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In this episode, Darryl Fogarty and Holly Bradley read page 6 of Milly Meelyu in Badimia and English, and Darryl shares an interesting fact about colours in the Badimia language. Get your copy of Milly Meelyu and read along as you learn the Badimia words for: Recorded and produced by Fremantle Press. This guide was […]

In this episode, Darryl Fogarty and Holly Bradley read page 7 of Milly Meelyu in Badimia and English. Get your copy of Milly Meelyu and read along as you learn the Badimia words for: Recorded and produced by Fremantle Press. This guide was produced in Walyalup on Whadjuk Boodja, the lands of the Noongar people.

In this episode, Darryl Fogarty and Holly Bradley read page 8 of Milly Meelyu in Badimia and English. Get your copy of Milly Meelyu and read along as you learn the Badimia words for: Recorded and produced by Fremantle Press. This guide was produced in Walyalup on Whadjuk Boodja, the lands of the Noongar people.

In this episode, Darryl Fogarty and Holly Bradley read page 9 of Milly Meelyu in Badimia and English. Get your copy of Milly Meelyu and read along as you learn the Badimia words for: Recorded and produced by Fremantle Press. This guide was produced in Walyalup on Whadjuk Boodja, the lands of the Noongar people.

In this episode, Darryl Fogarty and Holly Bradley read page 10 of Milly Meelyu in Badimia and English. Get your copy of Milly Meelyu and read along as you learn the Badimia words for: Recorded and produced by Fremantle Press. This guide was produced in Walyalup on Whadjuk Boodja, the lands of the Noongar people.

In this episode, Darryl Fogarty and Holly Bradley read page 11 of Milly Meelyu in Badimia and English. Get your copy of Milly Meelyu and read along as you learn the Badimia words for: Recorded and produced by Fremantle Press. This guide was produced in Walyalup on Whadjuk Boodja, the lands of the Noongar people.

In this final episode, Darryl Fogarty and Holly Bradley read page 12 of Milly Meelyu in Badimia and English. Get your copy of Milly Meelyu and read along as you learn the Badimia words for: Recorded and produced by Fremantle Press. This guide was produced in Walyalup on Whadjuk Boodja, the lands of the Noongar […]

Join us for the launch of Vampire Squid by Prema Arasu! Full of wry wit and ironic scrutiny, Vampire Squid explores the ocean’s dark depths, a place where observing the unknown can reveal unexpected truths about ourselves. Prema will be in conversation with Catherine Noske. This debut poetry collection launches Thursday 12 February at 6.00 […]

During their postdoctoral fellowship at the UWA-Minderoo Deep-Sea Research Centre, author Prema Arasu explored the deep sea through the perspectives of scientists who each relate to it differently – be they oceanographer, geoscientist, taxonomist, marine biologist, geneticist or the creative writer–observer. In this interview, Prema dives deeper into the work, and puts the scientists who […]

Nestled between Albany and Denmark, the Eungedup wetlands teem with life. It is also the setting of author Giles Watson’s latest novel, Eungedup: A wetland summer diary. Part memoir, part poetry, Eungedup explores Giles’ journey to understanding his chronic illness as Eungedup awaits the coming of rain. In this episode, Giles dives deeper into the […]

Winner of the 2024 Hungerford Award, Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes, joins the Fremantle Press podcast to talk about his award-winning manuscript, Trials of Hope (የተስፋ ፈተና). A unique blend of memoir and poetry, written in both English and Amharic, Trials of Hope tells the story of how Yirga grew up in Ethiopia before moving to Western […]

Are you having conversations about ageing in a positive way? In Brigid Lowry’s new release, A Time of Living Graciously, she offers a unique take on how to navigate the world and later-life experiences, in order to age gracefully and approach death authentically. A Time of Living Graciously is launching on 9 February at 6.15 […]

Fremantle Press is aware of the charges of child exploitation which were brought against Craig Silvey this week. The alleged offences are shocking and abhorrent, and we acknowledge survivors of child exploitation and their families.  In a tight-knit community, this news affects our authors, industry colleagues, bookstores, schools and readers. Fremantle Press is available to its […]

This post by Commissioning Editor Wendy Jenkins was originally published in 2011. We’re republishing it now as we celebrate the release of a beautiful new edition of A Fortunate Life in 2026, marking the 50th anniversary of Fremantle Press and 45 years since this remarkable memoir first captivated readers around the world. Fremantle Press has […]

Saved from the brink of destruction by community effort, the Eungedup wetlands between Albany and Denmark become the centre of healing in Giles Watson’s latest work, Eungedup. Poet and researcher Nandi Chinna reflects on how Giles Watson’s attention to the nature around him is returned tenfold. In search of a ‘Place that is open to […]

Spend a weekend soaking up stories in the beautiful Perth Hills. The City of Kalamunda is hosting its first readers festival on 20–22 March! For aspiring visual storytellers, James Foley will be giving a workshop on creating graphic novels on 21 March at 10.00 am. Join Emily Paull (The Distance Between Dreams) as she discusses […]

Mandurah’s exciting writers’ festival is back for 2026! Taking place from 8–10 January at Seashells Resort in Mandurah, the festival has something for every adult reader. A panel discussion on Rivers Flow: Reflections on the songs of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter with collection editor Casey Mulder and contributors Cindy Solonec and Luisa Mitchell kicks […]

Celebrate the release of Eungedup: A wetland summer diary with author Giles Watson. Eungedup documents Giles’s immersion in the wetlands as they mirror his own path to healing. His diary entries through the warmer Noongar seasons of Kambarang, Birak and Bunuru record the teeming life of the region as the wetlands await seasonal renewal and […]

Writer and academic Prema Arasu joins the podcast to talk about their debut poetry collection, Vampire Squid. The collection, written during Prema’s post-doc fellowship at the UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre, explores how we imagine the deep sea – a place we often perceive as eerie and unknowable. Prema explains why they were drawn to poetry, […]

In November 2025, author Deb Fitzpatrick took part in the exciting Sydney Writers Festival. As well as delivering workshops to students, Deb hitched a ride in a very special vehicle … I’d heard about Russ the Story Bus – a magical bus that visits Greater Western Sydney primary schools every year in Term 4 and […]

Ask any writer about what inspires them and a life-long love of reading is most often mentioned. For Giles Watson, author of Eungedup: A wetland summer diary, the spark of nature writing came from the books of his childhood – from a worn copy of Watership Down to the radical poetry of Emily Dickinson. Here, […]

Bring reflection and cultural awareness into the classroom with a teaching activity inspired by the new edition of My Country by Ezekiel Kwaymullina and Sally Morgan. In the activity sheet What do you do in your country?, invite youngsters to reflect on their culture unique to their country, while encouraging empathy and awareness of others.

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'What do you do in your country?'

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Looking for a rich springboard into text types and visual literacy? A New World Rises: Tales of a LEGO® Future is loaded with engaging and interactive text types that invite students to explore how writers shape meaning across different formats. Author Cristy Burne, who wrote the text for A New World Rises based on the […]

It is with sadness that we acknowledge award-winning local artist and beloved member of the extended Fremantle Press team, Brian Simmonds, who passed away in early December 2025. Brian was well known for his talent and his hard work, and also for his kindness and generosity. Born in Subiaco, Brian worked as a lithographer in […]