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.
Samuel Townsend is a Canberra-based writer and artist. His work has been featured in Overland, Rip Publishing, Creative Road and BMA magazine. As a 2020 funding recipient for ArtsACT, he is currently working on a collection of essays that explore the humour and horror of high school as a queer teacher.