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Farewell from the Underground Writers team

December 11, 2021December 11, 2021 By Underground Team

After twelve years of championing emerging Australian writers, Underground Writers has published its last issue and will wrap up operations over the next

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The front cover of issue 36 of the UW zine: Revenge/Haunted
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Issue 36 is here!

November 5, 2021January 8, 2022 By Underground Team

The 36th issue of the Underground Writers zine is now available for free download from our Issues page!

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#Announcements #Ebony Bryant #Issue Release #Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Jess Gately #Kate Lomas Glendenning #Lauren Pratt #Shelley Carter

Issue 34: Fan Fiction is here!

May 5, 2021July 4, 2021 By Underground Team

Editor in chief Kate Lomas Glendenning writes in her introduction “A lot of uncertainty and disdain surrounds the genre of ‘fan fiction’. Many

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Opportunities for Writers May 2021

May 4, 2021May 27, 2021 By Underground Team

Reading and Writing Group for Queer YouthA place for queer (anyone who identifies as other than heterosexual and/or cisgender) or questioning young people

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Opportunities for writers April 2021

April 1, 2021April 5, 2021 By Underground Team

Image by Engin Akyurt from Pixabay 42 Stories Anthology ‘Call for submissions: 42-Word Stories Anthology. An anthology of 42 categories of 42 selected

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#Announcements #Ebony Bryant #Issue Release #Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Jess Gately #Junior Editors #Kate Lomas Glendenning #Lauren Pratt #News #Shelley Carter

Issue 33: Historical Fiction is here!

February 18, 2021April 1, 2021 By Underground Team

When we sought submissions for this issue, we wrote that, ‘What makes historical fiction captivating is not the absence of modern inventions but

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Meet our newest team members: Paul Dielesen and Ebony Bryant

October 21, 2020November 6, 2020 By Underground Team

We are very pleased to welcome the newest members of the Underground Writers team. Former Junior Editor Ebony Bryant is joining the team

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Meet Our New Junior Editors: Lauren Pratt & Grace Wholley

September 1, 2020January 17, 2021 By Underground Team

Underground Writers is pleased to welcome Lauren Pratt and Grace Wholley to the team as Junior Editors for the next six months. They

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Issue 31: Sci-fi has arrived!

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 By Underground Team

Cover art by Lola Issue 31: Sci-fi can be downloaded for FREE here Issue 31: Sci-fi features short stories from Jake Dean, Rachelle

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#Announcements #Dylan Dartnell #Issue Release #Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Jess Gately #Jess Rae #Junior Editors #Kate Lomas Glendenning #Past editors #Shelley Carter

Issue 30: Thriller is here!

May 5, 2020November 18, 2020 By Underground Team

For your reading pleasure we are pleased to present issue 30: Thriller, hot off the virtual press!  Interview Coordinator Shelley Carter compiled and

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Meet Our New Junior Editors: Max Vos & Ebony Bryant

February 27, 2020August 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Underground Writers is excited to welcome Max Vos and Ebony Bryant to the team as Junior Editors for the next six months. Max

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Issue 29 release!

February 5, 2020August 9, 2020 By Underground Team

Cover art by Liana Wright The first edition of the Underground Writers zine for 2020 is here! ‘Romance’ is special because, apart from

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#Announcements #AWWC #Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Jess Gately #Kate Lomas Glendenning #Listicles #Reader Resources #Shelley Carter

2020 Australian Women Writers Challenge at Underground, by Jemimah Brewster

January 29, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Here at Underground we’re always looking for ways to support Australian writers, particularly authors from marginalised and underrepresented groups. With that in mind,

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Underground is Seeking Junior Editors

January 13, 2020August 9, 2020 By Jess

Due to the increasing number of requests we’ve received from emerging editors looking for opportunities to learn, in 2020 Underground will be trialing

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#Announcements #Dylan Dartnell #Issue Release #Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Jess Gately #Jess Rae #Kate Lomas Glendenning #Past editors #Reviews #Shelley Carter

Issue 28: Invitation

November 5, 2019November 18, 2020 By Underground Team

Cover art by Frank Candilaro ‘Invitation’ is special because, apart from being our 28th issue, it is being released on the 10th birthday

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#Announcements #Dylan Dartnell #Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Jess Gately #Jess Rae #Kate Lomas Glendenning #News #Past editors #Shelley Carter

Underground Writers 10 Years On

November 2, 2019November 18, 2020 By Jess

On Friday, November 1st 2019, Underground Writers held a birthday party at PICABar in Perth to celebrate 10 years supporting Australian emerging writers.

