Spring 2022

by Jonathan Green (Editor), Kate Holden (Contributor), Amy Remeikis (Contributor)

Meanjin is Australia's leading journal of literature and ideas, now in its 81st year.In the September edition of Meanjin . . .The lead essay is a compelling piece from Kate Holden, looking at the great paradox of modern the many commonalities of human experience and our increasing isolation as atomised individuals . . . and this at a time when the most pressing, even existential, issues of the moment demand a collective response.Other essaysJennifer Mills on the sliding scale of literary dystopia…what’s a writer of speculative fiction to do when the real world so quickly outpaces the world of dystopian imaginings?Bruce Pascoe on the lost white orchids of Melbourne.Lauren Rosewarne on the sexualisation of powerful men.Chelsea Watego on the subtext of rascism behind poor, and sometimes fatal, outcomes for Indigenous Australians in the health system.Jane Gilmore on why we talk about sexual assault when we mean rape.Jim Davidson, Osman Faruqi, Ouyang Yu, James Valentine, Mohammed Massoud Morsi and more.New fiction Jordan Prosser, Alex Sawyer, John Kinsella and Pip Smith.Plus reviews and poetry.

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About the author

Jonathan Green is a writer of speculative fiction, with more than seventy books to his name. Well known for his contributions to the Fighting Fantasy range of adventure gamebooks, he has also written fiction for such diverse properties as Doctor Who, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000, Sonic the Hedgehog, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Moshi Monsters, LEGO, Judge Dredd and Robin of Sherwood.

He is the creator of the Pax Britannia series for Abaddon Books and has written eight novels, and numerous short stories, set within this steampunk universe, featuring the debonair dandy adventurer Ulysses Quicksilver. He is also the author of an increasing number of non-fiction titles, including the award-winning YOU ARE THE HERO – A History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks.

He has recently taken to editing and compiling short story anthologies, including the critically-acclaimed GAME OVER and SHARKPUNK, published by Snowbooks, and the forthcoming Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu.

To find out more about his current projects visit www.JonathanGreenAuthor.com and follow him on Twitter @jonathangreen.