Posts by John Tague
The Novella Project VIII judges announced
Griffith Review is thrilled to announce the industry judges for The Novella Project VIII. In partnership with Ashley Hay and the Griffith Review editorial team, the winners of this year’s novella competition will be selected by award-winning writers Mirandi Riwoe, Angela Meyer and Holden Sheppard. Boasting a prize pool of $25,000 to be shared equally…
Read MoreMatters of Trust – Brisbane launch
Join contributors Anita Heiss, Ellen Wengert and AJ Brown, along with editor Ashley Hay, for the launch of Griffith Review 67: Matters of Trust – a fascinating forensic examination of how we experience trust in our public and personal lives. With new work from Anne Tiernan, David Ritter, Cameron Muir, Alex Miller, Sophie Overett, Omar…
Read MoreSubmissions open – Griffith Review 69: The European Exchange
If Europe is a project, as the French president Emmanuel Macron suggested in early 2019, it’s one that combines continuing internal reinvention with innovations and approaches from far beyond its shores. This edition of Griffith Review brings together Australian and European perspectives to explore the ongoing cycle of transformation and exchange. It places contemporary Australian writers who have strong European…
Read MoreGriffith Review Bookclub – Brisbane
Join Ashley Hay and international bestselling author Holly Ringland at Avid Reader in Brisbane to celebrate The Light Ascending at the inaugural Griffith Review Bookclub. Featuring ‘The market seller’, Ringland’s first published work since The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, as well as new fiction, non-fiction and poetry from Australia and beyond, Griffith Review 66:…
Read MoreSave on subscriptions and selected 2019 editions!
Looking for a gift? Getting your holiday reading sorted? Take 20% off the price of print, digital and premium subscriptions this gifting season! Simply choose your preferred subscription and enter the code GIFTSUB at the checkout. And that’s not all – you can also take 20% off hard copies of the first three editions of…
Read MoreGriffith Review Bookclub
Welcome to the inaugural Griffith Review Bookclub, which celebrates The Light Ascending. This edition includes the four winners from our seventh novella project alongside new shorter fiction and non-fiction, and new poetry from Australia and beyond. The title for this collection was suggested both by the beautiful cover artwork (by Monica Rohan, a graduate of…
Read MoreDecolonising the shelf
‘Here is our story, the one we carry on our backs with every book we publish, every day and night: the history that never has and never will escape us.’ In 2019 Tara June Winch set herself the goal of reading only books by Indigenous authors in acknowledgement and celebration of the International Year of…
Read MoreBrisbane launch – The Light Ascending
Join Mirandi Riwoe, Allanah Hunt, Krissy Kneen, Holden Sheppard and editor Ashley Hay to launch Griffith Review 66: The Light Ascending in Brisbane. The Light Ascending, published 5 November, tells tales of escapes: escapes from who we are, where we’re from and what we know. The stories in this collection traverse continents, cultures and generations:…
Read MoreMelbourne launch – The Light Ascending
Join editor Ashley Hay to launch the ultimate compendium of summer reading with Novella Project VII winners Julienne van Loon and Keren Heenan at Hill of Content Bookshop in Melbourne. The Light Ascending, published 5 November, tells tales of escapes: escapes from who we are, where we’re from and what we know. The stories in this…
Read MoreSubscribe or renew this October and go in the draw to win
Take out a new subscription or renew this month and you’ll not only save up to 20% on the RRP, you’ll also go in the draw at the end of the month to win a mixed six pack of wine from Witches Falls (approximate value $150), rated a 5 Red Star winery by Halliday Wine…
Read MoreRose Scott Women Writers’ Festival – Crimes and Punishments
At Rose Scott Women Writers’ Festival join Griffith Review 65: Crimes and Punishments contributors Amy McQuire and Sally Piper to discuss true tales of crime, justice and retribution with editor Ashley Hay. When: 11.20 am, 14 September 2019 Where: The Women’s Club, 4th Floor, 179 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW Tickets: Sold out – waiting list available
Read MoreBrisbane Writers Festival – Crimes and Punishments
At this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival, meet with Griffith Review 65: Crimes and Punishments contributors Matthew Condon, Fiona Foley and Ross Homel as well as editor Ashley Hay to discuss true tales of crime, justice and retribution – and their very real impacts on our society. For the latest edition of Griffith Review, award-winning writer…
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