Category: In person

The Big Day of Books is back! Join us on Saturday 20 June for a lively day of conversations, fresh ideas and unforgettable stories as some of Australia’s most exciting writers come together for a festival made just for readers. From celebrated voices to emerging talent, this year’s program explores themes of love, identity, history, […]

How do you inhabit multiple worlds at the same time? In Worlds Within a World, five First Nations women share their stories and show what it is like to navigate challenges and deprivations while staying connected to Country and the world’s oldest living culture. Join contributors Carol Foley, Deborah Green, Barb Hostalek, Lois May, Valerie […]

Books in the Brewery hosts regular events across Perth, looking to spark conversation and build friendships over a good book and a good beer. There are plenty of upcoming events featuring Fremantle Press authors, so have a browse below and book in for a wonderful literary time! 18 July, 10.00 am Coffee With Crime Mt […]

Immerse yourself in First Nations art and interactive cultural experiences at Raine Square. To celebrate National Reconciliation Week and NAIDOC Week, Raine Square is presenting Maar Koodjal, a seven-week program featuring immersive First Nations art and interactive cultural experiences, including live music, dance, visual performances, storytelling, art exhibitions, fashion showcases and radio broadcasts. Noongar Boodja […]

Join Fiona Wilkes, author of I Remember Everything, and Howard McKenzie-Murray, author of This is Where We Say Goodbye, for this special in-conversation event. Fiona and Howard will chat about their new books, their writing and research process, and their shared experience of being shortlisted for the prestigious 2024 Hungerford Award. This unmissable talk takes […]

The City of Perth Library’s Not a Book Club is an author in-conversation series for readers who love stories, ideas and conversation—without the homework. Low commitment. High reward. Totally not a Book Club… On Wednesday 1 July, Will Yeoman will be in conversation with Bernice Barry about her latest historical novel, The Names of a […]

Join Luisa Mitchell for the launch of her inventive, moving and accessible debut poetry collection, Song of the Shadow of a Seed. Mitchell’s work includes conversations-in-poetry with family members that weave connection and shared history into every line. They are a call to listen, to learn and to engage with the lived truths of Whadjuk […]

Celebrate NAIDOC Week 2026 and the release of Beach Buddies with a special storytime with children’s author and illustrator Helen Milroy. Young listeners will enjoy a lively reading that introduces Australian beach creatures through colourful illustrations and gentle rhymes. This event forms part of the City of Nedlands 2026 NAIDOC Week celebrations. Perfect for young […]

Fans of fandom, rejoice! Celebrating 50 years of fandom in WA, Swancon – Perth’s premier convention for lovers of science fiction, fantasy, horror, speculative fiction, board gaming, video gaming, art, cosplay, anime and geek culture – is on again from 29 May–1 June 2026 at The Pagoda in South Perth, You can catch Fremantle Press […]

Linda Martin, author of A Tale of Two Publishing Houses, will be hosting a talk at Bay View Community Centre in Claremont on the afternoon of Wednesday 20 May. Linda is a writer, editor, publisher and co-founder of Night Parrot Press. She teaches publishing and editing at Edith Cowan University, where she completed her PhD. […]

Children’s author and poet Renae Hayward is heading north for a series of exciting events at Karratha, Wickham and Dampier Libraries. Renae will be presenting lively book readings, interactive sing-alongs, craft activities, writing workshops for both children and adults, and more! Tuesday 5 May: After School Family Session for ages 4 to 8, Karratha Library […]

If you’re new to the craft of writing, want to learn something different or looking to brush up on some skills, the Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre has you covered! Between 30 April and 25 June, authors Brooke Dunnell and Prema Arasu are each hosting a series of writing workshops. Courses with Brooke Dunnell Short Stories: […]

Join Kate Larsen, author of Public. Open. Space., for a special book club conversation as part of Melbourne Writers Festival on Sunday 10 May. Along with Booker Prize-longlisted Canadian–Ukrainian novelist Maria Reva (Endling) and hosted by Madison Griffiths (Sweet Nothings), Kate will be discussing Victoria Amelina’s (Looking at Women, Looking at War) work and legacy […]

Celebrate the new edition of Nock Loose by Patrick Marlborough! On Tuesday 12 May, Patrick will be in conversation with Emmett Stinson at Lawson Flats in Perth. If you’ve been meaning to read Nock Loose, now is the perfect time. Like nothing else in OzLit, Nock Loose is described as Game of Thrones meets Wake […]

Reflect on stories of courage, sacrifice and resilience of those who served, and the communities that supported them, in this special talk with authors Emily Paull and Melinda Tognini. Moderated by Emma Young, the authors will discuss how they bring these stories to life, connecting the past to the present through powerful narratives of hope, […]

An event 50 years in the making! Join us on 24 April as we open the doors to our new offices on Parry Street in Fremantle and celebrate 50 years of independent publishing in Western Australia! At the Fremantle Press Open Day, you can enjoy a tour of the building and hear from WA’s emerging […]

Join the award-winning author of Trials of Hope (የተስፋ ፈተና), Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes, for an enlightening workshop designed to encourage you to think carefully, critically and creatively about decolonial writing. The workshop will explore the false beliefs that infuse stories from the colony, tropes to avoid and insights for writers to consider while writing on […]

Bernice Barry, Prema Arasu and David Whish-Wilson are taking part in the Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival. Join them in our state’s beautiful South West for a weekend of author talks and workshops. Friday 15 May 3.30–4.30 pm: Bernice will be talking about her latest book, The Names of a Hare, with Donna Mazza, […]

To celebrate the release of his new novel, Sound Mind Dead Body, author Dave Warner is returning to WA, where you can catch him at a library event near you. Sound Mind Dead Body is an unmissable manor house cosy crime with all the hallmarks of an Agatha Christie murder mystery. Duncraig Public Library, Duncraig […]

Connect with nature during the WA Tree Festival in Albany. Poet Giles Watson, author of Eungedup, is hosting a nature writing workshop at Albany Public Library on Saturday 11 April, 10.00 am–12.00 pm. Experiment with three different written forms that are used in his book to provide intimate descriptions of living things, unfold narratives about […]

Join Dr Holly Bradley, co-author of Milly Meelyu, for a very special storytime. Taking place at AH Bracks Library + Creative Space on Thursday 9 April from 10.30–11.30 am, Holly will take you through this special story, written in both English and Badimia, and teach you all about the endangered meelyu–- a western spiny-tailed skink. […]

As we move into our new permanent home on Parry Street, it is time to say farewell to our Quarry Street office the best way we know how: a gigantic bookish garage sale. Join us on Saturday 21 March from 10.00 am–3.00 pm at 25 Quarry Street in Fremantle for a day of bargain hunting, […]

Catalpa: Escape to Freedom, a new book by Mike Lefroy and Joy Lefroy, is launching on Monday 23 March as part of the Fremantle Fenians Freedom Group’s 2026 Fenians Festival. Illustrated and beautifully designed, Catalpa: Escape to Freedom recounts Australia’s most daring prison escape – from friendships, alliances and secret letters to the undercover spies […]

Join author Brigid Lowry for a morning talk at Nedlands Library on Tuesday 10 March. Brigid’s new release, A Time of Living Graciously, explores the journey of aging, from the quirks of the body to living graciously until the end, reminding us to honour our own experience with grace and gratitude, despite everything. A funny, […]