Tag: Rights
Popular children’s book The Last Viking will be read at the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle, Washington, this November as part of a Nordic Stories series.
A Fortunate Life by A.B. Facey turned 35 on Anzac Day 2015. First published by Fremantle Press and now licensed to Penguin, the bestselling memoir has gone on to have a long and (need I say it?) ‘fortunate’ life. This week Whoa Flamingo purchased the option for this Aussie classic with a view to producing […]
Whoa Flamingo has optioned the film and television rights to Fremantle Press children’s titles Mystery at Riddle Gully and Riddle Gully Runaway, both by Jen Banyard.
A selection of Fremantle Press titles are set to reach new audiences following recent rights acquisitions by two Spanish publishers.
Life in publishing is never dull – especially when it’s your job to find new writers and new stories. But sometimes it’s the old, and not the new, that makes working in this industry exciting. That was the case when I had the privilege of viewing an incredibly precious example of illuminated art. The Rothschild […]
Two more Fremantle Press novels are heading to the UK. The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt by Tracy Farr and The Weaver Fish by Robert Edeson will be published by Aardvark Bureau.
The Last Viking and The Last Viking Returns illustrator James Foley gives us an update on his trip to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
The latest update from CEO Jane Fraser. Acclaimed artist and Fremantle Press illustrator Bronwyn Bancroft is one of two Australian nominees for the 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Award.
Over 120 people dragged themselves away from a Dockers home game to attend the launch of Bad Seed by Alan Carter at New Edition Bookshop this month. It was a great celebration for the third book in the Cato Kwong series and one which coincided with the launch of Alan’s Prime Cut in Germany. Published […]
Three Fremantle Press books and two creators have been chosen to represent Australia at the 2015 Hello! From Australia exhibition at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in Italy.
A new iPad application featuring picture books from Fremantle Press has been launched by local company Sumo. The Quality Time app will connect families whose parents are working away from home by allowing them to download picture books and read them together in real time.
After a year of waiting we were very excited this month to receive the German translation of Dianne Touchell’s debut novel, Creepy & Maud. The teen novel, which was published by Königskinder (an imprint for YA titles), is sure to connect with a German audience and will hopefully lead to other opportunities for translation. Last […]
My Superhero by Chris Owen and Moira Court has been selected for the prestigious 2014 White Raven list by the International Youth Library.
Massachusetts-based publisher Star Bright Books has bought the US rights to two Fremantle Press junior reads this week: The Amazing Spencer Gray by Deb Fitzpatrick and Darcy Moon and the Deep-Fried Frogs by Catherine Carvell.
Whisky Charlie Foxtrot by Western Australian author Annabel Smith will be published in North America early next year.
WA author Dianne Touchell’s debut novel is heading to Germany.
Crime novelist Alan Carter is getting warmer after signing deals that will see his Cato Kwong series published in Europe.
Fremantle Press illustrators are again set to shine at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in March 2014. Drawings from Light Horse Boy will feature in the Australian Publishers Association exhibition Hello! from Australia while The Last Viking and Dreamers will feature in the exhibition’s book showcase.
Fremantle Press illustrator Sonia Martinez shares highlights from her trip to the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
Dianne Wolfer represented Australia at the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) conference in Bali where she presented a paper on ‘Anthropomorphism in Children’s Literature’ before heading to the Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) for the Singapore launch of Light Horse Boy.
Ambelin Kwaymullina travelled to the Australian Writers’ Week in China where she was on hand for the launch of the simplified Chinese editions of her picture books; Crow and the Waterhole , The Two-Hearted Numbat , How Frogmouth Found Her Home and Caterpillar and Butterfly .
Foreign Rights Manager Clive Newman spent the lead-up to Chinese New Year at Taiwan’s Taipei International Book Exhibition.
Fremantle Press titles joined the world stage at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair this March with four titles on exhibition and a book in the internationally prestigious White Ravens list.
Lekkie Hopkins, Elizabeth Jolley and Sally Morgan were amongst 100 inspiring Western Australian women inducted into the inaugural hall of fame for the centenary anniversary of International Women’s Day 2011.