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25.01.2022 Still looking for a holiday gift for the reader in your life? Order an Island gift subscription by midnight on 23 December and we will email a gift certificate directly to your loved one, or to you so you can forward it on or give it to them personally. https://islandmag.com//-institutional-su/gift-subscription

22.01.2022 Back in March as the world started to quarantine, Sir Patrick Stewart embarked on a project of performing live social media readings of Shakespeare's sonnets. On his first post he wrote "When I was a child in the 1940s, my mother would cut up slices of fruit for me (there wasn't much) and as she put it in front of me she would say: "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." How about, A sonnet a day keeps the doctor away? Yesterday he read Sonnet 154. The final one. And what a way to mark the occasion by wearing a tux and enjoying a martini

22.01.2022 We are delighted to be supporting this year's Emerging Tasmanian Aboriginal Writers Award. Submissions are now open, and this year's prize is $1000 and publication in the next issue of Island magazine (out in September). For more information and to submit www.taswriter.org

22.01.2022 ‘Time has given again / a hundredfold’ This year marks the hundredth anniversary of Tasmanian poet Gwen Harwood’s birth, and Island magazine is celebrating with a special version of the Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize, proudly supported by Copyright Agency Cultural Fund and Hobart Bookshop Entries are now open.

20.01.2022 Then she takes an eraser, and rubs it out. Because it is gone. Because it is dead. And because she is furious.... Andrew Harper, FURY, Island # 159 The latest episode of Contemporary Art Tasmania's podcast series - What are you looking at?* features Extinction Studies artist Lucienne Rickard, scientist Dr Ian Cresswell, and writer Andrew Harper, whose piece FURY was originally published in Island magazine #159. Extinction Studies is commissioned by Detached and presented by Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. Originally conceived as a twelve-month durational performance (with a brief hiatus due to COVID-19), it has now been extended till 24 January 2021 a remarkable commitment by Lucienne to highlight the critical issue of species extinction.

19.01.2022 Final call out to poets! Entries to the Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize close midnight this Sunday.

17.01.2022 Congratulations Luana Towney, winner of the 2020 Emerging Tasmanian Aboriginal Writers Award (ETAWA), organised by TasWriters the Tasmanian Writers Centre. Luana's work honours this year’s theme of resilience with a story from the time of invasion. The award was presented by Jim puralia meenamatta Everett who said he wasn’t surprised to see the multi-talented Luana take out this year's award. We are pleased to be publishing Luana's work and the 2019 winning entry, Karta...nya Maynard's poem ‘Blackscape’, in Island #160 out 17 September. For more info on ETAWA https://taswriters.org//emerging-tasmanian-aboriginal-wri/ https://islandmag.com/

16.01.2022 We are delighted to announce that Arts Tasmania has awarded us an organisational grant for 2021. This grant provides us with a solid foundation from which we will pursue the additional revenue necessary to deliver our planned 2021 program. This is very encouraging news for Island; however, we appreciate that these are challenging times for the arts sector and we recognise that many arts organisations are facing uncertainty. The support that Island has received from philanthro...pists, donors, partners, advertisers and readers has enabled us to keep publishing during a challenging year. The board of Island also acknowledges with thanks the ongoing commitment of our core team and their contribution to making Island a cherished part of Tasmania’s and the nation’s artistic culture. We look forward to continuing to support, develop and publish Australia’s literary and artistic talent, especially from the thriving cultural centre of Tasmania, as we have for 40 years. In the meanwhile, our next edition for 2020 is on the presses (and it is a bumper issue), so order your copy now at islandmag.com

15.01.2022 Thanks Australian Book Review and Rayne Allison for this great review. For more info on this issue https://islandmag.com/issue159

14.01.2022 Submissions for 2021 fiction and nonfiction are now open. Closing date for both is midnight on Sunday 15 November 2020. We will be announcing some exciting news regarding poetry opportunities very soon. Keep checking back, or sign up to our newsletter (via the home page) for updates. https://islandmag.com/fiction-nonfiction

13.01.2022 Funding news update... The philanthropic arm of the Copyright Agency, the Cultural Fund, recently announced the recipients of its latest round of funding for organisations, and we are absolutely delighted to be one of the successful organisations. This funding will enable us to supplement contributor fees for the remainder of 2020 and 2021. It will also assist us to implement Island’s inaugural essay competition, and with additional support from Hobart Bookshop, to celebrate ...the centenary year of Tasmania’s most famous poet by once again delivering the renowned Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize. More news on both prizes will be announced soon. We have also applied for Arts Tasmania 2021 organisation funding, which will be critical to our future plans, and will share the outcome of this with you as soon as we hear. Thank you all for your ongoing support.

