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Pantera Press acquires debut memoir by Aaron Fa’Aoso in six figure deal
Pantera Press acquires debut memoir by Aaron Fa’Aoso in six figure deal
Friday 19 February 2021
Pantera Press has bought world rights to a powerful debut memoir by actor and former professional footballer Aaron Fa’Aoso in a six-figure pre-empt from Danielle Binks at Jacinta di Mase Management. On top of this deal, the Pantera Press Foundation is making substantial donations to Indigenous-led environmental and literacy organisations.
Pantera Press CEO Ali Green named Sydney Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Arts & Culture
Pantera Press CEO Ali Green named Sydney Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Arts & Culture
Tuesday 8 December 2020
Ali Green, Pantera Press CEO and Founding Director, has been named the 2020 Sydney Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Arts & Culture. The Business News Australia Sydney Young Entrepreneur Awards recognising outstanding achievements of business leaders were held in a virtual ceremony this year on Monday 7 December. The…
Langshaw to join Pantera Press
Langshaw to join Pantera Press
Tuesday 8 December 2020
Tom Langshaw has been appointed to the role of Commissioning Editor at Pantera Press. Langshaw has previously worked as Audio Producer and Senior Editor at Penguin Random House. ‘I’ve admired from afar the purposeful and discerning list that Ali and Lex have been building at Pantera, and they’ve assembled a…
Pantera Press named Nielsen Heatseeker for the fourth year
Pantera Press named Nielsen Heatseeker for the fourth year
Friday 27 November 2020
Pantera Press has been named the #1 2020 Heatseeker by Nielsen Bookscan at this year’s Independent Publishing Conference. This marks the fourth consecutive year Pantera has been named a Heatseeker, an award that recognises both short-term and long-term growth. Pantera Press is the only independent publisher to have made the…
Pantera Press acquires world rights to second book by Tim Duggan
Pantera Press acquires world rights to second book by Tim Duggan
Wednesday 25 November 2020
Pantera Press has acquired world rights for Tim Duggan’s second book, provisionally titled Killer Thinking: How to Turn Good Ideas into Great Ones. Killer Thinking is the ultimate guide to creating, recognising and developing ideas that will revolutionise the way we work. Duggan will take readers through some of the…
Love Your Bookshop Day by Anna Blackie
Love Your Bookshop Day by Anna Blackie
Thursday 1 October 2020
It’s a well-known fact among my friends and family that I’m impossible to shop with. It’s not because I spend hours picking up unnecessary and impractical things, although I’m certain that’s a contributing factor (there’s a reason I’ve banned myself from Bunnings…). No, it’s because no matter what shopping centre…
Pantera Press express solidarity with Writing NSW
Pantera Press express solidarity with Writing NSW
Tuesday 11 August 2020
We at Pantera Press are devastated to learn that the future of Writing NSW is at risk following a decision by Create NSW to discontinue its long-term funding. We wish to express our solidarity with Writing NSW’s staff, instructors and members. We were also dismayed to see that the…
Pantera Press to publish COLLISIONS: A Liminal Anthology in November 2020
Pantera Press to publish COLLISIONS: A Liminal Anthology in November 2020
Tuesday 21 July 2020
Pantera Press is thrilled to announce the publication of Collisions: Fictions of the Future, a LIMINAL Anthology, in November 2020. Featuring both emerging and established Indigenous writers and writers of colour, longlisted for the inaugural LIMINAL Fiction Prize 2019, this collection showcases some of the best work that Australian literature…
PANTERA PRESS FOUNDATION DONATES $85,000: INCLUDING $70,000 IN UNTIED FUNDING TO ARTS ORGANISATIONS SURVIVING COVID-19
PANTERA PRESS FOUNDATION DONATES $85,000: INCLUDING $70,000 IN UNTIED FUNDING TO ARTS ORGANISATIONS SURVIVING COVID-19
Tuesday 16 June 2020
Pantera Press, one of Australia’s fastest growing independent book publishers, has donated $85,000 via the Pantera Press Foundation in FY2020. In addition to a donation, and staff and author matching, for bushfire relief earlier this year, we are pleased to announce that the Pantera Press Foundation has just donated a…
CEO Ali Green reflects on signing the first Pantera Press author eleven years ago today
CEO Ali Green reflects on signing the first Pantera Press author eleven years ago today
Friday 24 April 2020
Today is a really special day. At this exact moment eleven years ago I was sitting on an aeroplane with my dad, John Green, about to land at Perth airport. I can honestly say I had never been that excited to go to a casino, but that is where we…