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Upcoming events
Writing Fellowship, Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre
May 2021
David will attend a two-week writing fellowship at the KSP Writers’ Centre in Mundaring to work on his new book, whose working title is Black Clouds.
Locust Summer available to pre-order.
April 2021
Locust Summer will be made available for pre-order through Fremantle Press and retailers like Dymocks and Boffins.
Discussion with Emma Young, author of The Last Bookshop
18th May 2021
David will interview Emma about her debut novel at The City of Perth Library. Tickets are available here.
The Fogarty Award Ceremony
2nd June 2021
David will be reading an extract of Locust Summer at the Fogarty Award Ceremony at Edith Cowan University, Mount Lawley.
Locust Summer available to purchase.
2nd July 2021
Locust Summer will be officially released as a paperback into bookstores by Fremantle Press in June, with orders also available online.
Author talk at the Nedlands Library
20th July 2021
David will be talking about Locust Summer at Nedlands Library.
Tickets available soon.
Words with Wine
21st July 2021
The Words of Wine event, hosted by the City of South Perth, will feature David.
Tickets available soon.
York Writers’ Festival
25th – 26th September 2021
David will be speaking at the York Writers’ Festival in WA.
Tickets available soon.
David is a former journalist turned writer
David Allan-Petale is a writer living between the bush and sea north of Perth, Western Australia.
He worked for many years as a journalist in regional WA with the ABC and internationally with BBC World.
Written while travelling the globe over five years, Locust Summer was shortlisted for the Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award and selected for a fellowship at Varuna, the National Writers’ House.
The final drafts were crafted during an eighteen-month lap of Australia in a caravan, ranging from the red dirt of Wingellina to the tip of Cape York Peninsula.
He’s now back home restoring a yacht in the driveway, while his wife and daughters keep him busy planning their next adventures.
Book reviews
“Locust Summer is an absorbing novel that I found unputdownable”
Lisa Hill, ANZ LitLovers
Locust Summer is on Good Reads here.
Press appearances
2017 The Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award:
The Australian /Vogel’s Literary Award finalists
WAtoday journalist shortlisted for major literary award
Vogel Award 2017 shortlist announced
Varuna, The National Writers’ House Fellowship:
Varuna announces recipients of 2018 Residency Fellowships
Carramar author David Allan-Petale selected for NSW writers’ retreat