Island Magazine

Island Magazine

Island Magazine Inc.

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Arts & CultureTax-deductible donations
CharityFounded 1979National reach
Profile last updated: May 7, 2026

About

Founded in 1979, Island Magazine is a charity based in Hobart, Australia working on arts & culture.

Island is a not-for-profit Australian literary magazine and website based in Hobart, Tasmania, founded in 1979. It publishes fiction, poetry, nonfiction, graphic narratives and arts features, and aims to support new, emerging and established Australian writers and artists. Island also runs prizes such as the Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize and the Island Nonfiction Prize, as well as workshops, mentorships, events and a graphic narratives project. The magazine is distributed in print to subscribers and stockists across Australia and internationally, and it is a registered charity with Deductible Gift Recipient status.

Location

Hobart, Australia

Founded

1979

Organisation type

Charity

Legal form

Island Magazine Inc.

Legal name

Island Magazine Inc.

Focus areas

literary magazinepoetryfictionnonfictiongraphic narrativeswritersTasmaniaarts

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Arts & Culture

How they work

Awareness & educationCapacity buildingCommunity programmes

Programmes

Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize

Arts & Culture

Annual poetry prize, established in 1996, with blind judging and a shortlist published in the magazine.

Island Nonfiction Prize

Arts & Culture

Annual prize for nonfiction essays, first launched in 2021.

Nature Writing Prize

Arts & Culture

Prize for nature writing in fiction, nonfiction or graphic narrative, with a funded residency for the winner.

The Nanna Project

Arts & Culture

Graphic narratives project supporting comics creators through commissions, webinars and mentorships.

Workshops & mentorship

Arts & Culture

Free mentorships for Tasmanian writers and workshops for emerging and established writers.

Countries of operation

Australia

Funding & support

Funded by

GrantsIndividual donationsEarned income

Ways to support

DonateCorporate partnershipShop

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Arts Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Creative Australia

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