Gravidity and Parity, written by Eleanor Jackson, and published by Vagabond Press, has been named winner of the 2022 Small Press Network Book of the Year award. #boty #spn #smallpressnetwork #eleanorjackson #australianliterature

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Gravidity and Parity, written by Eleanor Jackson, and published by Vagabond Press, has been named winner of the 2022 Small Press Network/@smallpressau Book of the Year award. #boty #spn #smallpressnetwork #eleanorjackson #australianliterature

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The winner of the 2022 'Australian Book of the Year Award' is announced tonight. Here's the shortlist. This award is for books published by small presses in Australia (ie: not the Big 5 publishing houses). The BOTYA was formerly known as 'the Most Underrated Book of the Year Award'.

https://smallpressnetwork.com.au/book-of-the-year-award/book-of-the-year-award-2022-shortlist/

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Great discussions around the book industry's sustainability issues at the Small Press Network conference today. From the use of enormous resources for paper, inks, plus the shipping of books (and returns), plus servers (for ebooks) leading to more emissions. Plus laminate covers and the sheer numbers of books being produced. Solutions include being more mindful about what types of books are actually published, sizing of books, use of recycled post consumer waste, formatting efficiency etc. POD printing may also be part of the solution as can print on demand rather than overprinting/wastage. Presenters included @literaryminded #AngelaMeyer #LaurenConnell #EllenForget #HollenSingleton #IndPubCon22 #books #publishing #writingcommunity #author #SPN #AusLit #SmallPressNetwork #SmallPress #sustainability

In good news for writers, there's a thriving independent publishing scene in Australia of small yet mighty publishers such as Affirm, Black Inc , Brio Books, Fremantle Press, Giramondo, Griffith Review, Hardie Grant, Puncher & Wattmann, Scribe and more. Nov 24-26 the Small Press Network (SPN), of which these publishers are members, is running the annual Independent Publishing Conference. There will be some truly useful presentations/statistics/forecasts/workshops across the 3 days and you can attend online or in person at The Wheeler Centre in Melbourne. On Day 3 I'll be running a workshop on publishing timelines ie: what authors need to do when to successfully bring a book to market. So many great sessions. Check it out. https://smallpressnetwork.com.au/event/independent-publishing-conference-2022/

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