Farr wins residency

Fremantle Press author Tracy Farr is headed to one of the most acclaimed literary festivals in Australia, the Mildura Writers Festival. Farr, who was awarded the 2015 residency, will spend the entire month of July in Mildura, Victoria, where she will host a writing workshop, write blog entries for the festival and continue to work on her latest novel.

Bedford returns to Mandurah for new festival

K.A. Bedford will join authors from around the state at the new Mandurah Readers & Writers Festival on 15–17 April 2015.

Farr heads to Auckland Writers Festival

Fremantle Press author Tracy Farr will join a stellar line-up of talent for the 2015 Auckland Writers Festival.

In Love and War events

On April 29, bestselling Perth author Liz Byrski unveiled her latest memoir, In Love and War: nursing heroes. Powerful and personal, In Love and War explores the lives of nurses working in a small Sussex town in the wake of the Battle of Britain.

CEO Says

The latest update from CEO Jane Fraser.

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.

New readings of Reality and Mr Big

Fremantle Press authors Ray Glickman and Martin Chambers have recorded podcast sessions reading their popular titles Reality and How I became the Mr Big of People Smuggling.

Alan Carter sells character for Oxfam

Former Oxfam WA CEO turned crime writer Alan Carter has auctioned off the right to feature in his next Cato Kwong crime novel.

Farr wins short story award

Tracy Farr’s ‘Once had me’ has won the open section of the Sunday Star-Times Short Story Awards 2014.

Tracy Farr live and on radio in New Zealand

Radio NZ will be running a twelve-part reading of The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt by Tracy Farr beginning on 29 October. Details will be posted on the Radio NZ webpage and will include an introduction from Tracy, pictures and links to other information.

Deb Fitzpatrick reads from The Break

Even though The Break is Deb Fitzpatrick's first foray into adult fiction, this beautiful novel is also suitable for upper secondary school students. A freelance editor and writer, Deb has a Master of Arts (Creative Writing) from UWA and teaches professional writing and editing at Curtin University. Before The Break, Deb published two books for young adults and one for younger readers. Both young adult novels were made Notable Books by the Children’s Book Council of Australia.