Category Archives: Books

Exotic Matter – Pre-pub offer!

Posted on October 8, 2026 by magdalenaball

My new book, Exotic Matter, is coming out early next year and my publisher Liquid Amber Press, has put up a terrific pre-publication offer. Put in your order now and save! Also of course you will get my undying gratitude and … Continue reading →

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Book Launch: ‘Dislocations’

Posted on September 27, 2026 by magdalenaball

On Sunday the 15th of November, at Woollahra Library, I will be launching the wonderful new book, Dislocations, from acclaimed poet Marcelle Freiman. The event is free and all are welcome. Please RSVP here: https://www.trybooking.com/au/event/1652076 or directly to Marcelle at … Continue reading →

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History Illuminated: Long Journey Home

Posted on September 16, 2026 by magdalenaball

On Saturday the 31st of October, I’ll be hosting a session with titled “Long Journey Home: The perilous escapes of Anzac POWs in wartime Italy” with historian Katrina Kittel as part of this year’s History Illuminated festival. We’ll be talking … Continue reading →

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New book!

Posted on September 12, 2026 by magdalenaball

I’m delighted that my new poetry collection, Exotic Matter, will be published in Feb 2027 by Liquid Amber Press. Liquid Amber press is rapidly becoming one of the most exciting poetry publishers in Australia with an excellent design and editorial … Continue reading →

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New review of High Wire Step

Posted on August 28, 2026 by magdalenaball

One of the many nice things about poetry is that it tends not to have a use-by date for publishers. It stays out there and you never know who will pick it up or when (often with fiction you have … Continue reading →

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Festival of the Spoken Word

Posted on July 20, 2026 by magdalenaball

In what’s looking like an exciting and busy August, I’ll be talking with the wonderful Joanne Fedler about her beautiful new memoir Bring Us Home From Sorrow on Tuesday the 4th of August at 7pm as part of Shalom Collective’s Festival … Continue reading →

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Sugar Frosted Koans

Posted on July 10, 2026 by magdalenaball

My fellow writer and interviewer extraordinaire Ed McManis invited me to participate in his fun project Sugar Frosted Koans. Koans are meditations from Zen Buddhism that transcend rational thinking. Along with a dozen or so other poets, we were invited … Continue reading →

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Melbourne Jewish Book Week 2026

Posted on June 26, 2026 by magdalenaball

When festival director Debbie Lee asked me if I would moderate a session titled Death, Grief, and Finding the Light for this year’s Melbourne Jewish Book Week with extraordinary authors Joanne Fedler, Katia Ariel, and Andrea Goldsmith, I was delighted. … Continue reading →

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Newcastle Writers Festival 2026

Posted on February 6, 2026 by magdalenaball

The Newcastle Writers Festival weekend is my favourite time of the year. The Festival is always so warm (a good antidote from what has been going on elsewhere), pleasurable and accessible – with well-known names but also lots of locals, … Continue reading →

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Flying Island Book launches at Poetry at the Pub

Posted on January 14, 2026 by magdalenaball

I’ll be launching Ronald Araña Atilano’s new book New Ordinance for the Dead as part of Flying Islands new book launch at the first Poetry at the Pub on a special Tuesday night, The Grand Hotel, 32 Church St, Newcastle, Tuesday … Continue reading →

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