An Unexpected Party, co-published by Get YA Words Out and edited by Seth Malacari, has been shortlisted in the Best Anthology category of the Aurealis Awards.

Fremantle Press is in the running to receive a prestigious Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publisher of the Year in the Oceania Region.

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 […]

Nedingar: Ancestors by Isobel Bevis and Leanne Zilm, I Am the Mau and other stories by Chemutai Glasheen and Timeless by Kelly Canby have been named Notable books by the Children’s Book Council of Australia. Fremantle Press children’s publisher Cate Sutherland said she was extremely proud of her list and excited to see diverse debut […]

Wayne Bergmann has spent decades fighting for the rights of Traditional Owners – a job that often puts him in the firing line. So what was it like to reflect back on the entirety of his life – from his childhood to today? To write his story, Wayne called on award-winning novelist and longtime colleague […]

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

The American Library Association’s Rainbow Round Table and Young Adult Library Services Associations have announced more love for the US edition of Stars in Their Eyes by Jessica Walton and Aśka.

Events

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.

Associate editor of Westerly Magazine, Dr Daniel Juckes, launched Kintsugi by Marie O’Rourke in Fremantle this month. With exquisite prose, Marie reflects on the beauty of brokenness and the ways in which time can transform our understanding of the past. But there’s so much more to this wonderful collection of essays, as Daniel explored in […]

Does your Year 6-12 classroom have a shining literary star? Consider getting them involved in the annual Young Writers Program at the Literature Centre. An extensive line-up of Fremantle Press authors are set to present hands-on workshops in the following areas: Young Writers is a face-to-face program that offers an encouraging space for young writers […]

Ages 0–2

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.

Reading Australia, created by the not-for-profit Copyright Agency, have released its curriculum for 2024, and Fremantle Press author Sally Morgan is among the list of contributors for 2024 with her book Sister Heart. The Reading Australia curriculum champions rich literary history and presents stimulating and thought-provoking literature for all educators – including early childhood, primary, extracurricular […]

The USA version of Stars in their Eyes by Aśka and Jessica Walton has captured the imagination of librarians and booksellers with reviews calling the book vivid, authentic, delightful, sweet, empowering, cheerful and unforgettable. What a list of adjectives! Today we’re happy to announce that it is also an Honour Book in the Stonewall Book Awards […]

Chris Pash OAM, journalist, editor, information industry pioneer, board director and former CEO has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM). 

Australian independent booksellers have chosen Salt River Road by Molly Schmidt as one of their favourite books of 2023. Her novel, which won the City of Fremantle Hungerford Award in 2022, was one of four titles to make it onto the shortlist in the Debut Fiction category. Molly said she was so grateful for the […]

***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.

The Centre for Stories and Fremantle Press are delighted to announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding that will see both organisations sharing resources for the benefit of Western Australian stories and storytellers. The MOU means Centre for Stories Fellows will be able to participate in professional development opportunities through Fremantle Press. They will […]

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

Salt River Road by Molly Schmidt is one of ten Australian debut novels in the running for a 2024 Indie Book Award. Presented by Leading Edge Books, the Indie Book Awards celebrate the depth and range of literary talent in this nation. They recognise the best Australian writing as chosen by Australian independent booksellers. In […]