What is the value of Meanjin? We’ve done some calculations – and it’s not about money
- Written by Julienne van Loon, Associate Professor in Creative Writing, School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne
Left to right: Maria Tumarkin, Peter Carey, Hilary McPhee and Tony BirchThis month, the board of Melbourne University Press (MUP) announced it would abruptly discontinue 85-year-old Australian literary journal Meanjin. The reasons? “Purely financial.”
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