Events Marketing Assistant Jessica Checkland on what she learned from this year’s Great Big Book Club panel ‘Writing for the New Age and the Art of Mindfulness’

On Sunday 27 June, Fremantle Press and the City of Joondalup Libraries hosted the Great Big Book Club featuring writers Mel Hall, Natasha Lester, Brigid Lowry, Susan Midalia, Georgia Richter, Josephine Taylor and Emma Young for a Sunday morning among book-loving friends.

Centres call for WA writers as they get set for a new round of the Four Centres Emerging Writers Publishing Program

With support from WA’s Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, an exciting initiative between Fremantle Press and four local writing centres will continue to provide Western Australian writers with the opportunity to improve their chances of publication.

In the first Helen Milroy Presents podcast, we welcome textile artist turned children’s book illustrator Ruth de Vos to the studio

Ruth de Vos says children’s books inspired her textile art long before she became an illustrator.

The Fremantle Press podcast on how to be a children’s book author who knows how to present

Lesley Reece, founder and former director of The Literature Centre, joins Claire Miller and Georgia Richter for a chat about how to prepare yourself to face a room full of under-17s! Leslie imparts top tips for aspiring children’s book writers while Claire and Georgia discuss the merits of book hoovering. Writer and editor Amanda Curtin shares her reading recommendations, and the Comma Chameleon has a slanging match with the hosts.

Fremantle Press's free online series A Shot in the Dark is back for a second season of thrilling new crime reads presented by the people who wrote them

Round up your book clubs, switch off Netflix and get set to tune in to the 2021 A Shot in the Dark series. Fremantle Press has a smorgasbord of new and established crime writers to stream live into the comfort of your living room.

Does Your Story Have Legs? Creating Characters Who Connect

The Story Begins

In 2001, I was an unpublished writer with a little story idea and big dreams. On a recent car trip, I had spun a tale for my four-year-old daughter about how the house we were driving to might not be where we expected, because you know how houses get bored and wander around at night, and sometimes they might not quite make it home again?

Far away, so close: David Allan-Petale shares how travelling brought his new novel, Locust Summer, to life

Written while travelling the globe over five years, Locust Summer was shortlisted for the Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award (2017) and was developed through a fellowship at Varuna, the National Writers’ House. In this blog post, David Allan-Petale invites you along for the journey.

Fremantle Press marketing team says goodbye to Tiffany and hello to Jessica, the new Events Marketing Assistant

The Fremantle Press marketing department welcomes new team member Jessica Checkland to the role of Events Marketing Assistant to replace Tiffany Ko.

Fremantle Press collaborates with Helen Milroy on a new podcast exploring writing and illustrating for children and young people

Hot on the heels of being shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards for the second consecutive year, Helen Milroy is launching a new podcast sharing insights into the creative process behind children’s books.

Seven authors published by Fremantle Press have gained a place on the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards shortlists

Congratulations to Yuot A. Alaak, Kelly Canby, Jon Doust, Madelaine Dickie, Donna Mazza, Helen Milroy and Meg McKinlay, who are all one step closer to winning a Western Australian Premier’s Prize or Fellowship worth $15,000 and $60,000 respectively.