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Celebrate the release of Rivers Flow: Reflections on the Songs of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter at the Canberra Writers Festival. At this special session under the Festival Marquee, collection editor Casey Mulder, contributing author Dakota Feirer and special guest Darren Rix, nephew of Archie Roach, will be in conversation with author Thomas Mayo. The […]

Bring self-love and reflection into the classroom with a teaching activity inspired by the new edition of I Love Me by Sally Morgan and Ambelin Kwaymullina. In the I Love Me self-portrait, have students draw a picture of themselves and label everything they love about being who they are and what makes them unique. Continue […]

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Geraldton’s annual literary festival is celebrating 20 years of stories in 2025 with an exciting and entertaining program. We’re so thrilled that several Fremantle Press authors will be taking part: join Gillian O’Shaughnessy (In Your Arms), Dave Warner (When It Rains), Jon Doust (Return Ticket) and Lisa Ellery (Hot Ground), and 2025 Fogarty Literary Award […]

Assuming a new identity to enter the thrilling and dangerous illegal shadow network at Fremantle Port, undercover operative Paul Cutler returns in O’Keefe by David Whish-Wilson, David chatted to us about how he conducted his underworld research, his own similarities with Paul Cutler/O’Keefe and his feelings around incorporating violence into his novels. What kind of […]

We’re thrilled to announce that Strange Editions Book Club is back for another two sessions this month and next – and they’re bringing some of Western Australia’s finest literary talent to Strange Company in Fremantle for a pair of intimate and bookish evenings. Get down to Strange Company on Tuesday 30 September, where things kick […]

Fremantle Press is proud to support emerging author Dakota Feirer, whose debut poetry collection Arsenic Flower is launching at Better Read Than Dead in Newtown, NSW on Friday 3 October at 6.30 pm. Dakota, a Bundjalung and Gumbaynggirr man, is also a contributing poet in Rivers Flow: Reflections on the Songs of Archie Roach and […]

We’re pleased to share that Kate Larsen will join The Cities of Literature Book Club for a special event honouring the legacy of Ukranian author Victoria Amelina. This discussion will take place at the Carlton Courthouse in Victoria on Saturday 15 November at 3.30 pm. Kate Larsen is a writer and arts, cultural and non-profit […]

Join award-winning author and passionate conservationist Tim Winton, and watercolourist Cindy Lane as we celebrate the picture book Ningaloo: Australia’s Wild Wonder. Launched by Professor Fiona Stanley AC, Tim and Cindy will dive into this incredible part of the world – home to some of the planet Earth’s rarest and most endangered creatures. From colourful coral […]

We’re excited to announce that Fremantle Press authors Renae Hayward, Katie Stewart, Jayden Boundry, James Foley and Deb Fitzpatrick will be taking part in sessions at the upcoming AWESOME Festival – a festival dedicated to WA children becoming actively engaged with the arts – taking place at the State Library of WA from Tuesday 30 […]

Em Readman, an emerging writer and contributor to An Unexpected Party: Queer YA Speculative Fiction, has been longlisted for the prestigious 2025 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers, selected from a competitive field of 775 entries. The recognition marks a significant milestone: Readman credits the confidence gained from contributing their short story in An Unexpected Party […]

Fill your October with fun literature events! The Lane Bookshop is hosting a delectable array of events you won’t want to miss. From a Jane Austen debate to initiation into a pirate academy to flash fiction, there’s something for everyone. 22 October Who will be crowned Master Criminal? Fremantle Press’s David Whish-Wilson and Alan Carter […]

One Wrong Turn by Chenée Marrapodi has been shortlisted for a West Australian Young Readers’ Book Award in the middle grade category. The West Australian Young Readers’ Book Award is a children’s choice book award that is open to all students up to Year 12 in WA across the categories of Picture Books, Younger Readers, […]

It is with great sadness that Fremantle Press notes the passing of Charmaine Papertalk Green, poet, author, storyteller, visual artist and social science researcher – a proud Wajarri, Badimaya and Wilunyu woman of the Yamaji nation, who was born at a railway siding along the Greenough River and raised in the small Midwest WA town […]

Fremantle Press congratulates Kelly Canby and Gerard McCann, winners of a WA Premier’s Book Award. Kelly Canby’s A Leaf Called Greaf won Children’s Book of the Year and Gerard McCann’s Anatomy of a Secret won Non-Fiction Book of the Year. The winners of the 2025 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards were announced this evening at […]

Cutler has garnered its second shortlisting in as many weeks. The first book in Whish-Wilson’s undercover series has been named in the Crime Fiction category of the 2025 Danger Awards. To be announced on 13 September, the winner will receive $1,000 prize money, a Danger Award Trophy and will be invited to speak at the […]

Soaring with the Sugarbird Lady, Dianne Wolfer’s account of one of Western Australia’s most inspirational women, is shortlisted for the 2025 Young People’s History Prize. Described by the judging panel as a ‘powerful and engaging demonstration of how biography can build historical awareness in young people’, the book was praised for its sound historical research […]

Lawyer-turned-author Lisa Ellery returns to the world of crime with her new outback mystery, Hot Ground. This pacy new tale follows Detective Jessy Parkin as she investigates the disappearance of a gold prospector in Kalgoorlie. In this interview, Lisa tells us about why she chose Kalgoorlie as the setting, how she bonded with her main […]

In his latest non-fiction book The Shameful Isles, author David Price uncovers a dark chapter of Western Australian history. In this interview, David tells us about how he first learned about the events that took place on Bernier and Dorre Islands, and the research that went into creating this deeply moving account some of our […]

A Leaf Called Greaf by Kelly Canby has been shortlisted for a Prime Minister’s Literary Award. To be announced on 29 September, should Kelly win her category she’ll receive a $100,000 tax-free cash prize.

Is there any better place to listen to conversations about literature than in the mountains? The Blue Mountains Writers Festival is on again this October and November. Two Fremantle Press anthologies will be celebrated across the weekend: Spinning Around: The Kylie Playlist contributors Christos Tsiolkas, Jessica White and Patrick Marlborough will be reading from their […]

Lisa Ellery is taking Hot Ground around the state! Crime fiction fans of Dervla McTiernan and Jane Harper are going to devour this outback police procedural where gold fever takes a deadly turn. Kalgoorlie Launch Date: Saturday 6 September 2025 Location: Kalgoorlie Country Club Taking place in the city setting for Hot Ground, Lisa will […]

Get kids drawing and giggling with a new hands-on activity inspired by the new picture book The Midnight Chew by Sally Morgan and Karen Blair. This activity will have kids imagining the stinky things dogs like Boofa Boy Jones and Skippy Gillespie might find delightful. Draw the objects, label and colour them, then describe the […]

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Ever wondered how crime writers make police procedurals feel so realistic? This is your chance to get a rare insight into the process! Join author Lisa Ellery as she chats to editorial police consultant Rob Kirby about how their partnership created the authentic and gritty world in Hot Ground. This event offers a unique opportunity […]

We are so excited to have a piece of Fremantle at the Emerging Writers Festival! Whether you’re a writer looking to hone your craft, a reader interested in how a book gets made, or a creative looking to engage in something new and exciting, there’s something for everyone! Fremantle Press authors in attendance are Deborah […]