Welcome to Magabala Books

Magabala Books is Australia's oldest independent Indigenous publishing house. Based in the pearling town of Broome in the far north of Western Australia, Magabala Books is one of the most remote publishing houses in the world.

Since its incorporation in 1990, Magabala Books has been recognised as a producer of quality Indigenous Australian literature receiving accolades in prestigious literary and national achievement awards.

As one of the most respected small publishing houses in Australia, Magabala Books works as a non-for-profit organisation to preserve, develop and promote Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Magabala Books has released more than one hundred titles from a range of genres.

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Ruby Moonlight - Book of the Year

Ruby Moonlight wins the Kenneth Slessor Poetry Prize and Book of the Year in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards

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Position Vacant

Magabala Books is looking for a Senior Administration Officer to join our team in Broome

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FREE Magabala Diary

Between now and 30 June 2013 get a FREE 2013 Magabala Australian Indigenous Diary with purchases over $50

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Applications open for Australian Indigenous Creator Scholarships

Expressions of Interest (EOI) are sought for the 2013 Australian Indigenous Creator Scholarships

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A couch chat with Bruce Pascoe

The author of Fog A Dox talks to Magabala Books to answer some tough questions

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