The Huxleys: An intimate history of evolution...
2023 Ditmar Award winners announced
Monday, 2 October 2023
The winners of the 2023 Ditmar Awards were announced on 30 September, as part of the 2023 Australian National Science Fiction Convention in Canberra. These awards recognise achievement in Australian...
Writing income for authors below the poverty level: Authors Guild survey
Monday, 2 October 2023
In the US, a new Authors Guild survey has found that most authors are far from earning a living from their craft, reports Publishers Weekly. The survey drew responses from...
ASA responds to use of Australian books to train AI
Thursday, 28 September 2023
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has responded to the large-scale unauthorised use of books by Australian authors in a dataset used to train generative artificial intelligence. The training dataset,...
APA releases AI statement
Thursday, 28 September 2023
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has released a statement ‘responding to the rapid advances in artificial intelligence’, seeking a focus on ethics, transparency, incentives and protections, and responsibility. Coming amidst...
NT Literary Awards 2023 winners announced
Thursday, 28 September 2023
The winners of the 2023 Northern Territory Literary Awards, which celebrate the unpublished work of established and emerging NT writers, have been announced. Winners in seven categories were announced, including:...
Polari Prize 2023 shortlists announced
Thursday, 28 September 2023
In the UK, the shortlists for the 2023 Polari Prizes for LGBTQ+ literature have been announced. The titles shortlisted for the £2000 (A$3820) Polari Prize, which awards an overall book...
Pung awarded Creative Australia Fellowship for literature
Thursday, 28 September 2023
Writer Alice Pung is the recipient of the 2023 Creative Australia Fellowship for literature. Pung’s writing ‘has focused on people living on the margins—pregnant teenagers, illiterate mothers, poorer Australians and...
No newsletter on Friday
Thursday, 28 September 2023
Due to the public holiday in Victoria, Books+Publishing will not publish a newsletter tomorrow, Friday, 29 September.
PANZ thanks sponsors of the Book Design Awards
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
The Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) thanks sponsors of the PANZ Book Design Awards in promoting excellence in, and providing recognition for, the best book...
Around 200 jobs to go at T&F
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis (T&F) will remove around 200 roles from its business, reports the Bookseller. In a letter to staff, T&F said there would be ‘changes to certain...
ARA Historical Novel Prize shortlists announced
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA) has announced the shortlists for the 2023 ARA Historical Novel Prize. This year’s shortlisted titles are: Adult category Salonika Burning (Gail Jones, Text) Iris...
Australian Political Book of the Year 2023 longlist revealed
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Judges have announced the 2023 longlist for the Australian Political Book of the Year awards. This year's longlist includes ten titles: Dreamers and Schemers: A political history of Australia (Frank...
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