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Underground Turns 10

October 15, 2019August 9, 2020 By Jess

We’re turning 10 and we want to celebrate with you! Our editor-in-chief is flying in from Melbourne to help us get the party

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Issue 27: Case

August 5, 2019August 4, 2019 By Underground Team

Cover by Jess Gately Issue 27: Case is here On page 6 you’ll find this issue’s book review by yours truly, then our

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Issue 26: Ashes

May 5, 2019August 9, 2020 By Underground Team

Cover by Ari Moore Issue 26: Ashes is here for your reading pleasure. This month we bring you a tasting plate of short

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Issue 25 is here!

February 5, 2019February 1, 2019 By Underground Team

It’s a new year and we’re happy to be presenting issue #25 of the Underground Writers zine, featuring more fantastic work by a

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#Announcements #Issue Release #Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Jess Gately #Kate Lomas Glendenning

Issue 24 has arrived!

November 5, 2018September 28, 2019 By Underground Team

Issue 24 has arrived! The cover this issue was designed by WA-based artist Jonathan Park, whom you can find on Instagram at @fresh_kb Our

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Bedtime Story Project winners!

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 By Underground Team

We are very excited to announce the winners of our Bedtime Stories competition in collaboration with the Kaleidoscope Festival! Congratulations to: Sioban Timmer

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TAG Hungerford Award Shortlist announced

September 20, 2018 By Underground Team

Congratulations to this year’s TAG Hungerford Award Shortlist! These six WA writers are in the running for $12,000 and a publishing contract with

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Underground Books is now open for all your Australian debut reading needs

August 18, 2018 By Jess

Underground Books, the new online bookshop from Underground Writers, officially launches this weekend. The online store will only stock debut titles from Australian

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Issue 23 is here!

August 5, 2018September 28, 2019 By Underground Team

Issue 23 is here! This issue features our first ever visual storytelling piece: South Pacific by Louise Falconer. Our short stories are from Bayveen O’Connell

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Underground Writers announce bold new initiative to support debut Australian authors

June 27, 2018June 29, 2018 By Jess

Underground Writers have announced that they will launch an online bookstore called Underground Books which will only stock debut Australian titles. All profits

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Issue 22 release!

May 5, 2018May 7, 2018 By Underground Team

Issue 22: Pop! is here! This issue we’re very happy to have our cover designed by the talented Perth-based Alisa Dempster—you can follow

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Issue 21: Mythological Figures

February 6, 2018November 18, 2020 By Jess

Issue 21: Mythological Figures is here! This issue is packed full of poetic goodness form MTC Cronin & Peter Boyle, Alys Jackson, Elise

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Issue 20: Nostalgia

November 5, 2017September 28, 2019 By Underground Team

Issue 20: Nostalgia is here! This issue you’ll find some excellent poetry by Allan Lake, Jan Price and Bradley Baronner, a few delectable

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Underground Writers is part of the Digital Writers Festival!

October 30, 2017 By Underground Team

We are excited to announce that Underground Writers is a part of the 2017 Digital Writers Festival!  You can read issue 17: The

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Issue 19: The List is here!

August 4, 2017September 28, 2019 By Underground Team

Issue 19: The List has arrived! Featuring a book review by our own Shelley Timms, poetry from Eileen Chong, Genevieve Deeds-Page, Kristin Martin,

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Writing Challenge June 2017

June 12, 2017November 8, 2017 By Underground Team

Underground is proud to present the 2017 mid year writing challenge! In honour of upcoming issue, The List, this challenge utilises lists to

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Issue 18: Black Hole is here!

May 4, 2017September 28, 2019 By Underground Team

Issue 18: Black Hole is here! Featuring a review by our very own Jessica Gately, poems from Anthea Yang and Jan Price, and

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We are seeking an illustrator for issue 18!

April 12, 2017April 30, 2017 By Chris

Underground is searching for artists to illustrate issue 18 “Black Hole”. If you’d like to submit your idea for our cover, send a

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January Writing Opportunity Round-up

January 5, 2017November 8, 2017 By Underground Team

Every month we will be doing a round-up of opportunities for writers. Read on for motivation! Local Opportunities Opportunities in Australasia and New

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Again, the Pozible campaign

January 1, 2017May 22, 2017 By Underground Team

The campaign ends To all of our supporters, Our campaign ended last night, and unfortunately we did not reach our target amount. I

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Our Big Plan

December 19, 2016June 27, 2017 By Underground Team

All of the books, plays, movies and albums reviewed by Underground’s editors up to 2016! Underground is undergoing some big changes in 2017!

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The Pozible Campaign

December 19, 2016May 22, 2017 By Underground Team

We have just launched our very first venture into crowdfunding with a Pozible campaign, which can be found here. You can read more

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Submissions for issue 16 are now open!

September 5, 2016January 28, 2017 By Chris

Submissions for issue 16 of Underground are open! We accept poetry, short fiction, flash fiction and reviews, and as always the theme is open

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Issue 15 submissions are now closed

July 10, 2016January 28, 2017 By Chris

Submissions for issue 15 of Underground are now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted; issue 15 will be released in the next few

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