Karajia and Environment Award for Children’s Literature shortlists announced
Thursday, 13 June 2024
The Wilderness Society has announced the shortlists for the 2024 Environment Award for Children’s Literature and the Karajia Award for First Nations children’s storytelling. Shortlisted titles in each category include:...
Island Nonfiction Prize 2024 shortlist announced
Thursday, 13 June 2024
Island has announced the shortlist for its annual nonfiction prize. Shortlisted essays for the prize include: ‘A Story-Shaped Life’ (Gan Ainm) ‘Writing Task 1’ (Suri Matondkar) ‘seeing Ningaloo’ (Jenny Sinclair)...
Bill to establish Writing Australia, King’s Birthday Honours, WA Premier’s Book Award winners
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Federal arts minister Tony Burke introduced a bill to parliament on 5 June to formally establish Writing Australia and First Nations Arts as bodies within Creative Australia, with Writing Australia...
Summit Books to publish memoir from ‘Alone Australia’ winner
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) has announced the first acquisition by Jane Palfreyman as Summit Books publishing director is We Are the Stars, a memoir by Gina Chick, winner of...
Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund recipients announced
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Writers Victoria has announced the 11th round of recipients for the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund. The eight successful recipients—who share in a total of $50,419—are: Elfy Scott (NSW), to...
2024 Prix Voltaire shortlist announced
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has announced the 2024 shortlist for the Prix Voltaire. This year’s shortlist, announced at the World Expression Forum, includes: Osman Kavala, Türkiye Dušan Gojkov, Balkan...
Designer (contract, children’s publishing), Sydney
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Walker Books Australia Pty Ltd For over thirty years, Walker Books Australia has published award-winning and outstanding children’s books for readers of all ages. We have an exciting opportunity for...
Lead booking coordinator, Melbourne
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Booked Out Speakers Agency Booked Out Speakers Agency seeks a Lead Booking Coordinator to oversee a small staff team in arranging public speaking engagements for a diverse range of speakers,...
Editor, Sydney
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Echo Publishing Echo Publishing, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK, is looking for an editor with a minimum of five years’ experience editing and project managing titles in a book...
Editor (children’s publishing), Sydney
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Walker Books Australia Pty Ltd For over thirty years, Walker Books Australia has published award-winning and outstanding children’s books for readers of all ages. We have an exciting opportunity for...
Applications now open for the CA-SRB 2024 Emerging Critics Fellowship program
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
In partnership with the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund, the Sydney Review of Books invites applications for the 2024 Emerging Critics Fellowship program. Applications through our Submittable portal close 11:59pm, Monday,...
Program manager (part time), Sydney
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Writing NSW Writing NSW is looking for a creative and highly organised Program Manager who will be responsible for our exciting program of face-to-face and online courses, workshops and events....
Simon & Schuster Australia partners with Good360
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Simon & Schuster Australia is thrilled to announce their partnership with Good360 to donate books to children in need. This partnership kicks off with the release of a very special...
Orwell Prizes 2024 shortlists announced
Tuesday, 11 June 2024
In the UK, the shortlists for the 2024 Orwell Prizes for political writing have been announced. The titles shortlisted for the political writing book prize are: The Achilles Trap: Saddam...
WA Premier’s Book Awards 2024 winners announced
Tuesday, 11 June 2024
The winners of the 2024 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards have been announced. At the awards, presented on 7 June at the State Library of Western Australia, novelist Gail Jones...
Book industry figures recognised in King’s Birthday Honours
Tuesday, 11 June 2024
Several book industry figures were among those recognised in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours. Bundjalung artist and illustrator Bronwyn Bancroft was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), for ‘significant...
No newsletter on Monday
Friday, 7 June 2024
Books+Publishing will not publish a newsletter on Monday, 10 June due to the King’s Birthday public holiday. The next newsletter will be published on Tuesday, 11 June. The deadline for...
Dick and Joan Green Family Award for Tasmanian History 2024 shortlist
Thursday, 6 June 2024
The shortlist has been announced for the 2024 Dick and Joan Green Family Award for Tasmanian History, worth $25,000. The shortlisted works, chosen from a longlist of seven announced in...
NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2024 finalists announced
Thursday, 6 June 2024
In Aotearoa New Zealand the 2024 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults finalists have been announced. The finalists in each category are: Picture book award ($8500) At...
Educational publishers file lawsuit against Google
Thursday, 6 June 2024
In the US, several educational publishers have filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging that it violates the Copyright Act and supports piracy, reports Publishing Perspectives. Plaintiffs Elsevier, Cengage Learning, Macmillan...
Penguin Literary Prize 2024 winner announced
Thursday, 6 June 2024
Penguin Random House (PRH) has announced The Occupation by Chloe Adams as the winner of the 2024 Penguin Literary Prize. Shortlisted as ‘Those Days of Hill and Sea’, The Occupation...
ALS Gold Medal 2024 shortlist announced
Thursday, 6 June 2024
The shortlist for the 2024 Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold Medal has been announced. The shortlisted works, chosen from a longlist announced last month, are: Frank (Jordie Albiston, NLA Publishing) Like...
Redundancies at Booktopia as CEO resigns; Coronel to depart as SPN looks to expand board; full BookUp program released
Wednesday, 5 June 2024
Some significant role changes in the book industry this week, as Booktopia CEO David Nenke resigns and the bookseller announces it is considering at least 50 roles for redundancy; meanwhile,...
A&U acquires London debut
Wednesday, 5 June 2024
Allen & Unwin has acquired world rights to debut novel Love on the Air by radio presenter and podcaster Ash London. Love on the Air follows radio host Alex York...
Full BookUp 2024 program announced
Wednesday, 5 June 2024
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the full program for the 2024 BookUp conference, which will take place on 7 August at State Library Victoria in Melbourne. Innovation and...
UK reports find children reading fewer books, writing less
Wednesday, 5 June 2024
In the UK, an annual report tracking the book-reading habits of around 1.2 million students across the UK and Ireland has found a drop of 4.4% in the number of...
Writers of the Future Volume 40
Wednesday, 5 June 2024
Experience these powerful new voices—vivid, visceral, and visionary—as they explore uncharted worlds and reveal unlimited possibilities. 12 strikingly original stories and illustrations by the best new creative talent in speculative...
Lead booking coordinator, Melbourne
Wednesday, 5 June 2024
Booked Out Speakers Agency Booked Out Speakers Agency seeks a Lead Booking Coordinator to oversee a small staff team in arranging public speaking engagements for a diverse range of speakers,...
Change for Sound Wisdom
Wednesday, 5 June 2024
Publisher: Sound Wisdom Old distributor: Woodslane Pty Ltd New distributor: Simon & Schuster Changeover date: 1 September 2024 Returns cut-off: 31 August 2024 Contact URL: info@woodslane.com.au
Editor, Canberra
Wednesday, 5 June 2024
Department of Defence The Sea Power Centre—Australia (SPC-A) is seeking an APS 6 Editor who will play an important role in the Royal Australian Navy’s research and publishing priorities. We...
