Category: Rights
James Foley is on the Aurealis Awards shortlist for the third time. Brobot, his book for junior readers, has been shortlisted from over 800 entries Australia-wide in the ‘best graphic novel / illustrated work’ category.
Fremantle Press creators James Foley, Norman Jorgensen, Sally Morgan, Sally Murphy, Chris Nixon, Chris Owen and Dianne Wolfer have all been shortlisted for a 2017 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Award.
Darcy Moon has gone purple! This is the new North American cover for Catherine Carvell’s Darcy Moon and the Deep-Fried Frogs – now renamed Darcy Moon and the Aroona Frogs for American audiences. The book was published by Star Bright Books in June.
This is the beautiful new UK cover for The Weaver Fish by Robert Edeson. We love seeing how different countries interpret our books through their covers. By the way, it’s accompanied by one of our favourite office treats, cumquat cake, baked by me but using Anna Gare’s recipe from Homemade.
Welcome to June, everyone. I feel as if my feet have barely touched the ground these past few weeks. The team here has been airborne as often as not – both literally and figuratively.
Fremantle Press authors Jen Banyard and Deb Fitzpatrick have both been shortlisted for a 2016 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Award.
WA kids say Viking creators are number one Norman Jorgensen and James Foley’s The Last Viking Returns has won the Hoffman Award, an award given to the highest ranked creators in the West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards. This is the third win for Jorgensen and the second for Foley.
We are thrilled that Paisiello Pictures in California have optioned the film rights to Liz Byrski’s In Love and War.
Alan Carter’s success in Germany continues. Last week we were delighted to hear from our European publishing friends that Edition Nautilus had sold the pocketbook rights for Alan Carter’s Prime Cut to Droemer Knaur, one of Germany’s biggest publishers.
A Fortunate Life by A.B. Facey turned 35 on Anzac Day 2015. First published by Fremantle Press and now licensed to Penguin, the bestselling memoir has gone on to have a long and (need I say it?) ‘fortunate’ life. This week Whoa Flamingo purchased the option for this Aussie classic with a view to producing […]
Whoa Flamingo has optioned the film and television rights to Fremantle Press children’s titles Mystery at Riddle Gully and Riddle Gully Runaway, both by Jen Banyard.
A selection of Fremantle Press titles are set to reach new audiences following recent rights acquisitions by two Spanish publishers.
Over 120 people dragged themselves away from a Dockers home game to attend the launch of Bad Seed by Alan Carter at New Edition Bookshop this month. It was a great celebration for the third book in the Cato Kwong series and one which coincided with the launch of Alan’s Prime Cut in Germany. Published […]
After a year of waiting we were very excited this month to receive the German translation of Dianne Touchell’s debut novel, Creepy & Maud. The teen novel, which was published by Königskinder (an imprint for YA titles), is sure to connect with a German audience and will hopefully lead to other opportunities for translation. Last […]
Whisky Charlie Foxtrot by Western Australian author Annabel Smith will be published in North America early next year.
Fremantle Press titles joined the world stage at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair this March with four titles on exhibition and a book in the internationally prestigious White Ravens list.