About Overland magazine

Founded in 1954 by Stephen Murray-Smith, with the motto ‘temper democratic, bias Australian’, Overland publishes features, fiction, poetry, reviews, comment, artwork and opinion quarterly. It has a tradition of printing dissenting articles with a political and cultural focus, and it seeks to engage with important literary, cultural and political issues in contemporary Australia.

Contributors over the years include Peter Carey, Patrick White, Garry Disher, Elizabeth Jolley, Stuart Macintyre, Germaine Greer, Dorothy Hewett, Bob Ellis, Mark Davis, Sam Watson, David Williamson, Thomas Shapcott, Judith Wright, Rodney Hall, Gwen Harwood, Thea Astley, Alan Marshall, Xavier Herbert, Amanda Lohrey, Eric Beach, Bruce Dawe, Frank Moorhouse, Manning Clark, Humphrey McQueen, Christina Stead. Geoffrey Dutton, Max Harris, Chris Wallace-Crabbe, Nancy Cato, Frank Hardy, Lily Brett, Peter Porter, James McAuley, Geoffrey Serle, Graham Pitts, Desmond O’Grady, Robert Adamson, Ian Turner, Jack Hibberd, Dean Kiley, Christos Tsiolkas, Alex Buzo, Martin Flanagan, Marcia Langton, Fiona Capp, Margaret Simons, Linda Jaivin, Nam Le and many others.

Overland also gives a voice to the experiences excluded from the mainstream media and publishing outlets. Overland documents lesser-known stories and histories, dissect media hysteria and dishonesty, debunks the populist hype of politicians, points public debate in alternative directions and gives a voice to those whose stories are otherwise marginalised, misrepresented or ignored.

Overland is available in bookstores or by subscription.