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The 2013 Overland Victoria University Short Story Prize for New and Emerging Writers closes on midnight, 31 August 2013. If you haven′t submitted, don′t wait until the last minute. This is Australasia’s richest prize specifically for new and emerging writers.
7.30 pm, Tuesday 27 August
Meanjin – Zora Sanders, Sam Twyford-Moore and Elmo Keep – goes head to head with the literary scamps at Overland magazine – Jeff Sparrow, Alison Croggon and Jacinda Woodhead – in a series of fun, fast-paced literary games, to see once and for all who the real literary heavyweights are.
11.30 am, Friday 23 August
Kelly’s skeleton was finally identified in 2013, yet the whereabouts of the head, once protected by that famous helmet, remains a mystery. Historian Jill Dimond shares her theory of the missing skull with Overland editor Jeff Sparrow and cultural historian Helen MacDonald.
Overland is seeking digital-born poetry, electronic poetry, poetry in programmable media and codeworks. That is, a poetry that isn’t just published online but one that requires the media and cultures provided by programmable machines and the network.
The 2013 Overland Victoria University Short Story Prize for New and Emerging Writers is now open to both Australian and New Zealand writers.
Overland is looking for online contributors. Whether you’re a budding polemicist, a cultural critic, a book nerd, or an activist with an idea for a campaign under an Abbott government, submit your work for publication online at Overland.
Saturday 6 July 2013–Saturday 5 October 2013
A course for early and emerging writers, presented by Jeff Sparrow and Writers Victoria