Latest acquisitions: Fiction
Date: 6 April 2023Category: Think Australian rights
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to One Divine Night by Mick Cummins, the winner of the 2023 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award (VPLA) for an unpublished manuscript, in a deal brokered... Read more
Fiction acquisitions: debuts, familiar names and plenty of two-book deals
Date: 1 April 2022Category: Think Australian feature
Among recent acquisitions are a spate of two-book deals. MacLehose Press, an imprint of Hachette-owned UK publisher Quercus, has acquired world rights to two new novels by Australian author Peter... Read more
Cornelius wins $234k Windham-Campbell Prize
Date: 14 March 2019Category: Awards Local news
Playwright Patricia Cornelius is one of eight winners of the 2019 Windham-Campbell Prize, which recognises English-language writers who ‘have left their mark on the world of literature or theatre’ and... Read more
Ko wins Deborah Cass Prize 2018
Date: 7 December 2018Category: Awards Local news
Writer Karina Ko has won the 2018 Deborah Cass Prize for emerging writers from migrant backgrounds for her manuscript extract ‘Things I used to Believe’. Chosen from a shortlist of... Read more
Ismail wins Deborah Cass Prize 2017
Date: 10 January 2018Category: Awards Local news
Perth writer Rafeif Ismail has won Writers Victoria’s 2017 Deborah Cass Prize for emerging writers from migrant backgrounds for her manuscript extract ‘Almitra Amongst Ghosts’. ‘Almitra Amongst Ghosts’ was announced... Read more
Pizzinga wins 2016 ABA Vic Rep of the Year
Date: 30 November 2016Category: Local news
Anthony Pizzinga from Penguin Random House was named as this year’s Victorian Rep of the Year at the Australian Booksellers Association’s (ABA) Victorian booksellers and publishers Christmas party on 29... Read more
Victorian Rep of the Year 2015 winners announced
Date: 25 November 2015Category: Local news
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the winners of this year’s Victorian Rep of the Year Award. The joint winners were Micheal Earp from Walker Books and Anthony Pizzinga... Read more
Victorian Rep of the Year 2015 shortlist announced
Date: 23 November 2015Category: Local news
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the shortlist for this year’s Victorian Rep of the Year Award. On the shortlist are: Mary Bailey, Hachette Gavin Burbidge, Penguin Random House... Read more
NSW Rep of the Year 2015 shortlist announced
Date: 13 November 2015Category: Local news
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the shortlist for this year’s NSW Rep of the Year Award. On the shortlist are: Dianne Dipietro, Penguin Random House Kay Drury, Allen... Read more
Melbourne teacher launches $5000 grant for online writing
Date: 7 January 2015Category: Local news
Melbourne teacher and blogger Philip Thiel has announced the formation of the $5000 Thiel Grant for Online Writing, aimed at supporting inventive online writing. The recipient will commit to producing 50... Read more