The winner of the 2024 Ampersand Prize for children’s and YA debut fiction is Drowning for Beginners, by Melbourne novelist Michael Debenham. ‘Michael’s compulsively readable and unbelievably funny middle-grade novel is a sheer delight from beginning to end, and we knew instantly it would be our winner,’ says Marisa Pintado, Publishing Director at Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing
Hardie Grant Books is pleased to announce the acquisition of Silk Silver Opium: The Trade with China that Changed History by writer and historian Michael Pembroke. Negotiated with Catherine Drayton from InkWell Management in New York, Hardie Grant has acquired world, print, eBook and audio rights and aim to publish on 1 July 2025
Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing is thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2024 Ampersand Prize, Australia’s leading award for debut authors of middle-grade and young adult fiction. The shortlisted titles are: The Pieces of You by Annika Herb Teenager Grace faces her mother’s diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s and falls in love with a girl for the first time as she navigates her way through a funny, heart-warming, and sometimes heartbreaking year
Hardie Grant Books is thrilled to announce the acquisition of Australian professional golfer and commentator Ian Baker-Finch's authorised biography, To Hell and Back. Hardie Grant Books acquired world print, ebook and audiobook rights and will publish in June 2025
Following the news that after 27 years leading the Hardie Grant publishing business, Group MD Julie Pinkham will be stepping away, we are delighted to announce a new leadership team for our proudly Australian owned, independent publishing business. From January 1, 2025, Roxy Ryan, Julia Kumschick and Kate Brown will share the responsibility of leading Hardie Grant Publishing
Hardie Grant’s Chief Executive Officer, Sandy Grant, announces Hardie Grant Publishing Group Managing Director Julie Pinkham has resolved that it is time for her to make way for generational change by moving on from her role as Group Managing Director Hardie Grant Publishing (HGP), to a non-executive, advisory position. This news marks one of the most significant changes in Hardie Grant’s 27-year history
Hardie Grant Explore is thrilled to announce the acquisition of multi-New York Times bestselling author and philosopher Sarah Wilson’s Walk the World Bigger. Hardie Grant Explore acquired World print, ebook and audiobook rights and will publish for April 2026
We are thrilled to announce that Adelaide teacher and writer Elisa Chenoweth (she/her) has won the 2022 Ampersand Prize for her YA novel, Maria Petranelli is Prepared For Anything (except this). Maria Petranelli is Prepared For Anything (except this) Chenoweth’s winning manuscript was described by the judges as an ‘outrageously funny, tender-hearted and awkward queer screwball comedy’
We are pleased to announce the creation of a new, dedicated graphic novel imprint, Figment, to begin publishing in 2025. Figment is one of the first graphic novel imprints in Australian trade publishing, and will showcase the best and boldest graphic novelists from Australia and around the world
On behalf of the family of Chef Greg Malouf, Hardie Grant regretfully announce his passing, at the age of 65, at his home in Dubai late last week. Despite life-long health challenges and two heart transplants, Greg Malouf continued to break boundaries in the culinary world with unyielding passion