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Hassett to join Pantera Press; Hirst on parental leave
Hassett to join Pantera Press; Hirst on parental leave
Wednesday 26 May 2021
Pantera Press is thrilled to announce that Katherine Hassett will join our fast-growing team as Publisher. Hassett brings with her a wealth of trade publishing experience across a variety of commissioning and editing roles, most recently Associate Publisher for Non-fiction International at Harper Collins, as well as Senior Editor and…
LIMINAL & Pantera Press announce nonfiction prize worth $12,000 and new anthology
LIMINAL & Pantera Press announce nonfiction prize worth $12,000 and new anthology
Monday 26 April 2021
Following the success of the 2019 LIMINAL Fiction Prize and the 2020 anthology Collisions, we are thrilled to announce the LIMINAL & Pantera Press Nonfiction Prize for First Nations writers and Australian writers of colour, to be judged by award-winning writer Brian Castro, writer and researcher Dr Shakira Hussein, and…
Pantera Press acquires world rights for THE SCARLET CROSS by Lyn McFarlane
Pantera Press acquires world rights for THE SCARLET CROSS by Lyn McFarlane
Monday 1 March 2021
Pantera Press has bought world rights for The Scarlet Cross, a gripping debut psychological thriller, from Jane Novak Literary Agency. In The Scarlet Cross, Meredith Griffin is a talented nurse managing a large emergency department in New Westminster, a fictional city in the pacific northwest of North America. When women…
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…