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Deb Fitzpatrick

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Tawny Trouble reviews swoop in

May 21, 2025 By Deb Fitzpatrick

It’s always nerve-wracking when a new book comes out. What will reviewers think? How will they react? Well, I’m happy to say that the reviews coming in for my latest junior fiction book, Tawny Trouble have exceeded my hopes. ‘Warm, funny and full of heart. Plus, Deb really gets how kids think: curious, kind, a […]

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2024 Margaret River Young Readers & Writers Festival

May 7, 2024 By Deb Fitzpatrick

I’m so looking forward to being part of the Margaret River Young Readers & Writers Festival this year – and the countdown is on, with less than two weeks to go! There are free events at the Storytelling Snug in central Margs on the weekend (18–19 May) and in the following week (20–23 May) a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: aussie STEM stars, Australian writers, junior fiction, kelpies, kids writing, middle grade books, middle readers, shipwrecks, writing

Diving in: a radio interview

February 26, 2024 By Deb Fitzpatrick

I had the pleasure of chatting live on air with ‘Freo-verse’ co-host Miles Openshaw on Radio Fremantle last week so am sharing a short excerpt of the interview here (with huge thanks to Wild Dingo Press’s marketing guru, Rachael McDiarmid!). The interview gave me a chance to reflect on the joy of writing about maritime […]

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A new thing coming up

January 21, 2024 By Deb Fitzpatrick

Hello, 2024. I’m always happy for a new year. The silly – and very stressful – season is behind us. Time opens up to think, rest, and hatch a new project or two. Time to dive into a new read, perhaps? On 1 February I’ll be able to help middle-grade readers and their parents, teachers and […]

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Writing and hope. And puzzles. And coffee.

July 3, 2019 By Deb Fitzpatrick

Last week, as I drove to Warnbro Community High School on my first day as writer-in-residence, I was certainly going through all these as possibilities. I was also revving myself up to give all the students I’d meet that day my best energy. I’d be working with each class of Year 7s right through to […]

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When Tessa’s family accidentally hit a tawny frogmouth while driving through the bush at night, they feel terrible. But the tawny is alive and needs their help. Read more

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Deb Fitzpatrick writes books for adventurous kids with big hearts. She lives in Fremantle, Western Australia, and loves encouraging young writers in her creative writing workshops. Deb has an MA (Creative Writing) from UWA. Read more

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