Published 26 November 2009 · Main Posts happenings aplenty Jeff Sparrow How many ways can you absorb Overland goodness? Why, let’s count them! 1. If you are a subscriber, you would have received (or be just about to receive) Overland 197, with Guy Rundle on Kevin Rudd, Fiona Capp on Judith Wright, Anwyn Crawford on Nick Cave, Sophie Cunningham on the world beneath Melbourne and much, much more. 2. If you are in Melbourne this Sunday, you can attend the Overland/Meanjin end-of-year event and lawn bowls challenge. 3. Wherever you are, you can join in the inaugural Overland subscriberthon, which kicks off on 1 December. 4. Next year, you can participate in the ‘Meanland’ collaboration with Meanjin, which begins, in spectacular fashion, with this event at the newly christened Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas in Melbourne before moving to other cities across Australia. More on this soon. 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 10 November 202311 November 2023 · Subscriberthon 2023 On the final day of Subscriberthon, Overland’s most important members get to have their say Editorial Team BORIS A quick guide to another year of Overland, from your trusty feline, Boris. I liked the ginger cat story, though it made my human cry. I liked the talking cat, too, but I’m definitely in the “not wasting my time learning to talk” camp. But reading is good. And writing is fun, though it’s been challenging […] 1 First published in Overland Issue 228 9 November 20239 November 2023 · Subscriberthon 2023 On the second-last day of Subscriberthon, Overland’s co-chief editor Evelyn Araluen speaks truth to power Editorial Team To my friends and comrades, I’m not sure if there’s language to communicate how this last month has utterly changed me. This time a few weeks ago the busyness and chaos of bricolage arts and academic labour had so efficiently distracted me from my anxiety about the upcoming referendum that I forgot to prepare myself for its inevitable conclusion.
