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Eleven books representing 13 writers are in the running for a Western Australian Premier’s Book Award worth $15,000. With four new categories offering WA authors more opportunities to shine, the Awards recognise and support the State’s literary talent and creative output. CEO of Fremantle Press Alex Allan said she was excited to see the changes […]

Shortlisted for the 2023 Fogarty Literary Award, Nock Loose is Patrick Marlborough’s screwball comedy revenge thriller, centred on a small Australian town that takes its annual medieval festival very seriously. In this interview, Patrick tells us how their novel – and chaotic characters – became into existence. Where did the idea of Agincourt come from? […]

Love exists in many forms, and in her new collection of poetry, Love Like This Isn’t Harmless, Bron Bateman writes about the wide variety of love she’s experienced, from self-love to erotic to familial, and even harmful. In this article, publisher Georgia Richter asks Bron about her writing process and what goes into creating poetry […]

Whether you are searching through handwritten scraps or rediscovering travel journals, compiling a collection of poems can be a difficult but inspiring activity. In this behind-the-scenes interview, poet and performer Andrew Sutherland takes us through how Act Cute, his latest poetry collection with Fremantle Press, came to life. Can you tell me about the notion […]

Fremantle Press is pleased to unveil our First Nations Classics series. Starting with Benang: From the Heart by Kim Scott, the Press has now added new editions of My Place by Sally Morgan and Kayang & Me by Kim Scott and Hazel Brown – all designed by First Nations artist Jenna Lee. Jenna Lee is […]

Join Perth poet, editor, playwright and educator Bron Bateman for the launch of her latest poetry collection, Love Like This Isn’t Harmless. Fellow WA poet Nadia Rhook will be launching the collection and the event will also feature readings from Es Foong, Jennifer Compton, Angela Costi and Simone Spittle. From intimate portrayals of family dynamics […]

Celebrate the release of Act Cute by Andrew Sutherland in Melbourne! Act Cute is the second collection by the award-winning Queer Poz (PLHIV) writer and performance-maker. In it, Andrew addresses the gap between memory and the present, and asks how to perform a coherent self amidst the forces of nostalgia, institutional entanglements and reckonings, and […]

Join Fremantle Press and 2023 Fogarty Literary Award shortlister Emily Paull (The Distance Between Dreams) at Bassendean Library on Thursday 26 June! She’ll be in conversation with romance writer Rachael Johns (The Bad Bridesmaid, The Other Bridget) about their creative processes, writing journeys and emotionally engaging novels. You’re in for an evening of warmth, wit […]

Don’t miss Andrew Sutherland’s visit to Boorloo/Perth to launch their new poetry collection, Act Cute. Held at Rabble bookshop on Thursday 10 July, Andrew will be joined by Rashida Murphy, as well as writers Casey Mulder, Prema Arasu and Marziya Mohammedali, who will also be reading. Act Cute is the second poetry collection from Andrew, […]

It’s nearly time for the 2025 Emerging Writers Festival! The program launch will take place on 7 August at 6:30 pm (AEST) at The Wheeler Centre. Not in Naarm/Melbourne? No problem! The launch will be streamed nationally online, so you can join in the literary fun from home. The program promises to burst with cross-disciplinary […]

This year’s Bookaburras program will be launched with help from author Renae Hayward, the Hon Klasey Hirst MLC, Member for Western Australia, Tania Lawrence MP, Tanya Richardson, Mayor of Swan and mascot Dewy Dex! The event takes place at Moorditj Noongar KindiLink in Middle Swan on Monday 9 June. Now in its third year, the […]

Chuckie Raven won the 2025 Fogarty Literary Award at the Western Australian Government House Ballroom on Tuesday 3 June. Raven receives a $20,000 cash prize from the Fogarty Foundation, a publishing contract with Fremantle Press and a $1,500 writing fellowship from Centre for Stories for their winning manuscript Glimmers in the Sea Glass. Raven described […]

In Glimmers in the Sea Glass Chuckie Raven shares the stories of Sarah and Owen, two queer characters existing two decades apart. In this podcast the Fogarty Shortlister tells Katherine Allum how they wrote two novels then wove them into one – discovering some important lessons about their writing in the process. Tune in here […]

When she heard she’d been shortlisted regional writer Serena Moss said she’d been inspired to enter after seeing another ‘Gero’ writer, Holden Sheppard (also from Geraldton), build a writing career. The comparison is apt because this Waggrakine resident gives an equally unapologetic take on small town Australia: from the burn-outs to the booze and from […]

Could you imagine being stuck underground in a dark, flooded mine? Well, this was the reality for one Bonnie Vale miner in 1907. Trapped! is a true story by Julia Lawrinson, told entirely in verse and through the eyes of the trapped miner’s son, Joe. In this activity based on the book, have students think […]

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'What are your essentials?'

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In this latest board book from the dynamic author-illustrator duo of Jayden Boundry and Tyrown Waigana, Boodja Barna, is a fully illustrated guide to Aussie animals. Have students test their knowledge of the Noongar names for land creatures in our free teaching activity. Fill in the blanks and colour in the gorgeous native animals. Don’t […]

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'Colour in the boodja barna'

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The Hope Diamond may have brought misfortune to anyone who possessed it, but luckily that isn’t the case with our new activity sheets! Based on the engaging and mysterious tale in The Deadly Diamond by Mark Greenwood, students can put their geography skills to the test and track the diamond’s journey around the world. In […]

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'Map the journey of the Hope Diamond'

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In Mark Greenwood’s latest history mystery, The Wonder Horse, delve deep into the legend of the racehorse Phar Lap. In our free teaching activities based on the book, students can create their own poster about some of Phar Lap’s victories and major milestones, then research and draw other legendary animals who deserve a place in […]

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'Hall of Fame Portrait'

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Fremantle Press authors Alison Evans, Bron Bateman and Jes Layton will be appearing at the Q-Lit Festival at various locations around Melbourne, with author and editor Michael Earp acting as Chair and co-programmer. Join them for a week of joy, conversation and community. Jes Layton is speaking about the books that capture the beauty, pain […]

Melbourne! Don your jumpers, grab your book bags and head down to Williamstown for the annual Willy Lit Fest. Spinning Around editor Angela Savage will be appearing with authors Miriam Sved, Thuy On and Chris Flynn for readings on the Kylie Minogue songs they can’t get out of their heads. A dance party will follow, […]

In Out There, In Here, Jessica Baker explores whether we can solve our internal problems by being ‘out there’. In this fascinating conversation she and Katherine Allum discuss the fantasy of escaping the day-to-day vs its reality, and bond over writing manuscripts in the in-between spaces of expat London. Tune in here or on your […]

Author Renae Hayward will visit three kindergartens for the regional celebration of the 2025 Books for Little Bookaburras program this week. Starting at Beachlands KindiLink, on Wednesday 28 May, Renae will hand out mini-libraries to the students before running an interactive storytime session. Renae said she was looking forward to meeting the children in person. She […]

Narell Black is the Principal Consultant for KindiLink in the Primary Early Childhood & Education Support Statewide Services. In this short read she shares her top tips for carers and parents on how to use their Bookaburras packs. Conversational reading is a back-and-forth way of sharing books, where adults and children take turns talking, it […]

Celebrate with us! To make your book-giving ceremony extra special we’ve prepared an online storytime session with Renae Hayward reading from Say Goodnight as well as Clodagh Starr reading from Crunch! Kaboom! You can watch these below. There are also lots of fun and free activity sheets for you to download for the Bookaburras program! […]

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'Yabini's feathers'

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