Em Readman
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Dire Straits: The Future of Australian Literary Journals
Close the submissions. Batten down the hatches. The absence of funding has claimed another literary journal. In the Australian print world, journals have subsisted since Southerly came into existence in 1939. These journals have given pages to some of Australia’s most talented emerging writers, launching careers with a body of work which allowed their book to get picked up by publishers. There is no argument to be made to the significance of Australian literary journals, their immense contribution to Australian writers and writing is undeniable. They have weathered storms that mirror the struggles of their country, World War II, civil rights movements, flood, fire, the digital age and an ever-shifting change of taste from their readership. A strong canon of publications has followed Southerly, some offering poetry, short fiction, commentary, art or a combination of those forms (Peterson, 2019). They are the vessels of the best writing Australia has to offer, sailing through generations and hundreds of issues. However, what capsizes some of these print publications is money.
By Em Readman6 years ago in Journal
Can I Please have Somewhere to Sit?
The benchmark for a public space is quite low where I live. Brisbane City Council has a page on their website for their publicly designed, owned and managed spaces, which features two squares, three malls, one event space, and the local cemeteries. When I think of a place I want to relax or socialise in, a cemetery is not exactly what I am aiming for. The Council must know something about a commune of ghosts that I don't.
By Em Readman6 years ago in Futurism
Unpaid Interships: What's fair?
In the modern university landscape, internships are undoubtedly the most common way into your given industry. I speak from the experience of a Creative Industries background, which is where I completed my placements as a second-year university student. The internships described in this piece are extracurricular, rather than a nursing placement or Work Integrated Learning unit, which counts as a credit towards your degree. As more and more young people begin gaining higher education qualifications, a degree or double degree is not the only barrier to entry. Entry-level jobs are asking for at least a year of experience in a similar role these days; there seems to be no way more accessible for tertiary students to fill the criteria of the job market without an internship.
By Em Readman6 years ago in Journal
