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Island magazine Literary, arts and culture magazine Island publishes new fiction, essays, artworks and poetry from around the world. Based in Hobart, Tasmania.
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Could you be Island's next Arts Features Editor? Island 172 will be the last curated by Arts Features Editor Judith Abel...
03/11/2024

Could you be Island's next Arts Features Editor?

Island 172 will be the last curated by Arts Features Editor Judith Abell, who has contributed so much to the magazine over the past eight years, creating (as she says) ‘a kind of alternative space for installation, exhibition, thought and archive’ of Tasmanian visual art. We are now seeking someone to help us maintain this brilliant standard.

Find out more at islandmag.com/join-the-team

Image: Khara Woods

Go inside a Russian ballet school with Helena Gjone's new essay:'Only four hours left until my alarm goes off. I really ...
02/11/2024

Go inside a Russian ballet school with Helena Gjone's new essay:
'Only four hours left until my alarm goes off. I really need to be awake and alert so I can perform well in my classical exam tomorrow, but I’m so fu***ng hungry I can’t sleep. My stomach is growling and gurgling, a tortured animal trying to eat itself from the inside out. I’ve been lying under itchy blankets for several hours, staring wide-eyed into the darkness, hoping the gnawing pain will fade. Sometimes it does. Then it returns, more excruciating than before. I can’t ignore it any longer.'
islandmag.com/read

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Image: Kazuo Ota - Unsplash

Expressions of interest are closing soon for Hobart Current - even if you're a writer (even if you're an interstate writ...
29/10/2024

Expressions of interest are closing soon for Hobart Current - even if you're a writer (even if you're an interstate writer!) you are welcome to apply to be part of this exciting arts event.

Together with Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG), we are thrilled to introduce the creative team for the next Hobart Current exhibition, running from November 2025 to April 2026.

For the first time, a Tasmanian creative director has been appointed, with Travis Tiddy and Denise Robinson sharing the role. Travis, well-known for leading The Unconformity festival, joins Denise, the first palawa person to direct the exhibition.

Denise brings over 40 years of experience in arts management and is dedicated to promoting Aboriginal creative work in Tasmania.

The theme for Hobart Current 2026 is 'Here', and will feature up to 10 artists, including First Nations and Tasmanian artists. Artworks will be displayed at TMAG and in public spaces across Hobart.

Artists can now submit expressions of interest to be part of this exciting exhibition. For more information visit: https://hobartcurrent.com/here/



[Image of Travis and Denise on Hobart's waterfront, with the Hobart skyline in the background.]

21/10/2024

Announcing the 2024 Nakata Brophy Prize shorlist!

Sponsored by Trinity College at the University of Melbourne and supporters, the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers, established in 2014 and now in its ninth year, recognises the talent of young Indigenous writers across Australia.

After careful consideration, judges Karen Wyld and Eugenia Flynn have selected five outstanding poems to form this year’s Nakata Brophy Prize shortlist!

Congratulations to the following poets: Georgia Malu, Bebe Oliver, Sharleigh Crittenden, Mia Thom, and Yasmin Smith 🧡🖤🤎

Brand new poetry from Tasmanian writer Bobby K is up on Island Online:Jake and Sarah are crying their chickensare dying ...
15/10/2024

Brand new poetry from Tasmanian writer Bobby K is up on Island Online:

Jake and Sarah are crying
their chickens
are dying of heatstroke
but I don’t care about that

Read on at islandmag.com/read

Image by Pat Wheeler

Creepy, surreal and moving, Lachlan Plain's 'Chrysalis' is free to read now on Island Online: 'Worms are not like other ...
11/10/2024

Creepy, surreal and moving, Lachlan Plain's 'Chrysalis' is free to read now on Island Online: 'Worms are not like other domestic animals. They watched me as I carried their feed to the pen, not hungry like pigs, but wistful, as if they remembered a time when they too carried pails of slop down the passage between pens.' Visit islandmag.com/read

11/10/2024

Together with Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG), we are thrilled to introduce the creative team for the next Hobart Current exhibition, running from November 2025 to April 2026.

For the first time, a Tasmanian creative director has been appointed, with Travis Tiddy and Denise Robinson sharing the role. Travis, well-known for leading The Unconformity festival, joins Denise, the first palawa person to direct the exhibition.

Denise brings over 40 years of experience in arts management and is dedicated to promoting Aboriginal creative work in Tasmania.

The theme for Hobart Current 2026 is 'Here', and will feature up to 10 artists, including First Nations and Tasmanian artists. Artworks will be displayed at TMAG and in public spaces across Hobart.

Artists can now submit expressions of interest to be part of this exciting exhibition. For more information visit: https://hobartcurrent.com/here/



[Image of Travis and Denise on Hobart's waterfront, with the Hobart skyline in the background.]

11/10/2024

New Fellowship Opportunity!

Varuna the National Writers' House is looking for emerging or established writers with disability and/or are D/deaf who are developing new work.

