Antipodes: A Global Journal of Australian & New Zealand Literature is the official journal of the American Association of Australasian Literary Studies (AAALS).
You can see the full list of articles and creative works here: https://t.co/C94dhCaYX7. This issue includes the winners of the 2023 AAALS Creative Writing Competition.
AAALS members with a print subscription can expect to receive their copies in the near future!
The latest issue of Antipodes has been published! Antipodes 36.2 is now available digitally, including directly through our publisher Wayne State University Press for AAALS members, as well as via Project Muse (through your university library).
Thank you to poetry editor Nathanael OʻReilly and the team at @AntipodesLit. And to my Ekphrastic Writing Club at @MuseumofBris.
You can read Antipodes at: https://t.co/9CnJC3yaDp
I have a new poem in Antipodes: A Global Journal of Australian/New Zealand Literature | Vol 36.
‘A robot discovers an overgrown garden, year 2121’ is a poem I wrote after Jane Grealy’s Maria’s Garden, Scheme B (2021); pastel, conte & charcoal on paper; @MuseumofBris Collection.
Anyone interested in old copies of Antipodes and Australian Literary Studies?
AAALS member Faye Christenberry has issues of both that she’d love to re-home: all Antipodes except for 1990 issues; for ALS, most issues from 1.3 through 2015. You pay for shipping. DM us for details.
AAALS is delighted to announce the winners of this year's Creative Writing Contest!
- Poetry Prize: Anne M. Casey, “X-ray”
- Creative Prose Prize: Gay L. Lynch, “Hebe’s Lament”
- Indigenous Writer Prize: Ellen van Neerven, “Being Country’s Soft Butch”
Noongar writer Alf Taylor passed away on July 29, 2023. Alf was a great friend to AAALS. He was the featured creative writer at the 2012 AAALS conference in Toronto. It is with great sadness that we farewell Alf Taylor, a kind man and talented writer. https://t.co/qGrArt835W
AAALS is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Elizabeth Webby, former Professor of Australian Literature @Sydney_Uni. She was a hugely generous and influential figure in the field of Australian literature, and she'll be missed. Condolences. https://t.co/kf8Y3lGSlp
We're so proud of Tram Editions' author Nicola Andrews! They are the winner of the 2023 AAALS Indigenous Writers Prize for poetry! To learn more, look at @AntipodesLit. Congratulate @maraebrarian!!!
Andrews' chapbook MĀORI MAID DIFFICULT will be available late Fall 2023!
What a wonderful surprise! Im so thrilled to be recognised in this way along with a stellar group of writers and poets, especially @maraebrarian - my gratitude goes to the judges, Jenny Fraser and Vaughan Rapatahana
We're excited to announce the winners of the 2023 AAALS Creative Writing Competition! 🥳🎉
There are 3 categories:
AAALS Indigenous Writers Prize
AAALS Fiction and Nonfiction Prize
AAALS Poetry Prize
All winners will be receiving US$500.
Winner of the 2023 AAALS Fiction and Nonfiction Prize:
“Slippery Jacks” by Jane N. Downing
Honorable Mention for the 2023 AAALS Fiction and Nonfiction Prize:
“Beneath These Surfaces” by Dani S. Netherclift (@daninetherclift)
Woohoo! My copy of Antipodes, which includes my Terminal (John Tranter form) poem ‘Pop art’, has arrived! Thanks to @nathanael_o & the team at @AntipodesLit for making it happen. 🥳🎉🎊
We have also announced our judges!
AAALS Fiction & Nonfiction Prize: @rainwright17 & @vagrantwords
AAALS Poetry Prize: Ann-Marie Blanchard, @thebluepoetess & Mackenzie Kozak
AAALS Indigenous Writers Prize: Jenny Fraser (Migunberri Yugambeh) & Vaughan Rapatahana (Te Ātiawa)
Extended deadline for the 3rd annual AAALS Creative Writing Competition is now 1 April!
There are 3 prizes: AAALS Fiction & Nonfiction Prize, AAALS Poetry Prize, and AAALS Indigenous Writers Prize. Win US$500 and publication in ANTIPODES. More details: https://t.co/dIAptnAh3z