Hilary McPhee co-founded McPhee Gribble, the legendary Australian publishing house responsible for Monkey Grip, Puberty Blues and Cloudstreet.
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Cancelled Australian literary journal Meanjin returns to its origins in Brisbane, where it was founded in 1940. It’s a good move for more than one reason.
New research considers the true value of Meanjin, using publicly available data. The journal has trained generations of Australian writers and editors.
The decision to close Meanjin is the latest in a string of recent decisions that suggest universities are not safe harbours for priceless cultural institutions.
Meanjin published the cream of Australia’s writers. With its sudden closure, a vital, 85-year thread of our cultural conversation will fall silent.
In Emperors in Lilliput, Jim Davidson examines legacy of Clem Christesen and Stephen Murray-Smith.
The literary magazine Meanjin was founded to ensure the nation did not ‘drop its mental life’ during World War Two. Given the decision to starve it of funding, will future Miles Franklin winners be generated by blogs?
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Honorary Fellow of the School of Languages and Linguistics, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate, Creative Writing, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
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ARC DECRA Fellow and Senior Lecturer in English, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in Creative Writing, School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Fellow, School of Literature, Language and Linguistics, Australian National University