CEO Jane Fraser shares the latest news on awards and international rights sales

I hope all of you have been enjoying a lovely holiday weekend. Thanks for tuning in to help me digest my chocolate eggs and to reflect on the month that was.

Chocolate and fresh undies: Fremantle Press novelist Michael Burrows’ latest dispatch is from the trenches of the Western Front on Anzac Day

Michael Burrows, author of Where the Line Breaks, sends a letter home from the muddy trenches of writing and editing a debut novel, in the style of the extraordinary letters sent home by the first Anzacs.

From waitressing at the Golden Dragon to writing teen romances, Brigid Lowry's road to loving kindness wasn't always straight

A Year of Loving Kindness and Other Essays by Brigid Lowry is a beautifully presented and uplifting book of contemplative, wry, sometimes funny essays about living thoughtfully and with care amid life’s challenges. In this article, Brigid shares her winding path to becoming the warm, wise and witty writer she is today.

Join us on the breaks of Exmouth, Anglesea and Surfers Paradise as three contributors introduce Fremantle Press's new anthology of Australian surf writing

Young-adult writer Mark Smith says Lines to the Horizon: Australian Surf Writing will appeal as much to non-surfers as surfers. Mark is one of six writers featured in Fremantle Press’s new collection of narrative non-fiction pieces, a book that covers thousands of kilometres of coastline and delves into the deep, reverential relationship many Australians have with the ocean.

A reminder from Mel Hall that entries into the Fogarty Literary Award worth $20,000 close on 18 April 2021

Last days to enter the Fogarty Literary Award! The Fogarty Literary Award is a biennial prize awarded to an unpublished manuscript by a Western Australian author aged between 18 and 35 for a work of fiction, narrative non-fiction or young adult fiction. The winner receives a cash prize of $20,000 and a publishing contract with Fremantle Press.

Hop into April: it’s the perfect time to treat yourself to an author event or two

Yuot A. Alaak's Father of the Lost Boys makes the shortlist for the Douglas Stewart Prize for Non Fiction

Fremantle Press writer Yuot A. Alaak said he’s ecstatic and beaming with excitement after learning his book, Father of the Lost Boys, is one of six titles shortlisted for the State Library of New South Wales’ Douglas Stewart Prize worth $40,000.

The Fremantle Press Great Big Book Club is coming to the Joondalup Public Library on Sunday 27 June

Fremantle Press and the City of Joondalup Libraries invite you to join writers Mel Hall, Natasha Lester, Brigid Lowry, Susan Midalia, Georgia Richter, Josephine Taylor and Emma Young for a Sunday morning amongst book-loving friends.

What pledge are you making for International Women’s Day 2021?

International Women’s Day is on 8 March and all genders are encouraged by IWD to participate in this year’s #ChooseToChallenge theme. To participate, consider the question ‘What action can I take to help forge a more gender equal world?’ and share your pledge along with a photo of yourself striking this year’s Choose to Challenge pose.

The How to Be an Author in Australia Facebook group is now live, and Q&As with CEO Jane Fraser and industry expert Tim Coronel are set for March

In the wake of releasing the book she co-wrote with Deborah Hunn, How to Be an Author: The Business of Being a Writer in Australia, Fremantle Press publisher Georgia Richter has been busy chatting to writers in a new Facebook group aimed at making the Australian publishing industry more accessible.