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'Free Diving' launched at A Taste of Broome

Lorrae Coffin's first children's book officially launched at Goolarri Media's unique music and picture show Mon, Sep 18, 2017

Noel Tovey receives Australian Dance Awards Hall Of Fame citation

Australia's first male Indigenous ballet dancer acknowledged for his incredible career spanning 60 years Mon, Sep 11, 2017

Bruce Pascoe's 'Dark Emu' goes international

US edition of the award-winning book to be published in May 2018 Thu, Jul 27, 2017

Magabala announces Australia’s first Indigenous illustrator award

Magabala Books is calling for entries to the inaugural Kestin Indigenous Illustrator Award Wed, Jul 05, 2017

Join us in celebrating 30 years

Magabala Books will host an event in August to celebrate 30 years of independent Indigenous publishing Mon, Jun 19, 2017

Magabala Books goes to Canada

Publisher, Rachel Bin Salleh travelled to Alberta for the Banff Indigenous Writing and Publishing Forum Sun, Jun 11, 2017

'Mrs White and the Red Desert' launched at Revealed 2017

Josie Wowolla Boyle's latest children's book officially launched at Fremantle Arts Centre's Aboriginal Arts Market Mon, Apr 10, 2017

Ali Cobby Eckermann wins 2017 Windham-Campbell Prize

The Yankunytjatjara/Kokatha poet and Magabala author has won one of the world's richest literary prizes Fri, Mar 17, 2017

Three Magabala children's titles longlisted in ABIAs

'Crabbing with Dad', 'Mad Magpie' and 'Steve goes to Carnival' have been longlisted in the 2017 ABIAs Thu, Mar 16, 2017

Mrs Whitlam shortlisted in the CBCA 2017 Book of the Year Awards

Bruce Pascoe's story about a clydesdale called Maggie is shortlisted in the Younger Readers category Thu, Mar 16, 2017

2016 Australian Indigenous Creator Scholarship recipients announced

Magabala Books awarded a record number of scholarships in 2016 Tue, Feb 14, 2017

New project with Copyright Agency set to deliver teaching resources

Magabala Books will soon deliver specially created teaching resources for 15 Indigenous stories Fri, Feb 10, 2017

'Grace Beside Me' to become a 13-episode TV series

Sue McPherson's Young Adult novel has been commissioned by NITV Mon, Jan 23, 2017

Magabala to reflect on 30 years of publishing at Perth Writers Festival

Staff will host a session with authors, Bruce Pascoe, Jared Thomas and Alison Whittaker in February Mon, Jan 23, 2017

Jane Harrison shortlisted in Prime Minister's 2016 Literary Awards

'Becoming Kirrali Lewis' one of five titles shortlisted in the YA category Wed, Nov 09, 2016

Bruce Pascoe attends the 2016 Ubud Writers & Readers Festival

The award-winning author appeared at Southeast Asia's leading festival of words and ideas Tue, Nov 01, 2016

'Steve goes to Carnival' is a White Raven 2016

The book was selected for inclusion in the International Youth Library's annual catalogue of book recommendations Thu, Oct 13, 2016

Dub Leffler's Kimberley visit

The author and illustrator of 'Once there was a boy' featured as a guest of the 2016 Kimberley Writers Festival Mon, Sep 05, 2016

Jared Thomas launches his latest Young Adult novel

Tony Birch and Celeste Liddle officially launch 'Songs that sound like blood' at the 2016 Melbourne Writers Festival Mon, Aug 29, 2016

Marie Munkara visits Broome

Magabala Books' hosts the acclaimed award-winning author as part of the Corrugated Lines Festival Tue, Aug 09, 2016