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March Monthly Blogger – Michelle Hamadache!
Due to a tidal wave of unforeseeable circumstances, Christopher Cyrill is suspending his blogging for the moment. He'll be back in with us in December this year to continue his elegant essays on the writing life. But this month our monthly blogger is the excellent...
read moreNew Monthly Blogger – Christopher Cyrill!
An enormous thanks to Corey Wakeling for his excellent posts. This month our blogger is Christopher Cyrill. His bio is below. Christopher Cyrill is the author of the novels The Ganges and its Tributaries and Hymns for the Drowning. He has also published numerous...
read moreJanuary monthly blogger – Corey Wakeling!
A huge thanks to Liam Ferney for finishing 2015 with his excellent, thoughtful posts. Our first blogger for 2016 is Corey Wakeling. His bio is below. Corey Wakeling is the author of two books of poetry, most recently Goad Omen (Giramondo 2013), and co-editor of...
read moreCall for Submissions: Disabilities issue
For its second number in 2016, Southerly will be producing an issue, co-edited by David Brooks and Andy Jackson, on Writing and Disability, and we are seeking contributions in all our usual fields – poetry, short fiction, essay, review, memoir, etc. Both physical and...
read moreDecember monthly blogger – Liam Ferney!
A huge thanks to Felicity Castagna for her wonderful posts. Our blogger this month is Liam Ferney. His bio is below: Liam Ferney is one of Australia’s leading younger poets. His latest book, Content (Hunter Publishing), is a hand grenade tossed into the middle of...
read moreSpread the Word, Spread the Love – Back Issues for $2 + postage
Southerly overflows with back issues. They live on floors and in garages, in spare rooms and in warehouses. We want to spread the love. For a limited time, we are selling back issues for $2. Yes, $2 plus postage to your home. If you live in Australia, you can get any...
read moreToby Fitch’s New Adventures
The most excellent Toby Fitch has been Southerly's Poetry Reviews Editor for the past five years. He's commissioned, edited, and organised all the poetry reviews you read in the journal and online. But now, Toby is off on new adventures. He will begin as Poetry Editor...
read moreRediscovering Again: Christina Stead/Elizabeth Harrower Symposium
One of our excellent editors, Dr Elizabeth McMahon, is organising a two-day symposium on Christina Stead and Elizabeth Harrower. It runs at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, at the beginning of next month. It includes two evenings of writers' panels - Gail...
read moreNovember monthly blogger – Felicity Castagna!
An enormous thanks to Samuel Wagan Watson for his wonderful posts. Our blogger for this month is Felicity Castagna. Her bio is below. Felicity Castagna's work has been produced for ABC Radio National and ABC television as well as being published in journals and...
read moreReminder: War & Peace issue – submit your work!
Submissions for issue 75.3 War & Peace are due on October 31st. We're looking for the best poetry, fiction, essays and memoir. The original call out is here, but all the information is below: What does war mean to us now? With our knowledge of the long aftermath,...
read moreNew monthly blogger – Samuel Wagan Watson!
An enormous thanks to Fiona McFarlane for her inspiring posts. This month, our blogger is Samuel Wagan Watson. His bio is below. Samuel Wagan Watson is a full-time writer for hire. Born in Brisbane in 1972, Samuel is of honourable ancestry of Munanjali, Birri Gubba,...
read moreFollow Along!
It's taken a little while but, once again, you can follow along with Southerly. At the bottom right of our site (yep, just down there) is a little follow tab. Press it, enter your email address, and receive all of our posts. You'll never miss a blog or an issue post...
read moreSeptember monthly blogger – Fiona McFarlane!
A huge thanks to Justin Clemens for his excellent posts. This month our blogger is Fiona McFarlane. Her bio is below. Fiona McFarlane was born in Sydney. Her first novel, The Night Guest, was published in 2013 and translated into fifteen languages. It was shortlisted...
read moreNext monthly blogger – Justin Clemens!
