FREMANTLE PRESS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 CONTENTS
Vision and Purpose 3 Chair’s Report 4 Chief Executive Officer’s Report 5 Publishing Program 7 Consultancy Work 16 Rights and Permissions 17 Marketing and Communications 18 Awards 30 Fundraising and Partnerships 31 Staff and Board 2018 32
Cover page, left to right: Ian Mutch, Dianne Wolfer, Kelly Canby, Deb Fitzpatrick, Cheryl Kickett-Tucker and Cristy Burne at the Great Big Dark and Spooky Book Read with AWESOME Festival, State Library of Western Australia.
Left: Jodie Moffat, Ambelin Kwaymullina and Rafeif Ismail at the Great Big Book Club Tea Party, A.H. Bracks Library.
ANNUAL REPORT 2018 2 Vision and Purpose
Fremantle Press is a proudly not-for-profit team of publishers, authors and artists who bring uniquely Australian stories to the world. Established in 1976, Fremantle Press is renowned for producing quality works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and children’s literature.
Our vision: To be a fine independent Western Australian publishing company in a national and international context.
Our purpose: To identify and nurture talented new and emerging Western Australian writers and artists, as well as champion and support existing authors, and publish and distribute their work to the widest possible audience. In doing so, we believe that Fremantle Press contributes to and enriches Australia’s social and cultural capital.
a snapshot of 2018
New titles published 20 Print books sold 80,188 New editions published 9 Ebooks sold 36,000
Titles reprinted 31 Total books printed 120,000
Debut authors published 35 Recognition in literary awards 17
Total active authors/artists 212 Rights and licences sold 28
Total active titles on list 271 Freelance arts workers 24 engaged
Left: Chris Ferreira talks about his book A Place in the Country at the Great Big Book Read, Fremantle Arts Centre.
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to books. We are inspired by the Ian’s five years of dedicated service as Clair Medhurst, Chair Fremantle passion and loyalty of Fremantle Chair of Fremantle Press. Press Board (centre), with Press’s supporters and partners, and authors James Foley and Jay I thank the State Government of on behalf of the board I thank all the Martin. Western Australia through the organisations and individuals who have Department of LGSCI (Culture and provided personal, financial or in-kind Arts) for its continuing financial support to Fremantle Press in 2018. support. A special thank you to For their generous support, I wish to our Patron Tonya McCusker for her especially thank: advocacy for Fremantle Press and for • The Fremantle Press Champions of her passion for WA literature. I would Literature like to thank all board members for their dedication, diligence and good • Minderoo Foundation 2018 was a significant year of for the 2018 award that three of the humour during 2018, and especially consolidation for Fremantle Press, with shortlisted writers, including winner • McCusker Foundation Felicity Ruse, Deputy Chair, for her many highlights and achievements Holden Sheppard, signed publishing consistent energy on all matters • Fogarty Foundation throughout the year across our core contracts with Fremantle Press. We fundraising and Bill Chambers, publishing and fundraising activities. are delighted that in 2018 the City of The board oversaw a review of Treasurer, for his financial oversight. Despite a slow period of sales and Fremantle committed to partner with governance during 2018 prompted Finally, I thank the extraordinary team consultancy income early in the Fremantle Press for a further six years by the enactment of the new at Fremantle Press led by Jane Fraser year, we finished 2018 with a healthy (three awards) with increased prize Incorporated Associations Act 2015. As for their hard work and commitment surplus as a result of higher book money for the winning author. Two a result of the review, Fremantle Press and for the professional guidance they sales and a boost in consultancy major developments further boosted has: amended its Rules of Association give to our writers, poets and artists to work in the final quarter. I wish to our mission to nurture emerging WA to comply with the new act and to bring more unique WA stories to our acknowledge the excellent leadership writing talent: Fremantle Press was reflect the structure of our business great community of readers. of CEO Jane Fraser and Marketing and appointed by the Department of operations; formalised delegation Communications Manager Claire Miller Local Government, Sport and Cultural arrangements; and implemented an I look forward to another exciting year in achieving this positive result that Industries (LGSCI) to oversee and agreed operating model approved ahead for Fremantle Press. enables the Press to continue to build a support a pilot program for emerging by the board. We have also finally financial reserve. writers at WA’s major writers centres; removed the words ‘Arts Centre’ and we announced the Fogarty from our registered name, having This annual report describes the Literary Award funded by the Fogarty moved from those premises decades publishing highlights of 2018. Many Foundation – a new biennial award to ago (although our relationship with the of our 20 new titles and over 30 encourage, nurture and promote WA Fremantle Arts Centre as partners reprinted titles by established and writers aged 18 to 35. and collaborators remains as strong debut authors and artists were as ever!). launched at our popular ‘Great Big Throughout 2018, Fremantle Press Book’ events attended by hundreds has continued to successfully build There were two changes to the of book lovers. Our challenge is to partnerships with philanthropic membership of the board during the find new WA writers with a good individuals, foundations and sponsors year. Annie Fogarty stepped down at story told well, and the biennial City who wish to support our core business our April AGM and Chair Ian Lilburne of Fremantle T.A.G. Hungerford as well as specific projects, such as: retired in August 2018. On behalf of Award is a great opportunity for a building our capacity to grow; the the board I thank them both for their new writer to get their first break. So improvement of literacy statewide; valuable contributions to Fremantle strong was the field of submissions and increasing WA children’s access Press, and would like to acknowledge
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The most popular titles of 2018, ($43,391 / non-fiction trade), In the Jane Fraser, CEO of Fremantle Press (right) with City of Fremantle T.A.G. selling over 2,000 copies, were In the Lamplight ($40,999 / children’s), The Hungerford shortlisted author Julie Lamplight (4,217 copies / children’s), Valley ($37,212 / fiction), The Tree Sprigg and City of Fremantle Deputy Sister Heart (3,245 / children’s), The ($32,600 / non-fiction photography), Mayor Ingrid Waltham (left). Valley (2,806 / fiction), Gastronauts A Fortunate Life ($31,678 / memoir), (2,760 / children’s), Bush and Beyond Heaven Sent ($31,505 / crime fiction), (2,463 / children’s), A Fortunate Life and Sister Heart ($30,273 / children’s). (2,444 / memoir), Heaven Sent (2,172 Our longstanding and highly valued / crime fiction) and The Happy Bowel partnership with the City of Fremantle (2,142 / non-fiction). was augmented in October when The children’s publishing program the council unanimously elected There were many highlights worthy because each fulfills our charter to is our most successful in terms of to continue as naming partner of of celebration in 2018. Top of the list foster the careers of new Western copies sold and income earned each the T.A.G. Hungerford Award for an for all of us at the Press was ‘bringing Australian writers and artists. year. The demand for children’s books unpublished writer for another six home’ A Fortunate Life and publishing from educators and parents is always years. The renewal of this partnership Our 2018 program under the direction it once more with the Fremantle Press growing so our long-term plans are acknowledges our joint commitment of publishers Georgia Richter, Cate imprint. First published by the Press to build the list. Representing around to fostering the arts in WA. Sutherland and Naama Grey-Smith in 1981, A Fortunate Life was licensed 35% of all new titles on our list each featured books across our full set Equally affirming was the to Penguin in the same year. We have year, our children’s books sell more of genres: fiction, non-fiction and announcement at the end of the year always felt connected to our first than other genres annually, accounting narrative non-fiction, biography, of an exciting initiative developed big success, now recognised as an for just on 60% of all copies sold. photography, art, Indigenous stories, in partnership with the Fogarty Australian classic, so it was affirming poetry, children’s fiction and picture The highest earning titles of 2018 (net Foundation. The Fogarty Literary to re-release three new editions (adult, books. The 20 new publications in $30,000) were A Place in the Country Award will offer WA writers aged 18 a special Treasures edition and a the program included works by seven to 35 one of Australia’s richest literary children’s edition). previously unpublished, debut authors, prizes. From 2019, this will be a biennial In fact, we celebrate the publication each of whom has the potential for a event, with a cash prize of $20,000 and promotion of every new book long and successful writing career. In from the Fogarty Foundation and a addition, we published works by six publishing contract with Fremantle emerging writers and nine established Press. It will run in alternating years writers. We reissued nine backlist to the Hungerford Award. Such titles in new formats (hardcover partnerships are important, nationally or paperback) and reprinted 34 visible endorsements of the literary titles. In total, just over 120,000 capacity of this state, and our Fremantle Press books were printed continued role as Western Australia’s in 2018; more than 80,000 new and finest publishing house in delivering backlist titles were distributed and quality books to local, national and sold throughout Australia, including international readers. exports to New Zealand and North In line with our long-term strategic America, and our ebook sales topped plan, we continue to focus on capacity 36,000 units. Our pride in this year’s building and sustainable practice list was rewarded with impressive through philanthropy and fundraising. sales results, positive reviews and Our Champions of Literature program awards listings. is as robust as it was when it began
