BookUp: APA announces online panels
The Australian Publishers Association (APA), which in March postponed its planned one-day BookUp conference due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will instead present a series of online panel and conversation sessions...
ABA, APA launch #ShopEarly #ShopLocal Christmas campaign
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) have partnered on a new campaign encouraging Australians to do their Christmas shopping early 'to avoid disappointment when shopping...
Labor pledges $2m for inclusive publishing
The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has pledged $2 million for inclusive publishing if it wins government at the federal election on 18 May. In a release outlining the ALP's plans...
IPEd, APA to launch guide to inclusive publishing
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) and the Australian Publishers Association (APA) will launch a guide to inclusion and accessibility in the publishing process at the IPEd National Conference on...
George Robertson Award 2019 winners announced
The winners of the 2019 George Robertson Award, which recognises long and distinguished service to the publishing industry, were announced by the Australian Publishers Association (APA) on 4 April. The...
APA announces publisher hosts for 2018 Publishing Industry Internship program
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) will run its Publishing Industry Internship Program (PIIP) again in 2019, following last year's program. The program offers higher education graduates the opportunity to take...
US study finds digital media has displaced reading for teens
In the US, the American Psychological Association (APA) has released a report showing that for teens, the time spent online has displaced the time spent engaging with 'legacy media' such...
Inaugural ‘Rising Star’ award added to ABIAs 2018
The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) has introduced a new award to recognise emerging talent in the publishing industry. The inaugural Rising Star of the Year Award will be presented...
ABA backs APA’s Books Create campaign to retain PIRs
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced it will join the Australian Publishers Association (APA) and other organisations to support the Books Create Australia campaign, which condemns the government’s plans...
APA, ASA continue fight against PIRs repeal
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) is seeking to change the minds of those in government and opposition about the ‘value of existing conditions’ for the Australian book market in its...
New APA committee members elected; Adler returned as president
New members have been elected to the Australian Publishers Association’s (APA) sectional committees at the APA’s AGM on 1 April.Publisher Jane Curry has joined the Independent Publishers Committee (IPC) as convenor,...
Campus publishing, bookselling awards announced
The winners of the 2014 Australian Campus Booksellers Association (ACBA) Awards for campus publishers and the Australian Publishers Association (APA) Awards for campus booksellers have been announced.The ACBA Tertiary Supplier...
Educational Publishing Awards 2014 winners announced
The winners of the Australian Publishers Association (APA) Educational Publishing Awards were announced at the State Library of Victoria on 17 September. Macmillan Education Australia was named Publisher of the Year for...
Chambers releases Beatrice Davis Editorial Fellowship report
Susannah Chambers, commissioning editor of books for children and young adults at Allen & Unwin, has released her Beatrice Davis Editorial Fellowship report into YA literature following her three-month placement...
Australian Book Design Association open for membership
The newly incorporated Australian Book Design Association (ABDA) is now open for individual memberships.Individual annual memberships cost $50, with the fee going to building the association’s ‘virtual home’, which will...
APA restructures office
Australian Publishers Association (APA) CEO Michael Gordon-Smith has confirmed the organisation has made changes to its office staffing.Industry professional development manager Dee Read, manager of member services and administration Kaye...
MC announced for 2014 ABIAs
Satirist and musician Casey Bennetto will host this year’s Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs). Bennetto, who has previously hosted several Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, said he will ‘wear a spiffy...
New award categories, organising committee for 2014 ABIAs
A number of new awards will be presented for the first time at this year’s Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs), while several other awards will no longer be part of...
APA announces successful applicants for 2014 Residential Editorial Program
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the Australia Council for the Arts have announced the editors selected to attend the 2014 Residential Editorial Program (REP), which will be held at...
APA launches informal networking events
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has launched a series of informal networking events, called Last Thursdays.The free events will be held on the last Thursday of the month and will...