The Alliance of Independent Authors has launched the Indie Author Bookstore — a global discovery hub for independently published books across all genres. 📚

For some reason Test match cricket on in the background makes book editing soooo much easier.

The 2026 list of Australian Writers Festivals is here! All the latest dates, new festivals and your old favourites! Famous, debut and local authors to discover In glorious locations near and far. Which are your faves? annafeatherstone.com/writing-reso...

So many parallels between musicians and authors when it comes to the demands of marketing www.smh.com.au/culture/musi...

How did you feel after your book launch? @micwink.bsky.social shares… www.smh.com.au/culture/book...

It's taken me a while to get this post together, but hopefully lots of food for thought on the current state of the book market in Australia. Some brilliant tips from literary agents and more for aspiring authors out there. #author #books annafeatherstone.com/the-australi...

Have you or would you get a tattoo to celebrate the launch of your book? Spotted another author with a gorgeous one at this week's mini-writers festival in Castlemaine. annafeatherstone.com/poets-author...

So great to see! A win for writers and the community at large.

Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters

The Australian Society of Authors has updated its recommended rates of pay for authors at events www.asauthors.org.au/news/asa-upd...

Non-fiction authors: between AI, short reads and global opportunities there's plenty on the horizon. I had a great convo with Matty Dalrymple from ALLi about non-fiction trends and an indie author approach. 👉 annafeatherstone.com/the-future-f...

Got plans today at lunchtime? Join me today at 1pm AEST to learn what works for me and how to maximise your presence on this platform. FRIDAY 13 June, 1PM AEST – “Exploring Bluesky” Facebook link is here: lnkd.in/gX46ETtU On Zoom: Meeting ID 893 7026 9599 Invite Link lnkd.in/gmUteBgS 🧵 1/3

As @adambecker.bsky.social makes clear in his new book, More Everything Forever, we’re not going to colonize Mars. What’s underneath the desire of tech oligarchs to take us there is deeply disturbing. open.substack.com/pub/bibliora...

"Authors shouldn’t have to always be so suspicious of unexpected outreach...That gushing out-of-the-blue review or fan letter may be exactly the day-brightening surprise it appears to be…but there’s also a non-zero possibility that it’s a prelude to a scam." writerbeware.blog/2025/05/09/t...

Writers - there are some incredible pitching sessions, literary agent one-on-ones, signed books, manuscript appraisals & more up for auction today from the auslit and kidlit community…even a crocheted reading blanket by Hannah Kent airauctioneer.com/authors-and-...

Any authors out there doing a 'climate edit', 'climate read' or 'climate pass' on their manuscripts? Loving this concept from albert and Sustainable Screens Australia - there's so much we writers can be doing to create a better world. Some info from the workshop...

Who/what/how/when…tell me the creation story of #posterpit please. So fun to see all these books and manuscripts getting the movie poster treatment.

A human chain of books! Town of Tuplin wins the book lover award today, forming a 300m human chain to help a bookstore move 9,100 books, one-by-one, to a new shop location. Alphabetised too! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

What a beautiful, poetic read by Georgina Woods in @theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Ahead of the federal election, the ASA is joining publishers, librarians, and booksellers in a shared election platform for the book industry. bookscreate.com.au

Cannot work out if this is real, or if a disgruntled bar employee was having a joke (and printed and laminated multiple copies of said joke). Tasting notes of 'sea brine, brioche & mushroom'??? Is that a thing for a sparkling wine? Does that sound like something you'd actually want to drink?

The Australian Society of Authors gathering data about Meta's use of pirated books to train AI to further advocate on behalf of authors. #authorthreads docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Ooh, foodies in Sydney...a cookbook fare this weekend! "Help save quality cookbooks and books about food and wine from landfill and be part of the feel-good care, circular and creative economies...the books are curated and some are highly prized and collectable

Got out of my non-fiction comfort zone recently and hung out with writers of fantasy, romance, crime and sci-fi at a writers convention! Who knew you were all so fun...even with your scary (and sometimes kind!) dragons, vampires and shapeshifters! Highly recommend author cross-overs like this!

If you're in need of something pretty to look at right now, check out the 2025 longlist for The Australian Book Design Awards. I especially love checking out the series' covers to see how designers craft such strong brands. Which are your faves? abda.com.au/the-73rd-aus...

