Category Archives: Books

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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Festival of the Spoken Word

Posted on June 19, 2026 by magdalenaball

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

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New book!

Posted on June 12, 2026 by magdalenaball

I’m delighted that my new poetry collection 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 team and … 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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Oystercatcher 2

Posted on December 7, 2025 by magdalenaball

The new rejuvenated 5 Islands Press is producing beautiful books and their second Oystercatcher anthology is no exception. I’m delighted that poem “Knucklebones” is a part of this collection. You can get a copy here: https://www.5islandspress.com/product-page/oystercatcher-two

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Book giveaway!

Posted on October 21, 2025 by magdalenaball

In celebration of The Jewish Poetry Project the Sydney Jewish Writers festival is running a giveaway to win some of the poetry books featured at the Sydney Jewish Writers Festival, including my Bobish. Entries close 2 November at midnight and … Continue reading →

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New piece on Bobish at EcoTheo

Posted on October 8, 2025 by magdalenaball

Mike Panasitti has written a beautiful piece on Bobish for the Ecotheo Collective. “True to the musical roots in her family, Bobish is Magdalena’s song to the universes that surround us and inhabit us. It is an ode to … Continue reading →

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Sydney Launch of Gold Digger by Lisa Collyer

Posted on September 1, 2025 by magdalenaball

On Saturday, the 27th of September, I’ll be MCing the Sydney launch of Lisa Collyer’s much awaited new poetry book Gold Digger, which will feature a launch speech by Willo Drummond and readings by the author, me, Willo and Elizabeth Walton. … Continue reading →

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Splinter Journal

Posted on November 13, 2024 by magdalenaball

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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