Hamilton and Lawrence joint winners of 2014 Newcastle Poetry Prize
Debi Hamilton and Anthony Lawrence are the joint winners of the 2014 Newcastle Poetry Prize for their poems ‘Red Riding Hood Grows Old’ and ‘Itinerary’, respectively. The winners were announced at a...
NSW Writers’ Centre announces Kids & YA Festival
The NSW Writers’ Centre has announced that it will hold a Kids & YA Festival on 28 June. The Kids & YA Festival will include panels, workshops and discussions on...
NSW Writers’ Centre announces Kids & YA Festival
The NSW Writers’ Centre will hold a Kids & YA Festival on 28 June with panels, workshops and discussions on children’s writing and publishing, to be directed by author Aleesah Darlison....
NSW library to run ‘I Hate this Book’ book club
Shoalhaven City Library in New South Wales is running a book club entitled ‘I Hate this Book’, reports the South Coast Register. According to the Shoalhaven City Council website, the...
Knox wins 2013 Ashurst Business Literature Prize
Malcolm Knox has won this year’s Ashurst Business Literature Prize for his book Boom: The Underground History of Australia, from Gold Rush to GFC (Viking). Ashurst vice-chair Mary Padbury presented...
SLNSW revises plan for changes to Mitchell Library
In response to community feedback, the State Library of NSW (SLNSW) has announced a revised plan for its forthcoming changes to the Mitchell Library. According to a statement from the...
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Mitchell Library petition attracts over 9000 signaturesAn online petition protesting changes to the Mitchell Library at the State Library of NSW (SLNSW) has attracted over 9000 signatures. As previously reported...
SLNSW responds to concerns over Mitchell Library with Q&A
The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) has responded to a petition protesting changes to the Mitchell Library by publishing a Q&A on its website. As previously reported by Books+Publishing,...
Reilly named ‘Australia’s Favourite Novelist’ in Booktopia poll
Matthew Reilly has topped the list in Booktopia’s annual ‘Australia’s Favourite Novelist’ promotion. Booktopia announced the top 10 finalists on its website on 24 January. They were (from number 10): John...
Banjo Paterson Festival to be held in February
A new festival celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Banjo Paterson will be held from 7-17 February in Paterson’s birthplace, the city of Orange in New South Wales....
SLNSW launches WWI commemoration project
The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) has launched a new project commemorating World War I. The project, which will run from 2014 to 2019, will include an onsite collection,...
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ALIA contributes to proposal to establish local Network of Emerging Library Innovators The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has announced that it is contributing to a proposal to establish a...
Compton wins Newcastle Poetry Prize 2013
Jennifer Compton has won the 2013 Newcastle Poetry Prize for her poem ‘Now You Shall Know’. Compton was presented with the award, which is worth $12,000, at a ceremony in...
NSW Government approves development plan for new Armidale Library
The New South Wales Government’s Northern Joint Regional Planning Panel has approved a development application for a new public library for Armidale in the state’s north. The panel said in...
National Young Writers’ Festival 2013 program announced
The program for this year’s National Young Writers’ Festival in Newcastle, New South Wales, has been announced. The festival, which runs from 3 to 6 October, promises to showcase the ‘best...
Write Around the Murray 2013 program announced
The program for this year’s Write Around the Murray Festival in Albury, New South Wales, has been announced. The festival, which runs from Wednesday 4 September to Sunday 8 September, has the...
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New location for Lavington Library in NSW Albury City Libraries has opened a new library in the city’s suburb of Lavington, reports the Border Mail. The new Lavington Library, which...
2013 Byron Bay Writers’ Festival program announced
The program for this year’s Byron Bay Writers’ Festival (BBWF) has been announced. The festival, which runs from 2 to 4 August, features 130 writers who will participate in 90 panel events,...
NSW public libraries to share in $2.5 million funding boost
Public libraries across New South Wales will receive $2.5 million in grants in the latest round of the 2013 Library Development Grants and Country Libraries Fund. NSW Arts Minister George...
Unleash Books & Education outlets close
Independent bookselling chain Unleash Books & Education closed its four stores in Westfield shopping centres in Sydney in March. A spokesperson for Westfield confirmed to Books+Publishing that the Unleash Books...