Award-winning crime author Dave Warner is heading west this April to celebrate the release of his new novel Summer of Blood.

Events

Get ready to celebrate literacy with the Shire of Harvey Libraries!

   March 7, 2024
   12.00pm—4.00pm
   Shire of Harvey

Two authors, crime writer David Whish-Wilson and children’s writer Katie Stewart, will feature in the library-hosted festival of the south-west. David and Katie will be speaking about their latest books I Am Already Dead and When I Can Fly, their individual writing careers, and provide insights into being a published author. Tickets are free but bookings are essential. […]

Join local author Isobel Bevis for a new event at Mandurah Library called Books on Blankets. Join this free event, starting with story time as Isobel reads from her 2023 picture book, Nedingar: Ancestors, starting at 4.00 pm, followed by a book signing and afternoon tea at 4.30 pm. Bookings are required and places are limited, so secure […]

Join Julia Lawrinson and Brooke Dunnell at Manning Library for a free event, Words with Wine. The pair will be discussing their careers as authors, and the many successes and challenges faced along the way. Brooke will discuss her Fogarty award-winning novel, The Glass House, while Julia will be discussing her middle-reader fiction, such as Mel and Shell and Maddie in the […]

Tickets for this event are limited and bookings can made via the link below.

Ages 3–5

Fremantle Press and Alphabet Soup Books launch Right Way Down, a brand-new poetry anthology for kids

   March 16, 2024
   3.00pm—5.00pm
   State Library of Western Australia

Join us for a celebration at the State Library of Western Australia as we launch Right Way Down, a collection of children’s poetry from 38 brilliant WA writers.

BIPOC

An exhibition of Helen Milroy’s Crow Baby is on now

   February 10, 2024
   12.00am—12.00am
   State Library of Western Australia

Long, long ago when the universe was newly created, there were times when special things could happen.

***Rescheduled*** Join City of Fremantle Hungerford Award 2022 winner Molly Schmidt in conversation with the Hungerford Award 2020 winner Maria Papas. The two will spend the evening discussing Molly’s debut novel Salt River Road, writing on grief, and what it takes to write award-winning fiction.

Perth Festival and peak writing body Writing WA are back for Perth Festival Writers Weekend 2024 to showcase homegrown literary talent to engage in robust discussion with Australian and international writers at the State Library of WA.

A new local literary talent emerges for an intimate evening discussing her first book of personal essays described as ‘remarkable, careful and passionate’.

Events

Join us at our annual Fremantle Press Author Showcase for 2023

   November 26, 2023
   10.00am—12.00pm
   Fremantle Arts Centre

Gather your family and friends and join Fremantle Press on Sunday 26 November for a day of festivities and author readings. Our 2023 Author Showcase will feature at the Fremantle Arts Centre Open Day to celebrate fifty years of art. Grab a picnic rug and arrive early to claim a patch of grass under the […]

Join crime author David Whish-Wilson for an evening discussing his latest gripping and fast-paced novel I Am Already Dead.

Events

Join authors Molly Schmidt and A.J. Betts for an evening in conversation at The Lane Bookshop

   November 16, 2023
   6.00pm—8.30pm
   The Lane Bookshop, Claremont

Join the winner of the 2022 Hungerford Award, Molly Schmidt, and award winning international and local Perth author A.J. Betts for an evening in conversation at The Lane Bookshop in Claremont. They will be exploring Molly’s debut novel Salt River Road, a compelling coming-of-age novel about grief and healing set in a small town in […]

Events

Cast of Fremantle Press authors to appear at the Storytellers Festival this October

   October 29, 2023
   10.00am—5.00pm
   Walyalup Koort

Get amongst the hustle and bustle of Fremantle this October with a series of interactive sessions, workshops and author chats with some incredible Fremantle Press authors. The Storytellers Festival, hosted by The Literature Centre, is back in action on Sunday 29 October, and event proceedings kick off at 10:00 am at Walyalup Koort (Fremantle Town […]

Join Reneé Pettitt-Schipp as she discusses her non-fiction book, The Archipelago of Us, and how it was inspired by her work with asylum seekers in detention on Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Get ready to paint the town rainbow this Pride season with the launch of a queer speculative YA fiction anthology An Unexpected Party edited by Perth-based author, Seth Malacari. Find out where you can party with our contributors in a nearby city. PERTH: Rabble Books: Kick off your Pride festivities with the editor of An […]

Events

Author Brooke Dunnell discusses Fogarty Award winning The Glass House: A Book Club essential

   November 23, 2023
   6.00pm—7.00pm
   Eaton Community Library

Join Brooke Dunnell at the Eaton Community Library for an evening in conversation where she will be discussing her Fogarty Award winning novel The Glass House. This debut novel is a stunning portrayal of family and friendship, secrets and betrayal.

Events

Laurie Steed to host Life Writing workshop at AH Bracks Library

   October 19, 2023
   7.00pm—9.00pm
   AH Bracks Library, Melville

Join Love, Dad author Laurie Steed for an evening workshopping memoir at the AH Bracks Library in Melville.

Events

Emma Young in conversation at Subiaco Library

   October 16, 2023
   6.00pm—7.30pm
   Subiaco Pop-Up Library, 241 Rokeby Road

Join the Fremantle Press Great Big Book Club at Subiaco Library for an in-conversation event with Emma Young and Fogarty Award winner Brooke Dunnell, where they will discuss Emma’s latest book, The Disorganisation of Celia Stone.

Events

Author Talk with Brooke Dunnell

   September 1, 2023
   6.00pm—7.30pm
   Busselton Library

Award-winning author Brooke Dunnell will be at the Busselton Library on Friday 1st September to speak about her novel The Glass House, winner of the 2021 Fogarty Literary Award. The Glass House centres on 36-year-old Julia, who takes a break from her faltering marriage in Melbourne to help her ageing father move out of the family home […]

Events

Reneé Pettitt-Schipp: Writers in the Library

   August 26, 2023
   10.00am—11.30am
   Mandurah Library

Join Reneé Pettitt-Schipp at Mandurah Library for a fascinating discussion about her new book, The Archipelago of Us.

Events

Public. Open. Space. Sydney Book Launch

   November 19, 2023
   3.30pm—4.00pm
   Council Chambers, Walyalup Civic Centre

Join Kate Larsen, one of Australia’s best-known social media poets, at Better Read Than Dead on Sunday 19 November for the release of her debut poetry collection, Public. Open. Space.

We invite all transgender and gender diverse storytellers and readers to join us for Trans Stories Matter: a publishing industry panel discussion about transgender stories and representation. Hosted by editor and founder of Get YA Words Out, Seth Malacari (he/they), guests will include Nat Latter (they/them) from Rabble Books & Games and Fremantle Press publishers Georgia Richter […]

Join us as we announce the 2022 City of Fremantle Hungerford Award winner and celebrate new releases at the Great Big Book Launch.