Literary journals
The Literature Board aims are to encourage the writing and reading of Australian literature, to open up opportunities for our writers to earn from their creative work, and to keep the avenues of debate, discussion, analysis and criticism open.
For all these reasons we provide funding to the nations key literary and critical journals.
Each journal focuses on a particular perspective within the national and international cultural debate. Sometimes their views are markedly different. Sometimes they coincide. Always they stimulate thought and create new perspectives for the reader. Most of the journals also showcase the creative work of rising literary talent. From these journals will come future literary stars.
Here - in alphabetical order - are those journals we currently fund. Read them and widen your perspective.
Australian Author Magazine, published by the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) since 1969
https://www.asauthors.org/australian-author-magazine
The Australian Book Review, the leading independent Australian literary review
https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/
The Australian Poetry Journal, the masthead publication of Australian Poetry Ltd
http://www.australianpoetry.org/2011/01/13/australianpoetryjournal/
Cordite, an Australian poetry ezine
http://www.cordite.org.au
Griffith Review, a quarterly journal of writing and ideas
http://www.griffithreview.com
Island, a magazine of excellence and variety
http://www.islandmag.com
Kill Your Darlings, a print and online journal of new Australian commentary, essays, fiction, interviews and reviews
http://www.killyourdarlingsjournal.com/
Mascara, an online magazine showcasing Asian, Australian and Indigenous writers
http://www.mascarareview.com
Meanjin, Australia's leading literary magazine
http://www.meanjin.unimelb.edu.au
Overland, the most radical of Australia's long-standing literary/cultural magazines
http://www.overland.org.au
Peril, an Asian-Australian arts and culture ezine
http://www.peril.com.au
Quadrant, Australia's independent review of literature and ideas
http://www.quadrant.org.au
Right Now, an online magazine publishing the highest quality writing responding to human rights issues in Australia
http://rightnow.org.au/
Southerly, Australia's oldest literary magazine.
http://southerlyjournal.com.au/
Voiceworks, exciting new writing by young Australian writers
http://www.expressmedia.org.au/voiceworks.php
Westerly, West Australia’s only literary journal, supporting local and Australian literary culture
http://www.westerlycentre.uwa.edu.au/magazine
Seizure, a biannual print and online magazine showcasing experimental writing and innovative design
http://seizureonline.com/