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ASA announces new grants for children's picture book illustrators
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced a new one-off grants initiative for children's picture book illustrators. Applications are now open for emerging, developing and established illus...
Barbara Jefferis Award shortlist announced
The Australian Society of Authors has announced the 2010 shortlist for the Barbara Jefferis Award. The award, valued at $35,000, honours Australian novels with high standards of literary merit t...
CAL under pressure
Following articles published in the Australian newspaper, the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) has defended its payments to its staff and to rightsholders. Despite being established by the Au...
Visontay appointed 'Australian Author' editor
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced the appointment of Michael Visontay as editor of the ASA's journal Australian Author. Visontay, who takes up the position with the April edi...
Google Book Settlement: deadline today
The deadline for authors to opt out of the revised Google Settlement, to opt in if they previously opted out of the original settlement, or to file an objection to the revised settlement is 28 January...
Loukakis appointed ASA executive director
Angelo Loukakis, writer, publisher and editor of Australian Author, has been appointed executive director of the Australian Society of Authors. Loukakis, whose works include The Memory of Tides (Fourt...
Edwards receives 2009 ASA Medal
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has awarded its 2009 ASA Medal to children's author Hazel Edwards. Established in 2003, the biennial award recognises ‘an outstanding contribution t...
Amended Google Settlement to include only Australian, US, UK and Canadian rights holders
Works by Australian rightsholders are among the significantly reduced number of titles affected by the Google Settlement, after an amended Settlement was filed in the US last week. The proposed ...
Parallel importation decision: no change to current legislation
As reported in a WBN special bulletin this morning, Competition Minister Craig Emerson has announced ‘the Government has not accepted the Productivity Commission's recommendation to remove the p...
Fisher resigns from ASA
Jeremy Fisher has announced his resignation from the position of Executive Director of the Australian Society of Authors (ASA). Fisher, who has been a vocal spokesperson for the Society during h...
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