Why small is good: Keiran Rogers on sales by small publishers
Affirm Press sales and marketing manager Keiran Rogers finds that small publishers are having a bigger impact on book sales.Forget the year of the horse; 2014 was the year of...
Goldsworthy joins Affirm Press
Freelance editor Kate Goldsworthy has been appointed editor at Affirm Press. (See news.)
Goldsworthy to join Affirm Press
Freelance editor Kate Goldsworthy will join the editorial team at Affirm Press.Publisher Martin Hughes told Books+Publishing that Goldsworthy has been appointed editor in a newly created position. ‘We think she’s...
Author enters ‘Big Brother’ house
Sam Bramham, paralympian and author of the memoir Three-Quarter Man (Affirm Press) is a housemate in the current season of reality TV show ‘Big Brother’.Bramham entered the ‘Big Brother’ house...
Affirm, Writers Vic and RMIT launch new writing prize
Affirm Press, Writers Victoria and RMIT have announced a new prize for RMIT students.The WRAP Synopsis Prize is open to final-year students at RMIT undertaking either Professional Writing and Editing or the...
Affirm to publish Gilchrist autobiography
Affirm Press has acquired the rights to publish former Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist’s illustrated autobiography.The self-titled book, which follows Gilchrist’s 2008 autobiography True Colours (Pan Macmillan), will feature ‘hundreds of...
Hermanoczki wins inaugural Affirm Press Creative Writing Prize
Affirm Press has announced the winner of its inaugural Affirm Press Creative Writing Prize, presented in association with the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Arts.Suzanne Hermanoczki has won the prize...
McClintock joins Affirm Press
Rosalind McClintock has joined Affirm Press in the newly created role of publicist. McClintock was previously publicity manager at Hardie Grant Books and has been working as a freelance publicist...
Affirm Press launches creative writing prize with Melbourne Uni
Affirm Press has launched a new prize that will give Melbourne University creative writing students the opportunity to have their manuscripts published by Affirm Press. The winner of the Affirm...
Affirm Press: we won’t supply print books to Amazon, Book Depository
Melbourne-based publisher Affirm Press has announced that it won’t be supplying print books to Amazon and the Book Depository in a bid to support the local industry. Affirm Press sales...
Tuffield to join Affirm Press
Aviva Tuffield will join Melbourne-based publisher Affirm Press in the role of publisher this month. Affirm Press said in a statement that Tuffield, who has left Scribe Publications, where she...
Tuffield to join Affirm Press
Aviva Tuffield will join Affirm Press in the role of publisher this month. Tuffield, who has left Scribe Publications, where she was associate publisher, will be responsible for helping build...
Adidem Group acquires full ownership of Affirm Press
Melbourne-based publisher Affirm Press has been wholly acquired by previous part-owner, the Adidem Group. Affirm Press publisher Martin Hughes told Books+Publishing that he sold his share in the business to...
Affirm Press book raises $10k for PEN Melbourne
Affirm Press has announced a $10,000 donation to PEN Melbourne, representing the profits raised so far from the sale of Joyful Strains: Making Australia Home. Published on Australia Day in...
Changes at Affirm Press
Keiran Rogers, former senior sales manager at Hinkler and sales director at Hardie Grant, has joined Affirm Press in the newly created role of sales and marketing manager. Rebecca Starford,...
Rogers joins Affirm; Starford to join Text
Keiran Rogers, former senior sales manager at Hinkler and sales director at Hardie Grant, has joined Affirm Press in the newly created role of sales and marketing manager. Affirm Press...
Sala, Meager win Pacific region in 2013 Commonwealth Writers prizes
Australian author Michael Sala has won the Pacific region for the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize and New Zealand writer Zoe Meager has won the Pacific region for the 2013 Commonwealth...
New office for Affirm Press
Melbourne-based publisher Affirm Press will move from its current premises in Mulgrave to a new office at 28 Thistlethwaite Street in South Melbourne this month. The publisher’s phone numbers will...
New office for Affirm Press
Affirm Press is moving to a new office this month. The Melbourne-based publisher, currently located at 1 Jacksons Road in Mulgrave, will relocate to a converted warehouse at 28 Thistlethwaite...
‘SMH’ Best Young Australian Novelists announced
The winners of this year's Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelists Awards were announced at the Sydney Writers' Festival on 22 May. The winners are:Lisa Lang (Utopian Man, A&U)Gretchen...