12.01.2022 IF THESE HALLS COULD TALK, WHAT WOULD THEY SAY? We are delighted to be partnering with Ten Days on the Island on their pan-Tasmanian project, If These Halls Could Talk. This multi-arts initiative will celebrate community halls and the role they play in our society. As part of our collaboration we are excited to be commissioning up to ten Tasmanian writers to respond creatively to the halls. Expressions of Interest are now open. For more information and to submit https://islandmag.com/ifthesehallscouldtalk

11.01.2022 *EOI REMINDER FOR TASMANIAN WRITERS* Island is partnering with Ten Days on the Island for ‘If These Hall Could Talk’, a pan-Tasmanian project at the heart of the 2021 festival. This multi-arts initiative aims to celebrate community halls and the role they play in our society. There will be ten participating venues, spread across the three regional heartlands of Tasmania. As part of this project, up to ten Tasmanian writers will be commissioned to respond creatively to the halls with a text-based work. EOI close 31 August. For info https://islandmag.com/ifthesehallscouldtalk.

09.01.2022 This fabulous project with Australian Plays yielded three exciting playlets which are published in our current and are now available for free download.

08.01.2022 Reminder: Fiction and nonfiction 2021 submissions close this Sunday. https://islandmag.com/fiction-nonfiction. And Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize entries close 22 Nov. ... https://islandmag.com/gwenharwood2020 We want to hear from you!

08.01.2022 Congratulations to acclaimed Tasmanian novelist Robbie Arnott on his appointment as the inaugural University of Tasmania Hedberg Writer-in-Residence. Robbie’s first novel, Flames, was published in 2018 and sold internationally. It has been listed for more than 13 national and international awards. A TV adaption has received funding from Screen Tasmania and is currently in development. His second novel, The Rain Heron, was recently released in Australia and the UK to highly p...ositive reviews. Robbie said the residency would provide the precious time and space needed for him to take time off from full-time employment to work on his third novel. The inaugural program was open to established Tasmanian writers. From 2022 the program will be open to all published Australian writers. The Program carries a stipend of $30,000, funded by the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund and College of Arts, Law and Education, University of Tasmania.

07.01.2022 We’re delighted to announce the writers selected for the creative collaboration with Tasmania’s Ten Days on the Island 2021 Festival, as part of their 'If These Hall Could Talk' project'* Thank you to everyone who expressed interest. The extraordinary depth of Tasmania’s writing talent shone through the 120+ excellent submissions we received. The writers (and locations) are: Michael Blake (Scottsdale), Rachel Edwards (St Helens), Stephanie Eslake (Stanley), Katherine Johnso...n (Ross), Magdalena Lane (Sorell), Gabrielle Lis (Zeehan), Sandra Potter (New Norfolk), Bert Spinks (Liffey), Jeanette Thompson (Rowella) and Danielle Wood (Glen Huon). Each writer will create a literary response to their designated regional hall/venue and its community. The works will be published in Island 161 and/or via Island's and the Festival's websites in March 2021. You’ll then be able to travel Tasmania through the eyes of these exceptional Tassie writers and the fascinating ‘voices’ of 10 cherished venues. *For more info on the If These Halls Could Talk project http://tendays.org.au/halls-signature-project/

