Meanjin
Encyclopedia
Meanjin is an Australia
n literary journal. The name - pronounced Mee-AN-jin - is derived from an Aboriginal word for the land where the city Brisbane
is located.
It was founded in December 1940, in Brisbane, by Clem Christesen
. It was published as Meanjin Papers until 1947, Meanjin from 1947 to 1960, Meanjin Quarterly from 1961 to 1976, and again as Meanjin since 1976. The editorial offices moved to Melbourne
in 1945. It is now a subsidiary of the University of Melbourne
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n literary journal. The name - pronounced Mee-AN-jin - is derived from an Aboriginal word for the land where the city Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
is located.
It was founded in December 1940, in Brisbane, by Clem Christesen
Clem Christesen
Clement Byrne Christesen was the founder of the Australian literary magazine, Meanjin. He served as the magazine's editor from 1940 until 1974.-Early years:...
. It was published as Meanjin Papers until 1947, Meanjin from 1947 to 1960, Meanjin Quarterly from 1961 to 1976, and again as Meanjin since 1976. The editorial offices moved to Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in 1945. It is now a subsidiary of the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
.
Content
Meanjin publishes- poetry
- fiction
- graphic novels
- reflective and scholarly essays
- memoirs
- commentary
- review essays
- interviews
Editors
- 1940 to 1974: Clem ChristesenClem ChristesenClement Byrne Christesen was the founder of the Australian literary magazine, Meanjin. He served as the magazine's editor from 1940 until 1974.-Early years:...
- 1974 to 1982: Jim Davidson
- 1982 to 1987: Judith BrettJudith BrettJudith Brett is a professor of politics at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.She was an editor of Meanjin, the Melbourne-based Australian literary quarterly in the 1980s, and was a co-editor of Arena Magazine in the 1990s.-Books:...
- 1987 to 1994: Jenny Lee
- 1994 to 1998: Christina Thompson
- Stephanie Holt
- ??? to 2008 Ian Britain
- 2008 to 2011 Sophie CunninghamSophie CunninghamSophie Cunningham is a Melbourne-based writer and editor. She was publisher at McPhee Gribble/Penguin for two years and Trade Publisher at Allen & Unwin for ten, where she was known for innovative fiction and non-fiction....
- 2011 to present Sally Heath
Poetry Editors
dates not known: Coral HullCoral Hull
Coral Hull is an author, poet, artist, photographer, reviewer and lecturer living in Darwin, Australia. She has authored over fifty books, including poetry, fiction, non-fiction, artwork and digital photography. Her areas of special interest and research are in ethics, animal rights, autism,...
- mid-to-late 1970s: Kris HemensleyKris HemensleyKris Alan Hemensley is a poet, who was born on The Isle of Wight, and spent his early childhood in Alexandria, the son of an Egyptian mother and an English father who was stationed in Egypt with the Royal Air Force. He visited Australia at the age of 18, and emigrated there in 1966...
- 1979 to 1982: Judith RodriguezJudith RodriguezJudith Catherine Rodriguez AM is a contemporary Australian poet.- Life :Rodriguez was born Judith Catherine Green in Perth and grew up in Brisbane. She was educated at Brisbane Girls Grammar School, and graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Arts...
- 1987 to 1994: Philip Mead
- 1994 to 1997: Laurie DugganLaurie DugganLaurence "Laurie" James Duggan is an Australian poet, editor, and translator.-Life:Laurie Duggan was born in Melbourne and attended Monash University, where his friends included the poets Alan Wearne and John A. Scott. Both he and Scott won the Monash Poetry Prize...
- 1998: Brian HenryBrian HenryBrian Henry is an American poet, translator, editor, and literary critic. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.-Education:Henry completed a BA at the College of William and Mary and an MFA Program for Poets & Writers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst....
- 2000 to 2005: Peter Minter
- 2005 to present: Judith BeveridgeJudith BeveridgeJudith Beveridge is a contemporary Australian poet, editor and academic.-Biography:Judith Beveridge was born in London, England, arriving in Australia with her parents in 1960. Completing a BA at UTS she has worked in libraries, teaching, as a researcher and in environmental regeneration...