Published 17 November 201720 November 2017 · Events / Subscriberthon 2017 / Announcement Subscriberthon Day One: Early birds catch many prizes! Editorial team Subscriberthon 2017 is here! So many marvellous prizes to be won – and a splendid magazine to support! Anyone who subscribes, resubscribes or donates over the next week goes into the draw to win some spectacular prizes, including holidays, bikes, Nintendos, original artworks, locally roasted coffee, wine, cartooning workshops – and piles of books and subscriptions. Overland – reading between the lines since 1954! – is your one-way ticket to political and cultural possibilities of new worlds and ideas, through fiction, poetry, nonfiction and art. But Overland depends on its subscribers – it always has and it always will. So if you’re a keen Overland reader who’s not yet a subscriber, it’s time to break the literature barrier! 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Day One: Early bird Double pass to Bangarra Dance Theatre One-year subscription to Griffith Review Padre coffee (500 grams) and Devouring Melbourne by Monique Bayer 1 x double pass to The killing of a sacred deer 1 x bottle of Noisy Ritual 2016 Heathcote Sangiovese 1 x Loving Earth Nutty Mr Maple chocolate 1 x Black Inc. tote bag 4 x back issues of Dumbo Feather (issues 49–52) The following books: The book of thistles by Noëlle Janaczewska Tinkering by Katherine Wilson Disappearing off the face of the earth by David Cohen The last man in Europe by Dennis Glover The truth about the Harry Quebert affair by Joel Dicker Something for nothing by Andy Muir See the full list of Subscriberthon Prizes for 2017, including these Major Prizes: Major Prize 1: Books and the Bay Three-day holiday in Byron Bay, including: – Tickets to the 2018 Byron Writers Festival – Return flights (from anywhere in Australia) – Two nights accommodation 3-month coffee subscription from Wide Open Road 1 x block of Loving Earth mint chocolate 1 x bottle of Noisy Ritual 2016 Great Western Shiraz 1 x bottle of Noisy Ritual 2017 King Valley Pinot Gris 1 x double pass to The killing of a sacred deer 1 x Scribe pack, including: The road to ruin by Niki Savva Familiar things by Hwang Sok-Yong The show by Mark Aarons with John Grenville In the land of Giants by Gabi Martinez The family by Chris Johnston and Rosie Jones The summer that melted everything by Tiffany McDaniel The sleep solution by W Chris Winter The science of appearances by Jacinta Halloran Inglorious Empire by Sashi Tharoor The secret code-breakers of central bureau by David Duffy Major Prize 2: Emerging artist’s bike camp 1 x Overland cartooning workshop for you and four members of your writing group/community; to be facilitated by Overland contributor Sam Wallman in Melbourne in early 2018 1 x short story critique from Overland fiction editor Jennifer Mills 1 x Reid White Harrier Fixed wheel bike 1 x Text classic pack, including a Text tote bag, Text Classics 100 Postcards, and these ten books: The getting of wisdom by Henry Handel Richardson Dog boy by Eva Hornung They’re a weird mob by Nino Culotta Death in Brunswick by Boyd Oxlade I for Isobel by Amy Witting Madame midas by Fergus Hume The women in black by Madeline St John Me and Mr Booker by Cory Taylor Cosmo Cosmolino by Helen Garner Came Back to Show You I Could Fly by Robin Klein 1 x block of Loving Earth mylk chocolate One-year subscription to Voiceworks Going Down Swinging issues 37 and 38 1 x 2018 Pilot diary 1 x awesome TLB pack, including: The Town Shaun Prescott The island will sink Briohny Doyle Law school Benjamin Law and Jenny Phang 2 x t-shirts 5 x The Lifted Brow back issues 30–34 1 x double pass to The killing of a sacred deer Major Prize 3: 2D or not 2D (aka Screen dreams and painted scenes) *canine not included 1 x Neon Nintendo Switch 1 x Switch game: Mario and Rabbids Kingdom Battle Nicky Minus original artwork (cover from Overland 226) 1 x Cinema Nova silver pass – three months of films for you and a friend! (Don’t reside in Melbourne? That’s okay, you can pass this one onto a lucky friend/loved one) 1 x double mini-membership to Cinémathèque (Don’t reside in Melbourne? See above) 1 x Frog Dog Studio shoot voucher (worth $399); includes 1 pet photography sessions for two dogs from the same household and a 8×10 fine art print 1 x double pass to The killing of a sacred deer 1 x block of Loving Earth hazelnut chocolate Bee workshop and book 1 x $30 North Melbourne Books voucher Black Inc. tote bag 1 x pack of some fine Madman entertainment: Mountain by the Australian Chamber Orchestra Donnie Darko The Congress The Trip to Italy This is England ‘88 Secrets and Lies Deep Water Still Life Haemoo Regular Show The Hunter 1 x La Mama double pass and drink vouchers 1 x 2018 Pilot diary 1 x Scribe pack, including: Watching out by Julian Burnside Position doubtful by Kim Mahood The heart tastes bitter by Victor del Arbol The show by Mark Aarons with John Grenville Client earth by James Thornton and Martin Goodman The summer that melted everything by Tiffany McDaniel The secret code-breakers of central bureau by David Duffy The family by Chris Johnston and Rosie Jones Gravity well by Melanie Joosten Take me to the subscriptions page at once! *Many thanks to the friends and supporters of Overland’s 2017 Subscriberthon! 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