Many thanks to Van Badham for her great posts, and to Ian Buchanan for his. This month, our blogger is Justin Clemens. His bio is below. Justin Clemens writes poetry and prose. Recent publications include The Mundiad (Hunter 2013) and, with A.J. Bartlett and Jon...
read moreElemental
Elemental is concerned with our experience of the elements in an era of climate change. The four elements of classical thought (earth, fire, water, air) align with what we now call four states of matter and hence to what is termed the "material turn" in contemporary...
read moreJuly Monthly Blogger – Van Badham
Many thanks must go to Marie Munkara for her excellent posts. This month our blogger is Van Badham. Her bio is below: Van Badham is a Melbourne-based feminist writer, theatremaker, critic, trade unionist, activist, occasional broadcaster and one of Australia’s most...
read moreJune Monthly Blogger – Marie Munkara!
An enormous thanks to Luke Carman for his excellent posts. This month our blogger is Marie Munkara. Her bio is below: Marie was born on the banks of the Mainoru River in Arnhemland and spent her early years growing up on Bathurst Island. Her first Novel Every Secret...
read moreVale JS Harry
JS Harry (1939-2015) JS Harry, one of Australian poetry’s “great transgressors”, described by Peter Porter in 2007 as “the most arresting poet working in Australia today”, died peacefully in her sleep Wednesday morning 20th May. It followed a long and debilitating...
read moreMay Monthly Blogger – Luke Carman!
An enormous thanks to Anna Gibbs for her excellent posts. This month our blogger is Luke Carman. His bio is below. Luke Carman hails from the Sydney suburb of Liverpool and his first book of fiction, An Elegant Young Man is available from Giramondo. He is Associate...
read moreCall for Submissions: War & Peace
What does war mean to us now? With our knowledge of the long aftermath, what does it mean to be at peace? What is the difference between post-war and peace? How do peace and remembrance combine? How do we remember in the midst of war? 2015 is the centenary of the...
read moreCall for Submissions: The Naked Writer 2
The issue of Southerly titled The Naked Writer, published in March 2014, included outstanding essays, fiction and non-fiction, poetry and reviews on writer, the writing process and the links between life and work. It was so successful, in fact, that we are...
read morePlease welcome our April blogger, Anna Gibbs
Warmest of thanks must go to Andy Jackson for his posts over the last few weeks. This month our guest is Anna Gibbs. Professor Anna Gibbs teaches at the University of Western Sydney, Australia and writes across the fields of textual, media and cultural studies with a...
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“Open House” by David Brooks – new poetry, more party
The esteemed co-editor of Southerly, David Brooks, has just published a new book of poetry, Open House. This launches next week at the University of Sydney and both David and UQP would love you to come. The details are below - but RSVP to theconversation68@gmail.com....
read moreNext Southerly Blogger – Andy Jackson!
A massive thank you to Sunil Badami for his excellent posts. This month, our blogger is Andy Jackson. His bio is below: Andy Jackson's collection, Among the Regulars (papertiger 2010) was shortlisted for the Kenneth Slessor Prize and Highly Commended in the Anne Elder...
read morePlease come to the launch of Australian Dreams!
Southerly is holding a mega double-launch of Australian Dreams 1 and Australian Dreams 2 and we'd love you to come! There will be wine and food and excellent company. There will also be readings from our fabulous contributors. The details are below. See you there!...
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Australian Dreams 2
Southerly is please to release the second part in our Australian Dreams series. After a decade of ragged, terror-driven politics many people's dreams of and for Australia are looking battered, but the dreaming continues. Essays and other contributions here reflect the...
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Southerly 75.1 ‘Elemental’
Southerly is looking for a small number of essays, literary non–fiction, fiction and poems to complete for its forthcoming issue titled Elemental. Please note: Work will be accepted until 20 March. Scholarly essays should follow MLA style. Please include ELEMENTAL in...
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Southerly is 75! Subscription Deals
Southerly is 75 years old! It's almost Christmas! These are things to celebrate, so for the next 3 weeks we are offering some amazing subscription deals for you. 1) $20 Annual Digital subscription For just $20, you get the digital version of Southerly delivered to...
read moreAustralian Dreams 1
A country where 'it's ok to be a bigot'. A country of refugees, refusing asylum. A country violating human rights, ignoring the pleas of the United Nations. A country 'open for business', with its trees, its coal, its uranium on the counter, its Reef and World...
read moreVale Martin Harrison
Martin Harrison was an esteemed Australian poet, teacher, and, as with many, friend and colleague of the Southerly editorial team. In his memory, we would like to post a recent poem published in Southerly. Editor David Brooks says: Martin was a fine poet, a fine...
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