Devonport library reopens as part of $48m paranaple centre
Tasmania's new Devonport Library has reopened as part of the $48 million multi-purpose building known as the paranaple centre, reports the Advocate. Jane Forward at Devonport Library said that the new...
Tasmania’s LINCs to be called ‘libraries’ again
The Tasmanian government will begin rebranding the state’s 52 Learning and Information Centres (LINCs) starting mid-year, reports the Advocate. Tasmania’s libraries have been called LINCs since 2009 but the Liberal...
Tasmanian Writers Festival announces authors, venue
The Tasmanian Writers and Readers Festival will be held at Hadley’s Orient Hotel in Hobart from 11-13 September, with Don Watson, Helen Garner and Bob Brown among the guests.The biennial...
Transportation Press announces literary collaboration with UK, Iran
Tasmanian publisher Transportation Press has announced plans to publish a second collection of short stories from Tasmania and abroad.‘The Third Script will include stories from Tasmania, the UK and Iran,...
Tasmania-London literary project announced
A new literary project, which will publish and promote writers from Tasmania and London and ‘draw on the long historic links between these distinct places’, has been announced. The Transportation project will...
Writers among recipients of latest Arts Tasmania funding
A number of Tasmanian writers will receive a share of more than $380,000 in funding from Arts Tasmania as part of the Tasmanian Government’s 2014 Individual Arts Program. The writers...
EWF to visit Tasmania
The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) will visit Tasmania for the first time later this year for a three-day roadshow of writing workshops and performances. The roadshow will be held in Hobart from...
Tasmanian devils: Lenny Bartulin on ‘Infamy’
Lenny Bartulin’s Infamy (A&U, October) tells the story of William Burr, an adventurer on the trail of an escaped convict turned bushranger. Reviewer Tim Coronel called the novel a ‘rollicking,...
New literary festival for Tasmania
A new Tasmanian literary festival, the Beaconsfield Festival of Golden Words, will be held for the first time in March 2014. The annual festival, which will be based in the northern Tasmanian...
In brief
Gold Coast libraries may consider commercialising services The Gold Coast City Council may consider partnering its library services with commercial organisations such as bookshops, reports goldcoast.com.au. A number of funding options...
2013 Tasmanian Literary Prizes winners announced
James Boyce has won the overall Tasmania Book Prize in this year’s Tasmanian Literary Prizes, presented on 22 March as part of the Ten Days on the Island festival. Boyce...
Tasmania’s The Shock of the Now literary festival program released
Tasmania’s literary festival The Shock of the Now has released its program. The festival, which runs from 16-17 and 22-24 March in Hobart, features a keynote address from Peter Singer...
State Library of Tasmania added to heritage list
The State Library of Tasmania in Hobart has been added to the state’s heritage list, Heritage Tasmania announced in a statement. The State Library is the site for the Learning and...
2013 Tasmanian Literary Prizes finalists announced
The finalists for the 2013 Tasmanian Literary Prizes have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each of the categories are: Tasmania Book Prize ($25,000) for the best book with Tasmanian...
‘Griffith REVIEW’, MONA and Tourism Tasmania to launch bookseller and reader comp
To promote the publication of the Tassie-themed Griffith REVIEW 39 Tasmania: The Tipping Point? in February, Griffith REVIEW is teaming up with Tourism Tasmania and Hobart’s Museum of Old and...
Fullers Bookshop announces donation drive for Dunalley Primary School library
Fullers bookshops in Hobart and Launceston are running a donation drive for books to restock Dunalley Primary School’s library, which was destroyed in the recent bushfires. The bookstores are collecting high-quality children’s books...
Staff changes at ‘Island’ magazine
Former Fullers Hobart events manager Rachel Edwards and Review of Australian Fiction editor Matthew Lamb have been appointed co-editors of Island magazine. Edwards and Lamb will replace editorial director Dale...
Changes to Tasmanian Literary Prizes
The Tasmanian Literary Prizes, formerly the Tasmania Book Prizes, have announced changes to the biennial awards in 2013. The University of Tasmania Prize, which was previously awarded for excellence in...
New bookstores open
A new Dymocks bookstore will open this week at Charlestown Square Shopping Centre in Charlestown, New South Wales. Dymocks loyalty and marketing manager Elain Richards told Bookseller+Publisher the store is 234.3 sqm...
New bookshop opens in Hobart
A new bookshop has opened at the State Cinema in Hobart, Tasmania. The State Cinema Bookstore started trading on 3 April, and is located adjacent to the State Cinema on...