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Scholastic buys English-language publisher in Singapore
Scholastic has purchased Learners Publishing, a Singapore-based publisher who produces English-language learning materials, reports Publishers Weekly. Shane Armstrong, president of Scholastic Internat...
NYR2012: Walker Books partnership, state ambassadors announced
Walker Books has announced a partnership with the National Year of Reading 2012 (NYR2012) in the lead-up to the official launch of the initiative on 14 February. Walker Books managing director Sarah F...
Oz, NZ 2012 IBBY Honour Books announced
The Australian and New Zealand nominees for the 2012 International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour Book List have been announced. The Australian section of IBBY has selected The Hero of ...
NZ book community to raise money for Christchurch
The New Zealand book community has begun raising money for Christchurch residents and businesses that have been affected by the earthquake in the city last week. Booksellers NZ has established a relie...
Oldmeadow appointed director of Dromkeen Foundation; will oversee editorial, relationships at ASO
Scholastic Australia has announced the appointment of John Oldmeadow as the new director of the Dromkeen Foundation. As part of his new role Oldmeadow will also oversee the 'editorial and relationship...
2010 Inky Awards winners announced
The winners of the 2010 Inky Awards have been announced. The Gold Inky (Australian books) was awarded to Lucy Christopher for Stolen (Chicken House). Maggie Stiefvater is the recipient of the Silver I...
Scholastic reports international sales growth for 2010-11 fiscal year
Scholastic has reported sales growth for its international divisions for the fiscal year ending 31 May 2011. In its latest financial results, released in July, the publisher said that sales from its i...
Scholastic to cease funding Dromkeen; search for new sponsors underway
Scholastic will cease funding the Dromkeen Foundation, including the National Centre for Picture Book Art, at the end of next year. Director of the Dromkeen Foundation John Oldmeadow told the Weekly B...
Bolliger joins Australian Standing Orders, McCarthy departs
Belinda Bolliger has joined Australian Standing Orders as editorial manager. Bolliger has previously worked as a publisher with Hodder Headline Australia and was formerly children's publisher at ABC B...
Scholastic makes inroads into Arabic market
In the past three years, Scholastic has sold 17 million copies of 80 carefully-picked children's titles translated into Arabic.
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