ASA: government ‘failed to adequately respond’ to calls for PLR/ELR digital expansion
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) is calling on its membership to contact their local members as part of a campaign to have ebooks included in the PLR/ELR scheme, after...
ASA calls for JobKeeper extension amid ‘slow and long’ Covid fallout
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has called for an extension of the federal government’s JobKeeper payments beyond the end of September for creators who currently can't access the scheme due...
Scrivenor wins 2019 Ray Koppe Residency
Hayley Scrivenor has won the Australian Society of Authors (ASA)’s 2019 Ray Koppe Young Writers’ Residency for her manuscript ‘The Push Back’. Scrivenor’s manuscript tells the story of a young...
ASA, HQ launch $10,000 commercial fiction prize
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) and HarperCollins imprint HQ have announced a new commercial fiction prize for an unpublished manuscript. The winner of the ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize will receive...
ASA advises authors to send takedown notices to piracy site
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) is advising authors to contact piracy website Ebook Bike and request the removal of their titles. The ASA is 'deeply concerned' by the site's...
ASA advises authors to send takedown notices to Internet Archive
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) is advising authors to contact the Internet Archive and request the removal of their titles from the Open Library. The ASA has received a...
Angel wins 2018 Barbara Jefferis Award for ‘The Trapeze Act’
Poet Libby Angel has won the 2018 Barbara Jefferis Award for her debut novel The Trapeze Act (Text). The $50,000 award, which is administered by the Australian Society of Authors...
ASA to wind up print magazine after 50 years
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced it will no longer produce its biannual print magazine, Australian Author, and will transition to digital publishing. ‘The financial argument is now...
ASA announces 2018 Barbara Jefferis Award shortlist
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced the shortlist for the 2018 Barbara Jefferis Award. The shortlisted titles are: The Trapeze Act (Libby Angel, Text) Troppo (Madelaine Dickie, Fremantle...
ASA Model Trade Publishing Agreement now available to SPN members
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) and the Small Press Network (SPN) have partnered to make a version of the ASA's Model Trade Publishing Agreement available to all full members...
ASA launches podcast on ‘entrepreneurial’ creatives
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has launched a new podcast series focusing on ‘the numerous ways wordsmiths can adapt their talents beyond the confines of a book’. Called Words...
ASA launches virtual ‘literary speed dating’ for regional members
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) will launch its first virtual ‘literary speed dating’ session for regional members as part of Red Dirt Writers’ Week. ASA members in remote and...
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...
ASA announces 2015-16 mentorship recipients
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced the recipients of its 2015-16 mentorships for emerging writers and illustrators. Elizabeth Bryer (nonfiction) Steve Fraser (fiction) Denise Cummins (fiction) June Perkins...
ASA calls for fairer contracts in open letter to publishers
Australian Society of Authors (ASA) chair David Day and its new executive director Juliet Rogers have published an open letter to members of the Australian Publishers Association (APA) calling for...
Rogers appointed ASA executive director
Former Murdoch Books CEO and former president of the Australian Publishers Association Juliet Rogers has been appointed executive director of the Australian Society of Authors (ASA). Rogers replaces Angelo Loukakis,...
ASA announces 2014-15 mentorship recipients
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced the recipients of its 2014-15 mentorships for emerging writers and illustrators, including the inaugural Edel Wignell Mentorship.The 12 applicants awarded mentorships are:...
Lanagan, McFarlane joint winners of 2014 Barbara Jefferis Award
Sea Hearts by Margo Lanagan (A&U) and The Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane (Penguin) are the joint winners of the 2014 Barbara Jefferis Award. The prize is awarded every two...
Macquarie Uni project to explore changes to the book industry
A new three-year research project funded by the Australian Research Council and undertaken by academics at Sydney’s Macquarie University will examine the impact of the changing publishing industry on authors,...
ASA to offer Edel Wignell Mentorship for children’s writers
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced a new mentorship for children’s writers.The Edel Wignell Mentorship is supported by the literary income of children’s writer Edel Wignell, who has...