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The author of Wombat, Mudlark and Other Stories, Backyard Birds and the soon-to-be-released Backyard Bugs has been named WA’s Australian of the Year.

November 16, 2020

Just days after receiving the Australian Mental Health Prize and right in the middle of NAIDOC Week 2020, Fremantle Press First Nations children's book writer and illustrator Helen Milroy was named the WA state recipient of Australian of the Year 2021.

The Prime Minister's Literary Awards recognise Fremantle Press poet Nandi Chinna for her latest poetry collection

November 16, 2020

The Future Keepers by Nandi Chinna is one five poetry collections in the running to win a Prime Minister’s Literary Award. Fremantle Press author Meg McKinlay also made the cut in the children’s literature section. Designed to celebrate exceptional Australian literary talent, 30 books were chosen from 562 entries across six categories. Chinna and McKinlay will each get a share in a $100,000 cash prize pool – $80,000 for a win and $5,000 for being shortlisted.

How did the dinosaur cross the evolutionary road to become a chicken? Find out when you join the fangtastic James Foley and a bunch of other Fremantle Press authors at events this month

November 4, 2020

The year might be coming to a close, but there are still plenty of events to enjoy. Here’s a thought – maybe you can kill two chickens with one stone and buy a nest full of Christmas gifts while you’re at it? It’s a great way to support local authors and artists and we guarantee a good yarn under every cover.

Buy a copy of Brian Simmonds's new coffee-table book, The Beach, and you could win an original signed artwork worth $800

November 4, 2020

For many Australians, the beach is the place where summer weekends begin and end, where meditative winter walks provide sanctuary from the hustle and bustle, and where families, friends and lovers gather to picnic, watch the sunset or walk the dog.

David Whish-Wilson dares you to exhume your manuscripts and dream up dastardly deeds for when he shares his top crime writing tips at A.H. Bracks Library on Thursday 26 November

November 3, 2020

So, you want to be a crime writer. Where do you start and who do you turn to for advice? Fear not, because the wonderful team at A.H. Bracks Library has got you covered. They’ve invited author David Whish-Wilson and Fremantle Press publisher Georgia Richter to talk all things crime at a special session for genre writers.

From Sherlock Holmes to hamsters and from Agatha Christie to moustaches: Alexander Thorpe and Dave Warner chat all things crime on the Fremantle Press Podcast

November 3, 2020

In Rebecca Higgie’s penultimate episode as host of the Fremantle Press Podcast, we’re talking crime. Veteran crime writer Dave Warner joins the podcast to talk about his fifth book, Over My Dead Body, while new kid on the block Alexander Thorpe discusses his historical cosy crime debut, Death Leaves the Station.

Award-winning crime writer Alan Carter joins Fiona Stager to talk about his latest book in the Nick Chester series on Facebook Live for A Shot in the Dark on Wednesday 9 December

November 3, 2020

Next month, A Shot in the Dark crosses the ditch for a crime novel set in New Zealand. Fiona Stager of Avid Reader will talk to award-winning novelist Alan Carter about book two in the Nick Chester series.

Persistence pays off for Maria Papas who has won the City of Fremantle Hungerford Award a decade after she made the shortlist for the first time around

October 23, 2020

Karrinyup author Maria Papas has won the 2020 City of Fremantle Hungerford Award for her manuscript I Belong to the Lake. She takes home a $15,000 cash prize and a publishing contract with Fremantle Press.

Vale: Fremantle Impressions writer and local legend Ron Davidson

October 14, 2020

Fremantle Press extends its sympathies to Dianne and the family and friends of Ron Davidson, who passed away on Saturday 10 October 2020.

Shortlisted for the Hungerford Award, Sharron Booth's manuscript explores generations of family secrets, some of which she shares with us on the Fremantle Press podcast

October 12, 2020

Sharron’s manuscript, The Silence of Water, is one of three unpublished manuscripts in the running to win the 2020 City of Fremantle Hungerford Award. If she wins, she’ll secure herself a publishing contract with Fremantle Press and a $15,000 cash prize from the City of Fremantle.