Year: 2017
Australian small presses dominate 2017 PM’s Literary Awards
The shortlists for the 2017 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were announced late Friday afternoon 17 November 2017. Remarkably, nineteen of the 20 nominated books for adults were produced by Australia’s independent small press sector. Only one was published by a global conglomerate – The Easy Way Out by Steven Amsterdam, published by Hachette, the […]
Publishing Q+A panelists at the Independent Publishing Conference
At the Small Press Network’s Independent Publishing Conference today, our afternoon Publishing Q+A panel gives you the chance to put questions to a range of book industry professionals. Here is our panel: Angela Namoi has worked at Allen & Unwin for 33 years and is currently the rights and international sales director for A&U’s children’s […]
Free childcare at the 2017 Independent Publishing Conference
As part of our ongoing efforts to make the Independent Publishing Conference accessible and welcoming to everyone, the Small Press Network is providing free childcare. If you would like to use this service, please let us know when you book your tickets. There is an option to do so when booking online, or you can […]
Announcement: Most Underrated Book Award Shortlist
Small Press Network’s MOST UNDERRATED BOOK AWARD 2017 SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED! Sponsored by the Australian Booksellers Association The shortlist The four titles shortlisted for the 2017 Most Underrated Book Award are: The Island Will Sink (Briohny Doyle, Brow Books) The Invisible War (Ailsa Wild, Briony Barr, Gregory Crocetti, Ben Huchings, Jeremy Barr, Scale Free Network) Loopholes […]
IngramSpark announce special offers for SPN members
IngramSpark have announced a range of offers for SPN members. Offers cover both print and ebook services. Click the image above to read more on how IngramSpark can assist SPN members in reaching over 70,000 retailers and libraries and more than 70 major online retailers.
Internal Musings: The Experiences of Ford Street Interns
You always read about the authors and illustrators but what about the interns who volunteer their time and skills to the industry? The current interns at Ford Street Publishing have reflected on undertaking internships. They discuss their tasks, learning curves, team dynamics and the office atmosphere, including Benji the pup.
Emma:
You never really know what to expect when you start an internship. Are you going to be shoved to the side and not spoken to? Forgotten about?
Breaking: Extension for Industry Research Day Papers
Legacies of Publishing Extended deadline: 14 July 2017 All accepted presenters will be invited to submit papers for possible publication by Monash University Publishing in a book of essays resulting from the conference. Click here to download a PDF of the Call for Papers. See the original post here.
Opportunity: Associate Producer Internship Program
After its success last year, we are again running our Associate Producer internship program to support the delivery of this November’s Independent Publishing Conference. Our Associate Producers work closely with Conference Manager Sarah Jansen and SPN General Manager Matthia Dempsey to deliver the 2017 conference and MUBAs. There are three positions available; all are voluntary. The program is designed […]
Announcement: Industry Research Day Keynote Speaker
The Independent Publishing Conference team is thrilled to announce our keynote speaker for the Industry Research Day. Associate professor Katherine Bode will explore the intersection of two forms of publishing: one endemic to the nineteenth century, the other to the twenty-first. She will take us through how Australian fiction publishing has from its origins been […]
Independent Publishing Conference 2017: Call for Papers
Legacies of Publishing Deadline: Thursday 29 June 2017 Extended: 14 July 2017 All accepted presenters will be invited to submit papers for possible publication by Monash University Publishing in a book of essays resulting from the conference. Click here to download a PDF of this Call for Papers. Every book leaves a legacy; every publisher inherits one. […]
Bloodlines by Nicole Sinclair
“This is a thoughtful, heartfelt work with a well-executed use of multiple narratives and varying perspectives. This enjoyable read marks the emergence of a sincere and refreshing new voice in the Australian literary world.” (Four Stars, Books + Publishing) Thirty-one-year-old Beth, who’s grown up in Western Australia’s wheatbelt, is running from her past when she […]
ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF THE SHORT STORY COMPETITION
We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2017 Margaret River Short Story Competition. Laura Elvery has taken out the 1st prize with her story, Joiner Bay. Laura is a writer from Brisbane. Her work has been published in The Big Issue Fiction Edition, Kill Your Darlings, Award-Winning Australian Writing and Griffith Review. In […]