Jay Martin in a red dress with patterned details, sitting indoors.

“I believe that stories can and do change hearts, minds and lives.”

Jay Martin’s writing engages with complex, contemporary themes in unique and distinctive landscapes. She is passionate about sharing the joy and power of writing with others.

Coming Soon

Book cover of 'Boom Town Snap' by Jay Martin featuring a woman with sunglasses reflecting birds and industrial structures.

‘Bold, unflinching and tender and, ultimately, incredibly hopeful.’

- Ashley Kalagian Blunt, Dark Mode

  • 'Humorous and graceful … Vodka and Apple Juice depicts a woman’s search for identity with a winning mixture of pain and aplomb.'

    Foreword Magazine

  • ‘This is a candid, brave and amusing book that should be handed to every spouse of every diplomat going to their first overseas posting.’

    Good Reading

  • ‘A great read. Rage has never been this compassionate, absorbing and thought-provoking. When do I get to party with these smart, talented, wonderful women?’

    Judith Lucy

  • ‘Whether you are a reader or a writer, Women of a Certain Rage is a valuable example of the potential power and impact of creative non-fiction.’

    Writing WA

Upcoming Events

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Boom Town Snap: Perth Launch
May 8
Boom Town Snap: Perth Launch
Boom Town Snap: Sydney Launch
May 18
Boom Town Snap: Sydney Launch
Boom Town Snap: Canberra Launch
May 26
Boom Town Snap: Canberra Launch

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View fullsize Out today! This wonderful book from a talented WA author, doctor - and friend - Elizabeth Green. . Dr Green was a trail blazer in all senses of the word. Accepted to study medicine at a time when all the odds were against her, she returned to her ru
View fullsize Another way to look at it. If you buy a book that has a pretty cover, you have a lovely piece of art. If you happen to like what’s inside, bonus. So if you see a book designer today, give them a reassuring hug. And then buy a book just because
View fullsize OMG bookstagrammers are the best people!!! . I am honestly blown away by the care and attention these first readers @michellebeesley_writer @paper_azzi @melisue82 @sharon_reynolds65 have shown to the advance copies of #boomtownsnap received through
View fullsize Also, there may be Canadian candy! Link to book tickets in bio - or through @betterreadbookshop . #writingcommunity #aussieauthors #aussiewriters #aussiebooks #wawriter #wawriters #clifi #boomtownsnap @fremantlepress @akalagianblunt
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View fullsize Book consent is something we don’t talk about anywhere near enough. So the books’s pages “just fell open” when you happened to be there, did they? Are you going to blame the book for being for loan in the library next? What is
View fullsize Came across this the other day - sounds like a great event for Perth writers and poets. . @kinkylizard @melissa.domiati.poetry #amwriting #perthpoet
View fullsize Announcing the Perth launch of BOOM TOWN SNAP, 8 May at Fremantle library. Tickets (required) are free - link in bio. . #writingcommunity #aussieauthors #aussiewriters #aussiebooks #wawriter #wawriters #clifi #boomtownsnap @fremantlepress
View fullsize Great Libby Book Club conversation last night with @anna_downes_writer and @davidallanpetale - discussing Red River Road, Anna’s psychological thriller set in the #vanlife world of WAs coral coast. Such an interesting conversation about the rea
View fullsize What if … this book got caught up in a knife fight between rival gangs in Mumbai, escaped and got itself onto a bone-rattling train to Delhi (possibly a long-lost father sub plot in there?) left itself momentarily unguarded at a roadside chai
View fullsize When you make the bed but the cat is asleep …
View fullsize Seems timely to post this in support of our Canadian friends. By Will Ferguson - author of a dozen humorous, light hearted but also semi-serious books on how to be Canadian. I remember being told when I lived in Canada that the essential difference

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