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Everything Books and Publishing Australia
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Australian Author, John Flanagan, has passed away. His most well known books are Ranger’s Apprentice, Brotherband, and Royal Ranger children’s book series.
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The shortlist for the Blake Poetry Prize 2026 has been announced. You can review here: https://www.westwords.com.au/the-69th-blake-poetry-prize/
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The shortlist for the Australian Book Design Industry Awards has also been announced!
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Audiobook of the Year
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Biography Book of the Year
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Book of the Year for Older Children (13+)
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Book of the Year for Younger Children (7-12)
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Children’s Picture Book of the Year (0-6)
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General Fiction Book of the Year
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General Nonfiction Book of the Year
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Illustrated Book of the Year
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International Book of the Year
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Literary Fiction Book of the Year
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Small Publishers’ Adult Book of the Year
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Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year
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Social Impact Book of the YearThe Power of Choice < different title to above
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The Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year (for an author’s first book, regardless of genre)
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The Stella Prize shortlist for 2026 has been announced:
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Jan Morris: A Life / Sara Wheeler (Biography)
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The Keeper / Tana French (Fiction)
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Look After Your Feet / Rosalie Ham (Memoir)
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My Lover, the Rabbi / Wayne Koestenbaum (Fiction)
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Nonesuch / Francis Spufford (Fiction)
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No Such Thing as Monday / Sian Hughes (Fiction)
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A Rising of the Lights / Steve Toltz (Fiction)
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Transcription / Ben Lerner (Fiction)
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Upward Bound / Woody Brown (Fiction)
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The Writer and the Traitor: Graham Greene, Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal / Robert Verkaik (Espionage)
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The Daffodil Days / Helen Bain (Fiction)
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Glyph / Ali Smith (Fiction)
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Life Drawing / Emily Lighezzolo (Fiction)
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Light and Thread / Han Kang (Non-Fiction Prose)
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Lunchbox Bible / Julia Tellidis & Lauren Skora (Food and Drink)
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The Nocturnals / Frances Whiting (Fiction)
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Palaver / Bryan Washington (Fiction)
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Son of Nobody / Yann Martel (Fiction)
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Staged / John M Green (Fiction)
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Start at the End / Emma Grey (Fiction)
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Lunchbox Bible / Julia Tellidis & Lauren Skora (Food and Drink)
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The Nocturnals / Frances Whiting (Fiction)
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Palaver / Bryan Washington (Fiction)
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Staged / John M Green (Fiction)
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Lunchbox Bible / Julia Tellidis & Lauren Skora (Food and Drink)
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The Nocturnals / Frances Whiting (Fiction)
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Staged / John M Green (Fiction)
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The Daffodil Days / Helen Bain (Fiction)
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Glyph / Ali Smith (Fiction)
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Life Drawing / Emily Lighezzolo (Fiction)
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Light and Thread / Han Kang (Non-Fiction Prose)
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Son of Nobody / Yann Martel (Fiction)
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Start at the End / Emma Grey (Fiction)
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The Cathartic Memoir – I’ve journeyed from contempt to enthusiasm
Why write and publish a memoir? Will anyone be interested?
If I was running a 45 minute training session for indie authors what would be on the curriculum?
Here an experienced indie author publisher shares 4 topics every aspiring self-publisher needs to know.
Self-publish your book by raising funds through crowdfunding
You can fully finance you project (and more) if you apply the necessary effort.
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What is typesetting?
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Social media marketing for authors
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