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Earlier this year, I was at the annual Fremantle Press pitch event. I had been asked to prepare a two-minute talk about myself and my book. Easy, I thought. No problem. I do public speaking all the time. I interviewed Lauren Groff when she came for Perth Writers Festival! I’ve interviewed Stephanie Alexander (which was […]

Almost a decade ago that the inaugural Champions of Literature event took place at my home. Like me, some of those champions are still supporting the Press all these years later. As Fremantle Press heads into its 50th year, I’m proud to help continue the important work that Fremantle Press does: both on a personal […]

As one of a handful of independent publishing houses in Australia, it has never been more important for us to safeguard the stories of Western Australia by supporting the publishing industry. Fremantle Press is a critical part of Western Australia’s cultural and economic life. As an independent, local publishing house, we provide a hub around […]

City of Fremantle Hungerford Award winner Molly Schmidt is in the running for The Readings New Australian Fiction Prize for her coming-of age-novel Salt River Road.  Now in its tenth year, and the only award run by an independent Melbourne bookshop, the Readings Prize supports new and outstanding Australian voices with the winners receiving a $5,000 […]

Australia’s most coveted prize for children’s literature has gone to Fremantle Press author Kelly Canby for her 2023 picture book Timeless. The CBCA Picture Book of the Year rewards outstanding books of the genre in which the creators achieve both artistic and literary unity. Children’s publisher at Fremantle Press, Cate Sutherland, said every one of Kelly’s […]

Artists Kelly Canby, Rebecca Mills and Nada Backovic have all been honoured in the inaugural Whitsundays Literary Heart Awards. Their book cover designs for A Leaf Called Greaf (Kelly Canby), Courage Be My Friend (Rebecca Mills), I am the Mau (Rebecca Mills), and The Skeleton House (Nada Backovic) are longlisted for the Best Published Book […]