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Literary Speed Dating: The Annual Pitching and Networking Breakfast

March 13, 2020

Overlooking the picturesque Swan River, the UWA Watersports Complex was the perfect venue for the annual Fremantle Press Breakfast. Supported by the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund, the breakfast is an author pitching and networking event, and is an opportunity for event programmers, librarians and booksellers to discover upcoming authors and new books for 2019 to 2020.

UWA graduate Kiera Ellis on what she learned about copyright and contracts from this year's Business of Being a Writer

March 12, 2020

Perth Festival’s Literature and Ideas Weekend injected the city with a refreshing dose of creative energy for the world of storytelling to be celebrated and recognised.

Local author Jon Doust puts the South West of WA on the world stage in his third novel for adults

March 11, 2020

Local author Jon Doust has plans to launch his new novel Return Ticket at the Albany Library on Thursday 16 April and at Oranje Tractor on Saturday 18 April. Timed to coincide with the eleventh anniversary of his debut adult novel Boy on a Wire, Return Ticket brings back the much-loved character of Jack Muir to complete Doust’s critically acclaimed One Boy’s Journey to Man trilogy.

Emerging editor Kate Lomas Glendenning confronts the stigma of self-publishing in her article about this year's Business of Being a Writer

March 10, 2020

As I eagerly listened to panels of authors speak at Fremantle Press’s Business of Being a Writer seminar, I wondered if I had become a literary snob.

Bestsellers and booksellers: emerging publishing professional Jessica Checkland on what she learned from the Business of Being a Writer seminar

March 6, 2020

Held while Perth Festival’s Literature and Ideas Weekend was in full swing, the Business of Being a Writer seminar hosted by Fremantle Press was filled with excited writers eager for knowledge. Part of the Four Centres Emerging Writers Program, the event was proudly supported and funded by the WA Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.

On the day publishers from Fremantle Press, UWA Publishing and Magabala Books sat down to discuss their top tips and pet-peeves, UWA student Baran Rostamian was there to get the scoop

March 6, 2020

When Rebecca Higgie won the inaugural Fogarty Literary award, she received $20,000 and a publishing contract with Fremantle Press, which she says, after working on her book for 12 years, was a dream come true. What she didn’t realise was that the work had only just begun.

Tiffany Ko, on why she's re-reading Nora Heysen for International Women's Day

March 6, 2020

This Sunday is International Women’s Day, a day when we’re all invited to raise awareness for an equal, enabled world. This year’s theme is #EachforEqual, and we are all encouraged to fight against bias and stereotypes, broaden perceptions and celebrate women’s achievements to create a gender equal world.

A wonderful chance to hug a koala: join Katie Stewart as she launches her new book, What Colour Is the Sea?

March 4, 2020

If you ever needed an excuse to pet a koala, now you have one. Join Katie Stewart as she launches her picture book What Colour Is the Sea? alongside a (real!) koala. Hosted by the Shire of Northam Library Service, this free event takes place at 2 pm this Thursday 5 March.

Grab your friends and get along to some of the greatest conversations you’ll hear this year as Fremantle Press authors appear at the Perth Festival Literature and Ideas Weekend

February 12, 2020

Find out when and where you can see your favourite Fremantle Press authors at the Perth Festival Literature and Ideas Weekend. Click the event title to book your tickets.

Read this and be smarter: an extract from the Hungerford Award winning book that kickstarted the career of New York Times bestselling author Natasha Lester

February 7, 2020

What is Left Over, After was Natasha Lester’s Hungerford Award winning debut novel back in 2008. These days she’s topping the bestseller list of the New York Times, as well as offering advice to new and emerging authors.