Overland 256 is the third issue in a suite of four special editions dedicated to commemorating 70 years of Overland. Inside its pages you'll find: Daniel Browning on the politics of memory, Antonia Pont on impatience, Sarah Wehbe on Palestinian fury and joy, and a special editorial by our departing poetry editor Toby Fitch. There's also new short fiction from Rowan MacDonald, Bethany Lalor and Amalia Stone, and new poetry from Josie Suzanne, Tim Loveday, Lulu Houdini and more.
Nia Sims is a writer, an ex-registered nurse and activist for the rights of the sick and disabled. She lives in Sunshine, Melbourne, with her mum. She volunteers with Go Gentle Australia. The five-minute film (18+ warning) about her experience of her father’s death in hospital can be viewed at stopthehorror.com and the writing that inspired the film is on the ‘story wall’ at the Go Gentle Australia website gogentleaustralia.org.au