Published 12 May 201712 May 2017 · Events / Activities Overland at NonfictioNOW Editorial team Journal Editor as Conductor: Synchronising Tradition and Experimentation 10.15am, Friday 2 June University of Iceland, Reykjavik In a world of hyperbolic debris and lightning-paced content, how do editors commission and publish with purpose/work relevant to its specific underlying mission? How does a journal negotiate the pressures of the contemporary nonfiction environment – genre-blending, fact versus opinion, print versus online approaches to nonfiction, experimental projects and forms? What is the relationship of nonfiction to rest of the publication – the fiction and poetry, for example? Overland’s editor Jacinda Woodhead will chair a special event with Sam Cooney, Björn Larsson and Guðmundur Andri Thorsson, as they explore how a journal balances its stength and voice in the world with its desire for a clear perspective and a diversity of writers. Check out the rest of the NonfictioNOW Conference Editorial team More by Editorial team › 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 3 November 20238 November 2023 · News Subscriberthon 2023 Friends and Sponsors Editorial team Thank you to our sponsors for their generous contributions to the 2023 Overland Subscriberthon! 30 October 202230 October 2022 · Prizes Final results of the 2021 Nakata Brophy Prize Editorial team The Nakata Brophy Short Fiction and Poetry Prize for Young Indigenous Writers, sponsored by Trinity College at the University of Melbourne and supporters, recognises the talent of young Indigenous writers across Australia.
