Meniscus

We sadly farewell International Advisory Board members Diane Fahey and David Morley, who have been generous supporters of the journal for almost ten years; and welcome to the Board Eugen Bacon, Stephanie Green, and Alvin Pang. All have fine profiles as writers and editors, a…

It is always an enormous pleasure to see authors who have had work published in Meniscus put together a full collection of their work, and we love to spruik them and their achievements. The most recent of these (that we know about) is Lake Malibu and other stories, by Su-May…

We are delighted to announce the (belated) launch of volume 9, issue 2 of the journal. It is packed with literary goodies and, while too late to be a virtual Christmas stocking, might fill out some holiday hours before 2022 gets going in earnest. Enjoy!

Another Meniscus contributor has let us know about their new book. Look out for Murzban F. Shroff's Third Eye Rising—a collection of ten full-length stories—which was published earlier this year by Spuyten Duyvil, an independent house in New York. Based on Murzban's travels …

We are very happy to announce that Vol 9 Issue 1 of Meniscus is live and thriving at ift.tt/2Ux0bIW Our thanks to all contributors, readers and supporters.

Dear writers, the scholarly journal Axon: Creative Explorations is inviting submissions to a new issue called Poetry as Speculation. We're interested in articles that explore poetic expression and form, and how it operates as a mode of speculation. Full … ift.tt/3nIh38Q

Dear readers n writers, here is the second issue of Meniscus for 2020; a bit more cheerful, perhaps, than the first-wave-Covid issue that emerged earlier this year. Some marvellous writing, edited by the exemplary Paul Hetherington, designed by the marve… ift.tt/3moQmFx

Hi writers: here's information about a new Arvon workshop - virtual mode.

There are five terrific literary prizes closing at the end of July; the Australian Arts Law centre has reviewed the terms of the prizes, and their organisation, and given them real applause, so please have a look at your unpublished prose works, and consider submitting them.

Here’s an in-conversation with a regular Meniscus contributor: Aotearoa/NZ’s Vaughan Rapatahana

And we're live. Meniscus vol.8 issue 1 can be read at ift.tt/2CWMxEh. We are very impressed with the quality and diversity of the writing included in this issue; and we only regret we couldn't include more of the many, many fine works submitted. Thanks in particular…

For any writers who are also scholars, public intellectuals, people comfortable with their work being peer reviewed, check out this new CFP.

Bruce Dawe, one of Australia's truly great poets, here eulogised by Kevin Brophy, another of Australia's great poets.

Here's a terrific new prize for writers of historical fiction

Thrilled to announce that Meniscus Vol7.2 is now live; see Current Issue at ift.tt/2Ou6eYc Another excellent range of poems, short stories and flash fiction, selected and edited by Paul Munden and Andy Melrose; and with grateful thanks to the Australian Copyright Agenc…

thought you might be interested in seeing how some editors - including Meniscus editors - approach the selection of works for their literary journals: ift.tt/2r269mH

Zadie Smith writes about fiction, and ethics, and the mapping of self to other.

On writing, poeting, artsing: a long piece, well worth reading