Events

09 Jun, 2022 to 09 Jun, 2022

BookUp: Australian Book Industry Conference 2022

Join the Australian Book Industry for the BookUp Conference, taking place once again at the ICC Sydney in conjunction with the Australian Book Industry Awards. “At BookUp you can expect a day full of experts from publishing and beyond, sharing thought-provoking ideas and actionable insights to address current and future industry challenges”. Speakers include: Professor […]

09 Jun, 2022 to 09 Jun, 2022

Australian Book Industry Awards

The ABIAs are back for an in-person live event to celebrate the Australian publishing industry and the people who have created books that have brought joy to many in the past year. Program: A red carpet cocktail reception starts at 6.00pm Move into the theatre for the presentations Watch the book awards live, with an […]

31 May, 2022 to 31 May, 2022

Brian Johns lecture 2022

Stan Grant will be presenting this year’s Brian Johns lecture, ‘Faith in Troubled Times’. ‘The Brian Johns Lecture was established by the Centre for Media History and the Copyright Agency to honour Brian Johns AO (1936-2016). Brian Johns made a lifelong commitment to Australia’s arts, literature and culture, and was an industry leader in publishing, […]

23 May, 2022 to 02 Jun, 2022

Australian Copyright Council’s 2022 webinar series

The Australian Copyright Council are offering a series of webinars in May/June with ranging topics to assist with different areas of copyright. There will be sessions specifically for music and education licensing, and licensing for galleries and libraries. There will also be a few seminars with more general copyright topics such as using and making […]

20 May, 2022

Navigating Traditional Publishing (webinar series)

Navigating Traditional Publishing is a three-part webinar series brought to you by the Australian Society of Authors (ASA), with the first session kicking off on Friday 20 May online via Zoom. The course aims to educate authors on the book publishing process from start to end, and what to expect along the way. Course Outline: […]

16 May, 2022 to 22 May, 2022

Sydney Writers’ Festival

Sydney’s CBD and surrounds will host a myriad of exciting events that make up the Sydney Writers’ Festival for 2022. The week of May  16– 22 will be an action packed celebration of literary culture bursting with star-studded speakers, insightful lectures, workshops and family events. This year’s Festival theme, Change My Mind, “is an invitation, a […]

03 May, 2022 to 08 May, 2022

Brisbane Writers’ Festival

The Brisbane Writers’ Festival is back in 2022, celebrating it’s 60th year! for a jam-packed weekend of events at various venues across the Meanjon/Brisbane CBD from 3-8 May. “In this special year of the sixtieth celebration of the Brisbane Writers Festival, we bring a world of beautiful, wise, strong and urgent voices from across the […]

23 Apr, 2022

World Book and Copyright Day

On Saturday, April 23rd, we are celebrating World Book and Copyright Day. Today is marked to celebrate the power of books and the importance of reading, which provides us all with knowledge, inspiration, comfort and imagination. Share a story with a loved one today, or take some time to read on your own to recharge […]