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ABIA Tickets on Sale - Get the early bird price!
4 Feb 21Celebrate the joy of books at this industry night of nights live event including a Virtual Awards Broadcast punctuated by entertainment and merriment. Celebrate on Wednesday 28 April 2021 at Carriageworks, in association with Sydney Writers’ Festival.
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2021 ABIA Business Awards are now open
4 Feb 21Publishing professionals and booksellers can now submit nominations in the following categories:
- Publisher of the Year
- Small Publisher of the Year
- Book Retailer of the Year
- Bookshop of the Year
- Rising Star of the Year
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Australian book rights agents meet Canadian counterparts - first online rights networking event
2 Feb 21The Australian Publishers Association held the first in its series of international rights online networking events in collaboration with Canadian counterpart, Livres Canada Books.
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Understanding and updating Thema
1 Feb 21Calling all publishers, editors, sales and marketing professionals - don’t let the mention of metadata or subject classification schemes scare you off from engaging with the importance of Thema in reaching readers.
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ABIA Book Award nominations open for 2021
12 Jan 21Nominations are now open for the 2021 Australian Book Industry Awards.
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Kathy Bail at the International Publishers Association
22 Dec 20Kathy Bail is the Chief Executive Officer of UNSW Press, a member of the APA's Trade Publishing Committee and as we mentioned previously, recently re-elected to the International Publishers Association's Executive Committee. We spoke with Kathy to learn more about her role in this global organisation and where Australian publishers may wish to turn their ear to the IPA's activity.
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APA welcome ALIA's paid pilot scheme for "Online Storytime 2021"
8 Dec 20In 2021 ALIA will pilot a scheme where publishers can permit the use of their Australian picture book titles in “Online Storytime 2021” in return for a small annual payment from public library branches.
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Bushfires and COVID-19 - one small publisher's 2020
7 Dec 20Stormbird publisher Margi Prideaux discusses the resilience needed to overcome bushfires and COVID-19 and look positively to 2021.
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Landmark resource for schools: Our Land, Our Stories
27 Nov 20Cengage publisher, Simone Calderwood, explains the award winning landmark series Our Land, Our Stories, how it was developed and its reception in the classroom.
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Introduction to Dr Stuart Glover and advocacy for Aussie books
24 Nov 20Dr Stuart Glover has recently been appointed Government Relations Manager at the Australian Publishers Association. He will be our advocate on many issues of daily concern to publishers–copyright, cultural policy, and funding matters.
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Beatrice Davis Editorial Fellowship report offers Australian publishing pathways to inclusivity
10 Nov 20The 2020 Beatrice Davis Editorial Fellow Radhiah Chowdhury offers Australian publishing pathways to inclusivity through her report 'It’s hard to be what you can’t see: Diversity Within Australian Publishing'.
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Expanded Insights Hub for Educational Publishers
4 Nov 20With the release of the annual Educational Publisher of the Year Reports, we have released an exciting new platform for participating publishers; The Expanded Insights Hub. This hub allows users the freedom to explore the collected survey data and filter it in a way that adds a greater understanding of respondents.
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Discussions of diversity and inclusion at BookUp Online
27 Oct 20Champions for inclusion and diversity in the local publishing domain spoke as part of BookUp Online, in a wide-ranging conversation ahead of publication of this year’s Beatrice Davis Editorial Fellowship report.
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Delving into data as part of BookUp Online
26 Oct 20The value of the backlist was highlighted as part of a wide-ranging discussion around the importance of data to publishing at last week’s BookUp Online.
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Exploring International Rights at BookUp Online
26 Oct 20Two panels explored the opportunities available and celebrating recent successes in International Rights Sales as part of BookUp Online.
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Publishing industry discusses the challenges of COVID-19
26 Oct 20Industry leaders from across publishing discussed the challenges of COVID-19 at BookUp Online.
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Frankfurt Conference and curated professional programme highlights
23 Oct 20If you were too busy having meetings (or even crazier, sleeping) to attend all the Frankfurt digital events this year, it’s not too late, because recordings are now available for the Frankfurt Conference and other curated events for free with direct links to a selection of English language recordings available here.
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The Backbone of Publishing and Learning Alike: Educational Publishing in the Spotlight
23 Oct 20Forty-one percent of the sales in Australian publishing comes from the educational sector, but educational publishers are something of a quiet achiever in the book world. The Schools Educational Publishers Committee aim to bring their hard work into the spotlight with their publication of a new booklet in partnership with the Copyright Association.
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This Christmas #ShopEarly and #ShopLocal
12 Oct 20As demand for books is high and supply shortages are in effect, Australians are being encouraged to start buying books early for Christmas gifts and summer holidays through the book industry's #ShopEarly #ShopLocal campaign.
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Editing the work of writers from First Nations and People of Colour: A REP initiative
8 Oct 20The Australian Publishers Association announces an exciting new initiative – an online seminar for editors, designed to increase competencies and competence when working with writers identifying as First Nations or People of Colour.
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