‘Kill Your Darlings’ announces new columnists
Melbourne-based literary journal Kill Your Darlings (KYD) has announced its new columnists for 2015, with James Tierney to write about books and writing. Tierney is a freelance writer and reviewer...
‘Westerly’ magazine editors step down
The editors of WA literary magazine Westerly, Delys Bird and Tony Hughes-d’Aeth, have stepped down from their positions.Bird has been editor since 1992, first with Dennis Haskell and then as...
‘Going Down Swinging’ launches Pozible campaign to avoid closing
Literary journal Going Down Swinging has launched a Pozible campaign to raise funds to ‘stay alive’.‘We’ve always got by without much cash, but a stack of our 2012 issue were damaged in...
‘Writers in Conversation’ literary journal launched
The first issue of the Writers in Conversation open-access literary journal is now available. The journal, which focuses on interviews with authors, editors and translators of literary works, is jointly...
Lit magazine ‘Seizure’ relaunches
Literary magazine Seizure relaunched in January with a new website that replaces the biannual print magazine.The website will be updated each week with new writing, which will be kept behind...
New staff appointed at ‘Kill Your Darlings’; journalism mentorships announced
Brigid Mullane has been appointed as the new editor of Melbourne-based literary journal Kill Your Darlings (KYD). Mullane has been deputy editor of KYD since mid-2013, having previously worked in...
‘Kill Your Darlings’ announces new columnists, journalism mentorships
Melbourne-based literary journal Kill Your Darlings (KYD) has announced its new columnists for 2014, with Carody Culver to write about books and Danielle Binks to write about young adult and...
Amazon to publish digital literary journal
Amazon Publishing has announced plans to publish a weekly digital literary magazine focused on short fiction and poetry, reports Publishers Weekly. One Day will focus on one fiction writer and...
‘Island’ receives new funding, announces mentor program
Island magazine has received $60,000 in funding from Arts Tasmania for 2014, matching the $60,000 in funding it received for 2013. The Tasmanian Arts Advisory board said in a statement that...
Ebook platform Bkclb relaunches as Tomely, offers pay-what-you-want ebook bundles
Australian ebook retail platform Bkclb, which launched in the second half of 2012, has been relaunched with the new name Tomely. The platform, which is aimed at authors and small publishers,...
‘Kill Your Darlings’ opens online store
Melbourne-based literary journal Kill Your Darlings (KYD) has opened an online store, which will sell editions of KYD as well as other books and stationery. The store, which can be...
Sanders appointed ‘Meanjin’ editor
Zora Sanders has been appointed as editor of Melbourne-based literary journal Meanjin. Sanders, who is currently deputy editor at the journal, will take over the editorship from Sally Heath in...
New editor for ‘Meanjin’
Zora Sanders will take over the role of editor of Melbourne-based literary journal Meanjin in March. Current editor Sally Heath, who joined Meanjin at the start of 2011, is stepping...
Staff changes at ‘Island’ magazine
Former Fullers Hobart events manager Rachel Edwards and Review of Australian Fiction editor Matthew Lamb have been appointed co-editors of Island magazine. Edwards and Lamb will replace editorial director Dale...
‘Island’ secures funding for 2013
Island magazine has secured $60,000 funding for 2013 from Arts Tasmania. Editor Dale Campisi told Bookseller+Publisher that the publication ‘will survive to see another year as we have secured funding...
‘Aurealis’ seeks official recognition
Australian fantasy and science-fiction journal Aurealis has launched a subscriptions drive, which it says will help it obtain official recognition as a professional market by the Science Fiction and Fantasy...
‘Griffith Review’ Novella Project winners announced
The Griffith Review has announced the winners of its Novella Project. When the journal announced the competition, a partnership with the Copyright Agency that sought ‘the best original novellas from citizens or residents of...
‘The Paris Review’ app launched
The literary journal the Paris Review has launched an app for iPad and iPhone. The application is free and includes access to the current issue in its print format, and...
‘Wet Ink’ to close
The literary journal Wet Ink, established in 2005 to publish new Australian writing, is to close, with the current issue to be the last. ‘We were hoping for number 28, but...
‘Overland’ Victoria University Short Story Prize finalists announced
The finalists for the inaugural Overland Victoria University Short Story Prize for New and Emerging Writers have been announced. The shortlisted stories are: ‘Zone of Confidence’ (Claire Aman) ‘Frank O’Hara’s...