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Podcast on inspiration

March 16, 2016 By Deb Fitzpatrick

Shannon Osrin of RTR FM interviewed me and other creatives for this radio segment on inspiration – check it out! How to: Find Inspiration

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At My Door podcast

March 10, 2016 By Deb Fitzpatrick

Am thrilled to be able to share here a 3-minute podcast of me reading from At my door, my latest book. It’s for readers aged from 7 to 11. Hope you like it! https://www.fremantlepress.com.au/c/classroom-express/4642-deb-fitzpatrick-read-a-long

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Perth Writers Festival 2016

February 17, 2016 By Deb Fitzpatrick

Look at these faces. These are the faces of the inspired, hard-working writers and illustrators I’ll have the pleasure of chatting with on stage at this year’s Perth Writers Festival. It’s a tough gig, it really is. I hope to see you there! It’s this weekend (18–21 February 2016) at UWA’s Crawley campus. The events […]

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A new year, a new leaf

January 4, 2016 By Deb Fitzpatrick

Welcome to the new year, everyone! I must say that I’m always glad to find myself on the ‘other side’ of the silly season. I’ve had a lovely break in the karri and marri forest in southern WA with my family and am really excited to get into a couple of big writing projects in […]

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No Limits

December 5, 2015 By Deb Fitzpatrick

I had the pleasure of meeting Nic Emmerson and his dad, Roger, this week. Nic emailed me a couple of weeks ago. His email began like this: Hello Deb,  My name is Nic Emmerson and I am 20 years old and I am interested in learning about writing books for children and young adults. In January […]

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90 packets keeps on cooking!

November 20, 2015 By Deb Fitzpatrick

Today I received a copy of the newly reprinted 90 packets of instant noodles. The first thing I did was flick through to the imprint page, where I saw this: That line – reprinted 2013, 2015 – made me glow with happiness. I never, ever would have thought when I signed my first book contract […]

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On being a mum

October 21, 2015 By Deb Fitzpatrick

My latest book, At My Door, is partly about being a mum. And the different kinds of mums out there. In the book we get glimpses of two mums, though one we never actually meet – Mei’s mum. Mei, a toddler, is left at the front door of Poppy’s house one night. Mei’s mum is […]

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The Literature Centre

September 16, 2015 By Deb Fitzpatrick

Last week I had the huge pleasure of working with The Literature Centre with some of the south-west’s brightest readers and writers. I met students from Year 6 through to Year 12 and every single one of them had something to offer our intensive writing sessions. They worked hard and they shared joyfully. I can’t emphasise […]

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Children’s Book Week 2015

August 30, 2015 By Deb Fitzpatrick

Last week, children’s writers and illustrators all around Australia were helping kids, librarians and teachers to celebrate children’s books. I had a brilliant week visiting the City of Gosnells Libraries and the City of Canning Libraries, as well as Peter Carnley Anglican Community School for The Literature Centre. I met such lovely, engaged students from Years […]

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News

August 23, 2015 By Deb

News. Love it, or hate it? I’ve learnt to approach all news with a very critical eye, but it’s taken me years to hone that critical skill and trust my own take on things. Ultimately, though, I am, as I tell students I visit at schools and libraries, a complete news junkie. First up in […]

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In a poor village in India, a community bands together to pay for one child to go to high school. They can only afford to send one. This is the story of the incredible ripple effects of that decision. Read more

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Deb Fitzpatrick lives and works in Fremantle, WA. She has a Master of Arts (Creative Writing) from UWA and occasionally teaches professional writing and editing at Curtin University. Read more

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