Bolliger joins Key People Literary Management
1 May 2024
Belinda Bolliger has joined Key People Literary Management as an associate agent. Bolliger has previously held several editorial and publishing positions in the children's publishing industry, including at Australian Standing...
Hill leaves MWF
17 April 2024
Melbourne Writers Festival chair Alice Hill has left the role.
Dhara joins AAL
27 March 2024
Kabita Dhara has joined Alex Adsett Literary as foreign rights manager.
Fennell joins Key People
27 March 2024
Anjanette Fennell has joined Key People Literary Management as associate agent.
Murray to depart Stella
28 February 2024
Stella chair Keren Murray will step down from the role after the announcement of the 2024 Stella Prize winner in May, said the organisation, which has started the recruitment process...
Rowland joins Booksellers Aotearoa NZ
21 February 2024
Booksellers Aotearoa NZ has appointed Renée Rowland to the role of association manager. Rowland is the former owner-operator of The Twizel Bookshop and Timaru Booksellers. She remains a partner at...
Neil joins Monash University Publishing
31 January 2024
Malcolm Neil has been appointed interim director of Monash University Publishing, while director and publisher Julia Carlomagno is on maternity leave. Neil was previously at Melbourne University Publishing.
Paz to leave Curtis Brown
24 January 2024
Benjamin Paz, who writes as Benjamin Stevenson, is leaving Curtis Brown to concentrate full-time on his writing career.
Menzies joins MWF
13 December 2023
The Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) has appointed Fiona Menzies as interim CEO. Menzies, who was previously CEO of Creative Partnerships Australia, and earlier, development manager at the Wheeler Centre, replaces...
Holt appointed IPEd chair
29 November 2023
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) has appointed Stephanie Holt chair of the IPEd board. Holt replaces Ruth Davies, who was appointed in May 2020 and will remain on the...
Ryan joins Affirm
29 November 2023
Affirm Press has appointed Ariane Ryan to the role of publicist. Ryan was most recently publicist at Text Publishing, following working as sales coordinator at UQP. She began in the...
Lanchester to chair Public Lending Right Committee
22 November 2023
Australian Society of Authors CEO Olivia Lanchester has been appointed chair of the federal government's Public Lending Right Committee.
Minns joins SWF
15 November 2023
Sydney Writers’ Festival has appointed Anna Minns to the newly established role of ambassador for children and families.
Victoria joins Ultimo
11 October 2023
Zoë Victoria has joined Ultimo Press as media officer.
Appointments, retirements as Australia Council becomes Creative Australia
30 August 2023
Creative Australia replaced the Australia Council for the Arts (ACA) on 24 August as part of the federal government's Revive policy. The members of the Creative Australia board are: Adrian...
Ashby-Orr appointed commissioning editor at Affirm
9 August 2023
Ruby Ashby-Orr, previously senior editor at Affirm Press, has been appointed to the role of commissioning editor.
Douglas joins the Wheeler Centre
26 July 2023
Caraline Douglas, former head of marketing and partnerships at Schwartz, has been appointed head of marketing and engagement at the Wheeler Centre.
Nathan joins Alex Adsett Literary
26 July 2023
Abigail Nathan has joined Alex Adsett Literary as agent at large.
Mutton appointed Marion CEO
19 July 2023
Katy Mutton has been appointed to the role of CEO of Marion, formerly the ACT Writers Centre. Employed by the organisation since 2019, Mutton has been serving as interim CEO...
Booton leaves Stella Prize
5 July 2023
Jaclyn Booton has left the role of creative director and co-CEO at the Stella Prize. Booton had joined the organisation in 2019 in the role of executive director.
Tomlinson joins Rockpool
28 June 2023
Hayley Tomlinson has joined Rockpool as rights manager, after leaving the position of rights and contracts manager at University of Queensland Press.
Sambrooke to leave Varuna
24 May 2023
Varuna creative director Amy Sambrooke is leaving the role in July after six years at the organisation.
Liffers, Fehnle join Fremantle Press
15 March 2023
Fremantle Press has appointed Siana Liffers as office and customer service coordinator and Lisa Fehnle as sales and marketing assistant.
Limprecht to chair Writing NSW board
8 March 2023
Eleanor Limprecht has been appointed chair of the Writing NSW board.
Armstrong joins PRH
28 February 2023
Hannah Armstrong, former communication specialist at Booktopia, has joined Penguin Random House ANZ as a key account manager.
O’Brien joins Little Book Press
15 February 2023
Alyson O'Brien has been appointed publishing director at Little Book Press, the publishing arm at Raising Literacy Australia. O'Brien was previously associate publisher at Hardie Grant Children's Publishing, where she...
Birrell joins Powerhouse
15 February 2023
Jemma Birrell has joined Powerhouse as head of writing. Birrell was previously the creative director of Tablo Publishing.
Lewin leaves Booktopia
15 February 2023
Joanna Lewin, senior retail leader at Booktopia, is leaving the business as part of Booktopia's recently announced round of redundancies.
Moves at the APA
8 February 2023
Melissa Whitwell has joined the Australian Publishers Association (APA) as events manager, Patrizia Di Biase-Dyson has returned from maternity leave to her role as chief of staff and Gillian Haines...
Britza, Checkland join Writing WA
1 February 2023
Shannon Britza, formerly CEO of the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre, has been appointed as Writing WA’s operations manager and Jessica Checkland has been appointed marketing and communications officer.
