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'Thank you Rain!' and 'Silver Leaves' included in BRAW Amazing Bookshelf exhibition

Magabala Books is excited to announce that Silver Leaves by Gladys Milroy and Thank you Rain! by Sally Morgan and Johnny Warrkatja... Fri, Mar 28, 2025

Statement from Magabala Books about the reported theft of thousands of books by Meta to train their AI

Magabala Books demands that First Nations storytellers are paid for their work and their rights... Thu, Mar 27, 2025

'Always Was, Always Will Be' and 'Raymaŋgirrbuy dhäwu When I was a little girl' recognised in the 2025 CBCA shortlist

Always Was, Always Will Be and Raymaŋgirrbuy dhäwu When I was a little girl have been... Tue, Mar 25, 2025

Three Magabala titles included in the 2025 ABIA shortlist

Magabala Books is thrilled to announce that Always Was, Always Will Be, My Dad's Gone Away and Super Snake have... Thu, Mar 20, 2025

Four Magabala books longlisted for the 2025 ASLA DANZ Children’s Book Awards

Magabala Books is thrilled to announce that Always Was, Always Will Be, Hairy Holes, Gurawul the Whale and Robert Runs have... Wed, Feb 26, 2025

'Always Was, Always Will Be' and 'Sky Country' announced on the 2025 CBCA Notables list

  Magabala Books is thrilled to announce that Always Was, Always Will Be and Sky Country are 2025 Children’s Book... Wed, Feb 26, 2025

Magabala mid-career Fellowship announced

    Congratulations to the 2024 mid-career Fellowship recipient Jane Harrison.  With the support of... Thu, Feb 13, 2025

Daisy Utemorrah Award open for entries

Magabala Books presents the Daisy Utemorrah Award as part of the Western Australian Premier’s Book... Thu, Feb 06, 2025

‘Refugia’ shortlisted for 2025 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards

Congratulations to Elfie Shiosaki, whose poetry collection Refugia has been shortlisted for the Victorian Premier’s... Tue, Jan 28, 2025

Magabala Scholarship Winners Announced for 2024

Magabala is excited to announce our Scholarship winners for 2024!

Fri, Dec 27, 2024

AIC Grant Winners for 2024

Congratulations to the AIC (Australian Indigenous Coffee) Creative Grant recipients, Aaliyah Jade Bradbury and Haylee Escalante.... Mon, Dec 23, 2024

A rare opportunity to work in the marketing team at Australia’s leading Indigenous Publisher

Magabala Books is seeking a motivated and creative individual with a passion for marketing, social... Thu, Nov 07, 2024

Our Flag, Our Story wins Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award

Our Flag, Our Story: The Torres Strait Islander Flag has won the 2024 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Book category. Thu, Oct 31, 2024

Magabala book’s shortlisted for 2024 Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards

  Congratulations to all our authors who have been shortlisted for the 2024 Speech Pathology... Fri, Oct 25, 2024

Creative Development Scholarship Announced for 2024

Wed, October 2, 2024 Magabala’s Creative Development Scholarships support emerging writers, illustrators and storytellers nurturing their... Wed, Oct 02, 2024

Magabala Fellowship Open for 2024

Magabala Fellowship Applications Now Open. Wed, October 2, 2024 Submissions for the Magabala mid-career Fellowship are currently open. The... Wed, Oct 02, 2024

AIC Grant Announced for 2024

Magabala Books is thrilled to announce the next grant round with Australian Indigenous Coffee (AIC)... Wed, Oct 02, 2024

2024 Winner of Kestin Indigenous Illustrator Award Announced

Australia’s leading independent Indigenous publisher, Magabala Books, is thrilled to announce Warren Tyrell as the winner of the third Kestin Indigenous Illustrator Award.  

As the recipient of the Kestin Award for 2024, Warren will receive $10,000, a professional mentorship, and will have the opportunity to illustrate children’s picture book “March of the White Ants” by Josie Boyle with Magabala Books.  

 

Fri, Sep 27, 2024

'Close to the Subject' wins 2024 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Non-Fiction

Congratulations to Daniel Browning, his book Close to the Subject: Selected Works has won the 2024 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Non-Fiction.  Thu, Sep 12, 2024

'Close to the Subject' & 'she is the earth' shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2024

    Congratulations to Ali Cobby Eckermann and Daniel Browning for being shortlisted in the... Wed, Sep 11, 2024