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Daisy Utemorrah Award open for entries

Magabala Books is thrilled to present the Daisy Utemorrah Award as part of the Western... Thu, Dec 12, 2019

2019 Creative Development Scholarships

Magabala Books is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2019 Creative Development Scholarships. Congratulations... Tue, Nov 26, 2019

Read this and be smarter

Read this and be… smarter Read this and be… unsettled Read this and be… inspired... Thu, Nov 21, 2019

BLAKWORK wins the Queensland Literary Award: Judith Wright Calanthe Poetry Award

  We’re thrilled to announce BLAKWORK by Alison Whittaker has won the Judith Wright Calanthe... Tue, Nov 12, 2019

Welcome to the new Magabala Books website!

Welcome to the brand new Magabala Books website!

Tue, Oct 22, 2019

New Editions of 'Yinti' series released

Magabala has released new editions of all three books in the Yinti series written by Pat lowe and Jimmy Pike. Sat, Oct 05, 2019

Two Magabala titles make the 2019 Queensland Literary Awards shortlist

Congratulations to Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler (and illustrator Dub Leffler) for the shortlisting of Black Cockatoo (Griffith University Children’s Book Award) and Alison Whittaker for the shortlisting of Blakwork (Judith Wright Calanthe Award for a Poetry Collection) in the 2019 Queensland Literary Awards. Wed, Oct 02, 2019

'Dark Emu' selected as first book for inaugural Parliamentary Book Club

Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe has been selected as the first book to be read at Parliament House by politicians for the inaugural Parliamentary Book Club. Wed, Sep 18, 2019

'Blakwork' shortlisted in the 2019 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards

The 2019 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards shortlists have been announced! Sat, Sep 14, 2019

'My Father’s Shadow' by Jannali Jones launched to rave reviews

Emerging Australian writer Jannali Jones officially launched her debut Young Adult novel, My Father’s Shadow, in a session today at the Blak & Bright Festival in Melbourne with Festival Director Jane Harrison. Sat, Sep 07, 2019

'Black Cockatoo' awarded as an Honour Book for CBCA 2019 Book of the Year: Younger Readers

Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler’s book, Black Cockatoo, has been announced as an Honour Book in the 2019 Book of the Year: Younger Readers category. Fri, Aug 16, 2019

Kirli Saunders announced as inaugural winner of the Daisy Utemorrah Award

Magabala Books would like to extend the warmest congratulations to Kirli Saunders, the inaugural winner of the Daisy Utemorrah Award for her rhythmic junior verse-novel, Mother Speaks. Fri, Jul 19, 2019

2019 Kestin Indigenous Illustrator Award winner announced

Magabala Books is thrilled to announce Charmaine Ledden-Lewis as the 2019 winner of its Kestin Indigenous Illustrator Award.  Tue, Mar 26, 2019

Two Magabala titles make CBCA Book of the Year Shortlist

Congratulations to Magabala authors, Carl Merrison, Hakea Hustler and Siena Stubbs, whose books, Black Cockatoo (illustrated by Dub Leffler) and Our Birds: Ŋilimurruŋgu Wäyin Malanynha, have been announced as shortlisted titles in the Children's Book Council of Australia's 2019 Book of the Year Awards. Tue, Mar 26, 2019

Magabala titles longlisted for 2019 Australian Book Industry Awards

Magabala Books is excited to announce that three Magabala titles have been longlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards. Mon, Mar 11, 2019

'Little Bird's Day' to be launched at NSW Children's Book Council of Australia's Professional Development Conference

Little Bird’s Day by renowned author and illustrator, Sally Morgan will be officially launched at the NSW Children's Book... Mon, Feb 04, 2019

New award for Aboriginal and TSI writers of junior and YA fiction

The late Daisy Utemorrah at the launch of Do Not Go Around the Edges at the Perth... Thu, Dec 20, 2018

'Blakwork' shortlisted in the VPLAs

Gomeroi poet, Alison Whittaker's second poetry collection is shortlisted for the Indigenous Writing Prize Wed, Dec 12, 2018

2019 Kestin Indigenous Illustrator Award now open for entries

Want to illustrate Bruce Pascoe's first picture book? Enter our 2019 Kestin Indigenous Illustrator Award. Mon, Dec 03, 2018

Magabala scholarships update

In 2017-2018, we awarded three new scholarships and saw previously awarded scholarships come to fruition Thu, Nov 22, 2018