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children’s book author. The Minderoo Australian publishers to network in consultancy work and custom Minderoo editorship Foundation’s interest in assisting with a host of US and international publishing, which was below budget recipient with capacity-building led to their publishers at the New York Rights all year, made a late and very Armelle Davies. sponsorship of a three-year editorship Fair, the North American Book Expo welcome surge to finish slightly up for Curtin University editing and and then during a week of private on revised budget. All other income publishing graduate Armelle Davies. meetings with New York–based and expenditure items remained This kind of support not only keeps a publishers and agents. A couple steady against budget, including a talented new editor in WA but ensures of rights sales have since been few large, non-budgeted items, such we have the right resources to expand negotiated for Fremantle Press books as grant and sponsorship income (the our production and capacity in the and the prospect of future sales is Minderoo editorship, the Emerging future. excellent given the opportunity to Writers Pilot Program and the Melville almost four years ago. We believe build on these new relationships. City Council book club event), which Across Australia, government support the program’s success is based on were all fully expended by December. for the arts sector is as critical, Critical to the success of the books our engagement with a small but and as competitive, as ever. State on our publishing program are the These excellent results confirm dedicated group of people who, first Government support for Fremantle marketing and communication that our long-term strategies are and foremost, love books. Importantly, Press has remained steadfast and for campaigns and strategies developed working and producing the desired they also understand and want to this we are immensely grateful. The and executed by our marketing team outcomes. We are building sustainable support Fremantle Press’s role in Department of LGSCI’s support of under the direction of Claire Miller. reserves and have reached a financial nurturing new writers. We are grateful local writing was further demonstrated Their steady focus and incredibly hard position that gives the publishing and for their unwavering generosity, through the establishment of a two- work is making a significant impact, marketing teams a chance to ‘think support and interest. year pilot program for emerging WA measurable in many ways – not just big’. Over the next three years we will These personal connections and the writers, to be overseen by Fremantle in sales or awards, but also via the do just that. hard work of our board members Press and operated by the four largest variety and scope of interactions and Sincere thanks once again to the open doors to other opportunities metropolitan writing centres: Peter connections made with audiences remarkable people at Fremantle and relationships, particularly with Cowan Writers Centre, Katharine everywhere (see pages 18–29). Press whose skill and dedication foundations and organisations that Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre, We had every confidence that has made this year one of our best have philanthropic activities aligned WA Poets Inc and the Fellowship of our 2018 audited financial report in terms of business and artistic with the arts, literacy and literature Australian Writers WA. The program (attached to this document) would confidence. Thanks also to our chair in particular. Over the past few years commenced in September and there reveal a third straight year showing a and members of the board whose we have been developing publishing will be a range of individual and positive financial/net asset result. This commitment to, and enthusiasm for, initiatives that will build on our collaborative workshops, seminars is new but convincing territory for the organisation has enabled it to go creative work and align with their and events over the following 24 the Press and reflects the efficiency from strength to strength. Without giving purposes. months. The response from the writing and effectiveness of our financial and our wide team of freelance editors, community to this initiative has been The Minderoo and McCusker operational management practices. Of artists and designers, booksellers, extremely positive. foundations are two organisations particular importance is our focus on librarians, interns, partners, sponsors that reacted quickly and positively to While we were unsuccessful in managing inventory and non-current and volunteers, we would struggle some of the projects we proposed, obtaining project funding from the liabilities. to achieve all our authors ask of us. and their involvement with Fremantle Australia Council again this year, I Sincere thanks as always to all these Despite an across-the-board end Press has made a real difference. The benefited from being selected to skilled, creative and dedicated book of year retail climate described as McCusker Foundation’s grant created join the Australia Council Australian lovers, and to those local writers flat, sales from our Christmas books our 2018 new and emerging children’s publishers delegation to New York and artists who entrust us with their (print and ebook) were better than writers fund, which has underwritten in June. This pilot program provided stories. expected, resulting in sales income the production of one book by a debut valuable opportunities for eight 15% over budget. The downturn
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FEBRUARY february spinifex and sunflowers THE WATER BEARER Avan Judd Stallard Tracy Ryan Nick Harris has been drifting for years – until the Water is contained in these poems in many day he finds himself amid red dirt and razor wire, a different ways: from the water filling a second- refugee-prison guard in a detention centre. Nick is hand cooler in an old farmhouse to ocean no crusader and no bleeding-heart. He’s just a man riptides and impassive dams; from swimming in debt who needs a job. lessons to paddocks layered with water after rain. From scheme water, pipelines and a B+ format paperback • Literary fiction • 340 pages countryside in the grip of drought – the water in ‘Well written, confronting, passionate and often graphic, this novel this collection is a many-sided metaphor. deserves to be read by any Australian with a conscience. [Four stars]’ Books+Publishing 203 x 133 mm paperback • Poetry • 96 pages ‘[Stallard’s] on-the-ground experience brings authenticity and sympathy to the plight of refugees in his storytelling.’ ‘Poem after poem here demonstrates beautifully honed West Weekend Magazine linguistic arrangement, haunting affective intensity, and stunning formal control.’ Cordite Poetry Review ‘Stallard’s style is page-turning, and his firsthand knowledge of Curtin fascinating, making for some of the most compelling ‘The Water Bearer is a book that rewards re-reading, not only reading I’ve experienced so far this year.’ Adelaide Advertiser of itself but of the other eight fine collections that precede and feed into it.’ Westerly ‘Great poets take the intensely personal and render it universal without losing intimacy … Tracy Ryan’s work has always been like this.’ Plumwood Mountain
MARCH MARCH Finalist CBCA Foreword INDIES WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE Notable THE HOLE STORY Book of the Book Year Women’s Edited by Jodie Moffat, Maria Scoda and Kelly Canby Studies 2019 2018 Susan Sullivan One day Charlie finds a hole. A hole of his very Anne Aly, Liz Byrski, Sarah Drummond, Mehreen own! He picks it up and pops it in his pocket. But Faruqi, Goldie Goldbloom, Krissy Kneen, Jeanine it doesn’t take Charlie long to realise that a hole in Leane, Brigid Lowry and Pat Mamanyjun Torres are your pocket is not a good thing to have ... among fifteen voices recounting what it is like to be 234 x 274 mm paperback • Picture book • 32 pages a woman on the other side of 40. These are stories of identity and survival, and a celebration of getting ‘This is a clever story, beautifully illustrated.‘ Sunday Telegraph older and wiser, and becoming more certain of who ‘The more carefully you look at this delightful picture book, the more fun you get out of it.’ Adelaide Advertiser you are and where you want to be. ‘Uniquely illustrated with watercolours and cartoon-style B+ format paperback • Anthology • 176 pages drawings...’ At the Table Magazine
‘The strength and power of their prose, literary prowess and unique and eclectic styles makes this collection of life tales a landmark in Australian publishing in 2018.’ The Culture Concept Circle
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APRIL CBCA APRIL Notable IN THE LAMPLIGHT The ART OF PERSUASION Book 2018 Dianne Wolfer with illustrations by Susan Midalia Brian Simmonds Twenty-five-year-old Hazel is reading the classics, From fighting for the right to vote to nursing starting with ‘A’. It’s one way to pass the time when conscripted young men, Rose’s life changes forever you’ve quit your job and lost your way. When Hazel when World War I arrives in the peaceful English is partnered with Adam on a political campaign, village of Harefield. With an influx of wounded her attraction is deepened by the strength of his Australian soldiers, the villagers rally around to convictions. Adam seems to be attracted to her provide care and comfort, despite suffering their too – but why is he resisting? own casualties and grieving for their own losses. B+ format paperback • Fiction • 248 pages
220 x 175 mm hardback • Picture book for older readers • 120 pages ‘an engagingly erudite work ...’ Adelaide Advertiser ‘The evocative photographs, archival pieces and charcoal artwork ‘It’s a warm, funny, and optimistic comedy of manners with a superbly combine with the raw and moving storyline ... Essential well-structured Austenesque plot in which the path of romance is reading for middle to upper primary students.’ Reading Time delayed by misunderstandings.’ Saturday Age ‘... create[s] an engrossing read and an understanding of an ‘Midalia manages to deftly imbricate the political narrative of important part of Australian history.’ Magpies the Australian Greens party with the slow formation of Hazel’s romance with Adam ...‘ Australian Book Review
April April A FORTUNATE LIFE (NEW EDITION) A FORTUNATE LIFE (CHILDREN’S EDITION) A.B. Facey A.B. Facey A true classic of Australian literature, Facey’s simply Bert Facey saw himself as an ordinary man, but his penned story offers a unique window onto the remarkable story reveals an extraordinary life lived history of Australian life through the greater part of to the full. Bert was a battler, ever optimistic and the twentieth century – the extraordinary journey hopeful despite the hardships of his life. This edition of an ordinary man. has been specially adapted for young readers.
