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Guest Speaker: Society of Women Writers NSW

On Wednesday the 12th of March I will have the great pleasure of being the guest speaker. The date is the SWW Centenary – that’s 100 years – no small achievement, and I’ll be following on from a poetry workshop … Continue reading

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Flying Island 2025 new book series launch

 On Sunday the 26th of January, The Shop Gallery in Glebe will be hosting a combined book launch of the new 2025 Flying Island books. I’m the current Vice President of Flying Islands and am proud of this beautiful set … Continue reading

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Telephone: An International Arts Game & Experiment

I’ve been invited to participate in a collaborative project based on the Telephone game,  and if you’re an artist/writer of any kind you can also join.  This is the third round and the way it works is a secret message … Continue reading

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Creative Flight

Three of my poems “Ten Thousand Joys”, “Money Box”, and“Bhakti” have been published in West Bengal, India’s Creative Flight Journal.  This is a peer reviewed journal in English published twice a year and available online for free here: https://www.creativeflight.in/current-issue  

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Splinter Journal

My poem “Tumbling into the Ocean” has been published in the inaugural issue of Splinter Journal along with work from Anthony Nocera, Brooke Dunnell, Dominic Symes, Finbar James, Frank Marrazza, George Titheridge, Hossein Asgari, Jane Rawson, Jayda Wilson, Jill Jones, … Continue reading

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Joanne Burns Microlit Finalist

I’m so pleased to be a finalist in the 2025 Joanne burns microlith award along with a wonderful list of writers.  The finalists in the National category are: Carolyn Abbs, Danielle Baldock, Kathleen Miriam Bleakley, Lyn Chatham, Julie Chevalier, Angela … Continue reading

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Live Encounters 15th Anniversary

Three of my poems, “Free Association”, “Sylvia”, and “Bhakti” have been published in the 15th Anniversary edition of Live Encounters.  The full issue can be found here:  https://liveencounters.net/ Or go straight to my 3 poems here: https://liveencounters.net/2024-le-pw/magdalena-ball-free-association/

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Yellow Shelf

The lovely Johanna Fink at Yellow Shelf interviewed me about my podcast Compulsive Reader Talks: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/yellow-shelf-podcast/id1767729340?i=1000670226208

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Girls on Key 10th Anniversary Zoom Party

On Saturday the 14th of September I’ll be moderating a Zoom party to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Girls on Key! Time is 4pm NZ or 2pm AU EST (for other times please check world clock meeting planner – the … Continue reading

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Vessels of Love Exhibition program

Poetry Sydney is launching their new exhibition program and the program will be inaugurated Vessels of Love 2024: love in transmission, which I was so pleased to be part of.  The exhibition will include all of the poets’ works transmitted … Continue reading

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