Paul appointed A&U head of operations, ASA ‘deeply concerned’ about T&F AI deal, Wood longlisted for Booker Prize
Wednesday, 31 July 2024
Following on from last week’s news about its AI deal with Microsoft, Taylor & Francis parent company Informa has confirmed it is ‘partnering with two leading AI technology companies’; the...
SLV staff, board reportedly discussed cancelled Bootcamp writers’ political views; ‘Untapped’ titles move to Ligature; academic authors ‘shocked’ at Microsoft AI agreement
Wednesday, 24 July 2024
This week, the Age and the Guardian reported that State Library Victoria board members and senior staff discussed the political views of writers who were to host the library’s Teen Writing...
Lanchester to step down from ASA, Booktopia orders not being filled, ACT Literary Awards winners
Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Olivia Lanchester, CEO of the Australian Society of Authors, is stepping down; meanwhile, in the latest Booktopia news, the website is not taking orders, and customers with outstanding orders will...
Educational Publishing Awards paused; Hachette appoints Naoum as publishing director; reports QBD, Dymocks, Kogan interested in Booktopia assets
Wednesday, 10 July 2024
The Australian Publishers Association has paused the Educational Publishing Awards Australia for 2024 to allow ‘time for a comprehensive review’, in order to ‘ensure future events are as valuable as...
Miles Franklin 2024 shortlist, Booktopia appoints administrators, PLR/ELR payments up $3.3m
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
Booktopia has appointed McGrathNicol as voluntary administrators of the company and its subsidiaries. This follows news late last week that the company requested a further extension to its voluntary trading...
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...
Booktopia in voluntary trading suspension, Stella Count returns, ‘record-breaking’ Brisbane Writers Festival
Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Trading of Booktopia shares on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) was suspended Monday, pending an announcement from the company. Meanwhile, in other local news, Stella has announced that the Stella...
Bill to establish Writing Australia, King’s Birthday Honours, WA Premier’s Book Award winners
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Federal arts minister Tony Burke introduced a bill to parliament on 5 June to formally establish Writing Australia and First Nations Arts as bodies within Creative Australia, with Writing Australia...
Redundancies at Booktopia as CEO resigns; Coronel to depart as SPN looks to expand board; full BookUp program released
Wednesday, 5 June 2024
Some significant role changes in the book industry this week, as Booktopia CEO David Nenke resigns and the bookseller announces it is considering at least 50 roles for redundancy; meanwhile,...
ABDA winners, Text Prize shortlist announced, agency news for Affirm and Hardie Grant
Wednesday, 29 May 2024
Some agency news this week: Affirm Press will distribute titles from new UK-based publishing house Gemini Books in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand from July; and Hardie Grant has announced new...
Miles Franklin longlist, NSW Premier’s Literary Award winners, Levens resigns as Booktopia CFO
Wednesday, 22 May 2024
The 2024 Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist and the NSW Premier's Literary Award winners were both announced this week, with Ali Cobby Eckermann’s verse novel She Is the Earth (Magabala)...
‘The Voice to Parliament Handbook’ wins ABIA book of the year; Birch, McMullin win 2024 Age book of the year awards; restructures at PRHNZ, Hachette UK and US
Wednesday, 15 May 2024
The Voice to Parliament Handbook (Thomas Mayo & Kerry O’Brien, HG Explore) took out the overall book of the year award at the ABIAs late last week—along with category wins...
Wright wins second Stella; NSW, WA premiers’ lit awards shortlists; Hachette on Best Places to Work list
Wednesday, 8 May 2024
Last Thursday Alexis Wright became the first author to win the Stella Prize twice, with her fourth novel, Praiseworthy (Giramondo), named the winner of the $60,000 award in a ceremony in...
Writers boycott SLV, Grenville shortlisted for Women’s Prize, Hardie Grant moves NZ distribution to TDLC
Wednesday, 1 May 2024
Hardie Grant has announced that its distribution in Aotearoa New Zealand will move to The Distribution and Logistics Company (TDLC), along with the previously announced move for distribution in Australia,...
New literary journal, student press; Age Book of the Year shortlists; Michael Gifkins Prize longlist
Wednesday, 24 April 2024
In this week's news are two new ventures: new independent publishing house Vitagraph Publishing has launched Written Off, a new literary journal dedicated to Australian literature; and student-run Elephant Page...
