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Literary journal Meanjin to close after 85 years of publishing Meanjin, a mainstay of Australia's cultural landscape and the nation's second-oldest literary publication, is shuttering after Melbourne University Publishing decided to cease financial support.

We're sad to see Meanjin shut its pages. For both writers + readers, a healthy literary ecosystem + cultural landscape requires many more, not less, literary journals.

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The Egg, a cricket trophy awarded to the winners of Overland vs Meanjin matches, alongside a copy of Jim Davidson's Emperor in Lilliput, the book about magazine founding editors Clem Christesen and Stephen Murray-Smith.

Since our very first issue Meanjin and Overland have been comrades, mates, rivals, and drinking buddies. The UMP board’s decision is a shockingly myopic act of cultural vandalism which will grievously harm the Australian literary community.

Liminal Review of Books — LIMINAL A new series of Literary Criticism.

out now -------- Brian Castro on Kristeva; Bryant Apolonio on Brian Castro; Ouyang on Yu; Alice Bellette on Shapeshifting; Ian Rafael Ramirez on McKenzie Wark; Revan Oluklu on video

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If you need something genuinely lovely to read today 💜

Interview #227—Jeff Fatt — LIMINAL “‘Wake Up Jeff!’ will see me to my grave, which I’m quite grateful for.”

For interview #227, Jeff Fatt speaks to Emma Do about a life in music, family legacies, and the origins of his sleepy persona.

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Congratulations to the Liminal team for this award - it is so well deserved! 🙌👏

In a time where anti-racist projects like Liminal are being swiftly dismantled and attacked disingenuously overseas, it feels really lucky to have our work recognised.

We are honoured to receive the 2025 NSW Literary Awards "Special Award", offered in recognition of an exceptional contribution to the literary life of Australia, to a literary work not covered by the existing categories.

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O Board Overlord — LIMINAL a poem by Yumna Kassab

O board overlord

gift me a small gift

to make a small artwork that you will approve and like

and I offer you my undying allegiance

as well as my unquestioning mind~ Yumna Kussab

Brave as ever @liminalmag.bsky.social 💕

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thrilled to see another liminal digital chapbook today – a small joy amidst the horrors!

"And the change was … like a neoliberal terraforming of the ground below us, a slightly altered state that had been built literally from the ground up for a mildly more luxurious beach experience. A remastering of existing materials rather than a total remix. "
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"They show up to help, but they bring the past with them

The longer people stayed in a dirty space, the less happy they became"

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"We welcome our rich overlords, our benefactors, our setters of taste.

They are the achievers and creators, and it is to their opinion that we defer.

We especially welcome them on boards so they can shut us down when we err."

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"When I was about fifteen, a strange sound materialised in the sky above my bedroom. It resembled a long amelodic blast of horns accompanied by a swarm of humming wasps, both eerie and grand, tinged with longing."
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"That night I began to see through the skin of the world. At first I did not notice the sting in my nerves. The dark sky was cloudless, the moon bright and full."
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"The spectacle is a hall of mirrors. It is an affirmation, a way of validating a reality that is unreal even as it evolves in real time. The clock ticks. Convex view. Conclave lens."
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SPECTACLE / new work by Yumna Kassab, Annie Zhang, Judy Kuo, Kushim Magani, Aurelia Guo & Dilan Gunawardana.

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A Statement from the Liminal Editors — LIMINAL Liminal stands in solidarity with artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino.

Powerful statement from @liminalmag.bsky.social, @leahjing.bsky.social & @mxcreant.bsky.social.
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If you'd like to come celebrate, you can register to come to the award night, part of AsiaTopa: creativeaus.eventsair.com/asia-pacific...

Asia Pacific Arts Awards 2025 ...

As we wrap up our eighth year, it is so lovely to be shortlisted for the Asia Pacific 2025 IMPACT Award.

Our congratulations to the incredible projects and artists shortlisted—what brilliant company!

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excited to be working with @liminalmag.bsky.social again this year to support our 2025 writing fellow 🩵

The applications this year were exceptionally strong; as such, in addition to awarding our 2025 Fellowship, we are delighted to offer three highly commended applicants a week at the Hyphenated House. Congratulations to Panda Wong, Huyen Hac Helen Tran and Lucy Van.

Congratulations to Wen-Juenn Lee, winner of the 2025 Liminal
x Hyphenated Projects Writing Fellowship!

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"I should add that many of the most important sentences in any novel are the invisible ones: those the writer has had the good sense to take out."

I loved reading de Krester's 'Theory & Practice' last year and this is such a meaty interview, full of reflections you can chew on

Interview #225—Michelle de Kretser — LIMINAL “I don’t have the nerve to go back through the novel to examine its sentences; it would feel too close to being confronted with past crimes.”

For interview #225, Michelle de Kretser speaks with
Roanna Gonsalves about hyperrealism, necessary sentences and Virginia Woolf.

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$1500 + a room of one's own ~ applications due 29 november

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With Brian Castro at the launch of Chinese Postman last week.

Sneaky candid shot by Leah McIntosh from @liminalmag.bsky.social.

‬⁩”Perhaps that’s what the self is: a never-ending tunnel hoping to find a non-existent home. And behind you the train of time is coming.” - fantastic little interview this with Brian Castro at @liminalmag.bsky.social www.liminalmag.com/5-questions/...

5 Questions with Brian Castro — LIMINAL “I’ve always had a dispute with narration, since it traps the reader in immersion, like a drowning dragonfly. (Are writers part of the entertainment industry? Are books pastimes?)”

'Perhaps that’s what the self is: a never-ending tunnel hoping to find a non-existent home. And behind you the train of time is coming.'
This in @liminalmag.bsky.social is so damn good.
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The Liminal Festival — LIMINAL Bringing together some of the continent’s most talented writers, the Liminal Festival contemplates the language of our shared histories and future.

Liminal is delighted to announce the inaugural Liminal Festival for writers and readers! Presented in partnership with The Wheeler Centre, join us August 2—4.

www.liminalmag.com/festival