Category: In person
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Remember, remember the Fifth of November. Gunpowder, treason and plot. What happens when a failed attempt to blow up parliament leaves you dead but long remembered, lingering as a spirit, waiting to finally be forgotten so you can move on to the next realm? We invite you to find out by joining us […]
In 2029, Western Australia will mark 200 years since the founding of the Swan River Colony, alongside more than 60,000 years of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander custodianship. Through conversations, stories and community engagement, Reconciliation WA is exploring what makes Western Australia special, what we can learn from our shared history, and what legacy we […]
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 Brigid Lowry for a gentle writing workshop on Saturday 24 October at 2.30 pm at Fremantle Press (1/10 Parry St, Fremantle). This workshop offers a chance to explore your creative path, in good company, using the themes of loving kindness, joy and acceptance, which Brigid has written about in her two recent books: A […]
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: […]
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 author Molly Schmidt (Salt River Road) for a cosy chat at the Pen and Possibility: Creative Writing Studio in Albany, WA. Molly will be talking about: Pen and Possibility: Creative Writing Studio is a boutique creative writing studio located between the Great Southern forests and the Southern Ocean in Kwoorabup/Denmark, WA. It is a […]
Author–illustrator James Foley is heading to the Eastern statesto launch his new non-fiction picture book, Amazing Astro Animals! Here’s where you can find him, join the fun and pick up a signed copy of this terrific book for yourself: Sydney Join James at Gleebooks in Glebe for the launch on Saturday 24 October at 2 […]
Join local author and illustrator James Foley to celebrate the release of his first-ever non-fiction book, Amazing Astro Animals! Before humans ever left the planet, animals boldly went where no man had gone before. Even now, these unwitting test pilots and space travellers outnumber their human counterparts. From microscopic tardigrades to a pregnant cockroach, from […]
Geraldton’s annual readers and writers festival returns on 23–25 October. Fremantle Press authors Bernice Barry (The Names of a Hare) and Philippa Nikulinsky and Angela Nikulinsky (Philippa Nikulinsky: For the Seeker Who Walks) will be appearing, as well as Holden Sheppard and Caitlin Maling chatting about their latest books. Bernice will be appearing in Rebellious […]
Award-winning authors Rebecca Higgie (The Book of the After) and Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes (Trials of Hope (የተስፋ ፈተና)) are taking their stories overseas to the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival. Taking place across four days in October, the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival brings together over 150 creatives across more than 100 events in Indonesia. […]
Join us for a special evening designed just for readers and writers. We are excited to help round off Totally Lit – Adventures in the Port City with a night of readings, an in-conversation and, of course, the declaration of our brand-new Hungerford winner! Host Deb Fitzpatrick will be joined by NYT bestselling author Natasha […]
Join Nadine Browne, author of Gone Guru, for an exciting launch at Readings Emporium in Melbourne. Nadine will be in conversation with award-winning author Katherine Kovacic on Wednesday 23 September at 6.00 pm. This is an unmissable event for Melbourne-based lovers of cosy crime! The event is free, but bookings are appreciated. Book in on […]
Need your next David Whish-Wilson fix? He’s introducing his new book, Free World, at The Lane Bookshop on Thursday 3 September. Following on from True West and I Am Already Dead, Free World follows Private Investigator Lee Southern in his most dangerous mission yet: finding a killer in a prison full of killers. David will […]
The Armadale Writers’ Festival program has dropped for 2026 and there’s something for everyone. For the readers, there are two exciting in-conversation events: Patrick Marlborough will be discussing their screwball comedy, Nock Loose on Wednesday 9 September at Seville Grove Library, and Molly Schmidt will be discussing her award-winning fiction novel, Salt River Road on […]
Books in the Brewery are taking one of their legendary events to the Wilson Brewing Company in Albany. Featuring Alan Carter, author of Prize Catch and Last Bastion and Madelaine Dickie, author of Some People Want to Shoot Me and Troppo, along with Alex Dook and Emma Pignatiello, you’ll be settling in for a thought-provoking […]
Join Hungerford Award winner Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes (Trials of Hope (የተስፋ ፈተና)) for Grains of Sand, an event featuring voices shaped by migration, memory, language and resilience as part of the Perth Poetry Festival. This multicultural poetry showcase brings together poets whose work crosses cultures, histories, places and lived experience, giving centre stage to powerful […]
The City of Melville’s literature festival, Storylines, returns for another year, running from 20 August to 25 October. Join award-winning poet, editor, mentor and educator Bron Bateman for a writing workshop exploring the relationship between body, memory, place and the stories we carry. Through a series of carefully crafted prompts, Bron will guide writers of […]
Philippa and Angela Nikulinsky will be introducing their new book, Philippa Nikulinsky: For the Seeker Who Walks at The Lane Bookshop on Thursday 17 September. This stunning new book is a collection of more than 25 years of field diaries from some of Philippa’s most significant works. Philippa and Angela will be giving you an […]
Rounding off the last of the Dip Your Toe series of writing workshops is poet Nandi Chinna (Tossed Up by the Beak of a Cormorant) on metaphor. A fun, expansive exploration of simile and metaphor, crafting an original and exicting one can make your manuscript sing. The workshop takes place on Saturday 1 August at […]