Fremantle Press welcomes unsolicited manuscripts from authors of Western Australian origin or whose main place of residence is Western Australia. Work by non–Western Australian authors will be considered when the subject matter has a strong Western Australian focus. This applies to all genres we publish.
Receipt of submissions will be acknowledged electronically. We endeavour to review all submissions within ten weeks. If there is interest in your submission, you will be contacted within this period. Otherwise, you will receive an automatic email advising you that we are not able to accept your manuscript for publication.
Every submission must include a brief synopsis (200 words), an author biography (200 words) and a brief description of intended readership (200 words).
Your manuscript must be typed, page-numbered and submitted as a Word document or pdf file. Before submitting, please consult the guidelines for your genre by clicking 'More'.
We thank you for the opportunity to consider your work.
NOTE: Unsolicited manuscripts for fiction, narrative non-fiction and short stories are now closed. They will reopen on 1 October 2026 to 12 December 2026.
Unsolicited submissions for poetry are currently closed. They will re-open on 15 March 2027 and be open for a period of six weeks.
Entries for the biennial Fogarty Literary Award are now closed, and the winner was announced in June 2025. This award is for Western Australian writers aged 18 to 35 (see below). Entries for this award will reopen in early 2027.
Agents and returning authors can contact admin@fremantlepress.com.au or the relevant publisher for information on how to submit.
Please read the selection criteria and job description carefully before completing your form. Only those applicants with a valid and unrestricted work visa for Australia will be considered. Applications must include:
- A current CV with your full name, email, telephone number, address and the name and contact details for at least one referee (Fremantle Press will only contact referees after an interview has taken place)
- A cover letter detailing why you want the position
- An optional A4 page showing how you meet the selection criteria
- An optional sound recording or project that you have undertaken in the past
Overview
Working in a small independent publishing house, at our brand-new premises at the SEC Substation in Fremantle, this position will play a pivotal role in an exciting pilot audiobook and podcast program. Suitable for a graduate of sound engineering, audio production or broadcast journalism, the successful applicant will get the opportunity to work with publishing industry professionals to set up and utilise a podcasting and audio production suite and will provide technical support for audio recording and sound engineering for Fremantle Press and its partners. In this role, a willingness to learn, a love for stories and the desire to take sound quality to the next level will see you succeed. The hourly rate will be based on the Broadcast Award and will be dependent on experience.
Who we are looking for
The ideal applicant will be a technical wizard with an interest in taking their skills to the next level by becoming an audiobook producer. The successful applicant will enjoy working as part of a close-knit creative team with an entrepreneurial approach to the arts. They will be proficient in audio production and have a passion for storytelling.
We envisage that this would suit a graduate sound engineer proficient in all aspects of recording, editing and production OR an early career live sound engineer looking to increase the amount of work undertaken during normal business hours.
Skills
- Proficient in the use of Digital Audio Workstations and software
- Accustomed to setting up, testing, operating and troubleshooting microphones, mixing consoles, editing software and associated cabling and recording equipment
- Experience in sound mixing to ensure optimal audio quality, intelligibility and tonal balance. This may take place in the studio or may be live.
- The ability to objectively analyse what makes a track sound good (balance, timing and emotion) and the ability to translate creative work from the page to an audio recording
- Attention to detail; ability to be creative and show initiative in problem solving.
- Well organised and professional, works well under pressure.
- Enjoys being part of a team.
- Nice to have: video production skills and live sound engineering skills, experience in managing talent and a reader of books in audio formats.
Fremantle Press works hard to make sure Western Australians are represented in our books. So creating a workplace that celebrates diversity in all its forms is important to us. However you identify, and whichever path has led you to our portal – if you are excited about working in a challenging but creative space, where we value the stories we help shape and share – we encourage you to apply to be part of the Fremantle Press team.
If you have accessibility requirements or need information in another format, please contact Siana Liffers to discuss your requirements by email admin@fremantlepress.com.au or phone 08 9430 6331.
Guidelines
This category includes picture books, books for junior and middle readers, and books for young adults.
We do not publish textbooks for children.
In the case of picture books, images are not required unless you are both the author and the illustrator of this work. If you are both, please do include sample images with your submission. If you are not an illustrator, text only is fine.
Guidelines
Returning authors or agents can contact the relevant publisher for a submission link.
This category can include a broad range of topics such as biography, history, popular science, sport and gardening, as well as books featuring photography and fine art.
If your non-fiction submission is primarily text-based (e.g. biography, history): Please upload your entire manuscript (minimum 45,000 words) as a single Word or pdf file. It must include a table of contents. Samples of visual material (diagrams, photographs, illustrations) may be included using the ‘Photos or visual material upload’ section. You may upload up to 10 supporting images as jpg, gif, tiff or png files. If you have more than 10 images, choose only your best 10.
If your non-fiction submission is primarily visual (e.g. a fully formed photography book or a book of botanical art): Please upload a fully outlined proposal of the book, with sample text if applicable, as well as a contents page. Use the ‘Photos or visual material upload’ section to upload a sample of your images – either multiple images as a single pdf file (preferred), or your best 10 images as high-resolution jpg, gif, tiff or png files. Please note that while we only request a sample of images, you will need to have in your own archives enough high-resolution visual content for a minimum of 100 pages.
Note: this section is for submission of your online photography portfolio, from which Fremantle Press may occasionally request to license an image for use on our book covers.
If you have a proposal for a photography book, please submit it under our 'Non-fiction submissions' section.
Guidelines
Please include:
- Your full name, contact number and email address.
- The URL of your portfolio.
We will not reply to your portfolio submission, but your details will be kept on file and we will contact you should we wish to license an image.
Fremantle Press uses the services and maintains folios of freelance illustrators and artists of Western Australian origin or whose normal place of residence is Western Australia.
Guidelines
To submit sample work please compile a full colour, single, one-sided, A3 sheet as a pdf, including:
- Your full name, contact number and email address.
- Examples of your work.