Brooke Dunnell will be discussing her latest novel Last Best Chance in conversation with local author Susan Midalia.

The 2024 Byron Writers Festival will feature panels and storytelling from Fremantle Press authors Molly Schmidt, Madelaine Dickie, Wayne Bergmann, Tony Birch and Kris Kneen. Taking place on 9–12 August, these authors can each be found in multiple panels spanning the weekend, including: Molly Schmidt Title: Kin & Community Date: Friday 9 August 2024Session Time: […]

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Mark Smith, Rhett Davis and Toni Jordan celebrate the life and music of Nick Cave at Local Word Writers Festival

   August 24, 2024
   5.30pm—7.00pm
   Geelong Library and Heritage Centre (The Dome)

Join Mark Smith, Rhett Davis and Toni Jordan at the Local Word Writers Festival for an evening of music, live readings, and adoration for one of Australia’s music legends. The panel will feature discussion about their contributions to Into Your Arms: Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined.

Immerse yourself in the sublime poetry of Caitlin Maling at the City of Fremantle Town Hall on Tuesday 1 August at 7 pm.

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Writers in the Library – Marie O’Rourke

   August 17, 2024
   10.00am—12.00pm
   Mandurah Library

Be swept away by Marie O’Rourke as she discusses her debut memoir, Kintsugi.

Michael Earp will be appearing at Supanova Comic Con & Gaming and looks forward to meeting all of their fans in Sydney in June 2024.

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Williamstown Literary Festival Launch: Avast! Pirate Stories From Transgender Authors

   June 12, 2024
   6.00pm—7.00pm
   The Pirates Tavern, Williamstown VIC

Get ready to set sail with a crew of rebels and misfits as Maddison Stoff and editor Michael Earp launch Avast! Pirate Stories From Transgender Authors a thrilling anthology of pirate tales by seven trans and non-binary writers.

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Love to Read Local Week: Introduction to Creative Writing with Josephine Taylor

   June 7, 2024
   10.00am—1.00pm
   Mandurah Library

Mandurah Libraries are hosting a series of author events and workshops to celebrate this year’s Love to Read Local Week and you’re invited!

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Gerard McCann in conversation: Anatomy of a Secret

   July 27, 2024
   2.00pm—3.30pm
   Fremantle Library

Join Gerard McCann for an afternoon in conversation as he discusses his debut memoir, Anatomy of a Secret.

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Helen Milroy’s Crow Baby exhibition concludes with a Story Time at the State Library of WA

   July 15, 2024
   10.30am—12.00pm
   State Library of Western Australia

Embark on a journey into the heart of First Nations storytelling with perennial Fremantle Press author and illustrator Helen Milroy.

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Telling Queer Stories with Seth Malacari

   June 11, 2024
   5.00pm—6.30pm
   South Perth Library

Be a part of a special writers-on-writing event at South Perth Library as part of their Perfectly Queer Festival where everyone is welcome.

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Celebrate Refugee Week with Reneé Pettitt-Schipp

   June 15, 2024
   2.00pm—3.30pm
   Fremantle Library

Join Reneé Pettitt-Schipp as she discusses her non-fiction book, The Archipelago of Us, and shares work from her poetry collection, The Sky Runs Right Through Us.

Get ready to paint the town rainbow this Pride season with the launch of a queer speculative YA fiction anthology An Unexpected Party edited by Perth-based author, Seth Malacari. Find out where you can party with our contributors in a nearby city. PERTH: Rabble Books: Kick off your Pride festivities with the editor of An […]

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Author talk: Dawn Mauldon

   June 19, 2024
   6.30pm—7.30pm
   Avid Reader, Brisbane

Join Dawn Mauldon at Avid Reader, Brisbane as she discusses her memoir, Unheard Voices, accompanied by AUSLAN interpreter Daniel Hately.

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Public. Open. Space. Sydney Book Launch

   November 19, 2023
   3.30pm—4.00pm
   Council Chambers, Walyalup Civic Centre

Join Kate Larsen, one of Australia’s best-known social media poets, at Better Read Than Dead on Sunday 19 November for the release of her debut poetry collection, Public. Open. Space.

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Celebrate the launch of Breaking Pointe

   July 6, 2024
   10.30am—12.00pm
   Subiaco Library

Dance along to Subiaco Library to celebrate the release of Breaking Pointe, the sequel to One Wrong Turn by local author Chenée Marrapodi.

We invite all transgender and gender diverse storytellers and readers to join us for Trans Stories Matter: a publishing industry panel discussion about transgender stories and representation. Hosted by editor and founder of Get YA Words Out, Seth Malacari (he/they), guests will include Nat Latter (they/them) from Rabble Books & Games and Fremantle Press publishers Georgia Richter […]

Join us as we announce the 2022 City of Fremantle Hungerford Award winner and celebrate new releases at the Great Big Book Launch.

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Immersive writing with Joanna Morrison

   October 29November 12, 2022
   Open Book, Mosman Park

Calling all storytellers! Join Joanna Morrison at the Open Book for a three-part creative writing course to unlock your creativity, hone your skills, and workshop your own short story in a fun and constructive environment.

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Tim Richards on Heading South

   July 13, 2023
   2.00pm—3.00pm
   Mooroolbark Library, Victoria

Come along to hear travel writer Tim Richards talk about his 7000 kilometre rail journey around Australia, from the tropics to the desert and big cities to ghost towns, and his book, Heading South.

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The Next Big Thing: Known Unknowns Edition

   April 11, 2022
   6.30pm—12.00am
   The Moat, Melbourne

The Wheeler Centre are hosting The Next Big Thing: Known Unknowns Edition on Monday 11 April, and you’re invited. Join five incredible emerging and debut writers, including Zena Cumpston one of the contributors of Unlimited Futures, as they take you to uncanny planes of uncertainty and unfixed possibility. If you like the sound of any of […]

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An evening with Karen Herbert

   February 7, 2022
   6.30pm—9.30pm
   Open Book, Mosman Park

Join debut author Karen Herbert in the Open Book courtyard for an evening in conversation with Jo Morrison, as they discuss Karen’s novel, The River Mouth. Enjoy a drink and nibbles on arrival, doors open from 6.30 pm with the talk commencing at 7 pm.

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Rafeif Ismail on Unlimited Futures

   April 6, 2022
   10.00am—11.30am
   City of Vincent Library

Join editor Rafeif Ismail at the City of Vincent Library to hear about Unlimited Futures, an anthology of speculative, visionary fiction from 21 emerging and established First Nations and Black writers which reflects visionary pasts, hopeful futures and the invisible ties between First Nations people and People of Colour. This event is free to attend, […]

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The Business of Being a Writer 2022

   February 25, 2022
   4.00pm—8.00pm
   Fremantle Arts Centre

Get the professional insights you need to truly succeed as an author at The Business of Being a Writer Seminar 2022 presented as part of Perth Festival. If you’ve ever thought about being a writer, then look no further than this four part seminar series to answer all your questions. Georgia Richter, author of How […]