Hazard to leave Hachette, BookPeople conference program, translators losing work to AI
Wednesday, 17 April 2024
Headlining this week's news, Hachette Australia and New Zealand announced that group publishing director Fiona Hazard is leaving the role ‘to pursue other opportunities’. In other local news, BookPeople has...
Stager, Godwin to be inducted into ABIA Hall of Fame; Vogel to end; Small Press Distribution closes
Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Fiona Stager's and Jane Godwin’s inductions into the ABIA Hall of Fame—announced alongside the awards’ business and publisher shortlists—headline this week’s awards news, which also includes the shortlist reveal for...
2024 VIPs; Ena Noël winners; APA announces George Robertson Award winners, changes to board
Wednesday, 3 April 2024
Creative Australia has announced the ten international publishers, editors and agents participating in the 2024 Visiting International Publishers program; the APA has announced changes to its board, along with the...
ABIAs book shortlists; MWF, BWF programs; Marr wins Indie Book of the Year
Wednesday, 27 March 2024
The Australian Publishers’ Association this week announced the book shortlists for the 2024 ABIAs; both the Brisbane and Melbourne Writers Festivals announced their 2024 programs; Copyright Licensing New Zealand has...
CBCA shortlists, Yarros tops ebook charts, local publishers on Bologna Prize shortlist
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
In news this week, Rebecca Yarros’ romantasy titles Fourth Wing and Iron Flame (both Piatkus) have taken out the top two places in Nielsen BookScan’s 2023 ebook bestsellers chart; Writers...
SWF 2024 program released, Needham wins MUD Literary Prize, International Booker Prize longlist announced
Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Over the past week, the program for the 2024 Sydney Writers’ Festival was announced, featuring international guests including Bonnie Garmus, Ann Patchett, Michael Connelly and Celeste Ng, and local guests...
Stella longlist, gender pay gaps in publishing and bookselling, Booktopia revenue and profit down
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
On Monday, the Stella Prize longlist was announced, with the shortlist to follow next month. In other news this week, the Australian Government's Workplace Gender Equality Agency data has revealed...
Daisley on Walter Scott longlist; Forge promoted at A&U; Overland, Island prize winners
Wednesday, 28 February 2024
In local news this week, Allen & Unwin has promoted Samantha Forge to associate publisher—books for children and young adults, the Conversation has launched a books and ideas newsletter, and Aotearoa...
Kroetsch appointed Writers SA CEO, Cultural Fund grants for literary orgs, Funder on inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction longlist
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
In this week's news, the Copyright Agency has announced the recipients of the latest round of Cultural Fund grants, among which are many literary organisations and projects, as well as...
Booktopia results down, Ena Noël shortlists, rural and regional writers’ festivals
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
In a trading update, Booktopia has announced 'results were down year-on-year' to the end of the first half of the 2024 financial year. Meanwhile, the Indigenous Literacy Foundation has appointed...
Yee wins at VPLAs, Vivendi plans to put Hachette on stock market, moves at Scribe and Ultimo
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
Grace Yee has won the Victorian Prize for Literature for her poetry collection Chinese Fish (Giramondo) at this year's Victorian Premier's Literary Awards. Meanwhile, in France, Vivendi, which acquired Hachette parent...
Hardie Grant moves distribution to TDLC; authors receive Australia Day honours; Horman, Robinsons Books apologise for X comments
Wednesday, 31 January 2024
In this week's news, Hardie Grant Publishing announced plans to move its Australian distribution from HEDS to TDLC; several authors have been recognised in the annual Australia Day honours; and...
Strong Christmas sales, local authors on Dublin longlist, Aus Romance Readers Awards finalists
Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Nielsen BookScan figures revealed a strong finish to 2023, despite overall book sales remaining down on 2022 figures; Scribe has announced the departure of Cora Roberts from her role as...
S&S restructure, Gougoulis departs Text, Ferguson departs PANZ
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
In local news this week Simon & Schuster Australia has announced several staff changes, including the creation of several new roles; Alaina Gougoulis is departing her role as senior editor...
Create NSW funding recipients, 2024 REP editors, Peter Porter Prize shortlist
Wednesday, 10 January 2024
Happy New Year to our readers! In local news, the Victorian Premier's Literary Award shortlists were announced late last year, several literary organisations and projects are among the successful applicants...
