Category: Awards

Two Fremantle Press titles, Say Hello by Renae Hayward and Rebecca Mills and Into the Blue by Cristy Burne, are shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award. This is the second year running that Renae Hayward and Rebecca Mills have been shortlisted. Artist Rebecca Mills said she was happy to hear […]

Hark! Hath we the event for you! Join author Patrick Marlborough for the launch of their outrageous and funny new novel, Nock Loose. Shortlisted for the 2023 Fogarty Literary Award, Nock Loose is Game of Thrones meets Wake in Fright meets Kill Bill meets The Simpsons. The launch takes place at the Buffalo Club Fremantle […]

Eleven books representing 13 writers are in the running for a Western Australian Premier’s Book Award worth $15,000. With four new categories offering WA authors more opportunities to shine, the Awards recognise and support the State’s literary talent and creative output. CEO of Fremantle Press Alex Allan said she was excited to see the changes […]

Shortlisted for the 2023 Fogarty Literary Award, Nock Loose is Patrick Marlborough’s screwball comedy revenge thriller, centred on a small Australian town that takes its annual medieval festival very seriously. In this interview, Patrick tells us how their novel – and chaotic characters – became into existence. Where did the idea of Agincourt come from? […]

Chuckie Raven won the 2025 Fogarty Literary Award at the Western Australian Government House Ballroom on Tuesday 3 June. Raven receives a $20,000 cash prize from the Fogarty Foundation, a publishing contract with Fremantle Press and a $1,500 writing fellowship from Centre for Stories for their winning manuscript Glimmers in the Sea Glass. Raven described […]

Seth Malacari (he/they) is a nonbinary trans masculine author and editor who is well-known to Fremantle Press. In 2023, he brought together a talented community of LGBTQIA+ writers from across the country for the anthology An Unexpected Party. Their new work is a trans-for-trans romance novel that shows how to explore the diversity of the […]

Out There, In Here by Jessica Baker wins most travelled manuscript in this year’s Fogarty Literary Award shortlist. Begun in Manjimup, the story survived a van journey across the country and expat life in London before being submitted from Kununurra. It’s a testament to Jessica’s need to tell this story that it survived the upheaval […]

Serena Moss writes emotionally raw, structurally sharp fiction set in the kinds of places maps skip over. Her stories are built from wreckage, roadside grief, and the kind of characters who swear too much, care too hard, and keep showing up – even when it hurts. Wherever there’s room, she’ll write into it. Based in […]

Chuckie Raven is a youth worker and craftsperson with a passion for protecting queer kids. In their spare time they enjoy spending far too much on their hobbies. One that has stuck with them throughout their life is writing. In their earlier years they wrote poetry they are loath to revisit. In their early adulthood […]

On Tuesday 10 June, join Emily Paull as she chats about her latest book. The Distance Between Dreams was shortlisted for the 2023 Fogarty Literary Award, and is a sweeping historical romance you won’t be able to put down. If you missed seeing Emily in conversation at our Great Big Book Club in April, now […]

Four writers are set to take centre stage at the Government House Ballroom this June when we announce the 2025 Fogarty Literary Award winner. They are in the running to receive a cash prize of $20,000 from the Fogarty Foundation, a publishing contract with Fremantle Press and a $1500 writing fellowship from Centre for Stories. […]

The winner of one of Australia’s biggest writing prizes for under-35s is about to be announced … and you’re invited to the ceremony. We would love you to join us on Tuesday 3 June at Government House, Perth WA. Enjoy refreshments, browse and buy books from Fogarty alumni, and listen to authors Katherine Allum, Josh […]

With just two days to go before entries for the Fogarty Literary Award close, a book by one of 2023 Fogarty Award shortlisters is in the running for a 2024 Aurealis Award. Jasper Cliff by Josh Kemp is one of six finalists in the Best Horror Novel category. The novel follows Lachlan Bowman as he […]

There are only four days left until the 2025 Fogarty Literary Award closes. Submit your manuscript by midnight on Friday 18 April 2025! The Fogarty Literary Award is a biennial prize awarded to an unpublished manuscript by a Western Australian author aged between 18 and 35 for a work of fiction, narrative non-fiction, young adult […]

After seventeen years of writing, Emily Paull’s The Distance Between Dreams was shortlisted in the 2023 Fogarty Literary Award. Emily is a Western Australian librarian, author and book reviewer. In this interview, Emily shares her behind-the-scenes process. Where did the idea for this novel and its structure come from? What were the most challenging aspects […]

On your marks, get set, submit! Western Australian writers aged 18–35 are invited to submit their unpublished work of fiction, narrative non-fiction, young adult fiction or verse novel to be in the running to win $20,000, a publishing contract with Fremantle Press and a fellowship with the Centre for Stories. Entries close Friday 18 April […]

Earlier this year, I was at the annual Fremantle Press pitch event. I had been asked to prepare a two-minute talk about myself and my book. Easy, I thought. No problem. I do public speaking all the time. I interviewed Lauren Groff when she came for Perth Writers Festival! I’ve interviewed Stephanie Alexander (which was […]

Congratulations to WA author Holden Sheppard who has received the $50,000 Minderoo Artist Fund Award. The Minderoo Artist Fund Award is presented to the artist who best leveraged their time in the Minderoo Foundation Artist Fund program to innovate, collaborate and broaden their practice, while making meaningful contributions to the sector. Nicola Forrest AO presented […]

Almost a decade ago that the inaugural Champions of Literature event took place at my home. Like me, some of those champions are still supporting the Press all these years later. As Fremantle Press heads into its 50th year, I’m proud to help continue the important work that Fremantle Press does: both on a personal […]

As one of a handful of independent publishing houses in Australia, it has never been more important for us to safeguard the stories of Western Australia by supporting the publishing industry. Fremantle Press is a critical part of Western Australia’s cultural and economic life. As an independent, local publishing house, we provide a hub around […]

Celebrate the launch of The Distance Between Dreams, the new historical fiction novel by Emily Paull, shortlisted for the 2023 Fogarty Literary Award. This special event will take place at AH Bracks Library and Creative Space on Thursday 3 April, where Emily will be in conversation with fellow historical fiction writer, Michael Burrows. Together, they will […]

It’s time to get your young readers voting for their favourite book! Fremantle Press was delighted to see our favourite ballet book One Wrong Turn by Chenée Marrapodi in the running for The West Australian Young Readers’ Book Award. The author said, ‘One Wrong Turn was my debut novel and it has a really special […]

Fremantle Press has been shortlisted for the Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publisher in the Oceania Region for the second year in a row. Inaugurated in 2013, the prize celebrates publishing innovation, and the creative nature of the editorial choices publishers have made for books published in the previous year. Fremantle Press children’s publisher Cate […]

Entries for the 2025 Fogarty Literary Award will open on Saturday 15 March 2025, with a new category making the award more accessible for Western Australian poets. For the fourth time, the Fogarty Foundation will partner with Fremantle Press to provide one of Australia’s most significant literary prizes for young writers. The Fogarty Literary Award […]