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Linda Martin, author of A Tale of Two Publishing Houses, will be hosting a talk at Bay View Community Centre in Claremont on the afternoon of Wednesday 20 May. Linda is a writer, editor, publisher and co-founder of Night Parrot Press. She teaches publishing and editing at Edith Cowan University, where she completed her PhD. […]

Children’s author and poet Renae Hayward is heading north for a series of exciting events at Karratha, Wickham and Dampier Libraries. Renae will be presenting lively book readings, interactive sing-alongs, craft activities, writing workshops for both children and adults, and more! Tuesday 5 May: After School Family Session for ages 4 to 8, Karratha Library […]

If you’re new to the craft of writing, want to learn something different or looking to brush up on some skills, the Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre has you covered! Between 30 April and 25 June, authors Brooke Dunnell and Prema Arasu are each hosting a series of writing workshops. Courses with Brooke Dunnell Short Stories: […]

Join Kate Larsen, author of Public. Open. Space., for a special book club conversation as part of Melbourne Writers Festival on Sunday 10 May. Along with Booker Prize-longlisted Canadian–Ukrainian novelist Maria Reva (Endling) and hosted by Madison Griffiths (Sweet Nothings), Kate will be discussing Victoria Amelina’s (Looking at Women, Looking at War) work and legacy […]

Celebrate the new edition of Nock Loose by Patrick Marlborough! On Tuesday 12 May, Patrick will be in conversation with Emmett Stinson at Lawson Flats in Perth. If you’ve been meaning to read Nock Loose, now is the perfect time. Like nothing else in OzLit, Nock Loose is described as Game of Thrones meets Wake […]

Howard McKenzie-Murray’s debut novel This Is Where We Say Goodbye is a quirky, bittersweet story full of vivid characters and energy as twenty-one-year-old protagonist Maud reels in the aftermath of loss. In this interview, Howard speaks about how his background as a playwright shaped his fiction, what writing the novel taught him, and how real […]

Ningaloo: Australia’s Wild Wonder by Tim Winton with Cindy Lane has been shortlisted for an Australian Book Industry Award and an Australian Booksellers Association Award in as many days. The ABA Book of the Year Awards are for titles which have captured the hearts of Australian booksellers – those titles they most like recommending. The ABIAs are presented by […]

Fremantle Press farewelled patron Barry McGuire and welcomed two new patrons at its 50-year anniversary celebration on Friday 24 April. Helen Milroy is the Patron of Readers while Annie Fogarty takes on the role of Patron of Writers. Fremantle Press Chair Clair Medhurst said she had enjoyed working with Barry since 2022. Clair said, ‘Barry […]

Fremantle Press is celebrating 50 years of independent publishing with a brand-new home and a place on the Australian Book Industry Awards shortlist. The ABIA Small Publisher of the Year Award recognises publishers whose program demonstrates excellence, thereby contributing to the overall success of the industry. Fremantle Press CEO Alex Allan said the shortlisting was […]

Reflect on stories of courage, sacrifice and resilience of those who served, and the communities that supported them, in this special talk with authors Emily Paull and Melinda Tognini. Moderated by Emma Young, the authors will discuss how they bring these stories to life, connecting the past to the present through powerful narratives of hope, […]

Palyku creator Professor Helen Milroy has two books on the ASLA DANZ (Diversity in Austrlia and Aotearoa New Zealand) Children’s Book Award longlist: her picture book The Boab Tree and her chapter book Sunny & Shadow.   Children’s publisher Cate Sutherland said the books provided a First Nations perspective on the special connection to the place we call home and what happens when that gets severed. She said, ‘Both of Helen’s books are […]

This April, join authors Isobel Bevis and Cheryl Kickett-Tucker, along with an impressive slew of creatives, for FRONT. A Form and Scribblers initiative, FRONT is a free, creative playground for all ages. From 6–17 April, 140 Perth will transform into a wonderland of imagination for kids and parents. Take part in free creative workshops with […]

A new way to share Milly Meelyu with your little readers (and to learn alongside them!) Milly Meelyu is a new picture book by Dr Holly Bradley, translated into Badimia by Darryl Fogarty, lovingly illustrated by Corinne Fogarty and filled with themes of family, home and caring for Country. To help you bring the book […]

Learn to fear less, one small step at a time. Enjoy this storytime with Kelly Canby as she reads her new picture book, Fearless. Bea Ware is afraid of everything – from shadows to ladders to trampolines, she is in a constant state of anxiety and trepidation. Her friend, Annie Venture, seems completely carefree, skipping […]

These school holidays, practise fearing less in both big and small ways. In Kelly Canby’s new picture book, Fearless, Bea Ware is afraid of everything – from shadows to ladders to trampolines, she is in a constant state of anxiety and trepidation. Her friend, Annie Venture, seems completely carefree, skipping through life without a single […]

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An event 50 years in the making! Join us on 24 April as we open the doors to our new offices on Parry Street in Fremantle and celebrate 50 years of independent publishing in Western Australia! At the Fremantle Press Open Day, you can enjoy a tour of the building and hear from WA’s emerging […]

Ningaloo: Australia’s Wild Wonder by Tim Winton with Cindy Lane has been shortlisted for the Eve Pownell Award in this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards.  Fremantle Press CEO Alex Allan commissioned Ningaloo from four-time winner of the Miles Franklin Award and bestselling author, Tim Winton, who is well known for his environmental activism in the […]

Join the award-winning author of Trials of Hope (የተስፋ ፈተና), Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes, for an enlightening workshop designed to encourage you to think carefully, critically and creatively about decolonial writing. The workshop will explore the false beliefs that infuse stories from the colony, tropes to avoid and insights for writers to consider while writing on […]

Bernice Barry, Prema Arasu and David Whish-Wilson are taking part in the Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival. Join them in our state’s beautiful South West for a weekend of author talks and workshops. Friday 15 May 3.30–4.30 pm: Bernice will be talking about her latest book, The Names of a Hare, with Donna Mazza, […]

In Annie and Maeve Are Definitely Not Friends by Olivia Muscat, Maeve loves using her fancy-pants dictionary to look up words. In this activity sheet for ages 12+, students solve the clues and then search for words. For more teaching ideas, why not try: Download our free teaching notes for more ideas on how to […]

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Rather than focusing on loud or dramatic acts of bravery, Fearless by Kelly Canby explores quieter, everyday moments of courage, such as trying something new or facing uncertainty. In this new, free teaching activity, students can reflect on two things that they fear, and two ways that they can become less fearful of them. Just […]

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To celebrate the release of his new novel, Sound Mind Dead Body, author Dave Warner is returning to WA, where you can catch him at a library event near you. Sound Mind Dead Body is an unmissable manor house cosy crime with all the hallmarks of an Agatha Christie murder mystery. Duncraig Public Library, Duncraig […]

Connect with nature during the WA Tree Festival in Albany. Poet Giles Watson, author of Eungedup, is hosting a nature writing workshop at Albany Public Library on Saturday 11 April, 10.00 am–12.00 pm. Experiment with three different written forms that are used in his book to provide intimate descriptions of living things, unfold narratives about […]

Join Dr Holly Bradley, co-author of Milly Meelyu, for a very special storytime. Taking place at AH Bracks Library + Creative Space on Thursday 9 April from 10.30–11.30 am, Holly will take you through this special story, written in both English and Badimia, and teach you all about the endangered meelyu–- a western spiny-tailed skink. […]