It’s the last day of Bologna Children’s Book Fair for 2024! Don’t miss your chance to visit the Australian Stand at Hall 25, Stand A87 and meet the publishers who have made the trip over this year. #BCBF24 #BooksfromAustralia

Day 2 at #BCBF24 ! Come and meet the Australian publishers at Hall 25 Stand A87, or have a drink with us at our stand party this evening from 17:00 - 18:00. 🥂 📚 🇦🇺 Thanks to Creative Australia for their continued support of our export programs. #BooksFromAustralia

We are excited to announce the shortlist for the 2023 Rising Star award, recognising excellence in the Australian publishing industry. 🎊  ⭐ 📚

The winner will be announced at #BookUp2023 , but for now you can read all about these emerging talents here:
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The program for #BookUp2023 at the State Library Victoria on 16 August has been released!

For all things AI and metadata, workplace culture, book pricing and publishing First Nations voices, check out the full program. Early bird tickets close on 7 July.
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Don’t forget to submit your nominations for the Australian Publishing Industry’s Rising Star award by Wednesday 7 June!

The winner will be announced at the APA’s #BookUp2023 conference in Melbourne on 16 August 🎉

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Aaaand that’s a wrap on #ABIA2023 ! Warm congratulations to all authors, illustrators, publishers, booksellers and everyone involved in the shortlists and winners of this year's Awards. We’ll see you next year. 🎉

🎊 As we celebrate tonight’s Award winners, massive thanks to our sponsors, who helped make #ABIA2023 possible! 🎊 Three cheers for lead partners Media Super, @DymocksBooks & OPUS Group for their support for Australian publishing, and for being such an important part of #ABIA2023

Proudly presented by @dymocksbooks, the winner of the #ABIA2023 Book of the Year is 'RecipeTin Eats: Dinner' by Nagi Maehashi RecipeTin, published by @macmillanaus!

Proudly presented by OPUS Group, the #ABIA2023 Publisher of the Year goes to Allen & Unwin!

Proudly presented by XL Express, the #ABIA2023 Book Retailer of the Year goes to Big W!

Proudly presented by Media Super, the inaugural #ABIA2023 Social Impact Book of the Year goes to ‘The Boy from Boomerang Crescent’ by Eddie Betts, published by SimonSchusterANZ!

The inaugural #ABIA2023 Commissioning Editor/Publisher of the Year award goes to Jane Palfreyman!

The #ABIA2023 Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year goes to ‘WAKE’ by Shelley Burr, published by Hachette Australia Books!

Proudly presented by QBD Books, the #ABIA2023 General Fiction Book of the Year goes to ‘Dirt Town’ by Hayley Scrivenor, published by @macmillanaus!

The Lloyd O’Neil Award for the #ABIA2023 Hall of Fame is presented to Tim Winton, in recognition of his dedication to championing reading, bookshops, publishers and fellow authors. Congratulations Tim!

The #ABIA2023 Small Publisher of the Year goes to University of Queensland Press (UQP)! Congratulations UQPBooks.

Proudly presented by TitlePage, the #ABIA2023 Bookshop of the Year goes to Matilda Bookshop! Congratulations Matilda Bookshop.

Proudly presented by JCDecaux, the inaugural #ABIA2023 Marketing Strategy of the Year award goes to Stolen Focus by Johann Hari, published by Bloomsbury Australia!

The #ABIA2023 Illustrated Book of the Year goes to ‘RecipeTin Eats: Dinner’ by Nagi Maehashi RecipeTin, published by @macmillanaus!

The #ABIA2023 Literary Fiction Book of the Year goes to ‘Horse’ by Geraldine Brooks, published by Hachette Australia Books!