OVERLAND Magazine News

VU Short Story Prize closes 31 August! Don't forget, the Overland Victoria University Short Story Prize for New and Emerging Writers is open for entries until the end of August. There's $8000 of prize money available to win and you only need to write 3000 words! This year, it's open to all writers from Australia and New Zealand who have no more than one book under their belt. We're also offering a great discount on a year's subscription for all entrants.  Read the entry guidelines, just to confirm eligibility, then submit away! Could you be Overland’s next poetry editor? After almost five years of shaping Overland’s poetics, our gifted poetry editor Peter Minter will be finishing up his editorship with the first issue of 2016. As such, Overland is seeking a new poetry editor for its print magazine. We’re looking for poetry readers, too Overland is also looking to start a team of poetry readers. This volunteer position only requires a time commitment of a few hours per month. As the poetry will be read and assessed online, the applicant can be based anywhere in Australia and New Zealand. Find out more about both positions.