At Overland, we believe in the democratisation of politics and culture. We believe that the loudest voices shouldn’t be those with the most money or the strongest corporate support. We believe that alternative media and voices are crucial to keeping art, culture, and politics accessible, innovative and accountable.

Part of that mandate is developing a strong culture of support for emerging writers. At Overland, we accept pitches, articles, fiction and poetry from writers at all stages of their careers, all year round. We seek out new contributors, and we work with emerging writers to help them grow in confidence, to engage in topical debates and to have their voices heard on issues that matter to all of us.

We also run a series of exciting and prestigious literary prizes for new and emerging writers throughout the year, including:

• The Overland Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize worth $5000 – open now! 
• The Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets worth $9000 – open now!
• The Nakata Brophy Short Fiction and Poetry Prize for Young Indigenous Writers worth $5000 (opens 1 December)
• The Story Wine Prize worth $5000 (opens in May 2016)
• The Overland NUW Fair Australia Prize worth $20,000
• The Overland Victoria University Short Story Prize for New and Emerging Writers worth $8000

Help keep Overland an independent, democratic and exciting space for writers from all walks of life: take out a subscription today.

Day Two: Policy Wonk Survival Kit

3 months’ worth of Wide Open Road coffee delivered to your door

A Monster Threads soap dish

Books:

• The Money Men: Australia’s 21 Most Notable Treasurers by Chris Bowen
• Governomics by Ian McAuley and Miriam Lyons
• Smoke and Mirrors by Robin Bowles
• Olmec Obituary by LJM Owen

2 x bottles of wine from Gilded Lilly

Chocolate from Monsieur Truffe

Plus everyone who subscribes today will also go in the running to win one of three Major Prizes, seven Regional Prizes, and special spot prizes throughout the week!

(Psst: are you under 25? Let us know in the Notes field at the checkout!)

See the full list of prizes,
including these Major Prizes:

Major Prize 1: Art Is My Life

Porter’s Paints liquid iron and instant rust oxidised finish pack including brush

Andy Kehoe/Monster Threads print ‘Revel in the Wild’

Monster Threads earrings

2 x tickets to see Melbourne Theatre Company’s 2016 production of Miss Julie by August Strindberg

2 x tickets to see Melbourne Theatre Company’s 2016 production of Skylight by David Hare

2 x bottles of wine from Gilded Lilly

Chocolate from Monsieur Truffe

Books:

• Strange Country by Patrick McCaughey
• Impressive by Kirstie Clements
• Australian Notebooks by Betty Churcher
• Funemployed by Justin Heazlewood
• Changing Gears by Greg Foyster
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Chemo by Luke Ryan
• Moving Tigers by Bob Franklin
• Come a Little Bit Closer by Ian ‘Peewee’ Wilson
• Two Sides: Smoking by Fiona Scott-Norman
• Run For Your Life by Jill Joliffe

Major Prize 2: I Want To Know Everything

1 x Kobo Glo HD reader

Monster Threads air freshener

2 x packs of Filter and Plunger Blend Padre Coffee

1 year digital subscription to The Saturday Paper

1 year subscription to Crikey

2 x bottles of wine from Gilded Lilly

5 back issues of Meanjin (vol. 73:3, 73:4, 72: 2, 70:1, 69:4)

Chocolate from Monsieur Truffe

Books:

• Three- Quarter Man by Sam Braham
• Moving Tigers by Bob Franklin
• Under Stones by Bob Franklin
• A Letter to my Children by Christopher Pyne
• Unholy Fury by James Curran
• Being Berlusconi by Michael Day
• ASAP Science by Mitchell Moffit and Greg Brown
• Parenting Teenagers by Anna Mortensen and the Reach Foundation
• Windsor’s Way by Tony Windsor
• The Tsarnaev Brothers by Masha Gessen
• Defending Gallipoli by Harvey Broadbent
• Run For Your Life by Jill Jolliffe
• Challenge by Paul Daley
• Triumph and Demise by Paul Kelly

Major Prize 3: Lean Green Literary Machine

Miss Malagata/Monster Threads print ‘Polar Bear’

Monster Threads necklace

Bee Sustainable voucher to a bee-keeping workshop and a copy of the book BeeAgSkills

$30 gift voucher to Ceres

4 free passes to Sun Theatre, Yarraville

1 year subscription to Crikey

2 x packs of Espresso Blend Padre Coffee

2 x bottles of wine from Gilded Lilly

Chocolate from Monsieur Truffe

Books:

• Comrade Ambassador by Stephen Fitzgerald
• Supermarket Monsters by Malcolm Knox
• Across the Seas by Klaus Neumann
• Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle
• Blood and Guts by Sam Vincent
• Three- Quarter Man by Sam Braham
• Advanced Australia by Mark Butler
• Funemployed by Justin Heazlewood
• Changing Gears by Greg Foyster
• Heartland: Celebrating 50 Years of the Australian Conservation Foundation

Subscriberthon FAQ

I want to join in but my subscription isn’t due for renewal yet! 
That’s okay – if you buy a subscription during Subscriberthon we’ll extend your current subscription by four issues, and you’ll go in the running to win!

Last year during Subscriberthon, I opted for automatic renewal. Am I still eligible for prizes this year?
Yes! Once your auto-renewal has gone through, we’ll put you into the prize pool for the corresponding Subscriberthon day. So if you subscribed on Day Two of Subscriberthon in 2014, you’ll go into the prize draw on Day Two in 2015. 

Can I buy a subscription for my friend?
What a lovely thing to do. Of course you can – just enter their details in the shipping section. Your friend will get four issues of Overland delivered to their door and go into the running to win one of our excellent prizes.

Oh no! I subscribed last week! Have I missed out on all the Subscriberthon fun?
Absolutely not! If you subscribed on or after 22 October 2015 you’ll still go into the prize draw for the Major Prizes and the Regional Prizes. 

Can I just make a donation?
You can indeed! Head over to our Donations page. If you donate during Subscriberthon you’ll be eligible for the prize draw, too.