Overland literary journal

Subscriberthon: The Final Countdown

It has arrived: the final day of Subscriberthon. We would like to salute our sponsors and all the Overland supporters who have subscribed this past week – thank you one and all.

But the mammoth beast that is Subscriberthon is not ready to lie down its endearing head just yet.

As regular Meanland contributor Caroline Hamilton put it so wisely just the other day:

‘Overland has gone from being Australia’s rabble-rousing rag to a digital-age digest, all the while maintaining its reputation for being socially engaged, thought-provoking and entertaining. Providing support through a subscription isn’t a question of dumb economics: “it’s online for free, stupid!” It’s not charity: “let’s help them out, lord knows they could use it!”. A subscription is a statement of conviction: independent, politically informed social and cultural commentary is as necessary to a happy society as broad-bandwidth, good music and new ideas.’

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Written by Editorial team on 9-11-2011, 1 user comment

Subscriberthon: Radical culture matters

It’s day 6 of Subscriberthon – have you subscribed yet?

If not, it’s likely it simply slipped your mind over the weekend. Or you didn’t realise that you can resubscribe during Subscriberthon and we’ll add another whole year to your subscription, even if it only started last month. Or that you can subscribe loved ones and other people you admire, because an Overland sub makes a most excellent gift. For a mere $54/$40 a year you receive 4 outstanding print issues straight to your mailbox, 352 days of a happening blog and the opportunity to be part of the Overland community – a group of progressive thinkers, writers and readers who a

Written by Editorial team on 7-11-2011, 1 user comment

Subscriberthon: The Inevitable Movie II

It’s the weekend of Subscriberthon, but that doesn't mean you can't subscribe – that’s the beauty of the internet! Thank you to all those who’ve subscribed so far and congratulations to yesterday’s Spot Prize winners: John Haycock, Judi Morrison and Jackie Wykes. Your prizes are in the post.

We appreciate you all so much that we made a second Subscriberthon movie, one that explains the real reason QEII came to town:

Go on – subscribe: you’ll feel like royalty if you do.

Already a subscriber? Not a problem, you can simply resubscribe, adding a year to the length of your subscription and making you eligible for all those prizes. Such as today's Daily Prizes:

The Fremantle Press pack
Four fab reads from Fremantle Press: Adam Morris, My dog gave me the clap; Collection, The Kid on the Karaoke Stage; Goldie Goldbloom, You Lose These + other stories; Peter Docker, The Waterboys

Australian shorts
This glorious collection of short story collections by Affirm Press (including a collection by one of Overland’s very own bloggers) is an absolute treat:

S – Bob Franklin, Under Stones
H – Barry Divola, Nineteen Seventy Something
O – Emmett Stinson, Known Unknowns
R – Gretchen Shirm, Having cried wolf
T – Leah Swann, Bearings
S – Irma Gold, Two steps forward

Drunkard’s delight
6 bottles of Platypus Gully’s finest.

What could be better than a glass of wine, the flickering fire and a good … book?

Here’s the low-down on Platypus Gully: made from MV6 and D5V12 vines planted from 1993 to 1996, the win e exhibits typical varietal nose with a deep crimson colour and fresh berry flavours. Coincidentally beautiful black cherries are grown in the region. The grapes were hand picked in March 2006, fermented in stainless steel vats and aged in new French oak for 18 months. It was bottled in January 2008 at 13.0%.

Platypus live in a dam in a deep gully 80 ft below the vineyard surrounded by tree ferns and beautiful Blackwood trees. The wine is a full flavoured but easy drinking style and is ideal for accompanying food or for just sipping by the glass.

The wine sells for $14 wholesale and $25 retail a bottle and is often seen in restaurants at $40 per bottle.

Written by Editorial team on 5-11-2011, 1 user comment

Subscriberthon: There’s no I in team

What I love about Overland is its ability to hit the mark with fiction, poetry, essays and reviews. I don’t grab bag Overland; I read it cover-to-cover. That’s a credit to the editors, all of whom have been creative and insightful in their own ways in the decade I’ve read and contributed to the journal. – Paul Mitchell

Overland is well known for its history of publishing some of Australia’s most celebrated writers. In a journal published since 1954, it’s no surprise that there has been a succession of editorial teams and we thank them all for the brilliant legacy they have gifted to the current incarnation. We take this opportunity to thank and remember Overland’s founding editor, Stephen Murray-Smith (1922–1988). ... read more

Written by Editorial team on 3-11-2011, 2 user comments

Subscriberthon: The Revolution will not be televised

Or, the Revolution will not be televised (but you might see it on Twitter)

So it’s day 2 of Subscriberthon! Thank you to all those who subscribed yesterday and congratulations to our Spot Prize winners – Gary Pearce and Ira Maguire. Huzzah!

Moving on. When asked why he thought supporting Overland was important, regular contributor Tad Tietze said:

There have always been great reasons to subscribe to Overland. But in 2011, from Cairo to New York, we’ve seen an explosion of society-shaking movements for change, and the tremendous human creativity that unleashes. For all those inspired to transform the world, we need Overland more than ever: as independent medium, space for debate, and intersection-point for political and cultural exchange. Don’t waste a second: subscribe now!

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Written by Editorial team on 3-11-2011, No comments

Subscriberthon – Blow your own trumpet!

Well, dear friends, let Overland purse its lips, take Anthony Trollope’s maxim in hand and blow its own trumpet because it’s time once again for our drive to subscribe.

Subscribe to Overland during Subscriberthon and help keep alive one of Australia’s most enduring and well-respected literary journals.

But wait … there’s more!

Thanks to our fabulous and generous sponsors, Overland is able to offer to those lucky subscribers who cross our palms with silver during the week 2–9 November, three most excellent Major Prizes, a plethora of fabulous Daily Prizes and a luscious proliferation of Spot Prizes. ... read more

Written by Editorial team on 2-11-2011, 7 user comments