Following last year's inaugural event, BookUp returns to the ICC Sydney for a full day discussing the hot topics impacting publishers and publishing both at home and abroad. 

The Australian Book Industry Conference will be followed in the evening by the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs), also at the ICC Sydney, offering a great opportunity to look to the future of publishing and celebrate the past year's successes with industry colleagues and peers. After so long stuck on video calls, join us in Sydney for real-life interaction and networking throughout the day at both BookUp and the ABIAs.

At BookUp you can expect a day full of experts from publishing and beyond, sharing thought-provoking ideas and actionable insights to address current and future industry challenges.

We'll look at what's happening globally, but with a focus on what's needed now in terms of local implementation. We'll also hear from the next generation of publishing leaders, as they look to shape the future of the industry. 

Outline program & speakers

At BookUp you can expect a day full of experts from publishing and beyond, sharing thought-provoking ideas and actionable insights to address current and future industry challenges. Browse the current program and speakers below:

Delivering diversity & inclusion initiatives

Journalist, author, and Media Diversity Australia co-founder Antoinette Lattouf leads a session on how the industry can best deliver meaningful diversity initiatives, with insights from Carrie Bloxson (Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer at Hachette Book Group) on actionable ideas to create inclusive, equitable and diverse publishing companies large and small.

 
Carrie Bloxson
 

Opening and reaching new markets

From opening new markets through Australia Reads, to accessing and reaching these communities with the latest tactics. Learn about the future for Australia Reads from the APA’s Anna Burkey, explore the best approaches in PR and marketing to reach diverse audiences, and discover how to fuel TikTok and online book club success with popular Australian BookToker @JaydenKouli. 

Ask me anything: publishing leaders

Hosted by journalist Melanie Kembrey, industry leaders from trade and educational publishing answer your questions on the future of the industry, what keeps them up at night, the areas that need to change and what business practices they'll be prioritising to future-proof their organisation.

Got a pressing question about the future of the industry?

 

What could greener publishing look like?

NSW Australian of the Year 2022, Professor Veena Sahajwalla discusses revolutionising recycling, and presents fresh approaches to sustainability and the circular economy, before Kathy Bail (UNSW Press) discusses the work of the APA’s Sustainability Working Group and outlines the next steps for the industry.

Veena Sahajwalla

There’s more!

You’ll also hear from industry veterans along with the next generation of publishing leaders, as they look to shape the future of the industry, with more speaker announcements coming very soon.

A photograph of Anita Heiss delivering the opening address for the 2021 BookUp conference via video link. She is projected onto two screens above a stage with an empty podium. In the front of the frame, the physical BookUp audience sits in rows of chairs.
A screenshot of watching a BookUp 2021 panel discussion online
A photograph of two men and a woman, sitting in chairs on the BookUp stage. Projected onto the wall behind them is a slide which reads 'The Future for Bookshops' above headshots of the speakers.

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