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Indigenous publishing house in Western Australia
Magabala Books is an Indigenous publishing house based in
Broome, Western Australia .
[1]
It started in the late 1980s
[2] and early 1990s.
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
The name Magabala is a
Yawuru ,
Karrajari and
Nyulnyul word for the
bush banana .
[9] In 1990, Magabala Books became an independent Aboriginal corporation.
[10] Magabala's stated objective is "restoring, preserving and maintaining Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures".
[11]
Many prominent Australian Indigenous authors have been published with Magabala Books,
[12] including
Anita Heiss ,
[13]
Ali Cobby Eckermann ,
Jimmy Pike ,
Alexis Wright ,
Bronwyn Bancroft ,
Jack Davis ,
Bill Neidjie ,
Stephen Hagan ,
Jack Davis ,
Jimmy Chi
[14] and
Bruce Pascoe .
[15]
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The literature ranges from Aboriginal lore,
[17]
[18] children's books,
[19] various picture books,
[20] as well as oral history of indigenous culture.
[21]
[22]
Magabala Books won the small publisher of the year award at the 2020
Australian Book Industry Awards
[23] and again in 2024.
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Magabala Fellowship
In August 2020 it launched a mid-career fellowship, valued at A$10,000, for First Nations writers who have had at least one book published.
[25]
Winners
See also
References
^ It has also been known as the Magabala Books Aboriginal Corporation, see - Sims, Bruce (September 1996), "Transition [A move for Penguin Books Australia Limited, Ringwood, to Magabala Books Aboriginal Corporation, Broome]", Publishing Studies (3): 35–36,
ISSN
1324-7662
^ Magabala Books (1988),
Magabala Books Aboriginal publishing , Magabala Books, retrieved 9 July 2014
^ Lands, M (1991), "Magabala Books: the beginning of a publishing house", Lu Rees Archives: Notes, Books and Authors (13): 27–28,
ISSN
0725-7015
^ Austlit.
"Magabala Books: (author/organisation) | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories" . www.austlit.edu.au . Retrieved 19 February 2018 .
^ Rule, Rosemary (August 1989).
"Publishing in Broome [Magabala Books]" . Editions (Potts Point, NSW) (1): 6–7.
^ Ross, Iain (June 1993), "Magabala Books: an indigenous perspective", Classroom , 13 (5): 10–12,
ISSN
0727-1255
^ Magabala Books: celebrating culture and survival . 1991. p. 32.
ISSN
0310-2939 .
^ Gierck, Michele M (2006), "Spreading seeds of culture [Magabala Books, the Broome-based publishing company.]", Eureka Street , 16 (1): 34–35,
ISSN
1036-1758
^
"Our Name | Magabala Books" . www.magabala.com . Retrieved 19 February 2018 .
^
"History | Magabala Books" . www.magabala.com . Retrieved 19 February 2018 .
^
"Magabala Books and the importance of Indigenous YA literature — Kill Your Darlings" . www.killyourdarlingsjournal.com . 22 April 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2018 .
^ Austlit.
"Magabala Books: (author/organisation) | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories" . www.austlit.edu.au . Retrieved 19 February 2018 .
^ Heiss, Dr Anita (7 August 2012).
"Anita Heiss Blog: Happy 25th Anniversary Magabala Books!" . Anita Heiss Blog . Retrieved 19 February 2018 .
^ Austlit.
"Bran Nue Dae : A Musical Journey | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories" . www.austlit.edu.au . Retrieved 19 February 2018 .
^
"History | Magabala Books" . www.magabala.com . Retrieved 19 February 2018 .
^ Laurie, Victoria (29 March 1994), "Consenting authors. -Magabala Books, a Broome (WA) based Aboriginal publishing company-", Bulletin (Sydney) (29 Mar 1994): 97–98,
ISSN
1440-7485
^
"Stunning showcase for Aboriginal lore" .
The Canberra Times . 21 August 1993. p. 52. Retrieved 9 July 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Traditional Healers of Central Australia: Ngangkari .
Ngaanyatjarra
Pitjantjatjara Women's Council Aboriginal Corporation. 2013. Magabala Books.
^ Holton-Ramirez, Tracey; Ramirez, Angela., (ill.); Magabala Books Aboriginal Corporation (2013), The little corroboree frog , Magabala Books,
ISBN
978-1-921248-81-8 {{
citation }}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link )
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"MAGAZINE: BOOKS Feeling as well as seeing the Great Sandy Desert" .
The Canberra Times . 9 June 1990. p. 27. Retrieved 9 July 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Marshall, Paul (1986),
Interviews forming source materials for Raparapa Kularr Martuwarra – stories from the Fitzroy River drovers published by Magabala Books , retrieved 9 July 2014
^ Wright, Mary (October 1988).
"Recording and remaking history" . Fremantle Arts Review . 3 (10): 10–12.
^
" 'Bluey: The Beach' wins 2020 ABIA Book of the Year" . Books+Publishing . 13 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020 .
^ ABIA (9 May 2024).
"Australian Book Industry Award Winners 2024" . ABIA . Retrieved 10 May 2024 .
^
"Magabala announces fellowship for mid-career writers" . Books+Publishing . 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020 .
^
"Magabala announces winner of inaugural fellowship" . Books+Publishing . 12 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021 .
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b
"McPherson and Green recipients of 2021 Magabala fellowship" . Books+Publishing. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2023 .
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"Magabala 2022 fellowship and scholarships recipients, inaugural AIC grant winners" . Books+Publishing. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2023 .
External links
International National People