Here at Alex Adsett Literary we are proud to announce the newest addition to our agency, Jasmin McGaughey!
Jasmin is a Kulkalgal First Nations writer and editor who has previously completed her Masters in Writing, Editing and Publishing at the University of Queensland, and is currently completing her Masters in Philosophy. She is a black&write! junior editor at the State library of Queensland and received the Next Chapter Fellowship in 2019 at the Wheeler’s Centre.
It has also been announced that Jasmin will be teaming up with world renowned tennis player Ash Barty to co-write the six-book children’s series ‘Little Ash’! The pair will work alongside illustrator Jade Goodwin and the series is to be published by HarperCollins this coming August.
We could not be more thrilled to have Jasmin joining us, so be sure to listen out for more exciting news about Jasmin and this new series!
Aurealis Awards 2019
Hugest congratulations to the amazing Aurealis shortlistees for 2019, including our own Alan Baxter, Aidan Doyle, Angela Meyer, Marlee Jane Ward (Prisoncorp) and Meg Mundell (The Trespassers)! Prisoncorp is shortlisted for Best Novella, and concludes Marlee's award...
Avid Reader workshop
Shout out to those in SE Qld, or want a sunny weekend break, I'm doing a workshop at Avid Reader Bookshop on Sunday 15th March - a behind the scenes look at publishing, agenting, contracts and copyright, and possibly some pitching-for-the-love-of-everything-don't-dos....
New sale from agent Martin Shaw
Martin writes, In late 2018, I read a most remarkable novella - & I haven’t stopped banging on about it ever since, basically! Namely Jen Craig’s Panthers & the Museum of Fire, a book which originally appeared in 2015 (and was long-listed for the Stella Prize...
New Consultation times
Alex is now accepting scheduled consultation appointments on Friday mornings for authors or publishers seeking to touch base on a few quick questions, or a longer strategic appointment. BOOK HERE if you wish to lock in a 15 min or 60 min appointment with Alex on...
Authors For Fireys Auction
***** UPDATE 20th January 2020***** The numbers are in, the #authorsforfireys auction has raised more than half a million dollars! I am proud and honoured that bids to pitch to AAPS raised FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS of this. (Seriously $15,000!). The two official...
The traditional 2019 favourite books and recap of year post
Personally speaking, this has been a tough decade, but capped with some of the best 18 months of my life. Globally, the decade ahead is trending apocalyptic, so I’m appreciating that right now I’m privileged with incredible family and friends, a career I adore,...
The Christmas AAPS book wrap up
Look at this simply stunning collection of 2019 books from AAPS! What an incredible year! From the upside-down perfection of I See, I See by Robert...
TRIPTYCH PICTURES AND FREMANTLE ACQUIRE TV RIGHTS FOR MEG MUNDELL’S THE TRESPASSERS
Alex Adsett Publishing Services is delighted to announce that Triptych Pictures and Fremantle have acquired an option over Meg Mundell's just-released second novel, The Trespassers (University of Queensland Press). The Trespassers will be a co-production from Triptych...
Congratulations to CBCA Honour Books
Congratulations to Hakea Hustler and Carl Merrison, authors of Black Cockatoo, and Sarah Epstein, author of Small Spaces, on each being awarded a CBCA Honour at the CBCA Awards in Melbourne today!
TOO MUCH LIP SCREEN RIGHTS OPTIONED TO CENOZOIC PICTURES
We are delighted to share the news that screen rights to Melissa Lucashenko’s award winning Too Much Lip have been optioned to Cenozoic Pictures, in a deal negotiated by Alex Adsett. Filmmakers Veronica Gleeson, Luke Walker and Suzanne Walker founded the...