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Academic publishing chiefs urged to work in campus bookshops Academic publishing chiefs are being urged to try their hand at working in a campus bookshop in a bid to bring the two arms of the trade closer together.

Chingonyi wins £30k Dylan Thomas Prize Zambian-born British poet Kayo Chingonyi has won the £30,000 Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize for his debut collection Kumukanda (Chatto).

Quercus signs three new titles from Sarah Knight Quercus has acquired three new titles from the author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k, Sarah Knight.

Andersen prepares Elmer’s 30th anniversary celebrations Andersen Press is planning a year-long celebration of Elmer the Elephant for 2019, to mark 30 years since David McKee’s first Elmer book was published.

Ladybird grows editorial team PRH Children's imprint Ladybird has appointed two new members to its editorial team, Libby Walden and Samia Gundkalli, while promoting Rianna Mezzullo.

Abrams signs Groskop's 'jaunty tour' through French fiction Abrams Press has acquired a "jaunty tour" through French fiction by writer and comedian Viv Groskop titled Au Revoir, Tristesse.

Y Lolfa and Parthian frontrunners on Wales Book of the Year shortlist Independent publisher Y Lolfa dominates two categories of the Welsh-language Wales Book of the Year shortlists.

Tharp appointed director of The Africa Centre Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp has been appointed director of The Africa Centre, an organisation with a 50-year legacy of supporting writers from Africa and its diaspora.

Teacher feedback prompts Authorfy shift An updated version of Authorfy, the online platform connecting children’s authors and schools, will launch next week.

Broadway Mockingbird suit settled The production of a Broadway version of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird is to continue following an agreement between producers and Lee's Estate.

Otter-Barry Books to publish official National Poetry Day anthology Independent publisher Otter-Barry Books will this autumn publish Poetry For a Change, the official children’s anthology for National Poetry Day on 4th October.

LUP partners with Northcote House on Writers series Liverpool University Press is partnering with Northcote House Publishers for publication of the series Writers and their Work.