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Audible tests AI voice replica service for narrators

Wednesday, 11 September 2024
In the US, Publishers Weekly (PW) reports that Audible is ‘inviting a small group of narrators to participate in a beta test that will enable them to create and monetise...

2025 NSW Literary Awards opening

Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Entries open midday 11 September to the 2025 NSW Literary Awards, with a total of $360,000 to be awarded across 14 categories. Entries close on 10 October. Discounted early-bird entries...

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Wednesday, 11 September 2024
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MIRROR Mentorship: Applications open

Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024–2026 MIRROR Mentorship, and have been extended until 18 September 2024. The MIRROR Mentorship is aimed at emerging bilingual writers and illustrators in children’s...

Senior editor, Sydney

Wednesday, 11 September 2024
HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins Publishers has an exciting opportunity for an experienced book editor to join the HarperCollins adult books team. This is a full-time position, based at our head office...

HEAT editor, Sydney

Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Giramondo Publishing Giramondo Publishing is seeking to appoint a skilled and innovative editor to oversee the planning, commissioning and publishing processes of our literary magazine HEAT. Applicants should have university...

Unlock Books+Publishing

Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Unlock Books+Publishing, Australia’s number-one source of news about the book industry, keeping subscribers up to date with the latest book industry news, events, features, interviews, opinion, personnel changes, job advertisements...

Laura Harris launches publishing services business

Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Former publishing director, young readers, at Penguin Random House (PRH) Laura Harris has launched a children’s publishing services business. Laura Harris Publishing offers editorial and advisory services for children’s book...

Flanagan longlisted for 2024 Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize

Tuesday, 10 September 2024
In the UK, Question 7 by Australian author Richard Flanagan (Knopf) has been longlisted for the 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction, worth £50,000 (A$98,120). The 12 titles longlisted for...

Varuna announces 2025 residential fellowships

Monday, 9 September 2024
Varuna, the National Writers’ House has announced the recipients of its residential fellowships for 2025, including eight flagship fellowship recipients. The writers and their projects are: Eleanor Dark flagship fellowship...

Cundill History Prize 2024 shortlist announced

Monday, 9 September 2024
The shortlist for the 2024 Cundill History Prize, which ‘rewards the best history writing in English’, have been announced. The 2024 shortlisted titles are: Judgement at Tokyo: World War II...

NSW Premier’s History Awards 2024 winners announced

Monday, 9 September 2024
The winners of the 2024 NSW Premier’s History Awards, worth a total of $85,000, were announced on 6 September at the State Library of NSW (SLNSW) as part of NSW...

Richell Prize 2024 longlist announced

Monday, 9 September 2024
Hachette, in partnership with the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF), has announced the longlist for the 2024 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers. The 21 longlisted writers, chosen from over 1000 entrants,...

Queensland Literary Awards 2024 winners announced

Friday, 6 September 2024
The winners of the 2024 Queensland Literary Awards have been announced, with the total value of the awards now standing at $276,000, up from $238,500 in 2023. Melissa Lucashenko has won...

Appeals court upholds finding that Internet Archive infringed publisher copyright

Thursday, 5 September 2024
In the US, a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously affirmed a March 2023 lower court decision by judge John G Koetl that found the...

ARA Historical Novel Prize longlists announced

Thursday, 5 September 2024
The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA) has announced the longlists for the 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize. The longlisted titles are: Adult category The Unearthed (Lenny Bartulin, A&U) Women &...

Melbourne Prize for Literature 2024 finalists announced

Wednesday, 4 September 2024
The Melbourne Prize for Literature has named the four authors in the running for the $60,000 award in 2024. The shortlisted authors are: Patricia Cornelius Garry Disher π O Alexis...

Indigenous Literacy Day takes place today; Rubbo to run new festival; Shawline CEO denies allegations

Wednesday, 4 September 2024
Today is the Indigenous Literacy Foundation’s Indigenous Literacy Day, being celebrated this year under the theme ‘Be a proud voice for Country’, with a special event at the Sydney Opera...

Full program announced for Ubud 2024

Wednesday, 4 September 2024
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (UWRF) has announced the full line-up for its 21st festival program, themed ‘Satyam Vada Dharmam Chara’ (‘Speak the Truth, Practice Kindness’), which will run on...

Vale Tim Bowden

Wednesday, 4 September 2024
Television and radio broadcaster and author Tim Bowden has died, aged 87. Bowden was the author of almost 20 books, including One Crowded Hour (1987, Angus & Robertson), a biography...

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...

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