Category: Events
Award-winning, bestselling crime writer Alan Carter is taking his latest crime novel, Last Bastion, on the road. Below is where you can catch him talking about the book, plus chat to him and get your own signed copy. 3 November Join Alan Carter and Jo Dixon at the Afterword Cafe for the launch of Last […]
Join Barry Nicholls (Second Innings) for an introductory session on writing memoir. Getting started is the hardest part, and this workshop will help you identify your through line (the element that binds the story together), have a go at writing family history and learn how to incorporate your through line into your story. Ahead of […]
Books in the Brewery’s ever-popular Crime with Wine series returns on Thursday 19 November with a stellar line-up of crime authors. Nadine Browne (Gone Guru) joins Petronella McGovern and Louise Wolhuter to discuss their new books and all things crime: favourite detectives, inspiration for their novels, writing insights, and the best way to murder somebody […]
The immensely popular Festival of Fiction returns for 2026 and we’re thrilled to have several Fremantle Press authors attending. Running over two days, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November 2026, the festival will feature two theatres: one for Readers and one for Writers. Tickets have unfortunately sold out, but you can join the waitlist here: […]
The long-running, annual Australian Short Story Festival takes place 27–29 November at various locations across Fremantle. A number ofl Fremantle Press authors join the line-up this year, including David Allan-Petale, Sharron Booth, Michael Burrows, Zoe Deleuil, Jon Doust, Brooke Dunnell, Donna Mazza, Susan Midalia, Joanna Morrison, Karleah Olson, Reneé Pettitt-Schipp, Deborah Pike, Holden Sheppard and […]
Join author Madelaine Dickie (Troppo, Some People Want to Shoot Me) for an author talk with Pen and Possibility in Denmark. She will be talking about: Madelaine Dickie loves to write, loves to surf and loves fishing with her hundred-pound handline. Over the last 14 years, she’s wandered and worked in Jakarta, Broome, Wyndham, Tokyo, […]
Spend a Sunday morning this Pride Month delving into queer historical writing with Fiona Wilkes. LGBTQIA+ history does not run parallel to straight history. At every point, queer lives and stories intersect and intertwine with the mainstream. So why is the queer community so often absent from the history books? Fiona Wilkes is a queer […]