Going Down Swinging

New work up on the site by the ever talented Jennifer Down. A touching story of grief, love, and bodily memory. 🏡💙 Read it here: goingdownswinging.org.au/archives/absce…

Our 44th edition is landing soon bit.ly/3NZSzHy

our 44th edition is our longest edition yet🎯 Longshot features eight looong works from eight Australian writers: Alex Bennetts, Sonal Kamble, Scott Limbrick, Suzanne Hermanoczki, Patrick Hunn, Sofia Sabbagh, Kylie A Hough and Alex Philp. Preorder now 🎯bit.ly/3NZSzHy

we're launching our 44th edition next saturday🎯 we see you there? 👀 bit.ly/3NZSzHy

GDS are putting out an OFFICIAL weather warning!!! 🛑 Stay inside and WRITE and MAKE ART instead. It is for your own safety, 🧯🥽 then send that art our way for potential publication. It is the SAFE thing to do. 💨🌬️ This has been your official warning ⚠️forms.gle/5KkeMKpWo57r8Y…

Stick a hand into this honeypot of whimsical poetry by the un-bee-lievably talented Charlotte Kerr. 🐝🍯🏝️🅱️ Buzz over to the site now! goingdownswinging.org.au/archives/bee-m…

We're opening up submissions to Palestinian voices and to the general public who make a donation to a Palestinian aid organisation. What are you waiting for? Send a submission our way! goingdownswinging.org.au/submission-gui…

Check out this powerful and mesmerising new comic by the brilliant Aries Gacutan up on the site today! 🏃🔑🚗 goingdownswinging.org.au/archives/how-t…

The latest online, a piece of fiction by the talented Sharleigh Crittenden about dysfunctional family and letting go. 🔥🔥Read it here: goingdownswinging.org.au/archives/lesso…

A very special treat to head into your weekend: a collaborative comic-poem from @howtobeheld and Ele Jenkins. 🏊‍♀️✨ Dive in headfirst: goingdownswinging.org.au/archives/haven…

did you know that when you donate $2 or more to a registered charity (like for example, us) before June 30 you can claim it back at tax-time? make the most of your new knowledge! donate to us, save money & help support the arts. givenow.com.au/goingdownswing…

New non-fiction up on the site by the inimitable Daniel Ray. A home run piece of writing about queerness, softball, and the unfolding of the self ⚾️🏃🏟️ Read it here: goingdownswinging.org.au/archives/unfol…

Keep your ears peeled for this week's online piece. A beautiful poetry in translation by Coco X. Huang delivered visually and in audio recordings. 😮‍💨👯‍♀️🎶 Read and hear it here: goingdownswinging.org.au/archives/like-…

We're looking to expand our team with 3 new Junior Editors 🐅 bit.ly/4b144Yy If you're a burgeoning icon of the red pen looking to stretch your muscles in a developmental role, APPLY!

'I guess I am training for war. Beauty and courage in times of fear.' Our first work of 2024 is a doozy by @ursulabrs with inspired art by Madalene Roper, from our comic-poem collaboration series: bit.ly/3x42JSt 👀🗣️🃏💋

my farewell editorial to @GDS_journal, from the hell & high water edition ❤️‍🔥 t.ly/zvY2m

GDS is going looooooong 🐍 Print submissions are now open! Stretch your literary legs with long-form works between 6,000-10,000 words – either one long piece or a set of shorter works. Subs close May 13. All accepted submissions will be paid $600🐍 forms.gle/uPhRYY8ALJNsah…

It’s 2024 and we are back! This time we’re kicking off the year with open submissions. Send us your very best in prose, poetry, comics, or hybrid work. There are only a limited number of spots available, so make sure you get in quick! forms.gle/DQau7Po63Ypfhj…

Closing off another amazing year of writing, art, and everything in between, we’d like to take a little stroll down memory lane with the top ten most clicked posts of the year! A big thanks to all who contributed, read, shared, and connected. goingdownswinging.org.au/archives/2023-…