Canberra’s Muse bookstore, café and wine bar up for sale
The owners of Muse bookstore, café and wine bar in Canberra are looking to sell their business. Daniel Sanderson and Paul Eldon said they are putting their business on the...
University publishing symposium to be held in Canberra in March
A one-off symposium on university publishing will be held at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra in March.The ‘Reinventing university publishing’ symposium, to be held from 17-19 March, brings together representatives from university presses,...
New writers’ festival planned for Canberra
A new writers’ festival will be held in Canberra in 2015.Noted, an offshoot of Canberra’s experimental arts festival You Are Here, is being pitched as ‘Canberra’s first ever experimental festival...
‘Capital’ magazine and ACT Writers Centre launch short fiction series
Canberra-based lifestyle magazine Capital has announced a new publishing project with the ACT Writers Centre called ‘Capital Stories’. The project will ‘regularly publish’ short stories by writers from the Canberra region...
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ACT to close mobile-library serviceCanberra’s mobile-library service will cease operations in July due to a decline in borrowing, reports the Canberra Times. The ACT Government flagged cuts to the service...
More events, fewer books planned at ‘Smiths Alternative’
Smith’s Alternative Bookshop is being transformed into ‘a more dedicated theatre/event space’ following its recent sale, reports Canberra news website RiotACT. RiotACT reports that new owners Jorian Gardner and Domenic...
Smiths Alternative Bookshop sold
Peter Strong, owner of independent Canberra bookstore Smiths Alternative Bookshop, has sold the business. Strong told Books+Publishing that the new owners are a Canberra-based couple, who plan to refurbish the...
2012 COOL Awards winners announced
The winners of the 2012 Canberra’s Own Outstanding List (COOL) Awards have been announced. The winning titles are: Picture Storybooks: The Terrible Plop (Ursula Dubosarsky & Andrew Joyner, Viking) Fiction...
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Lu Rees Archives on display in Canberra libraries As part of the 2012 Boundless Festival of Australian Children’s Literature, 88 items from the Lu Rees Archives at the University of...
New readers’ festival for Canberra
The inaugural Canberra Readers’ Festival will be held on 22 September. The festival is being organised by Libraries ACT and is supported by the Canberra Theatre Centre, which will host...
Smiths Alternative Bookshop for sale
Independent Canberra bookstore Smiths Alternative Bookshop is for sale. Owner Peter Strong told Bookseller+Publisher that he has advertised the business this week in the Canberra Times. Strong said that he...
Fifth Canberra Readers and Writers Festival wraps up
The fifth Canberra Readers and Writers Festival was held in Canberra at Exhibition park alongside the Lifeline Bookfair from 21 to 23 September. According to festival director Anne-Marree Britton, highlights...