Island Magazine

rdf:langString Island Magazine

rdf:langString Island Magazine is a literary publication produced in Hobart, Tasmania. Island is one of only two literary magazines operating from regional Australia. Started in 1979 it provides a forum for Tasmanian writers and writers from around Australia to publish new work. The magazine's first issue in June 1979 was published as The Tasmanian Review. In March 1981, the magazine was renamed Island Magazine, to more accurately reflect its status as a national magazine rather than as a regional 'review'. Island Magazine published poems, short stories, articles, interviews, photographs and graphics. During the 1980s, the magazine exhibited a strong concern for ecological issues, supporting protests against the Tasmanian government's proposed damming of the Franklin River. The magazine now publishes nonfiction, fiction, poetry and arts features. Island Magazine Inc. is a not-for-profit incorporated body run by a board of management.