Subscriberthon 2012: Day Six


I heart Melbourne Day

Overland’s based in sunny Melbourne and so are many of our friends. Today’s prizes celebrate the city. But never fear – they’re worth having, even if you never set foot in the place.

Anyone who subscribes, renews or donates more than $40 has a chance of winning the massive major prizes (scroll down for details). As well as that, feast your eyes on the Melbourne-centric booty that’s up for grabs today.

Everything I Need is on One Corner in Carlton Pack

A double pass to the Cinema Nova (valued at $36), an $85 voucher to Tiamo Restaurant and a $50 voucher to Readings Books.

I never Leave the Northside Pack

$50 Brunswick Bound voucher, a double pass to Kino Cinema (valued at $36) and Collingwood: A love story by Paul Daley (MUP).

Live Every Day Like it’s a Sunday Pack

The Slow Guide to Melbourne by Simon Eager and Martin Hughes (Affirm Press), a $40 voucher to Milkwood brunch spot, two double passes to the Rooftop Cinema (valued at $80), and four free Bubble Cup cocktails at the Toff in Town (valued at $40).

I Love Melbourne (even though I live in Brisbane)

A $50 voucher to Avid Reader, a 250 gram pack of ‘Bathysphere’ coffee from Wide Open Road Café and Roastery and When We Think about Melbourne: The Imagination of City by Jenny Sinclair (Affirm Press).

I Love Melbourne (even though I live in Adelaide)

$50 voucher to Imprint Books, a 250 gram pack of ‘Bathysphere’ coffee from Wide Open Road Café and Roastery, and The Slow Guide to Melbourne by Simon Eager and Martin Hughes (Affirm Press).

I Never Leave the Southside Pack

A $30 voucher to the Avenue Bookstore, a double pass to any show of your choice at Revolver Upstairs, a double pass to the Kino Cinema (valued at $36) and a copy of Nine Days by Toni Jordan (Text).

Everyone also goes into the draw for the Major Prizes.

Free Books, Movies and Magazines Almost Forever Major Prize Pack

Unlimited voucher from Video Dogs, a year’s subscription to Meanjin, a lifetime subscription to Overland, a $50 voucher to Mag Nation, latest model Kobo reader and a $300 box of new titles from Gleebooks.

Take Me Back to Hipster Heaven Major Prize Pack

A $50 voucher to Cookie, a $50 voucher to Searchers Books and Records, a guitar lesson from ‘My Side of the Mountain’, an $85 voucher to Miss Gertrude Hair Salon, two double passes to Rooftop Cinema, four free cocktails at the Toff in Town, The Everfresh Blackbook: Melbourne Graffiti and Street Art by Everfresh Studio (Miegunyah Press) and a selection of books from Affirm Press.

I’m an Anticapitalist and I Shop Major Prize Pack

A Jasper’s Fair Trade Coffee Pack, Fair Trade chocolate from Monsieur Truffe, the latest model Kobo reader, Monster Threads t-shirt voucher, a voucher from Mrs Secondhand Vintage Furniture and a selection of books including Money Shot by Jeff Sparrow (Scribe), The Unfair Trade by Michael Casey (Scribe), Octopus: Sam Israel, The Secret Market and Wall Street’s Wildest Con by Guy Lawson (Scribe), Peace With Justice: Noam Chomsky in Australia edited by Clinton Fernandes (Monash University Press) and Feeding on Dreams: Confessions of an Unrepentant Exile by Ariel Dorfman (MUP).

Culture Vulture Major Prize Pack

Eight double passes to Palace Cinemas, a double pass to a Melbourne Theatre Company performance, a double pass to a Malthouse Theatre performance, a membership to ACMI, a $50 voucher to Movie Reel video rental, a double pass to the Rooftop Cinema, and a selection of books including India Calling: An Intimate Portrait of a Nation’s Remaking by Anand Giridharadas (Black inc), Griffith Review: Small World, A Thousand Tiny Truths by Kyo Maclear (Pan Macmillan), The Last Thread by Michael Sala (Affirm Press) and When We Think about Melbourne: The Imagination of City by Jenny Sinclair (Affirm Press).

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