Inaugural Shalom Australian Jewish Book Award 2024 winners announced
Monday, 2 September 2024
The inaugural Shalom Australian Jewish Book Award winners were announced at the Sydney Jewish Writers Festival, which ran 21 to 25 August. Michael Gawenda won the Leslie and Sophie Caplan...
Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize 2024 shortlist announced
Monday, 2 September 2024
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2024 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize, which celebrates ‘the best popular science writing from across the globe’, has been announced, reports BookBrunch....
Readings chair to run new festival, Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival program launched
Monday, 2 September 2024
A new Carlton-based writers’ festival and the 2024 Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival will both take place this November. Readings chair Mark Rubbo is launching a new literary festival, to be...
PRH global sales, earnings up in first half of the year
Thursday, 29 August 2024
Penguin Random House (PRH) parent company Bertelsmann reported that the publisher’s sales grew 8.5% in the first half of 2024, while operating EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation)...
Muse bookstore closes
Thursday, 29 August 2024
The Muse bookstore in Canberra closed last weekend, after owners Dan Sanderson and Paul Eldon decided not to renew their lease on the establishment, which was also a cafe/restaurant and...
Books+Publishing to produce Australian Book Industry Awards
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced that Books+Publishing will ‘take the production reins’ of the annual Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) under a new licensing agreement. In 2025, which...
S&S acquires Affirm, Booktopia trading again, Books+Publishing to produce 2025 ABIAs
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) and Affirm Press announced this week that Affirm will become part of S&S; Booktopia’s website is up and running once more, following the sale of the...
Lonely Planet Dream Trips of the World
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
The definitive bucket list travel guide featuring 100 dream trips across the world—packed with insights and knowledge from Lonely Planet experts so you can make them happen. Adventures throughout the...
International product coordinator, Sydney
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin, Australia’s largest independent book publisher, is looking for a motivated, proactive and capable coordinator to support our international agencies product team. Reporting to the...
Development manager, Sydney
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Sydney Writers’ Festival Sydney Writers’ Festival is seeking a proactive and strategic development manager. The development manager is a member of the core year-round festival staff, working closely with the...
Finance manager, Sydney
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Sydney Writers’ Festival Sydney Writers’ Festival is seeking a finance manager to manage the day-to-day finance functions, refresh systems and processes, and implement the company’s financial strategy. For more information,...
Simon & Schuster Australia acquires Affirm Press
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) and Affirm Press announced on Monday, 26 August 2024, that they have signed an agreement under which leading independent publisher Affirm Press will become part...
SoA demands AI firms seek consent, provide ‘appropriate remuneration’ for use of copyright work
Tuesday, 27 August 2024
In the UK, the Society of Authors (SoA) has written to tech companies, demanding they have the consent of authors before using their work in the development of artificial intelligence...
SLQ calls for black&write! publisher EOIs
Monday, 26 August 2024
The State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has called for proposals from Australian publishers to partner with the organisation in delivering the black&write! project for 2025. SLQ said it is calling...
Brisbane to host 2025 BookPeople conference
Monday, 26 August 2024
BookPeople has announced its 2025 conference will take place in Brisbane/Meanjin. The annual conference and trade exhibition event will run from Saturday 14 June to Monday 16 June. This year's...
Croucher wins 2024 YA Book Prize
Monday, 26 August 2024
In the UK, Lex Croucher has won the 2024 YA Book Prize for Gwen & Art Are Not in Love (Bloomsbury YA), reports the Bookseller. Described as a ‘masterclass in teen...
Booktopia resumes trading
Monday, 26 August 2024
The Booktopia website is taking orders again, following the sale of the business and its related assets to Shant Kradjian, owner of Australian consumer electronics retailer digiDirect. ‘We’re back!’ reads...
Williams named inaugural Lynley Dodd Children’s Writers Award recipient
Thursday, 22 August 2024
Aotearoa New Zealand’s Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi has announced Janine Williams, also known by her pen name J L Williams, as the inaugural recipient of the $30,000 Lynley Dodd...
Varuna First Nations Fellowship 2024 recipients announced
Thursday, 22 August 2024
Varuna, the National Writers’ House has announced the five recipients of its 2024 First Nations fellowships. The five successful applicants (and their manuscripts) are: Sharleigh Crittenden for ‘The Children Nobody...
Vale Peg McColl
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Former Penguin Books Australia rights and contracts manager Peg McColl died on 19 August. Bob Sessions, Penguin Books Australia publishing director from 1988 to 2017, writes: It is with great...
Steger among staff to leave Age/SMH
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
The books editor at the Age and Sydney Morning Herald, Jason Steger, is among dozens of journalists leaving the newspapers, reports the Guardian. The Guardian stated that up to 85...
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards shortlists, CBCA winners announced; McGrathNicol confirms Booktopia sale
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Last Thursday, Creative Australia announced the titles shortlisted for the 2024 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, with winners to be revealed on 12 September. Headlining other local news this week, the...
Readings New Australian Fiction Prize 2024 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Readings has announced the shortlist for the 2024 Readings New Australian Fiction Prize. This year’s six shortlisted books are: Thanks for Having Me (Emma Darragh, Joan) Ghost Cities (Siang Lu,...
Swimming in Words
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Luke Icarus Simon’s compelling and groundbreaking work was first published in the 1980s and he has since become one of the quiet achievers of Australian literature. This collection explores the...
Publicity manager, Sydney
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
HarperCollins Publishers Australia HarperCollins Australia is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic professional to join the HarperCollins Adult Books marcomms division in the role of publicity manager. This is a full-time...
Grace and Marigold
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Evoking the spirit of 1970s London through the world of squatting and political protests, street parties, encounter groups and gurus, and the mayhem of a rackety publishing outfit, Grace and...
Entries for the 2024 Australian Business Book Awards close this Friday, 23 August
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
The awards recognise entrepreneurs, businesspeople and business owners who have written and published a book demonstrating their skill, knowledge and experience in their industry or area of expertise. The awards...
Communications officer (part-time), Sydney
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Writing NSW Writing NSW is looking for an enthusiastic and talented communications officer to develop and implement strategies for promotion of the organisation and its program. Working part-time over four...
Key account manager – online and digital sales, Melbourne
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Penguin Random House Penguin Random House Australia is currently seeking a dedicated and customer-focused key account manager to join our dynamic Online and Digital Sales team in Melbourne. Position overview:...
Have you booked your advertising for Think Australian’s Frankfurt issue?
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Bookings are open for Think Australian’s Frankfurt issue, out 26 September. Promote your titles to over 55K international readers via our subscriber list and distribution partnerships with Publishers Weekly in...
