Australia Council Announces Changes [09.08.2011]
The Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts is pleased to announce changes to the way it supports Australian publishers.
In October 2010 the Literature Board published the report A Case for Literature which examined the effectiveness of the Literature Board’s publishing subsidies to Australian publishers from 1995-2005. Following the release of the report, Literature Board staff consulted extensively with small and medium sized Australian publishers across the country to discuss the report’s recommendations.
Overwhelmingly the publishers consulted are in support of the report’s recommendations. In light of this, the Literature Board is changing the way it supports Australian publishers by introducing Publishing Program Grants and Special Publishing Grants. These changes reflect a move away from funding publishers on a title-by-title basis, an increased level of flexibility and recognition of the value of the publisher’s literary program.
The application closing date for Publishing Program Grants and Special Publishing Grants is 30 March 2012. Application forms will be available on the Australia Council website from early January.
Australian Book Publishers
Closing date: 30 March 2012, decisions advised: July 2012. Projects may start: 1 August 2012
The Literature Board assists Australian publishers to publish excellent literary work by Australian writers through annual publishing program grants and special publishing grants. Applications are accepted from Australian book publishers registered with the Literature Board for assistance to publish titles in eligible genres between 1 August 2012 and 31 July 2013. These grants are for a publisher’s annual literary publishing program and grants will be awarded based on the quality of the entire program.
Applications will be accepted in the following genres only: • Fiction • Literary non-fiction (defined by the board as autobiography, biography, essays, histories, literary criticism or analytical prose) • Children’s literature
For further information or enquiries about these changes please contact:
Susan Hayes, Director, Literature Board s.hayes@australiacouncil.gov.au or Lucy Byrne, Program Officer, Literature Board l.byrne@australiacouncil.gov.au.
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