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Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Melbourne Writers Festival Melbourne Writers Festival seeks an interim CEO to lead the organisation and its small dynamic team. The organisation is known for its flagship annual festival and Schools...

Change for Larrikin House

Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Publisher: Larrikin House Old distributor: NewSouth New distributor: Simon & Schuster Changeover date: 1 March 2024 Returns cut-off: 31 May 2024

Larrikin House to be distributed by Simon & Schuster from 2024

Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Larrikin House has announced a partnership with Simon and Schuster for the sale and distribution of its titles from March 2024. Larrikin House publisher James Layton is excited to be...

National account coordinator, Sydney

Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin, Australia’s largest independent book publisher, is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated person with an interest in books, retail and media for the...

SPN Independent Publishing conference to be held next week

Tuesday, 14 November 2023
The Small Press Network (SPN) 2023 Independent Publishing conference will be held from 23–25 November at Melbourne’s Wheeler Centre and livestreamed online. The research day on Thursday, 23 November will...

Kochanski wins £50k Wolfson History Prize

Tuesday, 14 November 2023
In the UK, Halik Kochanski has won the £50,000 (A$96,280) Wolfson History Prize for Resistance: The underground war in Europe, 1939–45 (Allen Lane). Kochanski's book was chosen from a shortlist of...

Report shows continued growth in UK audiobook sales

Monday, 13 November 2023
In the UK, Nielsen BookData's Books & Consumers survey found there was 6% growth in volume and 12% growth in value of audiobooks in that market in the first seven...

Phillips wins 2023 Bragg Prize

Monday, 13 November 2023
Nicky Phillips has won the 2023 UNSW Press Bragg Prize for Science Writing for her essay ‘Trials of the heart’. In the winning essay, Phillips ‘illuminates the scientific evidence presented...

Speech Pathology awards 2023 winners announced

Friday, 10 November 2023
The winners of the 2023 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each category are: Age Category: Birth to 3 years Snap!...

Bashford wins 2023 Nib Literary Award

Friday, 10 November 2023
Alison Bashford has won the Waverley Council’s 2023 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award, worth $40,000, for her book An Intimate History of Evolution: The story of the Huxley family...

Branigan wins 2023 Cundill History Prize

Friday, 10 November 2023
Guardian writer Tania Branigan has won the 2023 Cundill History Prize, worth US$75,000 (A$117,100), for Red Memory: Living, remembering and forgetting China’s Cultural Revolution (Faber). The book is an exploration...

Myers wins Goldsmiths Prize for Cuddy

Thursday, 9 November 2023
In the UK, Benjamin Myers has won the £10,000 (A$19,200) Goldsmiths Prize for Cuddy (Bloomsbury), a retelling of the story of the hermit St Cuthbert. Cuddy incorporates poetry, prose, play,...

Jennings, Graham nominated for 2024 Yoto Carnegie Medal

Wednesday, 8 November 2023
In the UK, several Australian authors and illustrators have been nominated for the 2024 Yoto Carnegie Medals. Paul Jennings has been nominated for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing for...

New England Illustration Prize 2023 winners announced

Wednesday, 8 November 2023
The New England Writers' Centre has announced the winners of this year’s New England Illustration Prize for Children’s Picture Book Publishing. The winners of the 2023 award are: First prize...

Nature Writing Prize 2023 shortlist announced

Wednesday, 8 November 2023
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Australia has announced the writers shortlisted for the 2023 Nature Writing Prize. The shortlisted writers are: Bonny Cassidy (Chewton Bushlands) for 'A Custodial Species', which 'draws...

Hobart named UNESCO City of Literature, Australian Reading Hour to end, Sawyer wins Richell Prize

Wednesday, 8 November 2023
The United Nations' cultural arm UNESCO has named Hobart a City of Literature, Australia Reads will retire its annual Australian Reading Hour event in favour of 'a practical, unified, and...

Handsel offers Hardie Grant books in gift packs

Wednesday, 8 November 2023
Hardie Grant is selling books in gift packs through its new online gift-giving service Handsel. Created by HGX, the Hardie Grant–owned digital venture studio, Handsel is described as ‘reimagining the...

FTC files ‘long-awaited’ antitrust suit against Amazon

Wednesday, 8 November 2023
In the US, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon on 26 September, reports Publishers Weekly (PW). The FTC’s 172-page complaint—which is supported by 17...

Publisher—children’s and YA, Brisbane

Wednesday, 8 November 2023
University of Queensland Press UQP is looking for an energetic, innovative and experienced Children’s and Young Adult Publisher. This is a rare opportunity to lead and grow one of the...

Change for Pembroke Publishers

Wednesday, 8 November 2023
Publisher: Pembroke Publishers ISBN prefix: 978-0-921217; 978-1-55138 Old distributor: Hawker Brownlow Education New distributor: Eurospan Changeover date: 1 November 2023 Contact URL: www.eurospan.co.uk

National accounts assistant, sales, Sydney

Wednesday, 8 November 2023
HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins Publishers is looking for a professional to join the Sales Team in the role of National Accounts Assistant. This role is responsible for providing administrative support for...

Change for Momentum Press

Wednesday, 8 November 2023
Publisher: Momentum Press ISBN prefix: 978-1-60650 978-1-944749 978-1-945612 978-1-946646 978-1-947083 978-1-949449 Old distributor: None New distributor: Eurospan Changeover date: 1 November 2023 Contact URL: www.eurospan.co.uk

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