Award-winning author, musician and screenwriter Dave Warner is taking his latest novel, When It Rains, on tour around the East Coast this autumn. The newest instalment in his acclaimed Dan Clement series, When It Rains, begins with a hand tied to a post in the crocodile-infested waters of Broome, Western Australia. Dave Warner shared, ‘With […]

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Watch out, Sydney and Melbourne: The Bigfoots and Yetis are coming

   March 29, 2025
   10.30am—11.30am
   Glebe, NSW & Carlton, VIC

Award-winning author/illustrator extraordinaire James Foley is headed east to Sydney and Melbourne to celebrate the launch of his new picture book, Bigfoot vs Yeti, as well the release of the new all-colour edition of Dungzilla. Here’s where you can catch him: Saturday Morning Story Time and Book LaunchDate: Saturday 29 March (10:30 am)Location: Gleebooks, Glebe […]

Celebrate the launch of The Distance Between Dreams, the new historical fiction novel by Emily Paull, shortlisted for the 2023 Fogarty Literary Award. This special event will take place at AH Bracks Library and Creative Space on Thursday 3 April, where Emily will be in conversation with fellow historical fiction writer, Michael Burrows. Together, they will […]

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Perth Storyfest is happening at UWA this April and features a number of Fremantle Press authors

   April 6, 2025
   9.00am—6.00pm
   The University of Western Australia

On Sunday 6 April, join Fremantle Press writers Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes, Seth Malacari, Rafeif Ismail and Andrew Sutherland for a one-day festival that highlights the voices of the inclusive writing community here in Boorloo (Perth). Organised by The Writers’ Collective, this special festival event aims to take the first steps towards greater equity in the […]

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Book launch: The Montegiallo School of Swearing by Andrew HC McDonald is uncensored this April

   April 24, 2025
   6.00pm—7.00pm
   State Library of Western Australia

Come along to the launch of the hilarious and heart-warming The Montegiallo School of Swearing by Andrew HC McDonald. Held at the State Library of Western Australia on Thursday 24 April, Andrew will be in-conversation with Australian-Italian writer and journalist Chenée Marrapodi. Go behind the scenes into the book’s creation and be transported to the […]

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Book launch: Jay Martin reveals debut fiction novel, Boom Town Snap

   May 8, 2025
   7.00pm—8.00pm
   Walyalup Civic Centre, Fremantle

Join Fremantle Press and the City of Fremantle for the Great Big Book Club to launch Boom Town Snap, the new novel by 2016 Hungerford Award winner, Jay Martin. Set in Canadian oilfields and Australian mining towns, the book explores themes of love, career, and sacrifice. Hear from Jay as she discusses the novel. Copies […]

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Jay Martin is heading east to celebrate the release of her latest novel Boom Town Snap

   May 18, 2025
   3.00pm—4.30pm
   Better Read Than Dead

Jay Martin will be in conversation with author Ashley Kalagian Blunt on Sunday 18 May at Better Read Than Dead in Newtown, Sydney. Boom Town Snap follows Georgie, who leaves behind all she knows and loves in Australia to take on a high-stakes job in Canada. But she quickly learns how challenging it can be […]