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Australian Indigenous Coffee (AIC)

 Magabala Books is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Australian Indigenous Coffee (AIC) to... Wed, Oct 12, 2022

'Sharing' and 'The River' celebrated at the Environment Book Awards

Congratulations to Aunty Far Muir, Sue Lawson and Leanne Mulgo Watson, creators of Sharing, and... Thu, Sep 08, 2022

Kunyi wins the 2022 Queensland Literary Awards Children's Book Award

  Congratulations to Kunyi June Anne McInerney who has won the Children's Book Award at... Thu, Sep 08, 2022

TRACES: an audio-visual installation honouring 60,000+ years of storytelling

Magabala Books recently teamed up with Google Creative Lab to present TRACES, a voice-to-art-experience launched... Thu, Aug 11, 2022

Celebrating the Daisy Utemorrah Award winner...

On Friday 17 June, Magabala was proud to co-present the Daisy Utemorrah Award with the... Fri, Jul 01, 2022

Homecoming wins WA Premier’s Book Awards

Magabala Books is excited to announce two wins at the WA Premier’s Book Awards, with... Fri, Jun 17, 2022

Homecoming shortlisted for ALS Gold Medal

Congratulations to Elfie Shiosaki, her book Homecoming has been shortlisted for the ALS Gold Medal.... Tue, Jun 07, 2022

The River Shortlisted for The Chief Minister’s NT Book Awards

The River by Sally Morgan and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr has been shortlisted for a Chief... Tue, May 24, 2022

Two Magabala titles shortlisted for the 2022 Australian Book Industry Awards

Magabala Books is proud to announce that two of our children’s picture books Albert Namatjira... Mon, May 23, 2022

Two of Magabala’s emerging authors celebrated in WA Premier’s Book Awards shortlist

Magabala is proud to announce that Homecoming by Elfie Shiosaki and Debesa by Cindy Solonec... Fri, May 06, 2022

The Daisy Utemorrah Award shortlist announced...

In partnership with the WA Premier’s Book Awards, we’re delighted to announce the Daisy Utemorrah... Fri, May 06, 2022

Homecoming Shortlisted for the 2022 Stella Prize

Magabala is excited to announced that Homecoming by Elfie Shiosaki has been shortlisted for the... Thu, Apr 14, 2022

Three Magabala books shortlisted in the 2022 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature

Magabala Books is thrilled to announce that on Monday 20 December, Bindi by Kirli Saunders,... Tue, Dec 21, 2021

Mid-career Fellowships announced

Magabala Books is delighted to increase its support for mid-career creators this year, awarding two... Tue, Dec 14, 2021

Creative Development Scholarships announced

Magabala Books is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2021 Creative Development Scholarships. Congratulations to... Thu, Dec 09, 2021

Bindi wins Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award

On Friday 29 October, Bindi by Kirli Saunders and Dub Leffler won the 2021 Speech... Fri, Oct 29, 2021

Bindi wins the Queensland Literary Awards Children’s Book Award

Magabala Books is incredibly proud to announce that on Thursday 9 September, Bindi by Kirli Saunders, illustrated by Dub Leffler, was announced as the winner of the Children’s Book Award at the Queensland Literary Awards. Thu, Sep 09, 2021

Award-winning authors of Black Cockatoo win the Daisy Utemorrah Award at the Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards with their sequel ‘Dirran’

Magabala Books, in partnership with the Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards and the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund, are proud to announce Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler as the winners of the 2021 Daisy Utemorrah Award for their powerful work of junior fiction, ‘Dirran’. Wed, Aug 25, 2021

‘Brother Moon’ shortlisted for the Environment Award for Children’s Literature

Magabala Books is proud to announce that Brother Moon by Maree McCarthy Yoelu and Samantha Fry has been shortlisted for the Picture Fiction award in the Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children’s Literature. Tue, Jul 13, 2021

Corrugated Lines: A Festival of Words – Register now

Magabala Books is proud to partner with Goolarri Media this year to bring you a selection of events within the Corrugated Lines Festival program. Thu, Jul 08, 2021