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!
LUCASHENKO WINS MILES FRANKLIN AWARD FOR TOO MUCH LIP
Australia’s most prestigious literary award, the Miles Franklin, has been awarded to acclaimed Indigenous novelist Melissa Lucashenko for Too Much Lip, published by University of Queensland Press. Chair of the judging panel, State Library of NSW’s Mitchell Librarian,...
New titles
We are delighted to be celebrating the release of these incredible titles: Jodi McAlister's Misrule, Peter Papathanasiou's Little One, Love Song by Sasha Wasley, The Writers Little Book of Doubt by Aidan Doyle, Ruby Hamad's White Tears/Brown Scars, Meg Mundell's The...
Miles Franklin Shortlisting
In what was an amazing evening, our Agency was privileged to be on hand at the Miles Franklin Shortlist announcement, to celebrate with two of our authors, Melissa Lucashenko for Too Much Lip, and Rodney Hall for A Stolen Season. We are so...
Scribe Acquires Rise and Shine by Patrick Allington
Exciting news via our Agent Martin Shaw We are excited to announce that Scribe has acquired world rights in Rise and Shine, a novel by Adelaide author Patrick Allington. Patrick’s novel is a Kafkaesque fable of hope about a future where eight billion souls have...
LUCASHENKO SHORTLISTED FOR STELLA PRIZE
We are delighted to congratulate the award winning Melissa Lucashenko for her Stella Prize shortlisting. Melissa has recently signed with our agency, and we are thrilled to be representing such a talented author. The Stella Awards is one of Australia's most...
Wayne Marshall to Affirm Press
AAPS is delighted to announce that Melbourne's Affirm Press has acquired world rights in Shirl, a debut short-story collection by Victorian author Wayne Marshall, which was recently a runner-up in the 2019 Victorian Premier Awards' Unpublished Manuscript Competition....
Off to a bang in 2019 – February publications!
We're not quite sure how it is February already, but not one, not two, but THREE amazing AAPS titles are being published next week, and we are so excited to see them hit the bookstores! We have supernatural YA Misrule, the third book in the Valentine series by Jodi...
Books, books, books and Merry Christmas from AAPS
Our little Agency made a Book Christmas Tree!!! I am beyond proud (ecstatic? overwhelmed? Definitely thrilled!) of the books published through AAPS Agency this year! So many, in fact, they make a Christmas tree! If you’re still looking for books for gifts or holiday...
Alex an Arts Leader in 2019
We are very pleased to announce that our Alex Adsett has been accepted into the Australia Council's next cohort of twenty Arts Leaders for the Arts Leadership Program in 2019/2020. The Australia Council has announced the next cohort of participants in its flagship...
AAPS welcomes Favel Parrett
AAPS is delighted to announce Martin Shaw's latest signing to the agency: acclaimed Melbourne novelist Favel Parrett! Martin writes: "I remember so well when I first met Favel. Her publisher, Hachette, put on a little event one evening for booksellers at the North...