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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, […]

In Annie and Maeve Are Definitely Not Friends by Olivia Muscat, Maeve loves using her fancy-pants dictionary to look up words. In this activity sheet for ages 12+, students solve the clues and then search for words. For more teaching ideas, why not try: Download our free teaching notes for more ideas on how to […]

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'Annie and Maeve Word Search'

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Rather than focusing on loud or dramatic acts of bravery, Fearless by Kelly Canby explores quieter, everyday moments of courage, such as trying something new or facing uncertainty. In this new, free teaching activity, students can reflect on two things that they fear, and two ways that they can become less fearful of them. Just […]

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'What can I fear less?'

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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. […]

Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes is scheduled to appear at national and international writers festivals this year thanks to a new travel fellowship supported by the Barton Family Foundation. CEO of Fremantle Press Alex Allan said the fellowship would give festival organisers the freedom to take risks on unknown debut Western Australian authors. She said, ‘Our festivals […]

Thank you for your support and engagement during this very exciting and extremely busy time. Our new address is: 1/10 Parry Street Fremantle. Our phone number is: 08 9430 6331. We no longer have a Post Office Box – all deliveries will now come to our main office address. Please join us at our Open […]

Dave Warner is best known for hard-edged crime fiction, but his latest novel, Sound Mind Dead Body, tips its hat to the Golden Age of mystery. In this interview, he talks Agatha Christie, Art Deco atmosphere, red herrings, and the race between reader and detective to solve the puzzle first. You mostly write police procedurals, […]

From Fremantle Press to Night Parrot Press, Linda Martin has been an advocate of West Australian writing and publishing for decades. In her upcoming release, A Tale of Two Publishing Houses, she shares her experiences with risk-taking, author–editor relationships and building an independent press from the ground up. What inspired you to research and write […]

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, […]

We’re getting closer to our birthday on 24 April, and we would love you to celebrate with us on social media. We have created a set of downloadable photo frames to use. Add a favourite photo, post it and help fill everyone’s feeds with Fremantle Press memories. Download these templates and insert your photos. This […]

Bring the special anniversary edition of In Flanders Fields by Norman Jorgensen and Brian Harrison-Lever to life with a hands-on activity that explores how soldiers stayed safe in the trenches. Students will use two empty milk cartons and two small mirrors to create their own periscopes and understand how they work. With free teaching notes […]

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'Make Your Own Periscope Activity'

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Bring the new edition of Lighthouse Girl by Dianne Wolfer (illustrated by Brian Simmonds) to life with a hands-on activity inspired by the way people once communicated across distances: semaphore. In this free activity, students will make their own pair of flags, learn the semaphore alphabet and use it to send messages to a partner. […]

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'Semaphoric Alphabet - Lighthouse Girl Activity'

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In the picture book Catalpa by Mike Lefroy and Joy Lefroy, a daring rescue mission is set in motion to free a group of Irish political prisoners from Fremantle Prison. Enter the high seas of the 1870s and learn the meaning behind words like ‘scrimshaw’, ‘gaol’ and ‘whaleboat’. Where does each word connect to the […]

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'Find the Words - Catalpa Activity Sheet'

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In 1869, R.D. Blackmore wrote about romantic heroine Lorna Doone. Years later, Bernice Barry has reimagined the lives in the book in The Names of the Hare, delivering a historical fiction novel about a girl with a knowledge of herbs becoming a woman among the witch hunts. In this interview, Bernice tells us more about […]

Fremantle Press is joining forces with UWA Publishing to host a 2026 Open Book Intern. The Open Book: Australian Publishing Internship is a paid internship designed to foster cultural diversity in Australian book publishing. It aims to provide a well-rounded introduction to the industry and create practical and sustainable pathways towards long-term careers for aspiring […]

Bigfoot vs Yeti by James Foley, Ningaloo: Australia’s Wild Wonder by Tim Winton with Cindy Lane and Say Goodnight by Renae Hayward and Rebecca Mills have been named Notable books by the Children’s Book Council of Australia. The list acts as the longlist for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards. Children’s publisher Cate Sutherland […]

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, […]

Following the 12 February launch and announcement of the Forrest Foundation Travel Fellowship, Prema Arasu is continuing to share Vampire Squid with readers. Their next author talk is at Boundless Books on 9 March at 6.30 pm. Join them for a cosy evening in Leederville, with drinks and nibbles served. Copies of Vampire Squid will […]

Teachers in Victoria: the Melbourne Writers Festival Schools Program takes place in May! Primary school students in Years 3 to 6 are encouraged to explore their imaginations with an inspiring mix of storytellers at State Library Victoria. We’re thrilled that one of these storytellers is author Olivia Muscat. Olivia is a totally blind writer, actor, performer and disability activist. […]

Books in the Brewery’s Crime with Wine is back for 2026, and this year’s is extra special: they’ve partnered with Sisters in Crime WA! Relax and enjoy a tipple as you listen to authors Lisa Ellery, Sara Foster and Tanya Scott. Hosted by Dawn Farnham, they’ll be discussing their new books and all things crime, […]