Wet Ink
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Wet Ink magazine is an Australia
n magazine devoted to publishing new Australian writing, with an emphasis on new and emerging writers. Published quarterly, it features fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction, plus an interview with a writer and book reviews. Work published ranges from 'literary' to genre-based work. Works are complemented by photography, illustration and clever design.
It was founded in Adelaide
in 2005 by a team of writers and readers who wanted to address the lack of publishing opportunities for new writers in Australia. It is funded through advertising, subscriptions, sponsorship and sales.
• poetry
• creative non-fiction
• opinion/commentary
• author interviews
• book reviews
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n magazine devoted to publishing new Australian writing, with an emphasis on new and emerging writers. Published quarterly, it features fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction, plus an interview with a writer and book reviews. Work published ranges from 'literary' to genre-based work. Works are complemented by photography, illustration and clever design.
It was founded in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
in 2005 by a team of writers and readers who wanted to address the lack of publishing opportunities for new writers in Australia. It is funded through advertising, subscriptions, sponsorship and sales.
Content
Wet Ink publishes:• poetry
• creative non-fiction
• opinion/commentary
• author interviews
• book reviews
Contributors
Works published in the magazine by established writers include those by Thomas ShapcottThomas W. Shapcott
Thomas William Shapcott AO is an Australian poet, novelist, playwright, editor, librettist, short story writer and teacher.- Biography :...
, Michael Wilding
Michael Wilding (writer)
Michael Wilding is an Australian writer and academic in Sydney.- Life :Michael Wilding, novelist and critic, was born in Worcester UK and read English at Oxford...
, Kevin Brophy, Nigel Krauth, Ken Ruthven, Ouyang Yu
Ouyang Yu
Ouyang Yu is a contemporary Chinese-Australian author, translator and academic.Ouyang Yu was born in the People's Republic of China, arriving in Australia in 1991 to study for a Ph. D. at La Trobe University which he completed in 1995. Since then his literary output has been prodigious...
, Marcelle Freiman, Nicholas Jose, Tim Sinclair
Tim Sinclair
Tim Sinclair is an Australian poet and novelist resident in Sydney.Best known for the verse novel Nine Hours North , he is also the author of the poetry collections Re:reading the dictionary and Vapour Trails, and a collaborator on the spoken word concept...
and Brian Edwards.
Authors interviewed have included Frank Moorhouse
Frank Moorhouse
Frank Moorhouse is an acclaimed Australian writer with a growing international reputation. He has won major Australian national prizes for the short story, the novel, the essay, and for script writing....
, Susan Johnson, Gail Jones
Gail Jones
Gail Jones is an Australian novelist and academic.-Early life and career:Gail Jones was born in Harvey, Western Australia and educated at the University of Western Australia...
and Tim Sinclair
Tim Sinclair
Tim Sinclair is an Australian poet and novelist resident in Sydney.Best known for the verse novel Nine Hours North , he is also the author of the poetry collections Re:reading the dictionary and Vapour Trails, and a collaborator on the spoken word concept...
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Editorial Advisory Board
The Editorial Advisory Board includes Thomas Shapcott, JM CoetzeeJohn Maxwell Coetzee
John Maxwell Coetzee ; is an author and academic from South Africa. He is now an Australian citizen and lives in Adelaide, South Australia...
, Eva Sallis
Eva Sallis
Eva Sallis is an Australian novelist. She has won several awards, including The Australian/Vogel Literary Award and the Nita May Dobbie Literary Award for her first novel Hiam.-Life:...
, Ioana Petrescu, Nigel Krauth
Nigel Krauth
Nigel Krauth is an Australian novelist and academic. He is currently Associate Professor at Griffith University teaching creative writing. He has published four novels and co-authored a number of young adult works.-Biography:...
and Judith Rodriguez
Judith Rodriguez
Judith Catherine Rodriguez AM is a contemporary Australian poet.- Life :Rodriguez was born Judith Catherine Green in Perth and grew up in Brisbane. She was educated at Brisbane Girls Grammar School, and graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Arts...
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Wet Ink Short Story Prize
In March 2010 Wet Ink announced the creation of the Wet Ink Short Story Prize to mark their five years of publication. In 2011, following funding from the Copyright Agency LtdCopyright Agency Ltd
Copyright Agency Ltd is an Australian company incorporated under the Corporations Code for the purpose of providing institutions, especially educational institutions the use of copyright material, in print or electronic form....
Cultural Fund , the value of prizes were increased and the prize renamed the Wet Ink/CAL Short Story Prize. .