Events

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Past events

(Most recent events first)

November 2020

Shanghai Children’s Book Fair (13–15 November 2020)

Expand your audience at Shanghai

October 2020

Frankfurt Book Fair (14–18 October 2020)

Expand your audience at Frankfurt

NT Writers Festival (1–4 October 2020)

NT Writers Festival postponed until October

June 2020

BookUp (23 June 2020)

APA announces new industry conference BookUp

BookUp announces first keynotes

Australian Booksellers Association conference (21–22 June 2020)

ABA announces 2020 conference dates

ABA Conference 2020 (21–22 June 2020)

Bottomley to give keynote at ABA conference

Emerging Writers Festival (16–23 June 2020)

EWF 2020 to take place ‘entirely online’

May 2020

NY Writers Festival (14–17 May 2020)

Tapsell, Dalton, Boochani announced for NT Writers Festival 2020

Taipei International Book Exhibition (7–12 May 2020)

Taipei book fair postponed due to coronavirus

First Nations Writers' Residency (4–13 May 2020)

Magabala, OzCo to hold First Nations Writers’ Residency in Broome

Bologna Children’s Book Fair (4–7 May 2020)

Expand your audience at Bologna

Melbourne Jewish Book Week (2–7 May 2020)

Brasch joins Melbourne Jewish Book Week as festival director

Clunes Booktown Festival 2020 (2–3 May 2020)

Clunes Booktown Festival 2020 program announced

April 2020

Visiting International Publishers program (29 April–1 May 2020)

VIPs, inaugural fellows announced for SWF 2020

Sydney Writers' Festival (27 April–3 May 2020)

SWF says it is ‘cautiously proceeding’ ahead of program launch tonight

Sydney Writers' Festival 2020 (27 April–3 May 2020)

Evaristo, Taddeo, Jamison among 2020 SWF lineup

March 2020

Leading Edge Books Conference (22–24 March 2020)

LEB to hold 2020 conference in Brisbane

S&S, Nielsen withdraw from LEB conference

LEB conference postponed

A Celebration of Writing (21 March 2020)

WestWords to host day-long writing festival

London Book Fair Audio HQ (10 March 2020)

LBF to host audiobook summit

London Book Fair (10–12 March 2020)

Expand your audience at London Book Fair

February 2020

Adelaide Writers’ Week (29 February–5 March 2020)

First writers announced for Adelaide Writers’ Week

Full program for Adelaide Writers’ Week 2020 announced

Record book sales at Adelaide Writers’ Week

Perth Festival Literature & Ideas Weekend (21–23 February 2020)

Pascoe, Gaiman to headline 2020 Perth Festival Literature & Ideas weekend

Not taking cues from Melbourne and Sydney: Sisonke Msimang on Perth Festival’s Literature & Ideas program

Full program announced for 2020 Perth Festival Literature & Ideas Weekend

November 2019

SPN Independent Publishing Conference (21–23 November 2019)

SPN announces conference keynotes

SPN conference 2019 industry research day program announced

SPN conference 2019: ‘Extremely positive’ feedback from delegates

Neilson Hays Bangkok Literature Festival (16–17 November 2019)

Lucashenko, Wright announced for inaugural Bangkok literary festival

Shanghai Visiting International Children’s Publishers program (11–16 November 2019)

Rosenbloom selected for Shanghai Visiting International Publishers program

Broadside (9–10 November 2019)

‘The patriarchy has it coming’: Festival director Tam Zimet on Broadside

Zadie Smith, Curtis Sittenfeld to appear at inaugural Broadside feminist festival

JLF Adelaide (1–3 November 2019)

Jaipur Literature Festival returns to Adelaide

October 2019

Terror Australis Readers and Writers Festival (31 October–3 November 2019)

Inaugural crime fiction festival in Tasmania announces first guests

Inaugural Terror Australis Festival program launched

Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (23–27 October 2019)

Boochani, Fidler, Winch announced in first line-up for Ubud 2019

Full program announced for Ubud 2019

September 2019

Brisbane Writers Festival (5–8 September 2019)

BWF 2019 program announced

Blak & Bright First Nations Literary Festiva (5–8 September 2019)

Program announced for 2019 Blak & Bright festival

Brisbane Writers Festival (5–8 September 2019)

BWF: YA, women authors top bestsellers

Melbourne Writers Festival schools’ program (2–5 September 2019)

MWF schools’ program 2019 announced

August 2019

Melbourne Writers Festival (30 August–8 September 2019)

MWF to move to State Library Victoria

MWF reveals first international guests

Melbourne Writers Festival program announced

MWF reports strong box office takings; Ben Folds tops bestseller chart

Canberra Writers Festival (21–25 August 2019)

Canberra Writers Festival 2019 program launched

Homecooked Comics Festival (17–18 August 2019)

Homecooked Comics Festival to run 17–18 August in Melbourne

Byron Writers Festival (2–4 August 2019)

