Southerly (journal)
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Southerly is an Australian literary magazine, established in the 1930s. It is currently published in hardcopy and online three times a year, and carries fiction and poetry by established and new authors as well as reviews and critical essays. The Long Paddock is an online supplement, carrying additional material.
Southerly began in 1932 as a four page bulletin of the Sydney branch of the London-based English Association, an organisation dedicated to preserving the purity of the English language. R. G. Howarth, lecturer in English at the University of Sydney
, was the founding editor and continued as editor until he left Sydney in 1955. He published European and Australian literature together and wished to encourage 'cultural good relations between the mother and daughter countries'. The focus was on literature itself; the magazine was apolitical and non-ideological. Kenneth Slessor
was editor from 1956 to 1961, and added the subtitle 'a review of Australian literature' and the academic discussion of local literature continued to develop as a focus. G.A. Wilkes was editor from 1962 to 1986, and Elizabeth Webby
from 1987. It is currently edited by David Brooks and Elizabeth McMahon.
A connection to the University of Sydney has been maintained over the years. The magazine is currently assisted by the Australia Council, the Australian Government’s arts advisory and support organisation, the New South Wales Ministry for the Arts and the School of English, Art, History, Film and Media, University of Sydney.
The title refers to a front of cold air coming from the south, bringing a quick cooling, and tempestuous conditions, after the heat of the day, referred to in Sydney as Southerly
busters.
Southerly began in 1932 as a four page bulletin of the Sydney branch of the London-based English Association, an organisation dedicated to preserving the purity of the English language. R. G. Howarth, lecturer in English at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
, was the founding editor and continued as editor until he left Sydney in 1955. He published European and Australian literature together and wished to encourage 'cultural good relations between the mother and daughter countries'. The focus was on literature itself; the magazine was apolitical and non-ideological. Kenneth Slessor
Kenneth Slessor
Kenneth Adolf Slessor OBE was an Australian poet and journalist. He was one of Australia's leading poets, notable particularly for the absorption of modernist influences into Australian poetry. The Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry is named after him.-Life:Slessor was born Kenneth Adolphe...
was editor from 1956 to 1961, and added the subtitle 'a review of Australian literature' and the academic discussion of local literature continued to develop as a focus. G.A. Wilkes was editor from 1962 to 1986, and Elizabeth Webby
Elizabeth Webby
Elizabeth Webby is a scholar in the field of literature. Emeritus Professor Webby retired from the Chair of Australian Literature at the University of Sydney in 2007. She edited The Cambridge Companion to Australian Literature and was editor of Southerly.-References:...
from 1987. It is currently edited by David Brooks and Elizabeth McMahon.
A connection to the University of Sydney has been maintained over the years. The magazine is currently assisted by the Australia Council, the Australian Government’s arts advisory and support organisation, the New South Wales Ministry for the Arts and the School of English, Art, History, Film and Media, University of Sydney.
The title refers to a front of cold air coming from the south, bringing a quick cooling, and tempestuous conditions, after the heat of the day, referred to in Sydney as Southerly
Southerly
Southerly is the name of a storm or front of air coming from the south. In the Southern Hemisphere these can be cold and have bad weather. In Wellington, New Zealand these storms are normally short and frequently have winds gusting between 120 km/h and 160 km/h though higher speeds are...
busters.