Voiceworks (journal)
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Voiceworks is an Australian magazine that publishes fiction, poetry, essays and journalism by young writers, as well as comics, drawings and photos by young artists. Voiceworks was originally established as the monthly newsletter of Express Media
Power Workshops (which has since been renamed Express Media and remains the magazine's publisher). From around issue 12 onwards (there is no complete archive), Voiceworks began to be published as a quarterly, 80-page magazine. It is now in its 84th issue.
, a non-profit organisation that offers literary arts and media opportunities for young and emerging artists, was established in 1983 as Express Media Power Workshops. Voiceworks, (the newsletter) was launched by the then prime minister, Bob Hawke and Molly Meldrum in 1985 (International Year Of Youth) to promote the organisation's program of workshops. Since then, Express Media's operations and projects have been financed by a range of sources:
Operations are carried out by three part-time staff (General Manager, Artistic Director and Voiceworks Editor) and hundreds of volunteers. It is designed by People Collective in Melbourne.
offices of Express Media, Voiceworks has gradually acquired a nationwide audience, and it receives submissions from young writers and artists from around Australia. Remote members of EdComm and regular interstate columnists help keep the journal in touch with the broader community.
Themed work: good;
Good work: better;
Good, themed work: BEST
Recent issue titles include:
#76: Budget
#77: Postscript
#78: Fluid
#79: Classic
#80: Missionary
#81: Birthmark
#82: Hunger
#83: Technicolour
COMING IN APRIL 2011 #84: Pulp
Express Media
Express Media is an Australian literary youth arts organisation, founded in 1983. Originally called Express Australia, the organisation is currently listed on the Register of Cultural Organisations. It presents an annual program of special events, workshops, exhibitions and artistic projects...
Power Workshops (which has since been renamed Express Media and remains the magazine's publisher). From around issue 12 onwards (there is no complete archive), Voiceworks began to be published as a quarterly, 80-page magazine. It is now in its 84th issue.
Express Media
Its publisher, Express MediaExpress Media
Express Media is an Australian literary youth arts organisation, founded in 1983. Originally called Express Australia, the organisation is currently listed on the Register of Cultural Organisations. It presents an annual program of special events, workshops, exhibitions and artistic projects...
, a non-profit organisation that offers literary arts and media opportunities for young and emerging artists, was established in 1983 as Express Media Power Workshops. Voiceworks, (the newsletter) was launched by the then prime minister, Bob Hawke and Molly Meldrum in 1985 (International Year Of Youth) to promote the organisation's program of workshops. Since then, Express Media's operations and projects have been financed by a range of sources:
- grants from federal and state government arts funding bodies (Australia Council for the Arts, Arts Victoria)
- individuals (John MarsdenJohn Marsden (writer)John Marsden is an Australian writer, teacher and school principal. Marsden has had his books translated into nine languages including Swedish, Norwegian, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Italian and Spanish....
) - private philanthropic funds (Copyright Agency Ltd)
Operations are carried out by three part-time staff (General Manager, Artistic Director and Voiceworks Editor) and hundreds of volunteers. It is designed by People Collective in Melbourne.
John Marsden - Patron
John Marsden is Express Media's Patron, and contributor of operational funding as well as prize money for the John Marsden Prize for Young Australian WritersEditorial Committee (EdComm)
A volunteer EdComm, recruited from the community of young people reached by the magazine, helps the Editor in all stages of production - from selecting content from unsolicited submissions, determining issue themes, liaising with authors, proofreading in-house proofs and preparing launch events.Circulation and Readership
Though based at the MelbourneMelbourne
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...
offices of Express Media, Voiceworks has gradually acquired a nationwide audience, and it receives submissions from young writers and artists from around Australia. Remote members of EdComm and regular interstate columnists help keep the journal in touch with the broader community.
Themed Issues
Each issue of Voiceworks is subtitled according to a theme determined by the EdComm a number of issues advance. A theme blurb is written by the EdComm and distributed with calls for submissions, though potential contributors are urged to keep the Voiceworks motto in mind:Themed work: good;
Good work: better;
Good, themed work: BEST
Recent issue titles include:
#76: Budget
#77: Postscript
#78: Fluid
#79: Classic
#80: Missionary
#81: Birthmark
#82: Hunger
#83: Technicolour
COMING IN APRIL 2011 #84: Pulp
External links
- Express Media
- A voice for erudite youth - The AgeThe AgeThe Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
- Voiceworks Magazine for Young Writers - Radio NationalRadio NationalABC Radio National is an Australia-wide non-commercial radio network run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.Radio National broadcasts national programming in areas that include news and current affairs, the arts, social issues, science, drama and comedy...
- Arts Victoria
- Australia Council for the Arts
- David Prater interviews Ryan Paine - Cordite Poetry Review