This could include literary fiction, genre fiction, narrative non-fiction, illustration and graphic novels, young adult fiction, junior fiction, poetry, or writing for screen, theatre or radio.

⌛️ Applications close on 12 November, 5pm AEST

Click here for more info:
https://www.varuna.com.au/for-writers/twsfellowships2025

We are incredibly excited that Ben Walter's article from Island  #169, 'The only fish: flathead decline in Tasmania', ha...
10/10/2024

We are incredibly excited that Ben Walter's article from Island #169, 'The only fish: flathead decline in Tasmania', has been shortlisted for a Walkley Award, alongside articles from The Guardian and the New York Times (I'm sure they're even more excited to be listed alongside Island!). Huge congratulations to Ben, and to former Nonfiction Editor Anna Spargo-Ryan, who selected and edited the piece. If you would like to read the essay, get yourself a copy of the magazine https://islandmag.com/buy-online/p/island-169

Congratulations to all the finalists for the 69th Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism. https://www.walkleys.com/2024-walkley-finalists/

It's a big weekend for literature in Launnie!  runs from October 11-14, and the Tasmanian Poetry Festival kicks off on T...
08/10/2024

It's a big weekend for literature in Launnie! runs from October 11-14, and the Tasmanian Poetry Festival kicks off on Thursday. Managing Editor, Jane Rawson, will be at both, talking about getting published in Island - drop by and say hello!

03/10/2024

First Nations artists and arts workers, this one’s for you! 🚀

This fund is open to artists or arts workers between the ages of 18 and 35 to support creative practice and career development, nationally and internationally across all art forms.

Grants are available from $10,000 to $20,000.

Apply by Tuesday 12 November: http://bit.ly/4hAYqR1

03/10/2024

The Boundless program pairs an emerging Indigenous writer from anywhere in Australia with an established Indigenous writer for a structured year-long mentorship. Over the year the writer and mentor connect to critique the writer’s work, develop it, and prepare it for possible publication. Text Publishing provides editorial advice and Writing NSW provides professional developement opportunities.

At the conclusion of the mentorship, Text Publishing have the exclusive first right to consider the winning manuscript for publication. Boundless is a fantastic opportunity for an Indigenous writer to increase their skills, make connections in the sector and, possibly, get their first publishing contract. Three writers from the past five years (John Morrissey, Lenora Thaker, and Allanah Hunt) have had their work picked for publication by Text. Boundless is now open for applications. Click the link to find out more: https://buff.ly/3ZhpgqJ

03/10/2024

Calling all Tasmanian arts practitioners! 🎨 Growing Pains in the Arts is back next week with free skill development workshops in Launceston and nipaluna/Hobart, presented by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Arts Tasmania.

Now in its sixth year, this program offers valuable insights & skills development in workplace culture, engaging Tasmanian audiences, fundraising, accessibility, and more. Whether you’re managing a cultural organisation or just starting your creative career, this is a great opportunity to connect and build your skills.

Learn more and register here: https://www.tso.com.au/training/growing-pains-in-the-arts/

03/10/2024

Calling all Australian writers working on biographies and memoirs! The 2025 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship is now accepting submissions. The Fellowship awards $20,000 to support Australian writers working on biography projects.

Find out more about the Fellowship and how to apply here: https://writersvictoria.org.au/hazel-rowley-literary-fellowship/ ✍️🧡

If you have any questions about the Fellowship or application process, please join us for a free online information session on Wednesday 9 October at 12pm. This session will be recorded and sent to everyone who registers. Book for the information session here: https://writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/events/event/?id=1275

Are you an author living in Victoria? Do you want to build your skills?  Victoria’s annual Subscriberthon is on now unti...
02/10/2024

Are you an author living in Victoria? Do you want to build your skills? Victoria’s annual Subscriberthon is on now until 14 October, and one of the prizes includes an Island subscription. Now is the best time to become a member or renew your membership and get:
- ongoing expertise to help you become a better writer
- member benefits such as discounts, exclusive previews and free events
- a supportive community of writers
- regular updates on the latest news and opportunities.
Join a community of writers and support a small, not-for-profit organisation that helps, guides and celebrates writers at all stages of their career.
Become a member today by visiting writersvictoria.org.au.

"For years we orbit around my brother’s semi-professional table tennis career. His days are filled with tournaments and ...
30/09/2024

"For years we orbit around my brother’s semi-professional table tennis career. His days are filled with tournaments and trialling double-rubber racquets with odour-free grip tape. He finesses a defence transition game and acquires a sponsor called Butterfly, a Japanese manufacturer of table tennis equipment with a ubiquitous purple-winged logo against a moss-green backdrop."

Read Lily Chan's 'Great flying soar and in command' at islandmag.com/read

Image: Chris Leipelt

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Island is a not-for-profit print-only magazine of essays, short stories, poetry and art.

Since 1979 we have been celebrating ideas, writing and culture from our base in Hobart, Tasmania. We value variety and excellence, publishing new, emerging and established writers from mainland Australia and overseas as well as from Tasmania. We advocate for excellent writing and for the joys and benefits of reading.


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