Australian authors being asked by their publisher to sign over rights to their books to AI...not given much detail and only given 3 days to decide. #authorsky www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

Author Steff Green at GenreCon giving perfectionist writers some breathing room. That doesn't mean permission to put out shoddy books, it means really working on your craft and getting the right mentoring, editing & proofreading support. Excellence doesn't need to lead to paralysis. #authorthreads

Am seeing more and more book deals being offered by traditional publishers to indie authors, and indie authors being able to carve out certain rights. It's great for publishers to get an injection of indie author marketing nous, great for authors to reach new readers, but...

Love the encouragement at GenreCon from author Steff Green...here's to sticking to my happy writing lane! #authorthreads

Great author workshop and wise words from the spookily creative Steff Green at #Genrecon

Audiobooks: how do you distribute them globally if you're a trad author buying back your rights, or an indie author ready for listeners to hit play? What are the best translation markets? How do you promote it? And what platforms do you want to be on? #Authorthreads

Gorgeous little piece on street libraries and the pleasures of discovery - and secretly getting to know your neighbours through shared books. 💓📚

Because it matters to tiny organisms you don't even see, to the cute floofballs you love, to people you will ever know. Thank you @djspratt.bsky.social for all you do and for this clear-eyed report on #climatechange. 'Collision Course: How close are we to 3C?'.

Storytelling Through Music night with Writing NSW ... fyi: @writenoise.bsky.social writingnsw.org.au/whats-on/eve...

ICYMI this week's reviews: Braham Dabscheck on Todd Ley's memoir Smashed: Tennis prodigies, parents, and parasites Karen Chisholm on Catherine Jinks' new novel Panic https://newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/ @annafeatherstone.bsky.social @textpublishing.bsky.social @austcrimefiction.org #BookSky 💙 📚

Random q for #booksky. Does anyone know of any whimsical novels written by artists or craftspeople…that includes a nod or a whole hug of their art/craft?

Hey freelancer, always choose the person who chooses you back. How do you spot that person in a crowd? They: Are optimistic about your success Inspire you & increases your courage Feed possibility And when they give you advice, you can feel their belief, not their doubts, running through it.

What happens to the kids who don’t make the final of a tennis grand slam when that was what they were raised to do? Excellent new behind-the-scenes memoir/expose: SMASHED by Todd Ley. #AustralianOpen

Lots of things reminding me about how what we read, write, publish, book sell and promote matters more than ever! So #booksky #solarpunk a post for you. annafeatherstone.com/can-writers-...

Book index and book indexer appreciation post: There are hundreds of specialists around the world helping make books even more useful by crafting great indexes. On behalf of a book lover and author, thank you! #booksky

So much happening at the #AusOpen and so much goes on behind the scenes in tennis. I've had the extraordinary opportunity to work with former junior World #1 Todd Ley on his electric memoir/expose of the industry.

Buzzing crowds and beautiful day at the Australian Open - and Todd Ley’s new book release shining some unfiltered light on the behind the scenes of the #tennis world. ‘SMASHED: Tennis prodigies, parents and parasites’ is out now.

The Australian Open #tennis is ready to get underway, have you a favourite sporting memoir?

Does anyone else read widely in memoir/autobiography but has never picked up a sport memoir before? That was me - until last year, but have found some crackers. annafeatherstone.com/game-set-mem... #tennis

Melbournians, writers and visitors to the #ausopen, former world #1 junior champion, coach and author Todd Ley will be in conversation at Richmond Library speaking about his new memoir/expose 'SMASHED: Tennis prodigies, parents and parasites'. It's a fascinating and important read! Wed 15 Jan, 3pm.

One for the authors: Is 2025 the year your book becomes more readily available in libraries? Join Mark Leslie Lefebvre and I on the latest ALLi podcast. We share how to give your books the best chance of being picked up by librarians locally & globally. selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-how-...

Bestselling books sold through traditional means in Australia this Christmas. www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...

In addition to Lending Rights, another reason why it's great to be an author in Australia...NED. NED is not just a chant of  'Long live books!', it's an extraordinary framework created by great librarians. to ensure that they do.

Australian-based emerging writers! Griffith Review has opened their emerging voices competition x #writing #writers #auswriting www.griffithreview.com/for-writers/...

Ai can spit out any text, but it can’t live your life.