Support Fremantle Press
Proudly not for profit, we believe in the power of storytelling, and the value of reading and sharing perspectives as a way of enriching our culture and understanding.
Our story
Fremantle Press invests in storytellers from all walks of life and across all genres. We ensure that all Australian’s get to see themselves represented in books. We improve literacy by getting books into the hands of young readers. We keep Western Australian culture alive by publishing important local stories. Fremantle Press makes sure Western Australian stories are recognised nationally and internationally.
How to Support us
Fremantle Press sales are robust and community support is strong. But we rely on the generosity of donors, funding bodies and corporate partners to help realise our ambitious program of nurturing emerging storytellers while publishing a wide range of new and inclusive books. Here’s how you can help.
Books for Little Bookaburras
Help us improve literacy by getting exciting local stories into the hands of the next generation of readers. First picture books are so important in shaping early experiences, and we can carry the memory of a great story with us throughout our lives. Since 2023 the Books for Little Bookaburras program has shared over 19,000 books with kindergarten-age children across WA.
Investing in storytellers
Help launch the careers of new storytellers. Do you remember your first big break? A visible, accessible and community-focussed publishing house makes all the difference to local writers and artists. Through the City of Fremantle Hungerford Award, the Fogarty Literary Award and strategic partnerships with writing centres, Fremantle Press plays a crucial role in providing pathways to publication and success for Western Australian storytellers.
Championing local stories
Join our wonderful group of Fremantle Press Champions of Literature. An annual investment of $1000 or more supports the entire Fremantle Press publishing program and helps publish an annual Champions of Literature book.
Our partners
Paul Jones in memory of Wendy & Allan Jones, educators
Louise Jones, in memory of her sister Beverley, a lifelong passionate reader
2024 Fremantle Press event partners
Thank you to our generous Champions of Literature past and present
Alex Thompson
Alison Dennis
Anne Lesley Jones
Anne-Louise Willoughby
Annie Fogarty
Athena Paton
Becky Vidler
Bettina Mangan
Bobbie Salmon
Bruce Wilson
Carmel Leaker
Catherine Pinchin
Clair Medhurst
Corinne Barton
Deb Cooke
Deb Chappell
Deborah Leavitt
Derek Gascoine
Diana Hammond
Diana Warnock
Dina Tabeart
Elizabeth Borrello
Elizabeth Forbes
Erina Millsteed
Evelyn Hall
Felicity Ruse
Fiona Johnson
Gena Culley
Georgina Pearce
Gillian Johnston
Graham Forward and Jacqui Gilmour
Heather Warner
Helen Millstead
Jane Talbot-Ponsonby
Janet Barron
Janine Goyder
Jennifer Norgard
Jenny Archibald
Jenny Lee Norgard
Jillian Brown
Jo Dawkins
Jodie Manning
John Day
John McGlue
Julie Smetana
Katrina Banks-Smith
Kay Campbell
Linda Savage
Lindy Roberts
Lisa Alston
Louise Jones
Lyn Harding
Madeleine King
Mandy Loton
Marie Wilson
Mary Ann and Don Yeats
Megan Enders
Melissa Parke
Michela Fini
Mimi Packer
P & D Hammond
Paul Jones
Peter Gunzburg
Peter & Susan Farris
Peter Lalor
Philippa Packer
Rob Millsteed
Rose Caffey
Rose Moore
Rose & Anthony Packer
Rose Chaney
Sandy Honey
Sara and Rob Franklyn
Sara Wordsworth
Shelley Lewis
Steph Brown
Sue and Don Russell
Sue Pass
Suzanne McGill
Tanya Ross Jones
Ted Culley
Tonya McCusker
Veronique Ramen
Vicki Stewart
Wright Burt Foundation
Zelinda Bafile