For sale/owner retiring, Blues Point Bookshop
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
It is time to let someone else have the opportunity to realise their dream of owning an independent bookshop. The iconic Blues Point Bookshop opened 30 years ago in the...
Bookseller, children’s specialist, Melbourne
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
Readings We are looking for a skilled bookseller to join our Doncaster shop. The ideal candidate will have expertise in children’s literature and will serve as our dedicated children’s specialist....
Thames & Hudson Australia to distribute Red Comet Press
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
Previous distributor: NewSouth Books New distributor: Thames & Hudson Australia Changeover date: 1 July 2024 NewSouth Books will be accepting returns until 30 September 2024.
Vendome distribution moves from Thames & Hudson UK to Abrams
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
Thames & Hudson Australia will continue to distribute all Vendome titles. Changeover date: 1 July 2024.
Publicist, Melbourne
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
Thames & Hudson Australia Thames & Hudson publishes beautiful, useful books on all aspects of culture and creativity. Family owned, resolutely independent and internationally minded, we aim to create a...
Creative brief for Foundation & Friends magazine, Sydney
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
Foundation & Friends of the Botanic Gardens Foundation & Friends of the Botanic Gardens seeks an experienced creative team/company to edit and design our quarterly publication, The Gardens magazine. This...
National account coordinator, Sydney
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin, Australia’s largest indie book publisher, is looking for highly motivated person with a passion for books, retail and media in the role of National...
ANZSI Indexing Awards and ANZSI John Simkin Medal 2024
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
Do you know of an excellent index? Have you written or published one yourself? Nominations are now open for the ANZSI Indexing Awards and ANZSI John Simkin Medal 2024. The...
Text announces publication in October of Melanie Cheng’s ‘The Burrow’
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
Winner of the Victorian Premier’s Award for Fiction (Australia Day, 2018), and author of the acclaimed Room for a Stranger (2019), Cheng returns with an intimate novel about hope and...
New Holland Publishers moves to HEDS from 1 August 2024
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
New Holland Publishers will be leaving XLE and moving to HEDS starting on the 1st of August 2024. While we are very excited to be working with the team at...
Senior publicist, Sydney
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins Australia is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic professional to join the HarperCollins Adult Books marcomms division in the role of Senior Publicist. This is a full-time position,...
Senior editor, Melbourne
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
Insight Publications Insight Publications is a leading educational publisher currently seeking a part- or full-time Senior Editor with a minimum of 5 years’ experience to join their dynamic team in...
Read Independent Publishing’s June newsletter
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
Independent Publishing is an online resource and a free monthly newsletter publication filled with news and tips for independent publishers, independent authors, hybrid authors and content creators. The Independent Publishing newsletter...
Mural
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
Mural is a haunting ‘confession’ by a psychopath known only as D. Held in a secure facility, he has been asked by his psychiatrist to write down his thoughts, admissions,...
Merkel wins 2024 Hope Prize
Tuesday, 2 July 2024
John Merkel has won the 2024 Hope Prize, presented by Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S), for the story ‘Shadows Cast by the Moon’. Merkel won the inaugural award, worth $10,000,...
Indian writer Thakur wins 2024 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Tuesday, 2 July 2024
Indian writer Sanjana Thakur has won the 2024 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for her story ‘Aishwarya Rai’, reports the Bookseller. Thakur was named the overall winner of the prize after...
Miles Franklin 2024 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 2 July 2024
The shortlist for the 2024 Miles Franklin Literary Award has been announced. The shortlisted titles, selected from a longlist announced in May, are: Only Sound Remains (Hossein Asgari, Puncher & Wattmann)...
Orwell Prize 2024 winners announced
Monday, 1 July 2024
In the UK, Hisham Matar and Matthew Longo have won the 2024 Orwell Prizes, reports the Bookseller. Matar won the Orwell prize for political fiction for his novel My Friends (Viking),...
Jane Harrison steps down from Blak & Bright
Thursday, 27 June 2024
Blak & Bright has announced that Jane Harrison has stepped down from her role as artistic director and CEO. Harrison has been in the role since the four-day First Nations...
Creators establish ‘Authors Against Book Bans’ in the US
Thursday, 27 June 2024
In the US, a group of writers, illustrators and creators in both the children's and adult sectors has officially launched the Authors Against Book Bans (AABB) organisation, reports Publishers Weekly....
Literature organisations, writers among latest Creative Aus grant recipients
Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Many literature organisations and writers have been successful in the latest round of Creative Australia funding. Among the recipients of Creative Australia’s current $16.4 million investment round decided over the...
APA announces Rising Stars shortlist, Gordon-Smith to step down; Booktopia requests extension to voluntary trading suspension; attendance up at MWF, SWF
Wednesday, 26 June 2024
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced CEO Michael Gordon-Smith will retire from the position, with current APA chief of staff Patrizia Di Biase-Dyson to be the new CEO. The...
EWF to launch 2024 program in August
Wednesday, 26 June 2024
The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) has announced that its 2024 program launch will take place at the Wheeler Centre, Naarm/Melbourne, on 1 August. This program launch—which will be the festival’s...
Niland, McKinnon among James Beard Award winners
Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Fish Butchery by chef Josh Niland (Hardie Grant) and Tenderheart: A cookbook about vegetables and unbreakable family bonds by Hetty Lui McKinnon (Plum) are among the winners of the 2024...
Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2024 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 26 June 2024
In the UK, the shortlist for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize, worth £5000 (A$9541), has been announced, reports the Bookseller. The six titles shortlisted for the 2024 award are: Martyr!...
For sale/owner retiring, Blues Point Bookshop
Wednesday, 26 June 2024
It is time to let someone else have the opportunity to realise their dream of owning an independent bookshop. The iconic Blues Point Bookshop opened 30 years ago in the...
Lonely Planet’s Guide to Death, Grief and Rebirth
Wednesday, 26 June 2024
This illuminating book reveals how cultures and communities around the world grieve their loved ones - with lessons we can all learn from to help us all live (and die)...
Bookseller, children’s specialist, Melbourne
Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Readings We are looking for a skilled bookseller to join our Doncaster shop. The ideal candidate will have expertise in children’s literature and will serve as our dedicated children’s specialist....
Change for Melbourne University Publishing
Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Publisher: Melbourne University Publishing Old distributor: United Book Distributors New distributor: Simon & Schuster Australia Changeover date: 1 February 2025 Returns cut-off: 28 March 2025 Contact URL: https://www.mup.com.au/
Change for ORO Editions
Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Publisher: ORO Editions Old distributor: NewSouth Books New distributor: Books at Manic Changeover date: 1 June 2024 Contact URL: manicex@manic.com.au
