Beatrice Davis Editorial Fellow

The Literature Board of the Australia Council and the Australian Publishers Association are pleased to announce that the full report of the 2009 winner, Alexandra Nahlous is now available..

The Residential Editorial Program (REP)

The literature Board of the Australia Council and the Australian Publishers Association are pleased to announce that the summary report of the 2010 program is now available.  A full report can be obtained by contacting Dee Read at the APA.

Australian Educational Publishing Awards 2010 - shortlist

We’re pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2010 Australian Educational Publishing Awards.

Tickets are on sale now for the presentation lunch, which will be held at Sydney University on Wednesday 4th August 2010. Download the booking form (pdf)

Australian Book Industry Awards

Congratulations to all the winners! We hope you had a great night at the ABIAs, held on 30 June, and please see here for the full list of all the winners.

58th annual Book Design Awards 2010

Full Results

Congratulations to all the winners in the 2010 Book Design Awards. The results were announced at an evening ceremony at the Powerhouse Museum on 20th May. Please download this pdf for the full results, and check out our Facebook page in the coming weeks for photos from the event.

The APA Pixie O’Harris Award 2010 - Call for Nominations

The APA Pixie O’Harris Award for Distinguished and Dedicated Service to the Development and Reputation of Australian Children’s Books. Sponsored by HarperCollins Publishers Australia

Deadline for nominations – Friday 28th May, 2010.  More information on our awards page.

APA Publishing Internship Program 2010

Proudly Supported by Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) Cultural Fund

The APA Publishing Internship Program assists publishers in filling a growing need for the strategic placement of quality candidates into a variety of challenging positions within publishing houses. This is a wonderful opportunity for publishers to engage talented and qualified publishing graduates, and to attract the best and brightest into training for key positions within their companies... more details

CAL free seminars

CAL's 2010 seminar series looks at how the publishing and visual arts industries are adapting to the impact of new technology and new rights.

More info and bookings on the CAL website

New CAL initiative: 'CAL 101' for APA members

These are 1 hour, in-house information sessions of benefit to APA publisher members.  The can be arranged in capital or regional centres around Australia. Download this pdf for more information.

Equal Access Resolution

On World Book and Copyright Day, 23 April, the International Publishers Association's Copyright Committee focused its attention on readers who are unable to access material in the same way as sighted readers. A statement confirming that "it is a shared ambition of publishers around the world to make their works accessible to all readers" was released. A copy of the full statement is available here.

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