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Island magazine defunding slammed

Tasmania’s most significant literary magazine is likely to fold after losing its major funder.

11 Sep 2019

Alison Croggon

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Facing closure: Island magazine’s cover image for its 158th issue. Image Evie by Jacob Leary, courtesy of Island and the artist.

The Tasmanian government’s arts policy was slammed this week in the wake of the defunding of the iconic literary magazine Island after 40 years of publication.

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Alison Croggon

About the Author

Alison Croggon is an award-winning novelist, poet, theatre writer and critic. She has 30 years experience reviewing performance for outlets such as The Australian, the ABC and The Monthly and generated an international reputation as a performance critic with her influential blog Theatre Notes. In 2009 she was the first online critic to win the prestigious Geraldine Pascall Critic of the Year Award. Twitter: @alisoncroggon