Attendance up 50% at second Independent Publishing Conference
The Small Press Network’s (SPN) second Independent Publishing Conference has recorded an increase in attendance of around 50% at its industry day. SPN general manager Mary Masters told Books+Publishing that...
Changes to SPN board
Former Small Press Network (SPN) president Emmett Stinson has stepped down from the SPN board. The board’s current president/chair is Nathan Hollier, who took over from Zoe Dattner earlier this year....
‘Fish-Hair Woman’ wins Most Underrated Book Award 2013
Merlinda Bobis has won the 2013 Most Underrated Book Award (MUBA) for her novel Fish-Hair Woman (Spinifex Press). Bobis was announced as the winner at a public event in Melbourne on 15...
Most Underrated Book Award 2013 shortlist announced
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the shortlist for this year’s Most Underrated Book Award (MUBA). The shortlisted books are: Fish-Hair Woman (Merlinda Bobis, Spinifex Press) Staunch (Ginger Briggs,...
SPN Independent Publishing Conference 2013 program released
The Small Press Network (SPN) has released the program for its 2013 Independent Publishing Conference. This year’s conference will be held over three days, from 14 to 16 November, at...
Coronel to coordinate 2013 SPN publishing conference
The Small Press Network (SPN) has appointed Tim Coronel to coordinate its 2013 independent publishing conference. Coronel will work two days per week from SPN’s Wheeler Centre office and can...
Coronel to coordinate 2013 SPN publishing conference
The Small Press Network (SPN) has appointed Tim Coronel to coordinate its 2013 Independent Publishing Conference. This is the second year that SPN will host the conference, which will be...
New faces: Mary Masters and Patricia Genat
This year there are two new faces at the Small Press Network and the Australian Booksellers Association. Andrea Hanke spoke to SPN general manager Mary Masters and ABA president Patricia...
SPN partners with Ingram for digital distribution
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced a digital distribution partnership with Ingram’s CoreSource platform, which will replace its current Digital Distribution Service. SPN is offering CoreSource to its members at...
Cooney joins SPN
Sam Cooney has joined the Small Press Network (SPN) in the part-time role of program manager. Cooney, who is also the editor of The Lifted Brow, is working on the...
SPN Canberra launches monthly events; Cooney hired as SPN program manager
The recently established Canberra branch of the Small Press Network (SPN) has launched a series of informal monthly events. Organised by Editia founder and publisher Charlotte Harper, the first event...
Dattner appointed Small Press Network president
Former Small Press Network (SPN) general manager Zoe Dattner has been appointed president of the organisation. Dattner, who stepped down as general manager in January, replaces Emmett Stinson, who will remain...
Dattner appointed president of Small Press Network; Stinson steps down
Former Small Press Network (SPN) general manager Zoe Dattner has been appointed president of the organisation, replacing Emmett Stinson, who has stepped down from the position. Stinson, who has been...
SPN announces first roadshow event in Sydney
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the details of its first ‘Publishing Insider’ roadshow event in Sydney. The event, which explores the topic ‘Why print?’, will feature three Sydney...
Masters new general manager of SPN
Mary Masters has been appointed as the new general manager of the Small Press Network (SPN), replacing Zoe Dattner. (See news.)
Masters new general manager of SPN
Mary Masters has been appointed as the new general manager of the Small Press Network (SPN), replacing Zoe Dattner, who announced her decision to step down from the position in...
Dattner to step down as SPN general manager
Zoe Dattner will step down from her role as general manager of the Small Press Network (SPN) in January. The SPN is now advertising for a replacement for Dattner, who...
Dattner to step down as SPN general manager
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced that general manager Zoe Dattner will step down from her role in January. The SPN said in a statement that Dattner and the...
Tenfold increase in sales of Most Underrated Book finalists at Readings in November
Readings has seen a tenfold increase in sales of the books shortlisted for the inaugural Small Press Network (SPN) Most Underrated Book Award in November, according to books division manager Martin Shaw....
SPN to launch national roadshow in 2013
The Small Press Network (SPN) plans to launch a year-long roadshow in 2013 that will involve events in each state. SPN general manager Zoe Dattner told Bookseller+Publisher that the network...