QUT Revives Meanjin Magazine: What Happens Now?
by Kit Moke Last September, Australia’s second-oldest literary publication Meanjin was shut down. After an 85-year run, the magazine’s publisher Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) pulled the plug, citing “purely financial reasons” for the decision. Despite no say in the ruling, editor Esther Anatolitis and deputy editor Eli McClean were made redundant shortly afterwards. Meanjin’s closure sparked widespread backlash, with a variety of contributors, authors, and former editors publicly condemning the…
