Hello! My name is Dingo, but everyone calls me Mirri. I was born in country NSW last summer and my parents are Jon and Evie and they do the stuff with the words. This year I moved to Melbourne so they could work at Overland and buy me lots of biscuits and toys. My favourite things are sleeping under mum and dad’s desk and bully sticks. They explained that they won’t always be working at our house and next year I’ll be going to daycare or visiting them at the office, but that’s alright because I’m an intern and I have a very special job – I’m the one that sniffs all of the journals. It’s hard work making sure everything gets a good sniff of approval before it can be sent out to all of my friends to read, but it’s alright because I get lots of belly scratches.
If you subscribe, I’ll get to sniff your copy to make sure it’s just right for you! The more copies we make, the more belly scratches I get. Mum and dad said if we can get enough subscribers I’ll get a raise, which sounds kind of exploitative if you ask me (join your union). You can win lots of cool stuff too, and don’t worry – I’ve sniffed all of it and it’s in good shape. No biscuits though. Don’t ask too many questions about that. I love all of my Overland friends lots! I hope you join our family, can’t wait to smell your copy.
Lots of love and sniffs and licks,
Dingo, Overland intern (but I’ll let you call me Mirri if you cuddle me)
This is Elsie. Her job at Overland is to protect our online editor from the unspecified but ever-present threat of neighbourhood mopeds, which she wards off by means of furious barking. She also checks all essays for dangling modifiers prior to publication. Elsie thinks you should subscribe to Overland because she understands there may be a relationship between overall subscriber numbers and the continued availability of premium dog treats.
We had been naughty. Well I hadn’t, I was over my book chewing phase by then, but Frankie and Harper barked at that security guard and I joined in because of solidarity. This is the photo of us in time out, but usually we were hard at work in the office, although I never had a special chair like Harper, nor did I wear reading glasses like Frankie. Good luck with this year’s Subscriberthon. It is well worth it to guard Overland’s future.
Love Rocket (Overland dogs are the best!)
So, how does Subscriberthon work? 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 a week-long writing workshop in Byron Bay, a 7-day Yarra Valley retreat, a 6-month coffee subscription, a state-of-the-art turntable, drinks and vinyl pairings, digital literature workshops, chocolate, coffee, and mountains of books and subscriptions.
COMING SOON to Overland
An exciting announcement
Friday 20 November, 5pm at overland.org.au
Today’s prize
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A 3-month coffee subscription to Wide Open Road
A $50 voucher to Paperback Books
A fresh fruit and veg box from The Flying Zucchinis, delivered to your door!
A one-year PBS membership and PBS tote bag
The following Penguin Random House titles:
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Fire, Flood, Plague, edited by Sophie Cunningham
Untold Resilience, edited by Helen McCabe and Jamila Rizvi
Either Side of Midnight by Benjamin Stevenson
The following exciting Affirm Press and Black Inc titles:
The Inheritors by Hannelore Cayre
75 Must-See Places to Take the Kids (Before They Don’t Want To Go) by Robin Esrock
Men at Work by Annabel Crabb
Bad Yogi by Alice Williams
How To Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
A Couple Of Things Before The End by Sean O’Beirne
A one-year subscription to Crikey
Major prizes
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Major Prize One
Write Like a Wombat
What’s in this major prize?
An exciting one-week writing retreat at The Burrow at Wombat Bend in the Yarra Valley (includes seven nights accommodation in a beautiful cottage on a Land For Wildlife property, and breakfast provisions)
A one-year subscription to Crikey
A bottle of Noisy Ritual 2019 Heathcote Shiraz
A book pack from Transit Lounge, including the following titles:
The Returns by Philip Salom
Everything in its Right Place by Tobias McCorkell
The Rock by Aaron Smith
Broken Rules and Other Stories by Barry Lee Thompson
Revenge by S. L. Lim
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Major Prize Two
Vinyl Revival
What’s in this major prize?
An absolutely state-of-the-art turntable from Vinyl Revival.
Two mind-blowing pairings from Funky Duck Vinyl:
Both Sides of the Sky (Jimi Hendrix) + Blackbilly Sangiovese &
The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East (2LP) + Mountain Goat Steam Ale 6 pack
A one-year subscription to Crikey
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Major Prize Three
Sail Away
What’s in this major prize?
8 nights in Byron Bay for one of the (in)famous Global Hobo writing workshops, hosted by your experienced writing tutors, Gemma Clarke, Nat Kassel and Mariama Mansfield-Njie!
