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CELEBRATE 60 Years of the Adelaide Festival with Wakefield Press!

The Adelaide Festival is as much shaped by people and place as it in turn shapes people and place; its identity is a weird and wild shifting thing. It is not owned by one individual, but belongs to everyone. Right now in Adelaide we are experiencing our annual festival season, one of our favourite times of the year here at Wakefield Press! Yet this year festival season is even more special than usual! In 2020,… Continue reading

Mallee Boys Excerpt

Life as a fifteen-year-old boy is difficult for Sandy Douglas, who's not only facing the challenges of girls and friendship, but battling the gut-wrenching grief that came from losing his mother. With his brother Red, who is constantly filled to the brim with rage and his dad, who, despite his best efforts, struggles with their situation, Sandy endeavours to define himself in the Mallee.   Below is the first chapter of Mallee Boys. To read more,…

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Congratulations to Carol Lefevre!

Wakefield Press is thrilled to announce that Carol Lefevre's Quiet City: Walking through West Terrace Cemetery has been shortlisted in the Non-Fiction category of the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for literature. Winners in each category will be announced on Saturday 3 March in 2018 during Writers' Week. Visit the Arts SA website to see the other shortlisted titles, and for more information on SA Writers' Week.   About Quiet City: I do not think that I believe…

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Looking back on Adelaide Writers' Week

Saturday is an exciting day for us at Wakefield, as it's the first day of Adelaide Writers' Week, every local bibliophile's week of bliss. It's even more special because we have two authors in the tents this year, with Mike Ladd kicking off proceedings Saturday morning, and Ken Bolton joining in on the fun on Tuesday. Aside from those on the programs, we also have plenty of authors chairing events: Nicholas Jose, Peter Monteath, Cath Kenneally and Peter…

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