EVENT: THE AUSTRALIA PARTY Come and meet the Australian publishing community at Frankfurt Book Fair. 5.00pm Thursday 13th October 2011 APA stand: Hall 8, Stand B958
WRITERS’ FESTIVALS IN AUSTRALIA
OTHER USEFUL WEBSITES
There are literary festivals – large and small – happening throughout Australia featuring the nation’s best established and emerging writing talent. Don’t miss the major festivals in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney throughout the year.
Australia has many industry associations that support Australian writers and publishers.
The Australia Council’s popular Visiting International Publishers program, also known as VIP – hosts a number of international publishers, literary agents and scouts at a festival each year. Adelaide Writers’ Week www.adelaidefestival.com.au Brisbane Writers’ Festival www.brisbanewritersfestival.com.au Byron Bay Writers’ Festival www.byronbaywritersfestival.com.au Melbourne Writers’ Festival www.mwf.com.au Mildura Writers’ Festival www.mwaf.com.au Perth Writers’ Festival www.perthfestival.com.au Sydney Writers’ Festival www.swf.org.au
Australian Publishers Association The Australian Publishers Association (APA) is the peak industry body for Australian book, journal and electronic publishers. For more information on its membership, visit www.publishers.asn.au Each year the APA hosts a collective of Australian publishers at Frankfurt Book Fair. They display award-winning books and showcase other titles from Australian publishers who cannot attend the fair. The Literature Board of the Australia Council To find out more information about the support available to overseas publishers for the publication and/or translation of works by living Australian writers, visit www.australiacouncil.gov.au/literature The annual Visiting International Publishers program (VIP) involved eight to twelve overseas guests hosted at one of Australia’s prominent literary festivals, such as Adelaide Writers’ Week or the Sydney Writers’ Festival. To find out more about the VIP program, visit www.australiacouncil.gov.au/vip For more information on Australian writers, visit www.ozarts.com.au Australian Society of Authors www.asauthors.org Children’s Book Council of Australia www.cbc.org.au