Island Magazine
Island Magazine Inc.
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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.
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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.
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Arts & Culture
Free mentorships for Tasmanian writers and workshops for emerging and established writers.
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Arts Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Creative Australia
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