Published 19 May 200919 May 2009 · Main Posts Meanjin and Overland: in print and at the SWF Jeff Sparrow The June edition of both Meanjin and Overland are in their respective houses and Meanjin and Overland’s superfriends two for one deal is still on the table. The true awesomeness of the deal is explained over the jump or you can go here for more details. We’re also hoping you’ll come and see us at the Sydney Writers’ Festival panel on Literary Journals on Friday, May 22 2009, 4–5pm at Sydney Philharmonia Choir Studio, Pier 4/5, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay. (The event is free). [Cross posted at Spike, the Meanjin blog] Jeff Sparrow Jeff Sparrow is a Walkley Award-winning writer, broadcaster and former editor of Overland. More by Jeff Sparrow › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays First published in Overland Issue 228 8 September 202326 September 2023 · Main Posts Announcing the 2023 Judith Wright Poetry Prize ($9000) Editorial Team Established in 2007 and supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation, the Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets seeks poetry by writers who have published no more than one collection of poems under their own name (that is writers who’ve had zero collections published, or one solo collection published). It remains one of the richest prizes for emerging poets, and is open to poets anywhere in the world. In 2023, the major prize is $6000, with a second prize of $2000 and a third prize of $1000. All three winners will be published in Overland. First published in Overland Issue 228 8 September 202315 September 2023 · Main Posts Announcing the 2023 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize ($6500) Editorial Team Supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation, and named after the late Neilma Gantner, this prize seeks excellent short fiction of up to 3000 words themed around the notion of ‘travel’; imaginative, creative and literary interpretations are strongly encouraged. This competition is open to all writers, nationally and internationally, at any stage of their writing career.
