Independent publishing company
Fremantle Press
Children's, Art and Photography, Diverse and BIPOC voices
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About Fremantle Press
Fremantle Press is open now for children's and YA books, nonfiction and portfolios, with fiction opening 1 November to 12 December 2026. It takes work from Western Australian authors or on strong WA subjects. You submit through Submittable, and there is no fee.
Fremantle Press is a not-for-profit independent publisher based in Fremantle, Western Australia. It publishes picture books, junior and middle reader titles, young adult books, fiction, nonfiction, memoir, history, crime, poetry and art and photography. It works with authors of Western Australian origin or residence, and with others only when the subject has a strong WA focus.
Submissions run through Submittable by category. Children’s and YA, nonfiction and photography and illustration portfolios are open now. Fiction, narrative nonfiction and short stories open from 1 November to 12 December 2026. Poetry is closed until 1 September 2027. There is no fee. You receive an acknowledgment, the press reviews work within ten weeks and an automatic decline email goes out if it is not interested.
What Fremantle Press is looking for
- Picture books, junior and middle reader and young adult manuscripts, open now
- Nonfiction, open now; text-based nonfiction needs at least 45,000 words and a table of contents
- Photography and illustration portfolios
- Fiction, narrative nonfiction and short stories from 1 November to 12 December 2026
- Poetry from 1 September 2027, for six weeks
- Authors of Western Australian origin or residence, or books with a strong WA focus
Publishes
- Art and Photography
- Children's
- Diverse and BIPOC voices
- Fiction
- History
- Independent
- Memoir
- Middle grade
- Mystery and Thriller
- Nonfiction
- Picture book
- Poetry
- Young adult
Readers
- Adult
- Early reader and chapter book
- Middle grade
- Picture book
- Young adult
How to submit to Fremantle Press
From its own guidelines- Check that your category is open on Submittable.
- Prepare your manuscript as a typed, page-numbered Word file or PDF.
- Write a 200-word synopsis, a 200-word bio and a 200-word readership description.
- Submit through Submittable and disclose any generative AI use.
- Allow ten weeks for review; a decline arrives by automatic email.
Is Fremantle Press right for your book?
A good fit if
Fremantle Press suits Western Australian writers and illustrators, and writers anywhere whose book has a strong WA focus.
Look elsewhere if
Look elsewhere if you write textbooks for children or have no Western Australian link. Poets should wait until the window opens on 1 September 2027.
Questions about Fremantle Press
Does Fremantle Press accept unsolicited manuscripts?
Yes, in open categories, and you do not need an agent. Children's and YA, nonfiction and portfolios are open now, and fiction opens from 1 November to 12 December 2026. Poetry is closed until 1 September 2027. Authors should be of Western Australian origin or residence, or write about a subject with a strong WA focus. There is no fee.
How do I submit to Fremantle Press?
Submit through Submittable once your category is open. Send your manuscript as a typed, page-numbered Word file or PDF, with a 200-word synopsis, a 200-word bio and a 200-word description of the readership. You must disclose any use of generative AI. Text-based nonfiction should run at least 45,000 words and include a table of contents.
How long does Fremantle Press take to reply?
Fremantle Press reviews submissions within ten weeks. You receive an acknowledgment when you submit through Submittable. If the press is not interested in your work, an automatic decline email is sent, so you are not left guessing. Silence alone is not the answer here, which means you can wait for that email before you plan your next submission.
Listing history
- Checked on the publisher's own site
