In Overland you find ideas unpopular with the political classes, and stances not taken in other publications. Since 1954, we have been a place where the political and literary left meet because politics does not end where a book begins.

We’ve got prizes for oenophiles, emerging writers and artists, Canberrans, dog owners, coffee afficionados, gamers, New Zealanders, strapped poets and chocolate lovers. There are bikes, bee-keeping workshops, award-winning books, bundles of excellent magazines, music and a trip to Byron Bay!

Subscriberthon 2017 is here! So many marvellous prizes to be won – and a splendid magazine to support! Anyone who subscribes, resubscribes or donates over the next week goes into the draw to win some spectacular prizes, including holidays, bikes, Nintendos, original artworks, locally roasted coffee, wine, workshops – and piles of books and subscriptions.

2.30pm Saturday 2 September Beer DeLuxe, Fed Square, Melbourne Join award-winning writer and Overland fiction reviewer Michalia Arathimos as she launches her debut novel, Aukati: Boundary Line.

2.30pm Friday 1 September ACMI Cinema 1, Federation Square, Melbourne Will democracy win? Join Overland’s editor Jacinda Woodhead in conversation with Tony Birch, Jeff Sparrow and Micah White at this year's Melbourne Writers Festival.

From 6pm, Monday 24 July Readings Hawthorn A new anthology reflecting on violence against women. Editor Jane Caro will launch the book alongside readings from and discussions with contributors Rebecca Lim and Overland editor Jacinda Woodhead.

6.30pm, Thursday 17 August The Wheeler Centre, Melbourne Drawing on MIFF’s Sci-fi retrospective and looking at how cinema harnesses contemporary anxieties to show us where we might be headed, some of the best minds around dissect the darker corners of the future in this panel discussion about Dystopia on Film.

Screening of Dead-End Drive-In From 9.30pm, Saturday 12 August at The Astor, Melbourne In the spring issue of 1972, Overland published the short story ‘Crabs’ by then little-known writer from Bacchus Marsh, Peter Carey. In 1986, ‘Crabs’ was made into the film, Dead End Drive-In. To celebrate the forty-fifth anniversary of the story, Overland has teamed up with the Melbourne International Film Festival.

10.15am, Friday 2 June University of Iceland, Reykjavik For our friends in Iceland and those attending the 2017 NonfictionNOW Conference in ReykJavik, Overland's editor Jacinda Woodhead will explore publishing with a purpose in a world of lightning-paced content, with guests Sam Cooney, Björn Larsson and Guðmundur Andri Thorsson.

6pm–7pm, Monday 19 June The Wheeler Centre, Melbourne Catch Overland's Deputy Editor Sian Vate with fellow editors Jessica Wilkinson and James Read as they share the tips, skills and knowledge on being an editor, and finding new ways to grow in the industry.

7.30pm, Monday 19 June 1000 £ Bend, Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Free event Overland's Deputy Editor and poet Sian Vate will join fellow contemporary poets Saaro Umar and Elena Gomez for a night of readings hosted by Australian Poetry.

3pm–4pm, Tuesday 30 May The Carrington Hotel, Katoomba NSW Overland's fiction editor Jennifer Mills in conversation with Evelyn Arraluen Corr and Amy McQuire, winners of the 2016 Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers.

Poetry Night at Sappho: the Overland Judith Wright Prize Readings 7pm, Tuesday 11 April Sappho Books Cafe & Wine Bar 51 Glebe Point Road, Glebe NSW

When: 5.30pm–9pm, 7 March Where: VUSU Lounge, Footscray Park Campus, Victoria University To mark this International Women’s Day, the Victoria University Women’s Collective is hosting a panel discussion to explore violence against women and its intersection with racial inequality.

Debate: ‘Does a “common future” mean overhauling our political system?’ 6pm, Friday 9 December The Toff in Town 252 Swanston St, Melbourne

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