Emily Paull

The cat is out of the bag now - I've signed a contract with Fremantle Press to publish The Dreamers.  Known as Between the Sleepers  for many years and The Compound  before that, this book is about 15 years in the making. It's been my dream to be part of the Fremantle Press family of authors for a very long time.  You can expect to see The Dreamers  in all good bookstores from March 2025 - if that feels like a long way away, I hear you, but I think the time will fly and I'll be holding my book in my hands before you know it.  I can't wait to share Winston and Sarah's story with you all very soon. 

 (I do most of my updates over on Instagram these days) Photo by Ryan Gibson photography, courtesy of Fremantle Press In early May I found out that I was one of six writers shortlisted for the Fogarty Literary Award, administered by Fremantle Press, and so ensued a long month of waiting and publicity opportunities. The manuscript I was shortlisted for was 'The Dreamers' - a few of you won't recognise the name because the book has been known as 'Between The Sleepers' right up until pretty much the moment I began filling in my entry form for the competition. I've been working on this book on and off since 2008 (!) and it was extremely gratifying to see all those years of hard work pay off as the team of judges from Fremantle Press selected it out of the pool of entries.  I was shortlisted alongside five other talented local writers, all working across different genres and I look forward to reading each of these books in the months/ years to come. (Congratulations ...