B format paperback • Autobiography • 424 pages B format paperback • Autobiography • 184 pages
‘[A] plain, unembellished, utterly sincere and un-self-pitying ‘[An] extremely powerful description of Gallipoli.’ account of the privations of childhood and youth.’ Courier Mail’ Australian Book Review
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May may afternoons with harvey beam Bush and beyond Carrie Cox Tjalaminu Mia, Jessica Lister, Jaylon Tucker As a young man, Harvey Beam got the hell out of and Cheryl Kickett-Tucker his hometown, confirming his suspicions that you Grandparents are special, and the time you spend can successfully run away from your problems. with them is special, too. This collection draws Back in Shorton, Harvey’s father Lionel appears at together four tales for younger readers from the long last to be dying. It seems it’s finally time for Waarda series of Indigenous stories, first edited by Harvey Beam to head home and face a different acclaimed author Sally Morgan. These charming kind of music. tales share some exciting, happy and even scary times exploring country in bush and beyond. B+ format paperback • Fiction • 232 pages
‘Cracking dialogue from likeable Harvey Beam, talkback radio B format paperback • Junior fiction • 136 pages host, who has lost his way in a big way ... brilliant debut ...’ ‘Four delightful stories from the Waarda series are presented Australian Women’s Weekly together in one book.’ West Australian ‘Like a talkback show, like Beam himself, Afternoons With Harvey ‘Filled with fun and adventure ...’ At the Table Magazine Beam is humorous all along the way ... [an] impressive debut novel.’ Weekend Australian ‘The writing is assured and restrained, and the dialogue is excellent ... the characters are a delight ...’ Sunday Times
May June a place in the country the happy bowel Chris Ferreira Dr Michael Levitt Whether your goal is food, profit or enjoyment, Dr Michael Levitt, highly respected colorectal this book offers the ‘eyes wide open’ approach surgeon, has restored hundreds of patients to to creating your own beautiful, productive and bowel health and happiness. This comprehensive sustainable rural landscape. Suitable for old hands guide is full of practical advice, helpful tips and and first-timers alike, and for hobby farms of all clear explanations for how to obtain and maintain a shapes and sizes, A Place in the Country gives successfully working bowel. practical advice to help you achieve long-term B format paperback • Health and wellbeing • 192 pages peace and prosperity on the land. ‘Levitt delivers this information with a fun sense of humour and 250 x 210 mm flexibound • Gardening and nature • 272 pages lightheartedness that makes the subject an enjoyable read.’ Good Reading Magazine ‘It’s a down-to-earth (pun intended) guide [with] practical advice on everything from choosing the perfect patch to what animals to ‘… as entertaining as it is informative.’ keep, and preparing soil for planting.’ Courier-Mail Australian Medical Association ‘An easy-to-read, practical guide to buying, owning and managing ‘This pocket-sized gem of a book is an investment for anyone small or large rural properties. It’s essential reading for anyone struggling to achieve perfect bowel movements on a consistent considering a tree change.’ Herald Sun basis, if ever.’ The Australian
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July August The coves off the track David Whish-WIlson Cristy Burne San Francisco, 1849: a place gripped by gold From the author of To the Lighthouse comes a new fever, swarming with desperate men come to seek adventure for young readers about falling in love their fortune. Among them are former convicts, with the bush, and with hiking and being in the Australians quick to seize control in a town without wild. It’s about disconnecting from technology. And masters, a town for the taking. Into this world steps discovering yourself. a 12-year-old boy in search of his mother. B format paperback • Junior fiction • 128 pages
B+ format paperback • Fiction • 224 pages ‘A great read for the junior reader, filled with adventure, humour ‘The Coves by David Whish-Wilson is a stunning historical fiction and that little bit of intrigue.’ Mums at the Table novel about survival and greed, and the inherent human pursuit of ‘... a funny and informative story about getting away from it all.’ wealth ... a true gem.’ Better Reading Kids’ Reading Guide ‘entertainingly delivers a nugget of Australian history possibly little ‘I liked this book because it has lots of twists and turns. It’s about known heretofore.’ Adelaide Advertiser making friends and being adventurous ... 4 out of 5 stars!’ Thandie, ‘This unique style, paired with suspense, action, and Sam’s daring age 8, Kookie Magazine narration that introduces the forgotten and brutal world of Sydney Town, makes The Coves fascinating, fun and fast reading.’ Good Reading
August august i love me (NEW EDITION) we all sleep (NEW EDITION) Sally Morgan and Ambelin Kwaymullina Ezekiel Kwaymullina and Sally Morgan Acclaimed creators Sally Morgan and Ambelin Acclaimed mother-and-son team Sally Morgan Kwaymullina celebrate individuality and joyous and Ezekiel Kwaymullina take readers on a journey self-esteem, in bouncy, rhythmic prose and riotous through a day, celebrating the interconnectedness colour ... of people and animals in lyrical language and sumptuous colour. 150 x 150 mm • Board book • 24 pages
‘I Love Me is a wonderful reminder not just to children but to the 150 x 150 mm • Board book • 24 pages parents and teachers reading the book with them that the best ‘We All Sleep ... takes readers from the “kookaburra calls” of the thing we can do for ourselves is embrace who we are’. morning to the “dingo howls” of the evening until all creatures are The West Australian asleep beneath the stars.’ Books+Publishing ‘... a superb little book of rhyming reasons you might love yourself.’ ‘From the dynamism of the watery endpapers to the flight of the Reading Time kookaburra, all her images resonate with an acute vibrancy. A ‘... highly recommended with its simple text and uplifting message magpie’s song ripples out in soundwaves and transforms the air, about embracing individuality.’ The Little Reading Room patterns fluctuate, colours undulate and all natural things contain an intensity of life force.’ Magpies
ANNUAL REPORT 2018 10 Publishing program – new titles august august One thousand trees (NEW EDITION) colour me (NEW EDITION) Kyle Hughes-Odgers Ezekiel Kwaymullina and Moira Court Award-winning artist Kyle Hughes-Odgers takes We are all different. But together we colour our readers on a journey of imagination and discovery, world amazing. Using the rainbow as a metaphor exploring the art of nature and the nature of art. for our diversity and uniqueness, Indigenous author Ezekiel Kwaymullina joins forces with award- 305 x 210 paperback • Picture book • 32 pages winning illustrator Moira Court in this gorgeous new ‘A beautiful, dreamy contemplation ... [4.5 out of 5 stars]’. picture book. Luminous screen prints and evocative Junior Books+Publishing prose celebrate every individual colour as well as ‘... One Thousand Trees is just beautiful. Every turn of the page is beautiful. The cover is beautiful. The end pages are beautiful.’ the power of their combination. Kids’ Book Review 260 x 250 mm paperback • Picture book • 32 pages ‘... simply beautiful, a contemplative book about an urban child who needs a breath of Nature to enrich her life.’ 4MBS Classic FM ‘This beautiful picture book will engage young readers through Radio shape and colour, movement, sound and text in a most satisfying whole. Recommended to share with little ones.’ Magpies
september september vodka and apple juice meet me at the intersection Jay Martin Ambelin Kwaymullina and Rebecca Lim (eds) When Jay’s husband lands a diplomatic job in Meet Me at the Intersection is an anthology of Warsaw, she jumps at the opportunity to escape short fiction, memoir and poetry by authors who her predictable life in Canberra for a three-year are First Nations, People of Colour, LGBTIQA+ or adventure in the heart of central Europe. It’s a living with disability. The focus of the anthology challenge even for an intrepid traveller with a willing is on Australian life as seen through each author’s heart. Not to mention a marriage that increasingly unique, and seldom heard, perspective.
