Submit your manuscript
Fremantle Press welcomes unsolicited manuscripts from authors of Western Australian origin or whose main place of residence is Western Australia. Work by non–Western Australian authors will be considered when the subject matter has a strong Western Australian focus. This applies to all genres we publish.
We accept manuscripts in the genres of non-fiction, fiction and narrative non-fiction, poetry, and books for children and young adults. We also welcome portfolio submissions from photographers and illustrators.
Submissions may only be made electronically. We accept manuscripts via the Submittable website. We will acknowledge receipt of your manuscript and will endeavour to review all submissions within ten weeks. Please check your junk mail folder during this time. If there is interest in your submission, you will be contacted within this period. Otherwise, you will receive an automatic email advising you that unfortunately we are not able to accept your manuscript for publication. We thank you for the opportunity to consider your work. Please note that where a generative AI model has been used in the drafting of a manuscript, the use and extent of AI must be disclosed. Please add this information at the end of your synopsis.
NOTE: Unsolicited submissions for poetry are currently open. They will close on 30 April 2025.
Unsolicited manuscripts for fiction and narrative non-fiction are currently closed. They re-open on 15 August 2025.
Entries for the biennial Fogarty Literary Award will open on 15 March 2025 and will remain open until 18 April 2025. This award is for Western Australian writers aged 18 to 35 (see below).
If you are a Western Australian writer who is yet to have published a work of fiction or narrative non-fiction, please consider entering the biennial City of Fremantle Hungerford Award in early 2026.
Agents and returning authors can contact admin@fremantlepress.com.au or the relevant publisher for information on how to submit.
Literary Awards
The Fogarty Literary Award
The Fogarty Literary Award is proudly sponsored by the Fogarty Foundation and Fremantle Press. The prize is biennial and is awarded to an unpublished manuscript by a Western Australian author aged between 18 and 35 for a work of adult fiction, narrative non-fiction or young adult fiction. The winner receives a cash prize of $20,000 and a publishing contract with Fremantle Press.
City of Fremantle Hungerford Award
Proudly sponsored by the City of Fremantle and Fremantle Press, Western Australia’s most prestigious biennial award for an unpublished work by an unpublished Western Australian author of adult fiction, narrative non-fiction or young adult fiction offers a cash prize of $15,000, a Centre for Stories Fellowship and a publishing contract with Fremantle Press.
