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Graham longlisted for Carnegie Medal for Illustration

Cover of Concrete Garden by Bob Graham 14 February 2024
In the UK, Australian author Bob Graham has been longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration (previously known as the Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration), which was announced along with...

‘Meanjin’ announces two new residencies

14 February 2024
Literary journal Meanjin has announced two new residencies, offered in partnership with non-profit arts and cultural organisation InPlace, to ‘support writers of shorter works with dedicated writing time, much-needed funds, and...

Stuart Kells on ‘Alice™’ 

13 February 2024
Stuart Kells (co-author of Sold Down the River, author of Penguin and the Lane Brothers: The untold story of a publishing revolution) is an adjunct professor at La Trobe University’s...

Robinson receives Scotland fellowship 

Photograph of Booke Robinson 13 February 2024
Varuna has announced Brooke Robinson is the recipient of the 2024 Cove Park International Fellowship. Robinson’s debut novel, The Interpreter, was published in 2023 with Harvill Secker/Penguin Random House (PRH)...

Bundyi acquires Stan Grant memoir 

An author photograph of Stan Grant, pictured in front of a bookshelf 13 February 2024
Simon & Schuster (S&S) imprint Bundyi has announced that it has acquired world rights to A Song of Time, a memoir by author, media commentator and public intellectual Stan Grant....

Ena Noël Award 2024 shortlists announced

12 February 2024
The shortlists for the biennial Ena Noël Award has been announced by the Australian branch of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). The shortlisted authors and illustrators are:...

Affirm acquires Micallef anthology 

12 February 2024
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to Slivers, Shards and Skerricks, a comedy anthology from television personality and author Shaun Micallef. The publisher described Micallef’s forthcoming anthology as ‘a spectrum...

Bookseller, authors argue for fixed price law 

12 February 2024
In an opinion piece for the Sydney Morning Herald, journalist Raymond Bonner, a co-owner of Bookoccino Bookshop in Avalon, has called for a 'fixed-price' law in Australia. Stating that fixed-price laws...

European publishers welcome EU agreement on AI Act

8 February 2024
In Europe, the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) has welcomed the European Union voting in favour of what the FEP calls the 'world's first concrete regulation of AI', reported the Bookseller....

How international markets performed in 2023 

7 February 2024
In the US, a fall of 'only' 2.6% in unit sales was a relief, while many European markets achieved modest growth despite falling volume sales, thanks to price increases. In...

Hamilton to leave Writers Victoria 

7 February 2024
Writers Victoria has announced CEO Lucy Hamilton will step down from the role and leave the organisation in March after three-and-a-half years. Said Hamilton: ‘I’m proud of my time at...

Indigo considers offer to take chain private

7 February 2024
In Canada, the board of the Indigo Books & Music bookselling chain, headed by former Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle, has established a special committee of independent directors to...

Vallance promoted to CYA publisher at UQP 

7 February 2024
At University of Queensland Press (UQP), Cathy Vallance has been promoted to the role of children’s and young adult publisher. Vallance, who has been with UQP for about 10 years,...

Larrikin acquires Betoota Advocate series 

7 February 2024
Larrikin House has acquired world rights to an as-yet-untitled nonfiction series from satire publication the Betoota Advocate. The publisher said the series, which is for readers aged 8 to 12,...

Writers SA to launch national literary journal 

6 February 2024
Writers SA is launching a national literary journal. With the title and online presence to be announced in May 2024, the journal will publish new fiction, nonfiction, poetry and literary...

Upswell sells Ekhō to Soft Skull Press 

6 February 2024
Upswell Publishing has sold world English-language rights (ex ANZ) to Ekhō (Roslyn Orlando) to Soft Skull Press. The deal was brokered between Sophy Williams, publisher and international director at Black Inc....

McKenzie wins Victorian Premier’s History Award

5 February 2024
Carmel McKenzie received the 2023 Victorian Premier’s History Award for the book St Kilda 1841–1900: Movers and shakers and money-makers (Manneton Publishing). St Kilda 1841–1900 explains how St Kilda was...

Gumnior joins Scribe  

Photograph of Tina Gumnior 5 February 2024
Tina Gumnior has joined Scribe as its publicity manager. Gumnior replaces Cora Roberts, who left the role of publicity director in January after more than 12 years at the company. With...

 

 

 

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