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Celebrate the release of Act Cute by Andrew Sutherland in Melbourne! Act Cute is the second collection by the award-winning Queer Poz (PLHIV) writer and performance-maker. In it, Andrew addresses the gap between memory and the present, and asks how to perform a coherent self amidst the forces of nostalgia, institutional entanglements and reckonings, and […]

Join Fremantle Press and 2023 Fogarty Literary Award shortlister Emily Paull (The Distance Between Dreams) at Bassendean Library on Thursday 26 June! She’ll be in conversation with romance writer Rachael Johns (The Bad Bridesmaid, The Other Bridget) about their creative processes, writing journeys and emotionally engaging novels. You’re in for an evening of warmth, wit […]

Don’t miss Andrew Sutherland’s visit to Boorloo/Perth to launch their new poetry collection, Act Cute. Held at Rabble bookshop on Thursday 10 July, Andrew will be joined by Rashida Murphy, as well as writers Casey Mulder, Prema Arasu and Marziya Mohammedali, who will also be reading. Act Cute is the second poetry collection from Andrew, […]

It’s nearly time for the 2025 Emerging Writers Festival! The program launch will take place on 7 August at 6:30 pm (AEST) at The Wheeler Centre. Not in Naarm/Melbourne? No problem! The launch will be streamed nationally online, so you can join in the literary fun from home. The program promises to burst with cross-disciplinary […]

This year’s Bookaburras program will be launched with help from author Renae Hayward, the Hon Klasey Hirst MLC, Member for Western Australia, Tania Lawrence MP, Tanya Richardson, Mayor of Swan and mascot Dewy Dex! The event takes place at Moorditj Noongar KindiLink in Middle Swan on Monday 9 June. Now in its third year, the […]

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 […]

Could you imagine being stuck underground in a dark, flooded mine? Well, this was the reality for one Bonnie Vale miner in 1907. Trapped! is a true story by Julia Lawrinson, told entirely in verse and through the eyes of the trapped miner’s son, Joe. In this activity based on the book, have students think […]

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In this latest board book from the dynamic author-illustrator duo of Jayden Boundry and Tyrown Waigana, Boodja Barna, is a fully illustrated guide to Aussie animals. Have students test their knowledge of the Noongar names for land creatures in our free teaching activity. Fill in the blanks and colour in the gorgeous native animals. Don’t […]

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'Colour in the boodja barna'

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The Hope Diamond may have brought misfortune to anyone who possessed it, but luckily that isn’t the case with our new activity sheets! Based on the engaging and mysterious tale in The Deadly Diamond by Mark Greenwood, students can put their geography skills to the test and track the diamond’s journey around the world. In […]

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'Map the journey of the Hope Diamond'

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Fremantle Press authors Alison Evans, Bron Bateman and Jes Layton will be appearing at the Q-Lit Festival at various locations around Melbourne, with author and editor Michael Earp acting as Chair and co-programmer. Join them for a week of joy, conversation and community. Jes Layton is speaking about the books that capture the beauty, pain […]

Melbourne! Don your jumpers, grab your book bags and head down to Williamstown for the annual Willy Lit Fest. Spinning Around editor Angela Savage will be appearing with authors Miriam Sved, Thuy On and Chris Flynn for readings on the Kylie Minogue songs they can’t get out of their heads. A dance party will follow, […]

Author Renae Hayward will visit three kindergartens for the regional celebration of the 2025 Books for Little Bookaburras program this week. Starting at Beachlands KindiLink, on Wednesday 28 May, Renae will hand out mini-libraries to the students before running an interactive storytime session. Renae said she was looking forward to meeting the children in person. She […]

Narell Black is the Principal Consultant for KindiLink in the Primary Early Childhood & Education Support Statewide Services. In this short read she shares her top tips for carers and parents on how to use their Bookaburras packs. Conversational reading is a back-and-forth way of sharing books, where adults and children take turns talking, it […]

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 […]

720 ABC Radio Perth will be crackling with big themes and lively conversations when it welcomes readers to its East Perth studios for the Big Day of Books on Saturday 28 June. WA’s favourite radio presenters Jo Trilling, Gary Adshead, Hilary Smale, Carrie Cox, Ali Colvin and Claire Nichols will chat to some of the […]

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 […]

Tawny Trouble is Deb Fitzpatrick’s latest novel for young readers and wildlife lovers. Take a trip to Australia’s south-west and meet these wonderful characters – both human and feathered – in the gorgeous new book trailer. Then, why not track your own local wildlife in our downloadable Tawny Trouble-inspired activity. Book trailer created by Mimi […]

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 […]

Join Brooke Dunnell (author of The Glass House and Last Best Chance) for a series of writing workshops at the historic Fremantle Arts Centre. 16 May–20 June: Short Stories: the Art of Rearranging WordsLearn to master the art of the short story and flash fiction, and get feedback on your work. 17 May–21 June: The […]

Jay Martin, the 2018 Hungerford Award winner, introduces her new novel, Boom Town Snap. Set among the Canadian oilfields and Australian mining towns, the story follows Georgie as she navigates tricky relationships and environments. In this interview, Jay tells us about some of the very real elements behind the fiction. Did the Me Too movement […]