NZ authors selected for 2013 International Writing Program in Iowa
Thursday, 10 October 2013
Two New Zealand authors have been selected for the 2013 International Writing Program in Iowa City in the US. Whiti Hereaka and Craig Cliff are among 31 writers attending the program,...
Booksellers NZ introduces electronic gift cards
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
Booksellers NZ has introduced electronic gift cards. The gift cards, launched on 1 October, can be purchased and redeemed at bookshops that are members of Booksellers NZ, and can be...
Berkelouw Books Newtown to move
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
The Berkelouw Books store in Newtown, Sydney, has announced that it is relocating to Hornsby. The store will begin accepting deliveries at its new location in Westfield Hornsby from 4...
Lloyd Jones announced as finalist for the 2013 Wellys
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
New Zealand author Lloyd Jones is a finalist in the Arts category of the 2013 Wellingtonian of the Year Awards, also known as ‘the Wellys’, presented by the Dominion Post....
Black Inc. announces ‘Best Australian’ contributors
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Black Inc. has announced the contributors for The Best Australian Stories 2013, edited by Kim Scott, The Best Australian Essays 2013, edited by Robert Manne, and The Best Australian Poems...
Collins Kawana to close
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Collins Booksellers in Kawana, Queensland, will close this month, reports the Sunshine Coast Daily. Owner Therese Appleby, who bought the Collins store at Kawana Shoppingworld three years ago, said she will...
Bryce to deliver 2013 Boyer Lectures
Monday, 7 October 2013
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has announced that the Governor General of Australia Quentin Bryce will deliver the 2013 Boyer Lectures next month. The lectures will be broadcast on Radio National...
Booktopia launches new Bond book ‘Solo’
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
Booktopia has participated in a global launch campaign for the new James Bond book Solo (Jonathan Cape), receiving the only Australian copy—and one of seven copies worldwide—signed and stamped by...
Collins Warragul closes
Friday, 27 September 2013
The Collins Booksellers store in Warragul, Victoria closed at the start of September. Owner Heather Quirk told Books+Publishing that the she decided to close the store for a number of...
QLD bookseller wins Best Job in Town competition
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
A Queensland bookseller has won the Queensland Times’ Best Job in Town competition. Angie Niebel, manager of the Angus & Robertson store at the Riverlink shopping centre in Ipswich, was...
Blanchett to direct film adaptation of ‘The Dinner’
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Australian actor Cate Blanchett will make her film directorial debut with an adaptation of Dutch author Herman Koch’s novel The Dinner (Text). A bestseller in the Netherlands before being published internationally, The Dinner unfolds...
Andy Griffiths TV cartoon premieres in Australia
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
A TV cartoon based on Andy Griffiths’ The Day My Bum Went Psycho (Pan) premiered in Australia this month. The 80-episode series called The Day My Butt Went Psycho screened...
Book Grocer opens Bendigo store
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Discount book retailer the Book Grocer has opened a new store at Kangaroo Flat, just outside of Bendigo in regional Victoria. The store is located at Shop 52, Lansell Plaza, Kangaroo...
Hoge featured on ‘Australian Story’
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Brisbane author Robert Hoge was featured in this week’s episode of ABC TV’s Australian Story. Hoge, who was born with deformed legs and a large tumour covering his face, has...
University of Otago announces 2014 Fellows
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
In New Zealand, the University of Otago has announced the recipients of its 2014 fellowships for literature and children’s writing. The Robert Burns Fellowship has been awarded to poet Majella...
Book industry entries shortlisted in Create Design Awards
Friday, 6 September 2013
A number of book industry entries have been shortlisted in the Create Design Awards 2013, presented by Desktop magazine. The illustration in this year’s Emerging Writers’ Festival website and posters, designed by Marc...
Five Mile Press wins Mattel Licensee of the Year
Wednesday, 4 September 2013
The Five Mile Press has won the 2013 Licensee of the Year Award at this year’s Mattel licensing summit in Melbourne. The publisher was selected from more than 150 licensees...
Mary Ryan’s Bulimba closes
Wednesday, 4 September 2013
The Mary Ryan’s bookstore in the Brisbane suburb of Bulimba has closed after eight years in business. The store, which was located on Oxford St in Bulimba’s retail precinct, closed...
QLA achieves $20,000 crowdfunding target
Monday, 2 September 2013
The organisers of the Queensland Literary Awards (QLA) have achieved their $20,000 crowdfunding target in just under four weeks. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, the money from the Pozible campaign will...
HarperCollins NZ also accepting unsolicited manuscripts on Wednesdays
Wednesday, 28 August 2013
HarperCollins New Zealand has announced that it is accepting unsolicited manuscripts via its website. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, HarperCollins Australia recently launched an online unsolicited submission program, ‘the Wednesday...
‘Outlaw Bikers in Australia’ recalled in QLD
Wednesday, 28 August 2013
Pan Macmillan has announced a recall of Outlaw Bikers in Australia by Duncan McNab from Queensland bookstores. The publisher said in a statement that the book ‘has been recalled temporarily due to potential sub...
Millennium House atlas wins award
Friday, 23 August 2013
Millennium House Australia’s Earth Platinum World Atlas has been named the overall winner at the International Map Industry Association (IMIA) regional map awards. The atlas, the largest in the world,...
Booktopia wins Digital Innovation Award
Thursday, 22 August 2013
Online bookseller Booktopia has won the Digital Innovation Award at the inaugural BRW Momentum Mid-Market Awards in Sydney. The awards focus on mid-market companies with revenues of $10 million to...
Collins Werribee to close
Wednesday, 21 August 2013
The Collins bookstore in Werribee, Victoria, will close at the end of September. The store, which is a previous recipient of the Collins Franchise of the Year Award, is located...
Melbourne printer Troedel-Docucopy enters liquidation
Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Melbourne printer Troedel-Docucopy has entered liquidation with more than $2.5 million of debt, reports ProPrint. Troedel-Docucopy was liquidated on 27 June, 14 months after the company was created through a...
QBD to open new stores in Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne
Monday, 19 August 2013
Bookselling chain QBD has announced it will open three new bookshops in coming months, bringing the total number of QBD outlets nationwide to 53. The company said in a statement...
NSW Writers’ Centre launches mentorships for Indigenous writers
Tuesday, 13 August 2013
The NSW Writers’ Centre has launched a mentorship program for emerging Indigenous writers. The program will pair five emerging Indigenous writers from New South Wales with established Indigenous writers in...
Inaugural NZ Post Book Awards Festival to be held in August
Thursday, 8 August 2013
The inaugural New Zealand Post Book Awards Festival will be held from 12-18 August to celebrate the finalists of the New Zealand Post Book Awards. Events will be held in bookstores and other venues...
‘The Dressmaker’ adaptation receives investment funding from Screen Australia
Thursday, 8 August 2013
A film adaptation of The Dressmaker by Melbourne author Rosalie Ham (Duffy & Snellgrove) is one of three feature film projects to receive a share of $4.4 million of investment...
Vic govt to hold ‘Support Small Business Day’ in October
Friday, 2 August 2013
Victorian booksellers will have an opportunity to be part of the state’s first Support Small Business Day on 19 October. Announced this week by Victorian Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise...
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