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RiP Hazel Rowley
Melbourne University Press writes: Melbourne University Press (MUP) regrets to announce that acclaimed Australian writer Hazel Rowley has died today after suffering a stroke last week at her home...
Heath appointed as 'Meanjin' editor; New editorial advisory panel announced
Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) has announced the appointment of Sally Heath as the new editor of Meanjin. Heath, a former journalist and editor of the Age's A2, said in a statement today t...
Google Settlement: judge sets new deadlines for opting in, fairness hearing
Text Publishing and MUP are new plaintiffs in the Google Settlement following changes to the proposed Settlement announced last week. Australian Society of Authors board member Rob Pullen also in the ...
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Australian Children's Literature Alliance website launchedThe Australian Children's Literature Alliance (ACLA) has launched its website at http://www.acla.org.au/. The site features an events cal...
Victory Books, new MUP imprint
Victory Books is a new commercial imprint being launched in September by Melbourne University Publishing (MUP). Victory Books is ‘proudly commercial', according to MUP CEO and pu...
MUP unveils fully interactive ebook series U21
Melbourne University Publishing has announced its participation in a new series of ‘born digital' fully interactive ebooks, designed to be read on screen. Universitas 21 (U21) is an intern...
MUP annual deficit includes $2 million 'exceptional write-down'
Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) has posted a deficit of $2.9 million for 2008, according to the University of Melbourne's annual financial report. The report s...
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Man Asia Literary Prize shortlist announcedThe shortlist for the 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize has been announced. The five books are Alfred A Yuson's The Music Child; Miguel Syjuco's Illustrado; Yu H...
Sophie Cunningham new 'Meanjin' editor
Sophie Cunningham has been appointed as the editor of literary journal Meanjin. Cunningham took the reins this week, promising longer essays, more cultural politics and a website that ‘prom...
'Colonial Ambition' wins Age Book of the Year
Colonial Ambition: Foundations of Australian Democracy, a book about political developments in 1850s NSW by Peter Cochrane (MUP), has won the $20,000 Age Book of the Year award, announced last Fr...
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