doesn’t look as if it will survive its third Polish B format paperback • YA anthology • 296 pages winter. ‘... fresh and important.’ National Indigenous Times B+ format paperback • Travel memoir • 312 pages ‘A highly recommended collection.’ Magpies ‘Humorous and graceful ... Vodka and Apple Juice depicts a ‘This collection of short stories, poetry and memoir by writers woman’s search for identity with a winning mixture of pain and from marginalised groups in Australia edges us closer to being aplomb.’ Foreword Magazine able to provide our children and young people with literature that represents all Australians, and not just the privileged few.’ ‘This is a candid, brave and amusing book that should be handed Kids’ Reading Guide to every spouse of every diplomat going to their first overseas posting.’ Good Reading
ANNUAL REPORT 2018 11 Publishing program – new titles october october gastronauts more and more and more James Foley Ian Mutch Sally Tinker, the world’s foremost inventor under the Henry Harper loves collecting. One day, while out age of 12, has an extraordinary new challenge. The finding treasures, he discovers Kate. She loves to brain-enhancing nanobots she is testing have been collect, too! Together Henry and Kate amass an accidentally swallowed by her baby brother Joe. amazing amount of stuff before discovering that The only way to stop Joe turning into a superbaby the most valuable thing they’ve ever found is each and wreaking super havoc is to shrink herself and other. travel inside Joe’s body on a journey to tackle the 230 x 235 mm hardback • Picture book • 32 pages problem head-on. What could possibly go wrong? ‘With the current discussion about waste, this book forms a timely B format paperback • Junior graphic novel • 120 pages addition to picture books which will initiate class attention on this urgent matter.’ ReadPlus ‘... hilariously funny.’ Magpies ‘There’s a wonderful message in the story about the dangers of ‘Farting babies and graphic novels are surefire ways into a primary consumerism and the accumulation of too much stuff ... It’s so reader’s heart.’ Mums at the Table much fun to read aloud, and the illustrations are divine – funky and ‘Gastronauts is one of the best books I have ever read.’ Benjamin different and very cool.’ Kids’ Book Review Rask, age 12, Herald Sun
October November the valley kathleen o’connor of paris Steve Hawke Amanda Curtin A murder in the remote bush in 1916 sparks a chain Part biography, part travel narrative, this is the of events that will haunt a family for generations. story of an artist in a foreign land who, with limited Hidden in the refuge of a secret valley, their tiny resources and despite the impacts of war and loss, community lives unknown to the world. A century worked and exhibited in Paris for over 40 years. later, when Broome schoolboy Dancer falls foul of Kate’s distinctive figure paintings, portraits and still the local bikie gang, he and his father head up the lifes, highly prized today, form an inseparable part Gibb River Road where Dancer begins to unravel of the telling.
the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of C format paperback • Art biography • 320 pages his mother Milly Rider and the valley itself. ... the result of years of painstaking research and an equally dis- B+ format paperback • Fiction • 256 pages ciplined imaginative, empathetic engagement with her subject ...’ The Weekend West ‘... a powerful and often tragic family saga.’ Sydney Morning Herald ‘Curtin unearthed obscure newspaper articles and letters to ‘... a remarkable achievement by a novelist old enough to know family and friends, providing tantalising glimpses into O’Connor’s universal truths.’ Herald Sun personality. Curtin fleshes out the bare bones to create a riveting ‘... there is something astonishingly truthful about this story ... The story ...’ Perth Voice Valley is extremely rewarding reading.’ Good Reading ‘... rich and evocative ... breathtaking’. Australian Book Review ‘... masterful storytelling as powerful as the Fitzroy River in flood.’ The Weekend West
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November
the tree Richard Woldendorp Trees are the biggest plants on earth, and its longest living species. In this spectacular volume, acclaimed landscape photographer Richard Woldendorp, AM, explores Australian trees of all shapes and sizes. From abstract close-ups to aerials, Woldendorp’s images reveal the beauty and wonder of trees.
255 x 200 mm hardback • Art and photography • 144 pages
‘... all tree huggers will find something to love in this glorious collection. Get a copy for your nature lover.’ The Weekend West ‘... a very interesting, professional, thought-provoking book ...’ Queensland Reviewers Collective
ANNUAL REPORT 2018 13 Publishing program – new titles november november heaven sent a fortunate life (SPECIAL EDITION) Alan Carter A.B. Facey Detective Sergeant Philip ‘Cato’ Kwong is light Born in 1894, and first sent to work at the age on sleep but high on happiness with his new wife of eight, Facey lived the rough frontier life of a Sharon Wang and their baby girl. But contentment labourer and farmer and jackaroo, becoming lost is not compatible with life in the Job, and soon a and then rescued by Indigenous trackers, then series of murders of Fremantle’s homeless people gaining a hard-won literacy, surviving Gallipoli, gets in the way of Cato’s newfound bliss. raising a family through the Depression and losing a son in the Second World War. This special edition of C format paperback • Crime fiction • 328 pages a much-loved Australian story will be a treasure for ‘If you like your punchy police procedurals set west of the usual those who know it, and a treat for new readers. Australian crime, then Alan Carter is your man ... [a] rollicking thriller.’ Readings A format hardback • Autobiography • 484 pages ‘Alan Carter’s Cato Kwong books just get better and better: police procedurals written with tremendous verve, humour and heart, ‘The charm of the chapters lies in the sincerity of the author, a and a wonderful sense of place.’ Adelaide Advertiser man that one finds so easy to admire through his writing alone.’ Queensland Reviewers Collective Carter is a master of his craft and Heaven Sent is completely accessible to new readers, thanks to the most endearing crime fighter out there.’ Herald Sun november December light horse boy (NEW EDITION) Pandamonia (NEW EDITION) Dianne Wolfer with illustrations by Brian Chris Owen and Chris Nixon Simmonds When visiting the zoo, whatever you do, DON’T In 1914 Jim and Charlie abandon the Australian WAKE THE PANDA! Join in the fantastic fun as one outback for the excitement and adventure of the grumpy panda sets off a frenzy of wild partying. war to end all wars. But in the Light Horse they 238 x 288 mm paperback • Picture book • 32 pages quickly discover the brutal realities of life on the frontline. And nothing will ever be the same again. ‘Lively rhyming text that grows and grows with action and noise words begging to be read aloud.’ 4MBS Classic FM Radio 220 x 175 mm paperback • Picture book for older readers • 120 pages ‘... catchy and hilarious.’ Sunday Age
‘Should be compulsory reading for all upper grade students.’ Reading Time ’Wolfer’s latest foray into historical fiction is a successful one.’ Magpies ‘This is a powerful and moving book, highly recommended for ages 9 to 14 years.’ Child Magazines
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Adult fiction Children’s fiction Someone Else’s Country Peter Docker A Sausage Went for a Walk Ellisha Majid and Peter Kendall The Paperbark Shoe Goldie Goldbloom Destroying Avalon Kate McCaffrey True County Kim Scott Sally’s Story Sally Morgan The Valley Steve Hawke Jack’s Island Norman Jorgensen A Fortunate Life (new editon) A.B. Facey Lighthouse Girl Dianne Wolfer Light Horse Boy Dianne Wolfer ADULT CRIME FICTION Looking Up Sally Murphy City of Light Dave Warner Brobot James Foley Clear to the Horizon Dave Warner Sister Heart Sally Morgan Before It Breaks Dave Warner Gastronauts James Foley Heaven Sent Alan Carter A Fortunate Life (new editon) A.B. Facey
Non-fiction Children’s picture books Sabrina’s Juicy Book of Citrus Sabrina Hahn All Monkeys Love Bananas Sean Avery Kathleen O’Connor of Paris Amanda Curtin Crow and the Waterhole Ambelin Kwaymullina Women of a Certain Age Jodie Moffat, Maria Scoda and Susan Sullivan My Country Ezekiel Kwaymullina and Sally Morgan The Last of the Nomads W.J. Peasley I Love Me (board book) Sally Morgan and Ambelin Kwaymullina My Place Sally Morgan We All Sleep (board book) Ezekiel Kwaymullina and Sally Morgan Oe Thousand Trees (PB) Kyle Hughes-Odgers POETRY Colour Me (PB) Ezekiel Kwaymullina and Moira Court Emptiness John Mateer Pandamonia (PB) Chris Owen and Chris Nixon The Water Bearer Tracy Ryan Unearthed Tracy Ryan
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Baby Ways All Monkeys Love Bananas Client: Better Beginnings Program, State Client: State Library of Western Australia Library of Western Australia Format: 221 x 202 mm, paperback, 32 pages Format: 150 x 150 mm, board book with mirror Reprint of another 13,000 copies of a special In 2006 we were commissioned to create the State paperback edition of this book for their toddler Library’s first publication for their Better Beginnings program. program, the photographic board book Baby Ways. We have worked with the Better Beginnings program now for over 10 years and have produced more than 163,800 copies of Baby Ways, together with 45,000 copies of a lift-the-flap board book, Let’s Go, Baby.
