Published 1 February 201015 February 2010 · Main Posts Meanland event nearly sold out Jeff Sparrow If you’re planning to come to the first ‘Meanland’ event — the panel discussion featuring Sherman Young, Margaret Simons, Peter Craven and Marieke Hardy — you’d better get your skates on because it’s nearly booked out. Note, too, the Overland lecture with Mungo MacCalllum is also selling briskly. Both Mungo MacCallum and Margaret Simons will feature in the forthcoming Overland 198. If you’re not already a subscriber, you know what to do. The full Wheeler Centre program is available here. Jeff Sparrow Jeff Sparrow is a writer, editor, broadcaster and Walkley award-winning journalist. He is a former columnist for Guardian Australia, a former Breakfaster at radio station 3RRR, and a past editor of Overland. His most recent book is a collaboration with Sam Wallman called Twelve Rules for Strife (Scribe). He works at the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne. More by Jeff Sparrow › 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 20 March 20262 April 2026 · Main Posts Final results of the 2025 Judith Wright Poetry Prize Editorial team Established in 2007 and supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation, the Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize seeks outstanding poetry from new and emerging writers. This year’s judges, Shastra Deo, Harry Reid and […] 20 March 202620 March 2026 · Main Posts Final results of the 2025 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize Editorial team Established in 2007 and supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation, the Overland Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize seeks outstanding original short fiction of up to 3000 words themed loosely around the notion […]
