Indigenous Literacy Day (ILD) will be held on 6 September 2023 and is a celebration of the diversity of First Nations Peoples' Stories, Cultures and Languages.
Following the film, viewers are invited to stay online for a 45‑minute livestream celebration directly from the Sydney Opera House, with a star‑studded team of ILF Ambassadors ‑ Jessica Mauboy, Justine Clarke, Gregg Dreise, Josh Pyke and more!
Visit https://www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au/ild for more information.
Other ways to engage
ILD assets can be found at https://www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au/ild-2023-resources
Please visit this page to see all assets you may use to promote ILF.
In conjunction with the Australian Publishers Association, BookPeople holds children’s bookselling and publishing seminars.
Designed to provide professional development and networking opportunities, the seminars are targeted toward publishing professionals and booksellers with a particular interest in children’s and YA books.
BookPeople annual awards night is held on the first night of the BookPeople's conference during the gala dinner.
The annual BookPeople conference is held in June each year. Starting mid-Saturday the conference takes place over three days with a welcome reception, an array of sessions, a celebratory gala dinner, and a dedicated trade exhibition. Members should watch the weekly e-news for announcements about the 2025 event.
Interested sponsors and exhibitors can reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. anytime for more information or to be added to the prospectus mailing list.
The dedicated conference website can be found at bookpeopleconference.org.au
Let’s celebrate the role bookshops play in fostering our imaginations this Love Your Bookshop Day, Saturday 12th October 2024
Bookshops offer people much more than a book. They present limitless portals to different worlds. Visiting a bookshop provides people with an opportunity to be transported to wherever they want to go, maybe it’s climbing a multi-storey treehouse to find the marshmallow machine, a trip to the outer edges of the universe exploring Arrakis, or even back in time to watch the first pages of the Oxford dictionary come together. Wherever we want to go, we can get there via our local bookshop.
Love Your Bookshop Day 2024 (LYBD 2024) celebrates the unique role our local bookshops play in helping to expand our worlds by ‘Giving the Gift of Imagination’.
This year, let’s remind everyone of the unlimited worlds and opportunities that exist in their local bookshop. Get involved by sharing your activities across social media on the day and tagging #loveyourbookshop #LYBD2024.
Please also notify us in the lead up of any events you are planning to run by emailing Robyn Huppert, Communication Manager at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Laura Sedgwick, Public Relations Consultant at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Love Your Bookshop Day is an annual celebration of everything local bookshops do from fostering expert staff and curating fabulous ranges to creating events programs to celebrate authors, readers and the books they cherish.
The key to a successful Love Your Bookshop Day is a great party and the BookPeople supports members in running successful events by providing a comprehensive marketing and publicity campaign, FOC point of sales packs, custom promotional bags and items for purchase, a dedicated Love Your Bookshop website. and downloadable resources.
BookPeople also assists by liaising with publishers and other industry-related partners to provide authors and other exciting opportunities for in-store events.
BookPeople is thrilled to announce the 2024 Book of the Year Awards shortlists, celebrating exceptional Australian literature published in 2023. These awards recognise outstanding works that have connected Australian writers with readers nationwide, underscoring the significance of booksellers in fostering a vibrant literary community. These awards honour the remarkable talents of Australian authors and celebrate the passionate booksellers who play a pivotal role in connecting these compelling stories with a wider audience.
BookPeople BookData - Adult Fiction Book of the Year
BookPeople BookData - Adult Non-Fiction Book of the Year
BookPeople Kids' Reading Guide - Children's Book of the Year
The winners will be announced at the BookPeople Gala Dinner and Awards Night on Sunday, June 16, at the Pullman Melbourne on the Park.
Read more ...BookPeople Penguin Random House Australia Young Bookseller of the Year award recognises and rewards the excellence of a bookseller 35 years of age or under and promotes bookselling as a career choice for young people. This award gives booksellers the chance to exhibit their retailing skills, and be recognised by their peers, the book industry, and the general community for their career achievements, innovation and outstanding performance in their stores as well as the local and wider community. The recipient of the award will receive $1,000.
Madeleine Delany, Fullers Bookshop, Hobart TAS
Lexie Eatock, Better Read Than Dead, Newton NSW
Manuela Ocampo, The Book Cow Bookshop ACT
Evie Rashell, The Book Warehouse, Lismore NSW
Indianna Saunders-Shaw, Farrells Bookshop, Mornington VIC
Molly Smith, Readings Emporium, Melbourne VIC
BookPeople Hardie Grant Children's Publishing Children's Bookseller of the Year award recognises individual children's specialist booksellers for their outstanding achievements in the past twelve months. The winner will not only be identified for their exceptional performance within the bookshop they work in but also for their achievements within the book industry, and the local and wider community. This award gives booksellers the chance to be recognised by the book industry for innovation, excellence and career achievements. The recipient of the award will receive $1,000.
Jennifer Jackson, Paper Bird Children's Books & Art, Fremantle WA
Samantha Kelly, Readings Doncaster, Doncaster VIC
Allyx Lathrope, Books Kinokuniya, Sydney NSW
Katherine Matthews, Mary Martin Bookshop, Melbourne VIC
Pauline McLeod, Riverbend Books, Bulimba QLD
Anna Sheen, Quick Brown Fox Bookshop, Grange QLD
BookPeople Text Publishing Bookseller of the Year award recognises an individual bookseller for their outstanding achievement in the past twelve months. The winner will not only be identified for their exceptional performance within the bookshop where they work but also for their achievements within the book industry as well as the local and wider community. This award gives booksellers the chance to exhibit their retailing skills, and be recognised by their peers, the book industry, and the general community for their career achievements, innovation and outstanding performance in their stores. The recipient of the award will receive $1,000.
Matt Davis, The Bookshop Queenscliff, Queenscliff VIC
Charlotte Guest, The Book Bird, Geelong VIC
Les McDonald, The Bookshop Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst NSW
Megan McPheat, Harry Hartog, Sydney NSW
Anna Savvas, The Bookshop Darwin, Darwin NT
Andrew Sims, Gleebooks, Glebe NSW
The BookPeople Awards recognises three Australian new release books our booksellers have selected as their favourite hand-sells in the previous year.
The BookPeople Bookseller awards recognise the unique role played by booksellers in distributing learning, ideas, and literature to communities across the country.