KEEPING THE WANJINAS FRESH Distribution program Client: Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation
Format: 230 x 152 mm, paperback, 296 pages LIGHT Keeping the Wanjinas Fresh: Sam Woolagoodja Client: Christian Fletcher Photography
and the Enduring Power of Lalai is the story of the Format: 230 x 305 mm, hardback, 160 pages people of the Wanjinas and their unbroken living cosmology of Lalai — the Dreaming — manifested Light brings together images from around Australia most memorably in the dazzling giant Wanjina that unite light, composition and colour to create designed by Donny Woolagoodja for the opening a breathtaking ode to landscape and country. It ceremony of the Sydney Olympics. Thirty-two full- features 160 pages of full-colour photography colour plates feature Sam’s and Donny’s paintings by Christian Fletcher, taken throughout his and the work of other major Mowanjum artists. prolific career as an award-winning landscape First published by Fremantle Press, the community photographer. commissioned us to reproduce a new edition for their use.
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Foreign AND Translation rights Storybox Library for Kids – One Thousand Trees by Kyle Hughes- I Love Me by Sally Morgan and Ambelin Odgers, Kwaymullina – North America My Country, I Love Me and We All Sleep by Sally Morgan, More and More and More by Ian Mutch Ezekiel Kwaymullina, and Ambelin – South Korea Kwaymullina. by Kelly Canby – Spain ‘Hé, wat is dat?’ roept Charlie. The Hole Story Kinderling Kids Radio – New licences Er zit een gat in de weg. Een gat! Helemaal voor hem alleen! and Catalonia, Italy, South Korea, for More and More and More by Ian Charlie pakt het voorzichtig op en steekt het in zijn broekzak. Belgium and the Netherlands, China Maar al snel komt hij erachter dat een gat Mutch and The Deep by Tim Winton. in zijn broekzak niet heel handig is … Een fantasierijk prentenboek by Kate McCaffrey – vol woordgrapjes en knipoogjes. Saving Jazz My Country by Sally Morgan and Voor eerlijke vinders vanaf 4 jaar. Slovenia Ezekiel Kwaymullina used in ANZ Dropping In by Geoff Havel – Slovenia schools geography education video. www.clavisbooks.com Dungzilla by James Foley – The ISBN 978-9044835144 EXAMPLES of Extracts RIGHTS Netherlands Clavis (FOR education) by Jay Martin – Vodka and Apple Juice English high school textbook published Poland by Cengage – extracts from Sister Heart by Sally Morgan. STAGE RIGHTS Great Southern by Caroline Caddy The Hope Fault by Tracy Farr – Western (poetry) for use in Year 11 exam Australian Academy of Performing Arts papers set by the English Teachers A Fortunate Life by A.B. Facey – Association of WA. Theatre 180 PERMISSIONS Film options This year we received numerous There was a lot of interest from script requests for permission to use our writers and film producers throughout books in a variety of ways, such as: the year. Options have been signed for • to feature as props in scenes on The Felicity Young’s Stevie Hooper crime Heights (TV drama) and Dirt Music series – , and Take Out Harum Scarum (film) An Easeful Death – and Jen Banyard’s Riddle Gully children’s series. • excerpts from Derby by David Whish- Wilson and Sean Gorman for the Digital and audio RIGHTS Western Derby panel at Optus Stadium Wavesound Audio Books – • to reproduce Sister Heart by Sally Marlborough Man by Alan Carter; City Morgan in braille format for a student of Light, Before It Breaks, Clear to the in Queensland. Horizon and River of Salt, all by Dave Warner.
Left: WAAPA final year students workshop The Hope Fault by Tracy Farr.
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Connecting with book clubs and general readers Fremantle Press continued to connect with book clubs and general readers through events, the media, social media and electronic direct mail (EDM) campaigns, author tours and advertising campaigns. Media placements, particularly radio interviews, continued to increase, as did social media engagement. Fremantle Press ran two successful events that specifically targeted book club and general readers: the Great Big Book Club Tea Party and the Great Big Book Club Read, which was also the City of Fremantle T.A.G. Hungerford Award ceremony. In 2018, Fremantle Press worked even more directly with the individual sales representatives at Penguin Random House to ensure that each had easy access to merchandise and advance copies of books, leading to more bulk sales to major retailers like Dymocks and Lamont. We made Fremantle Press merchandise available for booksellers to order from the Penguin Random House monthly order form, and released 200 advance reading copies of key Fremantle Press titles Heaven Sent and The Valley to booksellers. This was a particularly successful strategy for both books, which had to be reprinted to meet demand. Fremantle Press continued to foster closer relationships with booksellers by pitching directly to the independent booksellers in the Leading Edge group at meetings in NSW, Tasmania, Victoria and WA. We supplemented this by advertising in bookstore catalogues, sending our books to selected booksellers for events and by pitching books and story ideas for curated bookseller campaigns and promotions (all essential to securing space for Fremantle Press books on shelves in bookstores). This ensured that Fremantle Press books were promoted by independent booksellers to more than 1.3 million readers in Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas and summer reading campaigns.
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Connecting with parents, kids and educators Fremantle Press continued to support the children’s list through events, exhibitions, feature stories, reviews, advertisements and the distribution of children’s flyers, teaching activities and teaching notes. Fremantle Press worked with the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and the Australian Publishers Association (APA) to organise a children’s book sales and marketing event in Western Australia at Paper Bird bookstore. Between the Covers, Behind the Counter attracted 30 specialist children’s book buyers, authors and local publishers discussing children’s book trends and collaborative approaches to marketing. The ABA invited Fremantle Press to meet with Eastern States children’s buyers at their annual catch-up and to pitch titles for their annual ABA children’s catalogue. This led to five placements in the catalogue, plus additional placements in individual catalogues for bookstores such as Better Read than Dead and Kinokuniya.
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Locally, Fremantle Press partnered with the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) WA to deliver A Night With Our Stars, attended by 300 teachers. We partnered with The West Australian’s ED! Magazine to deliver four serialisations, representing some 40 pages dedicated to Fremantle Press titles and reaching 30,000 students through shared promotions. Nationally, Fremantle Press sponsored the CBCA by sending Dianne Wolfer to Canberra to present her latest title In the Lamplight to 600 students and 200 teachers. Fremantle Press also presented Holden Sheppard’s forthcoming novel Invisible Boys at the annual YA showcase at the State Library of Victoria, which was attended by 300 teachers and librarians. Fremantle Press worked closely with libraries, professional associations and education departments in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland, securing reviews of our books on teacher resource sites and places for our books on the New South Wales and Queensland Summer Reading Challenges. Fremantle Press also distributed a quarterly education newsletter and 46,770 flyers, teaching resources and pieces of merchandise to librarians, teachers and students Australia-wide.
