The shortlist for the inaugural Australian Fiction Prize, presented by HarperCollins Aus and the Australian, has been announced. booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

Alice Pung has won the Alice Literary Award, presented by the Society of Women Writers in Australia. booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing (Hardie Grant Children's Publishing) has announced the shortlist for the 2024 Ampersand Prize. booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

Publishers, get ready for the 25th year of the Australian Book Industry Awards, presented for the very first time by your industry publication, Books+Publishing. Nominations open on 11 December 2024.

Nonfiction preview 2025 for subscribers: Look forward to a particularly rich range of life writing books next year—as well as titles on topics ranging from First Nations celestial knowledges to the controversies surrounding Jackson Pollock’s Blue Poles. booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

Thank you Angela Meyer and Books+Publishing for this lovely review! 💖🌈 Hachette Children's Books ANZ booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

We are thrilled to announce we have acquired world rights to Jenny Valentish's self-help book The Introvert’s Guide to Leaving the House. Read more here on Books+Publishing: booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

Gather those lists and enter your 2024 titles for consideration in next year’s ABIAs, as we prepare to celebrate all that has been achieved and those who make our industry what it is—and what it will be in the years ahead.

Submit your nominations on our awards platform: abia.awardsplatform.com

Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury Andrew Leigh has responded to a petition asking for Federal Parliament to introduce fixed-price laws for books in Australia. (Subscribe to read book industry news.) booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

Two Anh Do series, WeirDo (Scholastic) and Wolf Girl (A&U), are being adapted to screen. (Subscribe to read rights news.) booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) has announced recipients of its Contestable Fund Grants, totalling NZ$75,000. booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

Rights news: UQPBooks has sold world English (ex ANZ) rights to Someone Like Me: An Anthology of Nonfiction by Autistic Writers (co-edited by Clem Bastow & Jo Case) to Verve Books UK. (Subscribe to read rights news.) booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

Jessie Tu has been awarded Creative Australia’s 2025 BR Whiting Studio Residency in Rome. booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

Michael Debenham’s Drowning for Beginners has won the 2024 Ampersand Prize for children’s and YA debut fiction. booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

CYA New Year 2025 preview: From the witchy to the wistful, from the fact-filled to the fantastical, publishers have pulled together their lists of highlighted children's and young adult titles for 2025. booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

Poetry New year 2025 preview: Publishers highlight forthcoming poetry books from well-loved voices in the field—like Kirli Saunders, Omar Sakr, Grace Yee, Antigone Kefala and Eileen Chong—as well as titles from some poets newer to book-length work … booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

A year of Australian audiobooks: 2025: Audiobook lovers have plenty of local content due in 2025. Here, we round up the Australian titles highlighted by local audio publishers Bolinda and Wavesound. booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

Remember to make your nominations!

Nominations for Audiobook and Business Awards close Wednesday 12 February 2025. There’s still time to get your nominations in. Learn more about the awards and submit your nomination now through the link in bio. #books #publishing #ABIA #bookawards #australianbook #ozlit