Published 9 November 201913 November 2019 · Announcement / subscriberthon 2019 Subscribe for a well-read planet Editorial team ———————————————————————— It’s our annual, week-long Subscriberthon: a time when you show us you like what we do, and we try to give you many fabulous prizes Anyone who subscribes, renews, donates or gives a gift sub over the next week goes into three prize draws – Major Prizes, Daily Prizes and Regional Prizes – for the chance to win some truly terrific prizes, including month-long residencies in Bali, week-long writing retreats, trips to the Adelaide Festival, monthly wine deliveries, VR goggles, pet surveillance equipment, videogames, digital literature workshops, chocolate, coffee – and mountains of books and subscriptions. ———————————————————————— Why subscribe? Because we believe that critiquing the terrible present (not hyperbole) is how we start making a better future. 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