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General News, page 44 - 739.00 cm² Magazines Lifestyle - circulation 8,000 (Monthly) PAGE 1 of 2 MEDIA INDEX 1 BRIEF FREMPRESS Licensed by Copyright Agency. 1001984492 You may only copy or ID communicate this work with a licence. In 2018, Fremantle Press featured in 695 positive print and online media stories (which was an increase of 6% on 2017, no mean feat in the current media climate). Highlights included features in the Australian and the West Weekend Magazine and reviews in Australian Women’s Weekly, Magpies, Books+Publishing, the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Herald Sun, the Courier-Mail, the Adelaide Advertiser, the Hobart Examiner and the Sunday Times to name a few. In addition to this, Fremantle Press authors with new release titles featured on at least 76 radio and television programs (this is not tracked by Isentia so is only an estimate). These included appearances on Channel 9, ABC RN, ABC Radio, SBS News online and commercial and community radio stations in all Australian states. International highlights included Fremantle Press books Meet Me at the Intersection, Marlborough Man and The Happy Bowel being featured on Radio New Zealand and in Fairfax New Zealand, the Listener and Capital Magazine. In Australian Women`s Weekly, National the US, chose Carrie Cox as one of 20 writers to watch for 01 Oct 2018 Foreword Reviews
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ID 1006641372 BRIEF FREMPRESS INDEX 1.1 ONLINE PAGE 1 of 1 FOUR MEANINGFUL Website sales were up by 62% with a 16% increase in the number of orders. The average order amount increased to $60 per order and 40% of all customers CHILDREN’S BOOKS ordered more than one book – a testament to how well the free postage on a second book offer was received by our audience. In 2017, unique website visitors had decreased by 3%. This year we increased unique visitors by 30% to 68,186 with 93,935 visits. The number of sessions per user increased slightly, but average time spent on the website decreased slightly and the bounce rate A FORTUNATE LIFE by A.B. Facey, THE DAY MY BRAIN continues to be higher than average. Fremantle Press AGE: Younger readers WENT CRAZY by Michelle Karavas, WAVES Bert Facey was an by Donna Rawlins, ordinary Creative Publishing man who lived an Mark Jackson & SCAREDY BOOK The number of Fremantle Press followers and subscribers grew to more than extraordinary life. He was AGE: 7+ Heather Potter, Walker Books by Devon Sillett and born in 1894 in the wheat Jake is good when he is out, Cara King, EK Books belt of WA. His father died but at home lots of things AGE: 7+ Thought-provoking, gently AGE: 5+ 12,162 (a 14% increase on the previous year). Subscribers to our enewsletter when he was two and make him cross. When he is Utterly original wide-eyed when he was deserted by asked to eat veggies and to illustrated stories of 15 journeys across the sea adventure from this talented his mother, his grandmother clean his room, Jake does author/illustrator team. Book campaigns increased by 3% overall and our open rates and click-through rates to Australia, from people sent him to work at eight _ the opposite – wrecks his loves living in the library – it fl eeing persecution, war clearing, plowing, fencing, room and throws his toys is safe, warm and peaceful. everywhere. “Why does my and famine, over tens of continued to perform better than industry benchmarks in the publishing, not-for- droving. He was an thousands of years. Yiddish But when his shelf-mates experienced bushman at 14 brain go crazy?” he asks, Olga has not yet told her come back from trips and a professional boxer in exhausted. Mum makes him siblings they are orphans, as outside; creased, torn, profit, education and arts and entertainment sectors. a Calm Chart of things to a travelling troupe at 18. He they sail on a rusty hulk from sticky, pages missing – and taught himself to read and do instead: punch a pillow a camp to a safe place. sometimes not at all! – he write. Bert raised his family or a mattress, kick a ball, Harry doesn’t have a Mam wants to take cover. Emma squeeze lemons! And it during the Depression, to see him off and Da hasn’t loves the library, too; it’s works – so much so, mum Fans and engagement increased across all three major social media channels, survived Gallipoli, and lost where she goes for lets him choose a movie as known him since coming a son in WWII. New back from war. He must adventures. One day Book a reward. Karavas counsels straightens up his spine with Instagram followers increasing by 24% and Twitter and Facebook followers edition adapted make the Empire proud, for younger readers. children with depression, and turns to the girl with social skill anger, autism, as he sails to a better life. He takes care of Terrance, gumption. She takes him on grief and bullying. a picnic, where crumbs fall increasing by 12%. On Facebook the number of engaged users was up by 40%. who has him name between his folds! So what? pinned to his coat. A comfort to a clingy child and a helicopter parent. New online tools included the Fremantle Press podcast, an online book voucher and S.Tinker Tube, James Foley’s YouTube channel for kids.
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EVENTS, AUTHOR TOURS AND EXHIBITIONS In 2018, Fremantle Press co-produced four major events and our authors reached an estimated 109,130 readers through their own talks, workshops and readings. In addition to local festivals in Perth, Greater Perth, Margaret River, New Norcia, Broome, Kununurra, Balingup and Geraldton, Fremantle Press authors appeared at festivals and events in Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart, Brisbane, Canada, the United Kingdom, Queensland, Japan, Indonesia, India and New Zealand. A number of special events also defined 2018 for Fremantle Press authors, with Black Swan State Theatre Company touring a production called The Lighthouse Girl based on Dianne Wolfer’s Light trilogy and Tracy Farr’s The Hope Fault in a ‘moved reading’ performance at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
FREMANTLE PRESS EVENT PROGRAM
24 February New and Emerging Author Showcase for Event Programmers
UWA Watersports Complex, The Boat Shed, Crawley Above: Guests at the launch of Vodka and Apple Juice by Jay Martin. Speakers: Amanda Curtin, Brigid Lowry, Carrie Cox, Chris Ferreira, Cristy Burne, David Whish-Wilson, Deb Fitzpatrick, Dianne Wolfer, Fiona Burrows, James ‘It is a delight to be able to cherry pick the best of Western Australian talent in Foley, Jay Martin, Jessica Lister, Jodie Moffat, Kelly Canby, Meg McKinlay, Michael children’s literature to feature in our Festival programme.’ Levitt, Sabrina Dudgeon, Sally Murphy, Susan Midalia, Thomas M. Wilson and Jenny Simpson, Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director, AWESOME Arts Australia Ltd. Tjalaminu Mia Over 50 event programmers (an increase of 16% on 2017) gathered to listen as 3 September Fremantle Press authors pitched their latest titles and themselves. This event once again proved itself to be of incredible value to our authors, offering them Launch of Vodka and Apple Juice by Jay Martin the chance to network with event programmers and ensuring that every author The Local Hotel, Fremantle there secured at least one event booking by the end of the session. Speakers: Jay Martin, Cr Hannah Fitzhardinge, Hon. Simone McGurk MLA, Susan ‘As a full-time author and illustrator who relies on speaking fees for the bulk of Clarke my income, the Fremantle Press Breakfast event is absolutely vital.’ Presented with the City of Fremantle and New Edition Bookshop James Foley Over 80 people (80% capacity) attended this event to launch Vodka and Apple ‘This was my first official event for Fremantle Press. Not only was it a fun, Juice, the debut book of the 2016 City of Fremantle T.A.G. Hungerford Award fantastic morning filled with many other incredibly talented authors, it was also winner Jay Martin. The book was launched by Hon. Simone McGurk and featured a great way for me to gain confidence in talking about my debut novel in an a reading by Jay and a Q&A. This event was produced in conjunction with audience-friendly way.’ Hungerford Award sponsors the City of Fremantle, with Mayor Brad Pettitt and a Carrie Cox number of councillors in attendance. ‘The Fremantle Press Perth Writers Week Breakfast is an event of the utmost ‘Thanks to all at Fremantle Press for all your work. It’s such a pleasure to work importance for the authors and event organisers involved.’ with you and great to be a part of supporting WA writing.’ William Yeoman, Curator, Perth Writers Week, Susan Clarke, Community Programmes Officer, City of Fremantle
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1 October to end of February 2019 More and More and More Exhibition State Library of Western Australia Presented with State Library of Western Australia and Country Arts WA Launched during AWESOME Festival, Fremantle Press facilitated the exhibition by providing merchandise, an interactive activity and printed decals. The State Library of Western Australia worked with the artist Ian Mutch to design the exhibition and the library installed it on his behalf. The State Library also designed teaching activities for their school groups. There has been interest in touring the More and More and More exhibition to other venues.
3 October Great Big Dark and Spooky Book Read State Library of Western Australia Presented with AWESOME Festival 2018 and the State Library of Western Australia Speakers: Deb Fitzpatrick, Cheryl Kickett-Tucker, Cristy Burne, Kelly Canby, Ian Mutch, Dianne Wolfer and James Foley Fremantle Press did not ticket this event, which fell under the AWESOME ticketing arrangements, but we estimate that the theatre was at 95% capacity (130–150 attendees). We believe that some 50 family tickets were sold, while 80–100 free tickets were provided to the Koya Aboriginal Corporation so that Indigenous students could also attend. Family tickets included a Fremantle Press book. The dark and spooky theme saw authors read from their books around a campfire with the readings accompanied by special effects. ‘Just wanted to say congratulations on a fabulous event last week with the Great Big Dark and Spooky Book Read. I thought the event was fabulously entertaining and a great way to launch multiple books at once. The smiles of everyone as they left the theatre was priceless. Thanks for all your hard work on it.’ Carina McPherson, Community Engagement Officer, State Library of Western Australia
Above Left: Ian Mutch’s More and More and More exhibition in The Story Place at the State Library of Western Australia.
Left: Lights off in the State Library of Western Australia’s theatre for the Great Big Dark and Spooky Book Read.
Images courtesy of the State Library of Western Australia.