05.01.2022 Introducing the next issue of Island, due out mid-September. This issue features the results of five collaborations, which infuse sincere meaning into the oft-heard pandemic adage of ‘We’re all in this together’! For this issue, we partnered with the University of Wollongong’s ‘Blue Ecologies’ creative writing and research group via guest editor Luke Johnson in a wide-ranging conversation about water. ... A long-planned collaboration between Island and Australian Plays finds voice in this issue the co-commissioning of three ‘playlets’, which sparkle on the page and in the mind, even while our theatres remain dark. We’re also pleased to publish the winners of the 2019 and 2020 Emerging Tasmanian Aboriginal Writers Award, organised by TasWriters the Tasmanian Writers Centre; and the winner of the 2020 Olga Masters Short Story Prize, in partnership with South East Arts. To round-off the collaborative projects in this issue, we continue our long-standing relationship with literacy organisation Connect42 (formerly Chatter Matters Tasmania). Every one of these literacy features is a revelation of growth, discovery and the power of self-expression. It’s been a joy working with all of these organisations, and we hope you enjoy the results of these productive partnerships. For more info https://islandmag.com/

04.01.2022 Merci Hobart Bookshop, and great pic as always! For more info on this issue https://islandmag.com/currentissue

04.01.2022 We're thrilled to be supporting this wonderful event as part of Burning Desire, Tasmanian’s newest performing arts festival. Set within Despard Gallery, surrounded by the work of Tasmanian contemporary photographer Micheila Petersfield, Burning Words brings together four of Hobart’s best known performers to read some of their favourite poems. The festival's mission is to provide a much-needed opportunity for audiences to once again enjoy live performances, and to support t...he performing arts community. But it's also showcasing Tasmanian's vibrant arts sector and the power of collaboration, and we're excited to be part of this. If you're in Tasmania this weekend do try and get along: https://www.burningdesire.com.au/events/burningwords

03.01.2022 WOULD YOU LIKE TO WIN $1000? Stories in September celebrates storytelling in multiple forms, including text, and they are currently open for submissions. All Tasmanian residents and ex-pat Tasmanian's are eligible to submit. For more info https://storiesinseptember.com

02.01.2022 Today Handmark launches Bruce Thurrowgood's inaugural Tasmanian solo exhibition 'Looking in: 50 Years of Painting'. And if this image looks familiar, that's because Bruce very generously gave us permission to use his images for our current issue (including the front cover), to illustrate our Blue Ecologies theme. 'Looking in: 50 Years of Painting' run till 4 Jan. If you are in Tasmania, please get along and support this amazing artist.

02.01.2022 If you are in Hobart this weekend this is your last opportunity to see Lucienne Rickard at work on her Extinction Studies project. Since September 2019 Lucienne has been drawing and then erasing different extinct species to highlight the critical issue of species extinction. She will erase her final creation this Sunday at 3:30pm in the central gallery of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery as part of MONA FOMA. There really is no second chance to see this important work, so don't miss it! You can also hear all about her project via Contemporary Art Tasmania's podcast series https://contemporaryarttasmania.org/s6e4-extinction-studies/ and you can read about it in the current issue of Island.

01.01.2022 For our latest news, including some exciting opportunities and competitions for writers, and your chance to win a $100 book voucher, see our newsletter below. You can also sign up to our mailing list and get updates direct to your email https://islandmag.com/

01.01.2022 On a day where poetry is very much in the news (thanks to Amanda Gorman reciting her powerful poem at Joe Biden's inauguration), we are delighted to announce the winners of the 2020 Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize. Winner: Amy Crutchfield for The Memory of Water ... Runner ups: Katherine Brabon for Self-Portrait as Frida Kahlo John Kinsella for Exoskeletons Honourable Mentions: Amanda Frances Johnson for Jobs for women: Annunciate Jessica Wilkinson for Heating and Cooling in the Time of Isolation All five poems will be published in Island 161, out 4 March, along with an amazing tribute to Gwen by Cassandra Atherton. This year's prize was made possible with the support of the Copyright Agency's Cultural Fund and Hobart Bookshop. Entries were judged blind by Island's poetry editor Lisa Gorton, Lachlan Brown and Bella Li. We were overwhelmed by the quantity and quality of the entries, and we thank you all for your ongoing support of this Prize. For more info: https://islandmag.com/gwenharwood2020

01.01.2022 Congratulations to the winners and runner-ups of the 2020 Olga Masters Short Story Award Our Fiction Editor, Ben Walter, was on the judging team, and the winning entry by Alison Flett, Go Get Boy, is featured in our current issue. And thanks to South East Arts for working with us on this great collaboration.