Events coordinator and bookseller, Sydney
Wednesday, 25 October 2023
Constant Reader Bookshop Constant Reader Bookshop has been in operation for 44 years making it one of the oldest and most respected independent bookstores in Australia. We are currently looking...
Carbis shortlisted for international poetry award
Tuesday, 24 October 2023
The poetry collection I Have Decided to Remain Vertical (Puncher & Wattmann) by Melbourne poet and creative writing teacher Gayelene Carbis has been shortlisted for the Welsh-based Poetry Book Awards. The shortlist...
Scholastic accused of censorship over roll-out of diversity collection
Monday, 23 October 2023
In the US, Scholastic has denied accusations that the creation of its new collection—Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice—is censoring diverse stories at its book fairs, reports Publishers Weekly. In...
SPN Book of the Year shortlist announced
Monday, 23 October 2023
The Small Press Network has announced the shortlist for the 2023 Book of the Year (BOTY) award. The shortlisted titles are: Against Disappearance: Essays on memory (ed by Leah Jing...
Skovron wins 2023 Patrick White Award
Monday, 23 October 2023
Victoria-based author Alex Skovron is the winner of this year’s $20,000 Patrick White Award. The award recognises Skovron’s achievements as a poet and fiction writer. Born in Poland, Skovron lived briefly...
Jones, Mellor win Historical Novel Prize
Friday, 20 October 2023
Gail Jones has won the $50,000 ARA Historical Novel Prize in the adult category for Salonika Burning (Text), while Amelia Mellor has won the $30,000 children and young adult (CYA) category...
Styles wins UK Wilbur Smith Prize for No Country for Girls
Thursday, 19 October 2023
Australian author Emma Styles has won the UK’s Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize for Best Published Novel, worth £10,000 (A$19,160), for her debut outback noir No Country for Girls (Sphere)....
Rural and regional writers’ festival programs announced
Thursday, 19 October 2023
Several rural and regional writers’ festivals have announced details about their upcoming events. Blue Mountains Writers' Festival The Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival, presented by Varuna, the National Writers’ House, will...
Garner awarded 2023 ASA Medal
Thursday, 19 October 2023
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced Helen Garner is the recipient of the 2023 ASA Medal. Established in 2003, the ASA Medal is awarded biennially to an Australian...
Barnes wins Wesley Michel Wright Prize
Thursday, 19 October 2023
Stuart Barnes has won the 2023 Wesley Michel Wright Prize for his poetry collection Like to the Lark (Upswell). The prize selection committee described Barnes’ work as filled with ‘extraordinary...
Global book revenue up in 2023
Thursday, 19 October 2023
A joint market report from Nielsen BookData and GfK Entertainment, analysing 16 countries, shows an increase in turnover for the majority of book markets in the first eight months of...
Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing 2023 shortlist announced
Thursday, 19 October 2023
The shortlist for this year’s Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing has been announced. The shortlisted pieces are: ‘Buried treasure’ by Jo Chandler ‘Point of view’ by Lauren Fuge...
Martin awarded 2023 Writing NSW Varuna Fellowship
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Writing NSW has awarded its 2023 Varuna fellowship to Alison Martin for her novel manuscript, 'The Wild'. 'The Wild' is about the last woman hanged in New South Wales, who...
US$75K Cundill History Prize finalists announced
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
The finalists for the 2023 Cundill History Prize, which ‘rewards the best history writing in English’, have been announced. The finalists are: Red Memory: Living, remembering and forgetting China’s Cultural...
Conversations With My Cat
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
How does Schrödinger’s Cat relate to chewed computer cords? How do you fit work around a cat’s napping schedule? Why do cats change their minds as soon as you open...
Editor, Sydney
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Art Gallery of NSW Ongoing Hybrid working—Sydney CBD/home Clerk Grade 5/6 Salary range $93,295 to $102,941 Established in 1871, the Art Gallery of New South Wales is located in Sydney’s...
Walker Books to publish picture book from Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Walker Books Australia are thrilled to announce they will publish Gorgeously Me! by Jonathan Van Ness with illustrations by Kamala M. Nair. The stunning picture book will be published mid...
Rights and contracts coordinator, Sydney
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins Publishers is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the Publishing Operations division in the role of Rights and Contracts Coordinator. The purpose of the...
Publicist or senior publicist, Sydney
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Pantera Press Leading independent publisher, Pantera Press, seeks a Publicist or Senior Publicist with several years’ experience and a proven track record in publicity (preferably within an Australian publishing house,...
Business manager, Melbourne
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Australian Book Review Australian Book Review is seeking an experienced business manager for 3-4 days per week. You must be proactive, flexible and highly-organised. Overseeing the accounts and maintaining the...
Text Publishing has acquired two new works from Ruth Ozeki
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
She is the author of the Booker Prize shortlisted A Tale for the Time Being and Women’s Prize winner The Book of Form and Emptiness. The Typing Lady: Short Fictions is...
Arab publishing orgs pull out of Frankfurt
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
The Arab Publishers’ Association, the Emirates Publishers Association, the Sharjah Book Authority and the PublisHer network have withdrawn from the Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF), following the fair’s statement at the...
MEAA surveys publishing employees
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) has created a survey for publishing industry employees. The survey considers age, gender, diversity factors, employment status and number of years in the...
Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award prize money increases to $50k
Monday, 16 October 2023
The winner of next year’s Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award will receive $50,000, up from $30,000 in 2023. The increase in prize money is due to an annual contribution...
US print book sales down 4.1%
Monday, 16 October 2023
In the US, print book sales fell 4.1% in the first nine months of 2023 at outlets reporting to Circana BookScan, compared to the same period in 2022, reports Publishers...
UK Society of Authors questions Spotify deal
Friday, 13 October 2023
The UK Society of Authors (SoA) has expressed ‘deep concern’ about Spotify’s deal with major book publishers announced last week, reports Publishing Perspectives. In a statement to Publishing Perspectives, the...
Australian Political Book of the Year 2023 shortlist revealed
Friday, 13 October 2023
The shortlist for the 2023 Australian Political Book of the Year award has been announced. This year’s shortlist includes four titles: Australia’s China Odyssey: From euphoria to fear (James Curran, NewSouth)...
Walkley Book Award longlist announced
Friday, 13 October 2023
The longlist for the Walkley Book Award has been announced. The longlisted works are: The Great Dead Body Teachers (Jackie Dent, Ultimo Press) Ghosts of the Orphanage (Christine Kenneally, Hachette Australia) The...
Inaugural Varuna Ann Moyal Nonfiction Fellowship winners
Thursday, 12 October 2023
Varuna, the National Writers’ House, has announced Sarah Holland-Batt, Cathy Perkins and Geordie Williamson as the recipients of the inaugural Ann Moyal Nonfiction Fellowship. Holland-Batt, Perkins and Williamson were chosen...
Wiley CEO Napack steps down
Thursday, 12 October 2023
In the US, Wiley president and CEO Brian Napack has resigned from the company, reports Publishers Weekly. Napack has held the roles of president and CEO since December 2017. He...
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