Seventy years ago ...
Overland was founded from a broad progressive movement of political organisations, trade unions, writers and activists. They shared a commitment to literary quality, and to publishing and fostering diverse writers. ✊🏽
In 2024, the stakes have never been higher.
Now, more than ever, Overland strives to nurture a community of activists, artists, writers and readers — diverse, informed, impassioned, curious and brave.
In the current media landscape, building a culture of diverse, ethical and progressive challenges to the status quo is imperative. And with the literary arts increasingly under threat, we need your help.
This year, on Overland's 70th birthday, we are asking you to join us in making this difficult, important work possible.
Buy, read, subscribe, contribute, share. And if you’re in a position to, give a tax-deductible donation and send your money straight into the hands of progressive media.
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As part of our ongoing archive project, funded by the City of Melbourne, we asked writer and researcher Jordana Silverstein to select and respond to a piece from our 250-issue archive. She chose Lily Brett's 1988 short story, 'Miriam'.
Recently, we were lucky enough to have Jordana read for us alongside Lily Brett at The Wheeler Centre, where we launched this special project.
'Bodies. Lives. Interwined.' is the first in a series of new writings we will be publishing over the next few months from the likes of Samuel Ryan, Jeff Sparrow and Nayuka Gorrie that will dig up our skeletons and find contemporary ways of thinking about Melbourne's radical political past, present & future.
You can watch/listen to Jordana's moving reading of 'Bodies. Lives. Intertwined.' now.
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