$300 towards flights and/or transport to Byron Bay
A limited edition Overland tote, with original intricate illustration of solidarity by cartoonist Sam Wallman
An enviable book pack from Scribe, including:
The Animals in That Country by Laura Jean McKay
Rise & Shine by Patrick Allington
The World in the Whale by Rebecca Giggs
Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta
A one-year subscription to Crikey
Regional prizes
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Australian Capital Territory
A one-year print subscription to Voiceworks
The Good Copy ‘Stop. Grammar Time enrolment (online)
A bottle of Noisy Ritual 2019 Heathcote Shiraz
A delicious block of plant-based Winnow Chocolate
A UQP tote bag
These excellent UQP titles:
Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe
Ordinary Matter by Laura Elvery
Mammoth by Chris Flynn
Just Money by Royce Kurmelovs
Talkin’ up to the white woman by Aileen Moreton-Robinson
Ask Me About the Future by Rebecca Jessen
These excellent Magabala titles:
Guwayu–For All Times, edited by Jeanine Leane
Maar Bidi: Next Generation Black Writing, edited by Elfie Shiosaki and Linda Martin
A collection of Cordite titles, including:
About the Author is Dead by Pascalle Burton
These Wild Houses by Omar Sakr
Breathing Plural by Em König
Yuiquimbiang by Louise Crisp
Dirty Words by Natalie Harkin
Labour and Other Poems by Astrid Lorange
Walk Back Over by Jeanine Leane
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New South Wales
A one-year subscription to The Monthly
Three pottery classes at The Pottery Shed in Surry Hills
Free coffee every day for a month at Bourke Street Bakery
A bottle of Noisy Ritual 2019 Heathcote Shiraz
A one-year subscription to Crikey
A delicious block of plant-based Winnow Chocolate
The following mixed titles:
Jack by Marilynne Robinson
Sharks in the Time of Saviours by Kawai Strong Washburn
Oh Happy Day by Carmen Callil
How To Break Up With Friends by Hannah Korrel
There Was Still Love by Favel Parrett
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Northern Territory
A really cool Print Pals lino kit from Print Safari
A bottle of Noisy Ritual 2019 Heathcote Shiraz
A delicious block of plant-based Winnow Chocolate
One-year membership to NT Writers Centre
A one-year subscription to Crikey
We Are Here, edited by Meg Mundel (Affirm Press)
A collection of Penguin Random House titles, including:
The Spill by Imbi Neeme
Life After Truth by Ceridwen Dovey
The Coconut Children by Vivian Pham
Vida: A Woman For Our Time by Jacqueline Kent
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Queensland
2 x $50 voucher to Avid Reader (to be spent in store or online)
A one-year subscription to Jacobin
A one-year membership to Queensland Writers Centre
A bottle of Noisy Ritual 2019 Heathcote Shiraz
A delicious block of plant-based Winnow Chocolate
A limited edition Overland tote, with original intricate illustration of solidarity by cartoonist Sam Wallman
Craftwork Roasting coffee beans (250g)
The following excellent UQP titles:
Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe
Ordinary Matter by Laura Elvery
Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko
Born Into This by Adam Thompson
Only Happiness Here by Gabrielle Carey
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South Australia
A one-year subscription to Southerly
Two passes to Laneway Learning (online)
A one-year membership to Writers SA
A bottle of Noisy Ritual 2019 Heathcote Shiraz
A limited edition Overland tote, with original intricate illustration of solidarity by cartoonist Sam Wallman
A one-year subscription to Crikey
The following Recent Work Press titles:
I Don’t Know How that Happened by Oliver Driscoll
Airplane Baby Banana Blanket by Benjamin Dodds
Some Sketchy Notes On Matter by Angela Gardner
Unbelonging by Nathaniel O’Reily
Man-Handled by Melinda Smith
Wild Curious Air by Jill Jones
These fabulous mixed titles:
Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
Half Wild by Pip Smith
Just Like You by Nick Hornby
Mother of Pearl by Angela Savage
Things Nobody Knows But Me by Amra Pajalic
The Kowloon Kid: A Hong Kong Childhood by Phil Brown
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Tasmania
A one-year subscription to Island
A delicious block of plant-based Winnow Chocolate
A bottle of Noisy Ritual 2019 Heathcote Shiraz
Craftwork Roasting coffee beans (250g)
A collection of Affirm Press titles, including:
Shirl by Wayne Marshall
Eight Lives by Susan Hurley
Anchor Point by Alice Robinson
Water Colour by Greg French
Barking Dogs by Rebekah Clarkson
My Tidda, My Sister by Marlee Silva (HardieGrant Publishing)
A fabulous collection of Seizure titles, including:
Offshore by Joshua Mostafa
Dark Wave by Lana Guineay
Listurbia by Carly Cappielli
Late Sonata by Bryan Walpert
The Bed-Making Competition by Anna Jackson
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Victoria
Melbourne Djembe West African Dance or Drum class pass x 2
A one-year membership to Writers Victoria
Limited edition Overland t-shirt, with original intricate illustration of solidarity by cartoonist Sam Wallman
Two ground passes to Montsalvat
A fresh fruit and veg box from The Flying Zucchinis, delivered to your door!
These UWAP titles:
Scratchland by Noëlle Janaczewska
Anh and Lucien by Tony Page
Recipe for Risotto by Josephine Clarke
The Weave by Thurston Moore and John Kinsella
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Western Australia
A one-year subscription to How We Roll 100% recycled eco toilet paper
An exciting book pack from Better Read Than Dead, including:
Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko
There Was Still Love by Favel Parrett
Half Wild by Pip Smith
Behind the Enigma: the Authorised History of GCHQ by John Ferris
A one-year subscription to Westerly
A delicious block of plant-based Winnow Chocolate
The following enviable titles from Fremantle Press:
Of Memory and Furniture by Bron Bateman
Small Steps: a Physio in Ethiopia by Julie Sprigg
How to be an Author: The Business of Being a Writer by Georgia Richter and Deborah Hunn
Return Ticket by Jon Doust
Shore Leave by David Whish-Wilson
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New Zealand
An incredible collection of titles from Victoria University Press, including:
Funkhaus by Hinemoana Baker
The Swimmers by Chloe Lane
Monsters in the Garden by Elizabeth Knox and David Larsen
Dead People I Have Known by Shayne Carter
A one-year subscription to Crikey
Limited edition Overland T-shirt, with original intricate illustration of solidarity by cartoonist Sam Wallman
