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Former Oxfam WA CEO turned crime writer Alan Carter has auctioned off the right to feature in his next Cato Kwong crime novel.

James Foley, illustrator of The Last Viking Returns, gives us an overview of his time at the 2014 Ubud Writers and Readers Festival.

Tracy Farr’s ‘Once had me’ has won the open section of the Sunday Star-Times Short Story Awards 2014.

Bookmarks are a great way to encourage reading and we have plenty to share. Just choose from those featured and let us know how many you’d like by completing the form. These bookmarks are still in stock in limited quantities but they are going fast.

Summer is here and so is this new bathers range from Gypsea Swimwear. Why are we talking swimwear?

Before Kyle Hughes-Odgers published Ten Tiny Things with Meg McKinlay, he was a well-known street artist with works in cities around the world. He’s even been asked to paint the Perth airport! To celebrate the release of his new book, On a Small Island, why not take a look around Perth for some of Kyle’s […]

My Superhero by Chris Owen and Moira Court has been selected for the prestigious 2014 White Raven list by the International Youth Library.

Soon to be broadcast on Radio NZ, The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt by Fremantle Press author Tracy Farr has been shortlisted for the 2014 Barbara Jefferis Award. This comes hot on the heels of the book being shortlisted for a Western Australian Book Award and longlisted for a Miles Franklin.

Kyle Hughes-Odgers, illustrator of Ten Tiny Things and author and illustrator of On a Small Island, is a hot commodity on the local and international art scene.

Light Horse Boy by Dianne Wolfer and Brian Simmonds has won the Children’s Book category of the 2014 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards. Both creators were on hand to receive their award from the Hon. Colin Barnett MLA, Premier of Western Australia at the awards ceremony at Hackett Hall in the Western Australian Museum.

The Fremantle Press board is proud to announce that Tonya McCusker is the inaugural Fremantle Press patron. The businesswoman and former ballerina, who heads up the McCusker Charitable Foundation alongside her husband the Honourable Malcolm McCusker AC CVO QC, commenced her official duties this month.

Fremantle Press illustrator and internationally renowned street artist Kyle Hughes-Odgers has finished his largest public artwork to date.

‘Border Crossing’, a poem by Fremantle Press poet Caitlin Maling, has been shortlisted for the 2014 Newcastle Poetry Prize.

Being excited to contribute to the place you call home is what Kyle Hughes-Odgers’ art is all about. And it’s never too young to start in your own classroom! By helping students to discover their unique talents and their passions, we can support their involvement in the community and their ability to contribute.

Light Horse Boy by Albany author Dianne Wolfer and Perth illustrator Brian Simmonds was named a Children’s Book Council of Australia 2014 Honour Book today.

High school teacher and celebrated author Kate McCaffrey is best known for her award-winning YA novels Destroying Avalon, In Ecstasy and Beautiful Monster. Her latest book for teens is Crashing Down.

In an announcement made by the State Librarian Margaret Allen this morning six Fremantle Press books were shortlisted for a 2014 WA Premier’s Book Award.

Josh is as brave as a Viking warrior. And not much can scare a Viking. But when the two littlest Vikings go beserk, Josh, Grandpa and Viking World are in for a rocky ride. Here’s a sneak peek at the sequel to The Last Viking.

We’re about to celebrate the release of The Last Viking Returns in September 2014. Why not try one of these fun activities?

Watch Kyle Hughes-Odgers at work on his new book On a Small Island.

With lots of kids attending the launch of The Last Viking Returns on 10 September 2014 I decided to get creative. Book launches can be notoriously dull, especially when author and illustrator speeches consist mostly of thanking everyone who gave birth to them or helped create the book or once said something kind about them […]

  Before their most recent collaboration, award-winning creators Norman Jorgensen and James Foley released a fun picture book about a little boy who outwits local bullies by channelling his inner Viking. The Last Viking was its name and Knut was its hero. Find out where all that pillaging began by listening to this reading of […]

West Australian teachers may already know Jen from the serialisation of Mystery at Riddle Gully in the Ed! Section of The West Australian. Her latest book Riddle Gully Runaway can be read as a follow-up to Mystery at Riddle Gully or as a stand-alone book.

Mentors and teachers can have a profound effect on our careers. In this article we hear from three authors who are working with new and emerging writers in Perth. Natasha Lester (If I should lose you), Iris Lavell (Elsewhere in Success) and Deb Fitzpatrick (The Break) are all published authors who’ve been mentoring writing colleagues.