Today at the Melbourne Writers Festival I had the happy task of announcing that my organisation, Queensland Writers Centre, will launch a new affiliate of The Institute for the Future of the Book in Australia in 2010.
if:book Australia will promote new forms of digital publishing and explore ways to boost connections between writers and audiences.
if:book Australia is the third centre of excellence for digital literature in this network after the Institute for the Future of the Book was established in New York by Bob Stein, and if:book London developed by Chris Meade.
From the media release:
The first project for if:book Australia will be a national seminar series delivered next year called Writers and Digital Markets. Supported and funded by the Literature Board of the Australia Council, the program will inform Australian writers about new opportunities to create and publish digital content.
if:book Australia will function as a ‘think-and-do tank’ and QWC is seeking partners from across the publishing, education and media sectors who are interested in collaborative programs and research
Kate Eltham is a writer and creative industries professional based in Brisbane, Australia. She is Chief Executive Officer of 
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This is great news, Kate! I’ve been impressed with if:book in the US and London, and look forward to the launch of the Australian Institute, and to the unfolding discussions and developments.
Congrats, Kate! Very cool news, and very excited to start following the work that the Institute for the Future of the Book Down Under will be creating. Wishing you all the best.
~ Kat
Kate, this sounds really exciting and hopefully will mean more emerging writers get noticed and read.
Woohoo.
Excellent! Very exciting development.
Thanks everyone! We’re very excited about it, and can’t wait to get into some projects.
Congratulations Kate and welcome to the wonderful world of if:book!
Well done sis!!!
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