ABA receives CAL funding to put conference sessions online
The Australian Booksellers Association is among several industry-related bodies to receive funding in the most recent round of Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) Cultural Fund funding. ‘We’re delighted to have received...
ILF receives $20,100 to produce two children’s books, among several children’s book initiatives funded by CAL
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has been allocated $20,100 in the most recent round of Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) Cultural Fund funding. As a result of the funding, the ILF...
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Spinifex authors nominated for Publishing Triangle awardsTwo Spinifex Press authors have been nominated for awards presented by the Publishing Triangle, the association of lesbians and gay men in publishing. Spinifex...
ASA expresses concerns about changes at CAL
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has expressed concerns about recent changes at Copyright Agency Limited (CAL), which mean that there is no longer a dedicated author manager position at...
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Robb named 2012 CAL Nonfiction Writer-in-Residence at UTSAustralian writer Peter Robb has been named as the inaugural Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) Nonfiction Writer-in-Residence at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS)....
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Text to launch $12.95 Australian classics listText Publishing will publish a list of low-price classics similar to Penguin's Popular Penguin series and Random House's $12.95 classics. The list will launch...
NewSouth announces new science writing prize
NewSouth Publishing has launched a new prize for science writing called the Bragg UNSW Press Prize. The prize, which is named after Australia's first Nobel Laureates William and Laurence Bragg,...
CAL digital publishing resource to include ‘how-to’ guide and website
Digital Publishing Australia, a new community resource to be launched by the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL), will include an introductory how-to guide to digital publishing and a website at www.digitalpublishingaustralia.org.au. As...
CAL to launch new Guide to Digital Publishing resource
A new Guide to Digital Publishing, developed by the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL), will be launched in February. The resource will be launched at CAL's Annual Seminar on digital publishing,...
Adamson named first CAL Chair in Australian Poetry at UTS
Robert Adamson has been selected as the inaugural Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) Chair in Australian Poetry at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Adamson, who was awarded the 2011 Patrick...
Espeseth wins 2012 CAL Scribe Fiction Prize
Amy Espeseth has won the 2012 Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) Scribe Fiction Prize for her manuscript Trouble Telling the Weather. Espeseth will receive a cash prize of $15,000 and a...
‘Griffith Reivew’, CAL launch new competition for novellas
The Griffith Review and the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) have announced a new competition for novellas. The Novella Project seeks 'the best original novellas from citizens or residents of Australia...
Falconer wins 2011 CAL Waverley Library Award for Literature
Delia Falconer has won this year's Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) Waverley Library Award for Literature for her book Sydney (NewSouth). Falconer was presented with the $20,000 award, known as ‘the...
2012 CAL Scribe Fiction Prize shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2012 Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) Scribe Fiction Prize has been announced. The shortlisted authors are:Amy Espeseth (Trouble Telling the Weather)Andrew Lindsay (Manly)Hugo Wilcken (The Reflection). The...
2012 CAL Scribe Fiction Prize shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2012 Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) Scribe Fiction Prize has been announced. The shortlisted authors are:Amy Espeseth (Trouble Telling the Weather)Andrew Lindsay (Manly)Hugo Wilcken (The Reflection). The...
2011 CAL Waverley Library Award shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year's Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) Waverley Library Award for Literature, known as 'the Nib', has been announced. The shortlisted titles are:Book Life: The Life and Times...
Digital, social media sessions popular at National Editors Conference
Sessions about online writing, social media, and 'new skills' for editors were among the most popular events at the 2011 Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) National Editors Conference, hosted by...
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ReadHowYouWant to launch UK titlesCustomised printing company ReadHowYouWant (RHYW) has announced that it will soon be producing titles from a number of UK publishers, as a result of a new...
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CAL celebrates 20,000 membersCopyright Agency Limited (CAL) has celebrated a new membership record this week, with 20,000 authors, publishers, photographers and visual artists now members of the organisation. This milestone...
CAL survey finds 26 percent of publishers have no digital strategy
A recent survey conducted by the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) has found that 26% of local publishers admit to having no digital strategy. The survey on digital publishing trends, which recorded...