Thursday, 5 November 2020
Join us online for an exclusive reading from The Dressmaker’s Secret, the long-awaited sequel to the best-selling novel and award-winning film, The Dressmaker. Let author Rosalie Ham bring 1950s Melbourne...

Wednesday, 21 October 2020
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) is surveying ASA members and non-members on the impact of Covid-19 on the creative community. To access the surveys, which are now open and...

Wednesday, 19 August 2020
The ACT Writers Centre is calling for authors interested in participating in its 2021 program. At this stage, next year’s program will comprise many digital and possibly physical events in...

Wednesday, 24 June 2020
A reminder that all mail should be sent to Books+Publishing's PO box in Prahran, Melbourne. Books+Publishing PO Box 42 Prahran, VIC, 3181 Australia

Wednesday, 17 June 2020
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) is hosting a livestream event this Thursday, 18 June at 6pm on the ILF Facebook page. This is an opportunity to see and hear from...

Wednesday, 17 June 2020
A reminder that all mail should be sent to Books+Publishing's PO box in Prahran, Melbourne. Books+Publishing PO box 42 Prahran, VIC, 3181 Australia

Wednesday, 13 May 2020
Author and editor Cathy Perkins will talk about her editorial work at the State Library of NSW, which led to years of historical research for her new biography, The Shelf...

Wednesday, 22 April 2020
By Zoom: News—good, bad, fake? What Corpora can tell us about language usage Corpora—large collections of language as it is used, marked up to support a wide range of searches—are...

Wednesday, 1 April 2020
The team at Dirt Lane Press is absolutely delighted to congratulate first time illustrator Bethany Macdonald on being shortlisted for the CBCA First Time Illustrator Award. Her collages for Paperboy,...

Wednesday, 25 March 2020
In light of the Covid-19 safety concerns, Editors NSW has shifted its meeting 'Health and medical writing: opportunities and pitfalls' to now be a Zoom presentation. Mark Ragg will speak...

Thursday, 12 March 2020
Calling all editors: demonstrate your professional competence to prospective employers by gaining accreditation from the Institute of Professional Editors. The next accreditation exam will be held on 15 August. Editors...

Thursday, 12 March 2020
The Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund recognises the unique value of travel in the development of new writing and literary careers. Writers Victoria and the Myer Foundation are pleased to...

Wednesday, 11 March 2020
The 7 April presentation by Editors NSW focuses on health and medical writing and editing: opportunities and pitfalls. Mark Ragg started his working life as a doctor, moved to journalism,...

Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Editors Victoria is running a one-day face-to-face course, taught by Ann Philpott, which is designed to help writers and editors brush up on their punctuation. Are you unclear about when...

Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Tickets are now on sale for the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA). ABIA invites book industry professionals to celebrate the best books and finest talent in the book business. Acclaimed...

Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) nominations for 2020 book of the year awards will close soon. Nominate in the following categories: General fiction, general nonfiction, literary fiction, illustrated, biography, picture...

Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Editors Victoria is running a dinner meeting with Euan Mitchell on the role of the editor in self-publishing. The session covers the role of the editor in the production of...

Wednesday, 22 January 2020
An evening with Jacqueline Kent, editor and biographer of Beatrice Davis and Julia Gillard, among others. Her memoir Beyond Words: A Year With Kenneth Cook was published in 2018. Having...

Thursday, 9 January 2020
Editors Victoria is running a one-day grammar course, taught by Glenys Osborne. Do you know what to do when you are writing and copyediting, but not why you do it?...

Wednesday, 11 December 2019
Editors Victoria is running a one-day grammar course, taught by Glenys Osborne. Do you know what to do when you are writing and copyediting, but not why you do it?...

Wednesday, 27 November 2019
The Institute of Professional Editors Limited (IPEd) is running an Accessibility and inclusion webinar presented by Julie Ganner on what editors and authors need to know about changes in the...

Wednesday, 20 November 2019
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) invites all book collaborators (including editors, publishers and illustrators) to its end-of-year Christmas drinks. Celebrations will be held in both Melbourne and Sydney. Light...

Thursday, 7 November 2019
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) Committee has announced that the 68th Australian Book Design Awards is open for submissions. Books published between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019...

Wednesday, 23 October 2019
Macquarie University is running a research project examining the international rights sales and export of Australian books over the last decade. Academics David Throsby, Paul Crosby and Jan Zwar are...

Wednesday, 16 October 2019
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) is delighted to announce Benjamin Law will present the Colin Simpson Memorial Lecture 2019: Stories from the Margins. Growing up, Benjamin Law rarely read,...

Wednesday, 16 October 2019
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has opened entries for both its New South Wales and Victorian Sales Rep of the Year Awards. Booksellers have the opportunity to acknowledge the great...

Wednesday, 16 October 2019
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) invites booksellers and publishers to attend Christmas parties in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. Victorian party Date: Monday, 11 November, 6:30pm to 8:30pm Location: Grub, 87...

Wednesday, 16 October 2019
Editors NSW is running a meeting on editing for accessibility with freelance editor Julie Ganner. The presentation will discuss: the term 'print disability' and some of the ways in which readers...

Wednesday, 16 October 2019
Writers SA is running a two-day program on self-publishing, featuring a range of workshops, Q&A panels and networking events. Speakers and presenters include authors John Birmingham, Jane Hinchey, Chris Taylor...