First authors announced for Byron Writers Festival

Byron Writers Festival program announced

Highest ever box office sales at 2019 Byron Writers Festival; Indigenous authors dominate bestsellers

July 2019

Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival (12–28 July 2019)

Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival launches crowdfunding campaign for 2019 event

Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival program announced

June 2019

Australian Booksellers Association conference (23–24 June 2019)

ABA announces 2019 conference dates

ABA announces 2019 conference program; Halls to give keynote

Over 300 booksellers encouraged to ‘change the narrative’ at upbeat ABA conference

2019 ABA conference: value, volume down YTD; HR, sales discussed

Emerging Writers’ Festival National Writers’ Conference (22–23 June 2019)

EWF announces 2019 festival ambassadors

StoryFest (21–22 June 2019)

Inaugural storytelling festival StoryFest to launch in regional NSW

Storyfest (21–23 June 2019)

Program for inaugural Storyfest announced

Emerging Writers’ Festival (19–29 June 2019)

EWF 2019 program announced

May 2019

Children's Book Council of Australia National Conference (31 May–2 June 2019)

CBCA announces dates, theme for 13th National Conference

Children’s Book Council of Australia conference (31 May–2 June 2019)

CBCA conference 2019 highlights children’s humour writing

NT Writers’ Festival (16–19 May 2019)

NT Writers’ Festival 2019 program announced

Jerusalem International Book Forum (12–15 May 2019)

Blake among 2019 Zev Birger Editorial Fellows to attend Jerusalem International Book Forum

Queenscliffe Literary Festival (11–26 May 2019)

Queenscliffe Literary Festival breaks ticket sales record

IBBY Best Books of the World Exhibition (9–18 May 2019)

Lost in Books to host IBBY Honour Books exhibition

Scribblers Festival Schools Program (8–10 May 2019)

2019 Scribblers Festival Schools Program announced

Institute of Professional Editors conference (8–10 May 2019)

IPEd announces keynotes for 2019 conference

Full program announced for IPEd National Editors Conference 2019

Scribblers Festival (8–12 May 2019)

2019 Scribblers Festival full program announced

Institute of Professional Editors conference (8–10 May 2019)

IPEd conference 2019: pay rates, copyright discussed

Clunes Booktown Festival (4–5 May 2019)

Clunes Booktown Festival 2019 program announced

Visiting International Publishers program (1–3 May 2019)

VIPs announced for SWF 2019

April 2019

Visiting International Publishers Program (30 April–3 May 2019)

2019 VIPs program highlights US market, inclusivity and creating buzz

Sydney Writers’ Festival (29 April–5 May 2019)

Sharp appointed CEO of SWF

SWF 2019 program announced

Sydney Writers' Festival (29 April–5 May 2019)

SWF 2019: paid attendance figures, book sales up in second year at Carriageworks

RightsTech: Europe conference (9–10 April 2019)

RightsTech: Europe conference announced for Frankfurt in 2019

International Military Writers’ Festival (5–7 April 2019)

FitzSimons announced as ambassador for inaugural International Military Writers’ Festival

Bologna Children's Book Fair (1–4 April 2019)

Middle-grade in demand at Bologna; kindness and environmental themes among new trends

March 2019

Publishers Publicity Circle Melbourne meeting (21 March 2019)

Publishers Publicity Circle launches Melbourne chapter

SQ/QWC Adaptable Program (20 March 2019)

Writers to pitch work for screen adaptation at inaugural SQ/QWC Adaptable Program

Leading Edge Books conference (17–19 March 2019)

Leading Edge to hold 2019 conference in Adelaide

Over 200 attend 2019 Leading Edge Books conference

Adelaide Writers’ Week (2–7 March 2019)

First authors announced for 2019 Adelaide Writers’ Week

First AWW from Jo Dyer attracts new audiences; Dalton tops bestsellers

February 2019

Australian Children’s Laureate Summit (28 February–1 March 2019)

Inaugural summit of Australian Children’s Laureates announced for 2019

Perth Festival Writers Week (18–24 February 2019)

First authors announced for 2019 Perth Festival Writers Week

Full program announced for 2019 Perth Writers Week

November 2018

FutureBook conference (30 November 2018)

Audiobooks, data-driven publishing discussed at FutureBook 2018

Our City of Literature Parliament (29 November–30 October 2018)

Melbourne City of Lit announces 10th anniversary event program

SPN Independent Publishing Conference (22–24 November 2018)

SPN announces 2018 conference research day keynote

SPN announces Isdahl, Dattner as conference keynotes

SPN Independent Publishing Conference 2018 program: publishing in the age of Trump, podcasts, disability awareness

Attendance up at SPN conference 2018, ‘incredibly positive’ response

JLF Adelaide (9–11 November 2018)

Adelaide to host Jaipur Literature Festival

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