Congratulations to the 2024 The CBCA Book of the Year Award winners! 🥳👏 cbca.org.au/winners-2024/

The American Australian Association Arts Fund Grants are now open for applications! The Grants provide support of up to US$5,000 for emerging creators to pursue artistic development in the US. Applications close 30 September. Find out more: americanaustralian.org/scholarships/a…

Amazon, Google, and Microsoft appeared before the Senate Inquiry into the Adoption of AI, APRA-AMCOS has released a report into the impact of AI, and a US Court will proceed with a copyright infringement case against Stability AI. Read our AI update: asauthors.org.au/news/an-update…

Narrative non-fic writers: Don’t fall into the common trap of forgetting to think about plot, conflict-resolution, and your narrative arc. Join us for this session with award-winning author Rebecca Giggs to learn how to structure your manuscript. asauthors.org.au/events/structu…

ICYMI: After entering voluntary administration, Booktopia has now been sold to Australian online electronics retailer, digiDirect. The new owner has reportedly indicated their plans to invest millions of dollars into rejuvenating its inventory. theconversation.com/well-placed-fo…

ICYMI: SimonSchusterANZ has acquired independent Melbourne-based publisher Affirm Press. S&S said, "Through Affirm, S&S Australia will expand its local publishing program, including venturing further into children’s publishing." booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

Today is Indigenous Literacy Day, and this year's theme is 'Be a Proud Voice for Country'. You can join the celebrations by watching Indigenous Literacy Foundation's online film, making a donation to the ILF, or purchasing an ILF book! indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au/ild

Congratulations to the longlisted authors! 🥳

We commissioned illustrator Mimi Purnell to share her perspective on Meta’s new AI rules and the ultimatum they present to Australian illustrators: accept the terms allowing Meta to use their content to train their AI tools or stop using Instagram. asauthors.org.au/news/the-ai-ul…