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21 October Great Big Book Club Tea Party A.H. Bracks Library, Melville Speakers: Sarah McNeill, Liz Byrski, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Rafeif Ismail, David Whish-Wilson, Susan Midalia, Carrie Cox, Steve Hawke, Jodie Moffat, Tracy Ryan and Mayor of Melville Russell Aubrey. Presented with the City of Melville, Good Reading Magazine and Lotterywest We targeted the City of Melville for an event after our online statistics indicated that fewer people living in the City of Melville were interacting with the Fremantle Press brand than those living in other areas. This was despite a highly educated and literate population. In talking to the city we felt that a book club event would help them celebrate the reopening of the A.H. Bracks Library while helping raise awareness of local books and storytellers living in their area. Fremantle Press designed a marketing and promotions strategy that included a national advertising campaign, flyer drops to local cafes, bookstores and libraries, a social media campaign and several enewsletter campaigns involving City of Melville author ambassadors (whom we appointed): Liz Byrski, Ambelin Kwaymullina and Brendan Ritchie. Almost 500 people registered their interest in attending this event and all 250 tickets sold within 48 hours, with 256 people actually showing up for the event on the day. As a result we gained 243 new subscribers to our enewsletter, increased our social media reach in the region, increased the number of authors appearing in the City of Melville event program and increased their attendance figures at those events. Of those surveyed on the day, 99% said they would attend another Fremantle Press event with most saying they would pay to do so.
‘Lovely to be able to listen to diverse authors speaking about their books.’ Emily Hunt ‘Fabulous! Great organisation. Terrific communication, marketing, promotions. Wonderful author line up! Thanks!’ Honor Murphy ‘Always thoroughly enjoy hearing authors talk of their books with passion.’ Robyn Griffiths ‘I loved being in an environment where reading is celebrated.’ Constance Harvey ‘Enlightening to hear authors’ intentions, themes, reasons and process with their books, this will enhance future readings of their books.’ Bee Addis ‘Wonderful event to celebrate the literature and the amazing writers we have here in WA.’ Karen French ‘Organisations such as yours contribute above and beyond the projects and activities that are provided by grant funding.’ Marcia Coelho, Coordinator Customer Relations
Left: From left, authors Steve Hawke, Carrie Cox, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Susan Midalia, Jodie Moffat, Liz Byrski, Rafeif Ismail and David Whish-Wilson at the Great Big Book Club Tea Party.
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15 November Great Big Book Club Read and City of Fremantle T.A.G. Hungerford Award Announcement Fremantle Arts Centre Speakers: John McGlue, Clair Medhurst, Mayor of Fremantle Brad Pettitt, Sarah McNeill, Alan Carter, Amanda Curtin, Chris Ferreira, Steve Hawke, Michael Levitt, Richard Woldendorp and Holden Sheppard Other participants: City of Fremantle Deputy Mayor Ingrid Waltham, Catherine Noske, Richard Rossiter Winner: Holden Sheppard Shortlisted authors: Yuot A. Alaak, Zoe Deleuil, Julie Sprigg, Alan Fyfe and Trish Versteegen Presented with Fremantle Arts Centre and Old Young’s Vodka We aimed to get around 250 and had over 300 people in attendance for the announcement of the City of Fremantle T.A.G. Hungerford Award winner. This is the second time Fremantle Press has combined a Great Big Book Club Read with the City of Fremantle T.A.G. Hungerford Award ceremony. In addition to the ceremony, six Fremantle Press authors launched their new titles before the announcement of the award. ‘I would like to express massive thanks for such a fantastic event last night and for all your efforts in the selection and lead up to the award. It was an amazing feeling to be on the stage with the other shortlisters and to be acknowledged in front of community, friends and family. Am so thrilled for Holden and can’t wait to see his novel get out there. Thanks to Claire for your work, expertise and support in the last few months – and for giving me an instant media platform! I have had so much positive feedback from family and friends about the event last night with many saying they will come back for future events. The flowers, the cupcakes, the warmth of all the people I met made the evening really special and an experience I will never forget. Thanks so much.’ Trish Versteegen, City of Fremantle T.A.G. Hungerford Award shortlister.
Above left: Guests arrive to celebrate the announcement of the winner of the 2018 City of Fremantle City T.A.G. Hungerford Award.
Left: Holden Sheppard celebrates his Hungerford Award win with KSP Writer’s Centre colleagues.
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AUTHOR TOURS
MARCH Women of a Certain Age editors Sue Sullivan and Maria Scoda undertook several media interviews and events in Melbourne, including an event at Readings on publication of the book. The editors also attended the International Women’s Day Breakfast at Parliament House, NSW. A Place in the Country author Chris Ferreira toured in Tasmania and the Eastern States, meeting with booksellers at the Leading Edge Conference in Hobart and undertaking media appearances in Melbourne.
APRIL Chris Owen headed to Adelaide Zoo in April for United Way South Australia’s annual Children’s Zoo Day. A thousand children and their families attended to hear Chris read aloud from his books Pandamonia and My Superhero.
MAY Dianne Wolfer toured a number of schools in the UK speaking about history and her three picture books for older readers, In the Lamplight, Light Horse Boy and Lighthouse Girl. Crime writer Alan Carter went to the UK to attend Newcastle Noir.
JUNE Women of a Certain Age was launched in Sydney at Gleebooks with editor Maria Scoda and three contributors to the anthology in attendance. Susan Midalia toured her novel The Art of Persuasion in Melbourne, with a special event at Readings on 7 June.
JULY James Foley attended the Whitsunday Voices Youth Literature Festival in Queensland and Madelaine Dickie attended the Dobbie Award ceremony in Sydney. Alan Carter toured New Zealand with events at the Marlborough Book Festival and local libraries.
AUGUST Dianne Wolfer toured Canberra and Sydney to promote her new book In the Lamplight as well as speaking at the CBCA Children’s Book of the Year Awards.
Left: Cristy Burne on tour with Russ the Story Bus for the Sydney Writers’ Festival. Image courtesy of the author.
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SEPTEMBER Jay Martin, winner of the 2016 City of Fremantle T.A.G. Hungerford Award toured her debut book Vodka and Apple Juice in Perth. Having recently moved to Canada, she returned to Fremantle to launch the book at the Local Hotel in conjunction with Fremantle Library. Chris Ferreira, author of A Place in the Country, embarked on a tour of WA’s south-west, with events and media coverage in Busselton, Margaret River and Denmark. Ambelin Kwaymullina and Rebecca Lim launched Meet Me at the Intersection at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne on 11 September, and Ambelin was subsequently involved in a number of media interviews while in the city. Janine Leane (Women of a Certain Age) and Ellen van Neerven (Meet Me at the Intersection) were in conversation at an event at Yarra Libraries in Melbourne. Alan Carter toured New Zealand with events and media for WORD Christchurch.
OCTOBER Graphic novelist and illustrator James Foley toured WA, NSW and Victoria with his new S.Tinker Inc. book Gastronauts. He ran a number of comics workshops in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, and launched the book in each of these cities at Paper Bird bookstore in Fremantle, WA, at The Children’s Bookshop in Beecroft, NSW, and at Kids Book Fest in Fitzroy, Victoria.
NOVEMBER Off the Track and To the Lighthouse author Cristy Burne toured schools in remote NSW on Russ the Story Bus as part of Sydney Writers’ Festival. Alan Carter toured his fourth book in the Cato Kwong series, Heaven Sent, in Tasmania, NSW and WA, taking in libraries and bookshops from metro Perth down to Bunbury. He also did a number of media interviews in these regions. His book was launched as part of the Great Big Book Club Read and City of Fremantle T.A.G. Hungerford Award announcement at Fremantle Arts Centre.
Above left: Chris Owen reads Pandamonia at the Adelaide Zoo. Image courtesy of the author.
Left: Students at Freshwater Bay Primary School created artworks to celebrate the work of author and illustrator James Foley. Image courtesy of the author.
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CONNECTING WITH NEW WRITERS Fremantle Press staff ran workshops for new writers at the Australasian Association of Writing Programs conference, Rockingham Writers Centre, the Fremantle Library, Katharine Susannah Prichard, the University of Western Australia, Mandurah Library, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Rottnest Retreat, the Curtin Writers Club, the writingWA publishing industry day, the Small Press Network’s annual conference, Peter Cowan Writers Centre and the Fellowship of Australian Writers WA. Fremantle Press also met with creative and professional writing students at Murdoch University, Edith Cowan University and Curtin University. Fremantle Press created and published nine stories featuring tips for new and emerging writers on the Fremantle Press blog.
