Joanne Patmore
When is a secret a lie?
Hello and thanks for visiting.
The latest news is that Hawkeye Publishing will publish my debut novel on the 11th of August. . I’ve wanted to write the story of Group Settlement in Western Australia for a very long time. I can reveal to you that it is a period novel and deals with romance and deception, emigration and identity.
In this work, I combine true historical events with fictional characters. The places are real, and my descriptions accurately reflect them. My story is set in Western Australia and England, spanning from 1909 to 2020..
Preorder your copy of Black Wattle from Hawkeye books.
I grew up on a sheep farm at Warner Glen, near Margaret River. My paternal grandparents were some of the first to settle land as part of the unfortunate Group Settlement Scheme. The idea for Black Wattle originated from the experience of Alice and William Patmore.
Retirement has given me the time and space to pursue creative writing.
The West Australian newspaper longlisted my short story, Savage Daughter, in The Great Australian Yarn competition in 2024. (From 6,000 entries.)
In this story, a boisterous schoolgirl learns a valuable life lesson after cheating in a creative writing competition.
You can find the link to my story below.