Category: Newsletter
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Latest publishing news
Independent Publishing Conference tickets on sale The Small Press Network (SPN) has opened ticket sales for its 2023 Independent Publishing Conference, which runs from 23–25 November, has been announced. The conference, which is now in its 12th year, will run as a hybrid event taking place in person at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne and…
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October’s Independent Publishing newsletter
This month, researchers from the Community Publishing in Regional Australia project have shared a report from their recent fieldwork trip to Alice Springs. The research project has several aims, not least of which is to support the growing number of Australians in regional areas who are using digital technologies to write and publish their books.…
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August’s Independent Publishing newsletter
It’s always pleasing to see independent authors recognised alongside their traditionally-published peers. At the Romance Writer of Australia’s Romantic Book of the Year awards, known as the Ruby Awards, self-published authors took home four out of the six main categories. It shows the rising popularity of independent authors among readers—especially among certain genres of writing—and…
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Latest publishing news
Self-published authors among RWA Ruby winners Several self-published titles were among the winners of the Romance Writers of Australia’s (RWA) 2023 Romantic Book of the Year Awards, known as the Ruby Awards. Nyssa Kathryn’s Jackson won the romantic suspense category, Susanne Bellamy’s Under the Dark Moon won for best historical romance, Alivia Fleur’s The Portrait…
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B J Toniolo on ‘Here’s to Sweet Revenge’
B J Toniolo is the author of Here’s to Sweet Revenge, a ‘stunning tale of love, lust, greed, evil and revenge’ published with hybrid publishers Shawline Publishing. Toniolo spoke to Independent Publishing about the inspiration behind his debut novel, his experience working with Shawline, and his advice for other first-time authors. Please tell us what…
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Beating the House: What professional gamblers can teach you about marketing
Nigel George is an educator and author of five books on technology and self-publishing. In this article, he prompts authors to consider a different way of thinking about their approach to marketing and their advertising spend. Would you, having never seen a horse race in your life, bet an entire month’s pay on a single…
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Latest publishing news
ACT Notable Book Awards 2023 winners The winners of the ACT Notable Book Awards, which highlight and celebrate the excellence and talent of writers in and around the ACT region, have been announced. Each category features two winning titles: one published by a traditional publisher, and the other self-published. The winning self-published titles were: Fiction…
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July’s Independent Publishing newsletter
This month I’m excited to bring you two great features by two writers who have been successful publishing and selling their own very different types of books. The first is an interview with keynote speaker and author Lucy Bloom, who earlier this year published her first fiction book, The Manuscript. Lucy has a lot to share…