Magabala sells Janson’s ‘Benevolence’ to HarperVia
Magabala Books has sold US and UK rights in Benevolence by Julie Janson to HarperCollins imprint HarperVia, in a deal negotiated by Natasha Solomun at The Rights Hive. ‘Benevolence is...
‘Dark Emu’ to be adapted for TV documentary series
Bruce Pascoe’s book Dark Emu (Magabala) will be adapted as a television documentary series by Blackfella Films, a Sydney-based documentary production company founded by Rachel Perkins. Screen Australia has announced...
Ledden-Lewis wins 2019 Kestin Indigenous Illustrator Award
Bundjalung artist Charmaine Ledden-Lewis has won Magabala Books’ 2019 Kestin Indigenous Illustrator Award. A freelance artist based in Blackheath, NSW, Ledden-Lewis receives $10,000, a mentorship and the opportunity to illustrate...
Magabala Books Indigenous Creators Scholarships recipients announced
Magabala has announced the recipients for its Magabala Books’ Indigenous Creators Scholarships for 2014.The recipients are: Reggie Sultan from Darwin, who will use the funding to attend an illustrator’s workshop...
Whiskin to join WritingWA
WritingWA has announced the appointment of Margaret Whiskin as regional engagement officer. Whiskin is currently publisher at Magabala Books. ‘Margaret has been appointed to a newly created, full-time position to...
Rastafarian summer: Jared Thomas on ‘Calypso Summer’
Jared Thomas is author of Calypso Summer (Magabala, April), a YA novel that charts a summer in the life of a dreadlock-wearing, reggae-loving Nukunu teen. He spoke to Heath Graham.First of...
Drawing disability: Peter Whitfield on a cerebral palsy edition of ‘Jessica’s Box’
In November, New Frontier will publish a ‘cerebral palsy edition’ of Peter Carnavas’ picture book Jessica’s Box. Eloise Florence spoke to publisher Peter Whitfield about the project. For New Frontier...
Keen for 2014: A preview of forthcoming junior titles
Publishers tell Brad Jefferies about their favourite forthcoming children’s and YA books. Allen & Unwin Redgum’s popular Vietnam War song I Was Only Nineteen (John Schumann, illus by Craig Smith)...
Deadly Award for Published Book of the Year 2013 announced
Traditional Healers of Central Australia: Ngangkari by the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Women’s Council Aboriginal Corporation (Magabala) has won the Deadly Award for Published Book of the Year 2013. The winning...
Whenmouth replaces Murray at Magabala Books
Magabala Books has appointed Gaylene Whenmouth as a part-time marketing manager. Whenmouth replaces former marketing manager Nic Murray who commenced maternity leave at the start of August.
NSW Premier’s Literary Awards winners announced; ‘Ruby Moonlight’ wins Book of the Year
The winners of this year’s New South Wales Premier’s Literary Award were announced in Sydney on 19 May, on the eve of the 2013 Sydney Writers’ Festival. Ali Cobby-Eckermann’s verse...
2013 kuril dhagun Indigenous Writing Fellowships announced
The black&write! Indigenous Writing and Editing Project at the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has announced the winners of the 2013 kuril dhagun Indigenous Writing Fellowships. The winners are: Scott Prince...
Eltham, Broun selected for OzCo Emerging Leaders Development Program
Kate Eltham, CEO of the Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF), and Michelle Broun, CEO of Magabala Books, are among 23 arts managers who have been selected to participate in the Australia...
Cobby Eckermann wins Deadly Award for ‘Ruby Moonlight’
Ali Cobby Eckermann has won the 2012 Deadly Award for Outstanding Achievement in Literature for her verse novel Ruby Moonlight (Magabala). This year’s Deadly Awards were announced at a special...
2012 kuril dhagun Indigenous Writing Fellowships announced
The winners of this year’s kuril dhagun Indigenous Writing Fellowships, presented as part of the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) black&write! Indigenous Writing and Editing Program, have been announced. This...
Magabala Books celebrates 25 years
Magabala Books, Australia’s oldest independent Indigenous publisher will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year. The Broome-based publisher was founded in 1987 to restore, preserve and maintain Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander...