Magabala Books in Broome, Western Australia | Non-profit organisation

Magabala Books

Locality: Broome, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9192 1991

Address: 1 Bagot Street 6725 Broome, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.magabala.com

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24.01.2022 Yorna ‘Donny’ Woolagoodja and his family are ready to launch his incredible book ‘Yornadaiyn Woolagoodja’. We can’t wait to see these young dancers in action! What a way to start NAIDOC Week

24.01.2022 Dont forget to join us and Red Room Poetry for the launch of Guwayu For All Times at 7pm AEST tonight. This free online launch will feature Jeanine Leane, Kirli Saunders (Kindred), Nardi Simpson (Stiff Gins), Bruce Pascoe, Lyndsay Urqhuart, Adrian Webster and Steve Hodder, performing their contributing work. The live stream will be available through this event.

24.01.2022 Our wonderful Charmaine Ledden-Lewis - illustrator of Found - sat down with ABC Sydneys Cassie McCullagh for a special Blue Mountains Writers Festival panel event. You can watch the full chat here.

23.01.2022 It is the most profound, confronting and enlightening book I have ever read. I never realised that 64 short pages could be so powerful. - Chris, fan of Living on Stolen Land by Ambelin Kwaymullina. We love receiving messages like this from our readers

23.01.2022 Important message for all of Santa's helpers out there If Santa is buying from our online store, they'll need to place their orders by 9 December. And if you're planning on stopping by the Broome shop our last day of trading will be 18 December. Illustration is from Bubbay's Desert Adventure by Josie Wowolla Boyle, illus. by Fern Martins. This is a fun Christmas read for the whole family.

22.01.2022 These are the incredible young writers of 'maar bidi: next generation black writing' - pictured here with Ben Wyatt at the book launch hosted by University of WA. Remember their names - you'll be seeing them again! From left to right: Connie Gamble, Jarrad Travers, Brianne Yarran, Mr Wyatt, Nancy Murray, Serena-May Brown, Savannah Cox and Mabel Gibson. (Not pictured Danny Howard and Angelica Augustine.)... Photo supplied by The University of Western Australia.

22.01.2022 Sharing a peek inside our memoir A Question of Colour by Pattie Lees and her son Adam C Lees. Several of these photos are from her time on Palm Island as a Ward of the State. Buy it from your local independent bookshop or online.

21.01.2022 Like our people now, like our Old People gone before, like our Mother Earth, through it all, we will always... persevere A powerful verse in 'Bindi' by Kirli Saunders. Illustration by Dub Leffler. Don't forget to register for Kirli's in conversation with Ellen van Neerven hosted by Better Read Than Dead - this Thursday 26 November, 6.30pm AEDT. Link in comments.

21.01.2022 Ngaji mingan? means "How are you?" in Yawuru language. R U OK? Day is a good reminder to check in with those around you. With so many people separated from country, family and community, we hope you are finding ways to reach out, connect and care for each other.... #RUOKDay #RUOKDay2020 #RUOK #theresmoretosay #YawuruCountry #FirstNationsBooks . Image by @kamsani.binsalleh from At the Beach I See

20.01.2022 With Fathers Day coming up on the 6th September were celebrating the Magabala Dads and all they do. Whether theyre the best storyteller, teacher or fishing instructor, weve got a book for them. Have a look at our Fathers Day gift guide for ideas. Images from Family by Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson, illus. by Jasmine Seymour; and Crabbing with Dad by Paul Seden.

20.01.2022 Introducing our incredible upcoming memoir, A Question of Colour by Pattie Lees and her son Adam C Lees. Pattie Lees was only 10-years-old when she was taken from her mother and sent to live on Palm Island the island once dubbed Australias Alcatraz. This powerful book provides a first-hand account of Patties experiences during Australias assimilationist policy era. I lost my voice on Palm Island," said Pattie. "But now Ive got it back and no one can shut me up aga...in." Available 1 September online and from your favourite bookshop.

19.01.2022 Join Bruce Pascoe and Charmaine Ledden-Lewis as they chat with Joe Williams on Wednesday Night Book Club about their latest book Found. Details: Wednesday 19 August at 7.30pm (AEST) Register via the link in the comments.

19.01.2022 We are thrilled to share Red Room Poetrys live launch of Guwayu For All Times.

18.01.2022 To celebrate the release of 'I Want to be a Superhero' by Breanna Humes, we are featuring real-life First Nations superheroes! We are so excited to begin our series with Merinda Dutton, co-founder of Blackfulla Bookclub Merinda Dutton is a Gumbaynggir and Barkindji woman who has an established legal career championing the rights of Aboriginal people. Merinda is a big lover of reading and story-telling. She was named Indigenous Legal Professional of the Year at the Natio...nal Indigenous Legal Conference in Darwin in 2019. What do you love about your job? "Mostly, I love working with Aboriginal people and communities to overcome legal issues that are important to them. I enjoy the intellectual work of using my legal skills to challenge the status quo." What advice would you give to a young person wanting to grow up to be a 'Superhero'? "You are powerful because your ancestors walked this earth before you, and their spirits walk with you now too. Never forget that. Be certain in who you are and remember what is real and that power will always shine through and guide you." Thanks Merinda! Illustrations by Ambelin Kwaymullina.

17.01.2022 We can’t wait to see everyone at Mowanjum Arts tomorrow for the launch of ‘Yornadaiyn Woolagoodja’. Event starts 3.30pm. See you there!

16.01.2022 This Thursday, Gleebooks are hosting a powerful Zoom in conversation with Bruce Pascoe and Charmaine Ledden-Lewis as they chat to Blackfulla Bookclub about their latest childrens picture book Found and its connection to the Stolen Generations. Registrations essential.

15.01.2022 Wow!! Cooee Mittigar has been shortlisted for Small Press Network's Book of the Year Award 2020! Congratulations to Jasmine Seymour and Leanne Mulgo Watson. Best wishes to everyone else on the shortlist. "Remember, mittigar.... We were strong here. We are strong here. We remain strong here." See more

15.01.2022 Weve opened applications for our 2020 Scholarships! This opportunity is available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander storytellers, writers, illustrators and artists, and proposals are welcomed from both emerging and established creators. Applications close 11 October: https://bit.ly/3hePq4K... Image: Joshua Button working on illustrations for Steve goes to Carnival by Joshua Button and Robyn Wells, 2016

13.01.2022 Today and every day we celebrate the children who write, read, and feature in our books. Happy National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Childrens Day Image is from Mums Elephant by Maureen OKeefe.

13.01.2022 This gentle story set in the rugged Australian bush is about a small calf who becomes separated from his family. The little calf is alone and simply wants his mother, sisters and brothers. He can see other animals, and after running to the river, manages to ask some horses if they are his family. The calfs family have been taken away in the back of a noisy truck. So begins the little calfs journey to find his family. In Found we share the calfs point of view in an evocative story, accompanied by stunning illustrations.

13.01.2022 We are excited to announce that ‘Cooee Mittigar’ by Jasmine Seymour and Leanne Mulgo Watson has been shortlisted in the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards! Congratulations Jasmine and Leanne!

12.01.2022 How wonderful is this! Bruce Pascoe recently spoke to NITV about the inspiration behind his new childrens picture book Found. The gorgeous illustrations are by Kestin Indigenous Illustrator Award-winner Charmaine Ledden-Lewis.

12.01.2022 Listen to the latest episode of the Take it Blak podcast with Ambelin Kwaymullina and Aileen Moreton-Robinson discussing White feminist fragility, anniversaries and re-releases, global intellectual societies, land rights, sovereignty, the publishing industry, Black writing, white audiences, Black Lives Matter, great silences, and Karens.

11.01.2022 A very happy birthday to our author Pattie Lees We love working with Pattie - she cracks a mean joke, tells it how it is, and is always up for a chat. Patties book, A Question of Colour is out 1 September - what a great birthday present! ... Portrait of Aunty Pattie Lees by Belinda Mason for the Serving Country Series.

09.01.2022 Our wonderful friends at Squishy Minnie Bookstore are hosting a very special Zoom storytime with Respect and Family authors Aunty Fay & Sue Lawson this Saturday at 10.30am AEST. This event is for all the family!

08.01.2022 "My gratitude is to our ancestors and to the legacy of the matriarchs in our First Nations communities." Beautiful words from Teela May Reid as she accepted the Daisy Utemorrah Award at the WA Premiers Book Awards for her manuscript Our Matriarchs Matter. Teela is a proud Wiradjuri and Wailwan woman, lawyer and activist, and the co-founder of Blackfulla Bookclub on Instagram.... We cant wait to publish Teelas book in 2021! Thanks to the Government of Western Australia and the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund for making this possible.

08.01.2022 Two of our authors are getting together for a yarn during the Perth Festival Literary Weekend, so if you're in Perth on the 21 Feb make sure you book a ticket! We are honoured to be publishing both Alf Taylor's and Robert Isaacs' memoirs early next year - and this event is the perfect introduction to their incredible books.

08.01.2022 Less than three hours until the WA Premiers Book Awards, and we find out who has won the Daisy Utemorrah Award! You can watch a livestream of the ceremony via the State Library of Western Australias YouTube: youtu.be/jECR0LxlhTI See you there!

07.01.2022 We are so excited to see Kirli Saunders' 'Bindi' finally out in the world, just in time for Christmas! A publishing masterpiece (Margaret Hamilton), this Daisy Utemorrah Award winner is a gorgeous hardcover, with delicate charcoal illustrations by Dub Leffler. Perfect for ages 7+. #magabalabooks #ownvoices #loveozya #bookstagram #firstnations #firstnationspublishing

07.01.2022 "and he said, the sky is falling in..." Our amazing author Bruce Pascoe has three poems in Guwayu For All Times. Kuller Kullup is one of them.

06.01.2022 This is so special! Shirley Purdie with the advances of her first childrens picture book, Shirley Purdie: My Story, Ngaginybe Jarragbe (out in October). Shirley is a world-renowned Gija artist and Kimberley Elder, famous for her rich ochre paintings. The book tells her life story in both Gija and English. "Good to put it in painting, your Country, so kids can know and understand," said Shirley.... Photo thanks to Warmun Art Centre

06.01.2022 Thanks to the generous support of the Serp Hills Foundation, were delighted to announce the launch of the Magabala Fellowship. This new annual opportunity, worth $10,000, is intended to provide valuable time for a mid-career author to work on a current manuscript. The Fellowship is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander storytellers and writers who have published at least one previous publication. Time to write is the most valuable thing, said Magabala Publisher R...achel Bin Salleh. This Fellowship is about providing the means and time to create new work. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/34f9PCV

06.01.2022 Arent these gorgeous?! Sharing a sneak peek of two of the illustrations that Dub Leffler created for Kirli Saunders new junior fiction verse novel Bindi. Bindi is out in October.

05.01.2022 Join us for a very special online event! Kirli Saunders will celebrate the launch of 'Bindi' with an in conversation with Ellen van Neerven hosted by Better Read Than Dead on Thu 26 November, 6.30pm AEDT. They'll discuss the importance of learning Language, and how Bindi can help young people understand their role in conservation and caring for Country. ... Registrations essential. See you there

04.01.2022 Did you know, Found is based on a true story?! "I was on my farm one afternoon, and saw a lost calf looking for their family. I ended up looking after it and finding the calf a good home." - Bruce Pascoe. Illustrations by Charmaine Ledden-Lewis.

03.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day! Look a bit closer at our books, theres something different To celebrate our amazing dads weve replaced one word in each title - join us by posting your dad-updated book or movie title below.

03.01.2022 Enid and the team are busy packing up a Small Seeds book pack for the Wagga Aboriginal Womens Group family program. Thanks to our generous donors, we gift books to organisations supporting children and families who may otherwise have limited access to culturally relevant books. So far weve gifted 744 books this year thanks to our donors

03.01.2022 Watch this powerful and sometimes emotional conversation between Bruce Pascoe, Charmaine Ledden-Lewis and Blackfulla Bookclub, hosted by Gleebooks. They discuss their latest book Found, the Stolen Generations and empathy.

03.01.2022 you don't pick your spear your spear picks you Poem by Danny Howard from 'maar bidi: next generation black writing'.

02.01.2022 "There should have been a time for such words." These Words by Jeanine Leane, with Wiradjuri interpretations by Aunty Eliane Lomas. This poem is from Guwayu For All Times, Red Room Poetrys collection of First Nations poetry.

02.01.2022 We're celebrating our First Nations Superheroes in honour of Breanna Hume's book 'I Want to Be a Superhero', and it's our pleasure to introduce you to Dr Kim Isaacs! Dr Kim Isaacs is a proud Yawuru, Karajarri woman from her mother's side and Noongar from her father's side. She is a General Practitioner and is passionate about improving child health, hospital and primary health care service delivery. She is a lecturer for medical students and Medical Educator for doctors... training in General Practice. What do you love about your job? I love that I can help people feel better, whether it is by listening or providing medicine or connecting them to other health people. I get to look after people of all ages from babies to the very old. I sometimes get to fly in small airplanes to do remote clinics. Being a doctor is challenging and you work hard, but the work is very rewarding. What advice would you give to a young person wanting to grow up to be a ’Superhero’? Follow that dream and dreams can become reality. Set yourself a goal, or many goals, and work towards them. Ask others for help. It might take a lot of sacrifice and there may be many ups and downs along the way, but you will get there! Thanks Kim! Illustrations by Ambelin Kwaymullina.

02.01.2022 We seeing our tiny fans enjoying our books this Indigenous Literacy Day. Pictured is Maya Giiguy, little Gumbaynggirr, Yawuru, Bardi, Kija girl and daughter of Magabala Board Director Clinton Benjamin. It is part of Magabalas vision that all people see themselves represented, have their voices heard and have access to books they love. This Indigenous Literacy Day, celebrate First Nations storytelling in all its forms, whether youre looking at paintings, reading a book, or... listening to a yarn. Change the world, one story at a time. Book is Family by Aunty Fay Muir & Sue Lawson, illus. by Jasmine Seymour.

02.01.2022 This moment in Found is feeling pretty relatable. Raise a hand if youre in lockdown and missing friends and family. Were with you. (The good news is theres a happy ending for this little calf ) Found is written by Bruce Pascoe and Charmaine Ledden-Lewis.

02.01.2022 Today we remember those who fought and were forgotten, may you be honoured. Image from 'Alfred's War' by Rachel Bin Salleh, illustrated by Samantha Fry.