The City of Fremantle T.A.G. Hungerford Award The City of Fremantle T.A.G. Hungerford Award sponsorship was renewed by the city in a unanimous vote. Fremantle Press moved the award submissions online, making administration of the award simpler and less labour-intensive for the Fremantle Library. In an extremely competitive year, 72 of the 80 submissions received were deemed eligible and of those the judges had an unprecedented 16 manuscripts on the longlist, from which six were chosen for the shortlist. The City of Fremantle T.A.G. Hungerford Award winner Holden Sheppard was announced at Fremantle Arts Centre. Fremantle Press has subsequently contracted Yuot Alaak and Julie Sprigg from the shortlist and provided editorial support to a further two shortlisted authors. Fremantle Press secured 56 media reports, features and interviews about the award, reaching an estimated 731,212 readers. Other promotion included podcast interviews with each shortlisted author and a video with former winner Jay Martin, which was recorded and broadcast by the City of Fremantle.
Above left: Mayor of Fremantle Brad Pettitt with the winning author Holden Sheppard.
Left: Shortlisted author Yuot Alaak celebrates with family at the City of Fremantle T.A.G. Hungerford Award ceremony. Fremantle Press will publish his memoir Father of the Lost Boys in 2020.
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The Fogarty Literary Award The Fogarty Literary Award for young writers aged 18 to 35 was announced on 5 December and was our top post across all social media platforms for that month. Analysis across all platforms indicated a reach of some 30k+ viewers, with more than 650 people clicking through to read the award conditions. The writing community was incredibly supportive, with many Fremantle authors sharing it through their networks and more than 25 organisations and media outlets supporting the announcement through enewsletters, emails to students, distribution of merchandise, social media and print and online features.
Four Centres Emerging Writers Program Fremantle Press held the first Emerging Writers Program workshop on Saturday 24 November. Some 29 of a possible 35 authors attended the day, which focused on poetry with Georgia Richter, Nandi Chinna, Dennis Haskell and Scott-Patrick Mitchell all presenting. Feedback was very positive with 44% of respondents saying they enjoyed networking and meeting other writers.
FOUR CENTRES emerging writers program
Above left: Annie Fogarty, pictured wearing orange, is the Executive Chairperson of the Fogarty Foundation.
Left: Coordinators of the Four Centres Emerging Writers Program outside the Fremantle Press office.
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2018 got off to a flying start with Underrated Book Award (MUBA) run contribution to Westerly magazine for author Meg McKinlay and illustrator by the Small Press Network. her narrative non-fiction piece about Andrew Frazer’s palindromic picture travelling and writing in America. Goldie Goldbloom’s The Paperbark book Drawn Onward named a Notable Shoe was one of six new books The children’s list was no exception Book in the CBCA Book of the Year selected for the prestigious Big Read when it came to awards in 2018. Awards. Looking Up by Sally Murphy program run by the USA’s National Dungzilla by James Foley was was also listed as a Notable Book in the Endowment for the Arts. shortlisted for the Aurealis Award for same awards. science fiction in the Best Graphic Troppo by Madelaine Dickie was Marlborough Man by Alan Carter Novel/Illustrated Book category. shortlisted for both the Barbara Jefferis and Clear to the Horizon by Dave Award and the Dobbie Award at the Riddle Gully Secrets by Jen Banyard Warner were both longlisted for the Nita B. Kibble Literary Awards 2018. made the shortlist of the West International DUBLIN Literary Award. Australian Young Readers’ Book They were two of 12 Australian authors Amanda Curtin, author of artist Awards. This was the second time the longlisted for the prize. Marlborough biography Kathleen O’Connor of Riddle Gully series had been honoured Man went on to be one of just six Paris, was one of five finalists in the in this particular award after Mystery at books shortlisted for the Ned Kelly prestigious Alice Literary Award. The Riddle Gully made the shortlist in 2016. Award for best crime fiction and won Alice Award recognises an Australian the Ngaio Marsh Award. Clear to the woman who has made a long-term The Smuggler’s Curse by Norman Horizon was also longlisted for the Ned contribution to Australian literature. Jorgensen was named as the winner Kelly Awards. of the West Australian Young Readers’ Fremantle Press poet Caitlin Maling Book Award for older readers. Gwen by Goldie Goldbloom was was awarded the prestigious 2017 longlisted for the ALS Gold Medal 2018 Patricia Hackett Prize for best and was one of the finalists in the 2017 Aurealis Awards for science fiction in the Best Fantasy Novel category. The book was also shortlisted for the Most
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Grants Event grants Fremantle Press is supported by the State Government through the Department The Great Big Book Club Tea Party was supported by the City of Melville, of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and Lotterywest. Lotterywest and Good Reading Magazine.:
Fremantle Press is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Sponsors Council, its arts funding and advisory body. Fremantle Press receives pro-bono legal support from Lavan.
Project supporters The Minderoo Editorship is proudly supported by the Minderoo Foundation. Fremantle Press Champions of Literature The Fremantle Press Champions of Literature program raised $30,550 in 2018 and was proudly supported by the following individuals: Jenny Archibald, Jillian Brown, Jo Dawkins, Susan and Peter Farris, Annie Fogarty, Liz Forbes, Graham Forward, Derek Gascoine, Lyn Harding, Paul Jones, Peter Kevin Lalor, John McGlue, Clair Medhurst, Helen Millsteed, Jenny Lee Norgard, The Fogarty Award for Western Australian writers aged 18 to 35 is supported by Mimi Packer, Philippa Packer, Georgina Pearce, Catherine Pinchin, Lindy Roberts, the Fogarty Foundation. Felicity Ruse, Sue and Don Russell, Linda Savage, Dina and Frazer Tabeart, Bruce and Marie Wilson, Mary Ann and Don Yeats and Tanya Ross Jones.
The City of Fremantle T.A.G. Hungerford Award is supported by the City of Fremantle, Femantle City Library and The West Australian.
The Western Australian Capacity Building Program is supported by the Sidney Myer Fund, the Minderoo Foundation and the Spinifex Trust.
The New and Emerging Children’s Writers’ Fund is supported by the McCusker Charitable Foundation. Above: Fremantle Press Champions of Literature enjoy an exclusive evening with Fremantle Press authors.
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Staff
Jane Fraser CATE SUTHERLAND ARMELLE DAVIES CEO Publisher Editor Full-time Part-time Full-time (Commenced March 2018)
Claire Miller Georgia Richter JEN BOWDEN Marketing and Communications Publisher Marketing and Communications Manager Part-time Assistant Part-time Full-time (Commenced February 2018)
Pat Brady Naama Grey-Smith HEATHER BLAKEY Accounts Manager Publisher Marketing and Communications Part-time Full-time Assistant (Resigned September 2018) Part-time (Resigned February 2018)
Cathy Szabo Wendy Jenkins Kendra Ellis Customer Service / Office Manager Senior Editor Administration Part-time Part-time Casual
JessICA Gately JENNY ARCHIBALD Marketing Events Projects Officer Data Administration Casual Casual
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Patron and Members of the Board
Tonya McCusker – Patron Annie Fogarty Colin Campbell-Fraser 2014 2009 (resigned in 2018) 2014 Business and management Executive Chairperson at the Consultant in communications, experience, presently on numerous Fogarty Foundation. Experience public affairs and government boards, and Director and in public and private stakeholder relations. Administrator at the McCusker engagement, project management Charitable Foundation. and development of partnership relationships. Ian Lilburne – Chair John Hoddinott Chris Lewis 2013 (resigned in 2018) 2010 2017 Comprehensive knowledge of arts Strategic corporate consultant, Partner at Ernst & Young with events and management including expertise in communications and strong commercial acumen and artistic direction, strategic planning, public relations. background in business strategy financial management, sponsorship, and financial advice. public relations and promotion.
Clair Medhurst – Chair 2016 (ELECTED CHAIR 2018) Lawyer with expertise in legal and commercial risk management, governance, strategic planning, project management and Attendance at Board Meetings fundraising. Total meetings Total % eligible to attend attended attendance Felicity Ruse – Deputy Chair 2013 Ian Lilburne 5 5 100% Property business management Clair Medhurst 7 7 100% experience, strengths in strategic Felicity Ruse 7 6 86% planning, promotion and business initiatives. Bill Chambers 7 6 86% Annie Fogarty 2 2 100% Chris Lewis 7 3 43% Bill Chambers – Treasurer 2007 Colin Campbell-Fraser 7 4 57% Chartered accountant with long- John Hoddinott 7 4 57% standing interest in education and Jane Fraser 7 7 100% the environment. TOTAL AVERAGE 56 44 79%
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