Literary journal Meanjin has been resurrected. The 85-year-old journal will return to its origins in Brisbane, where it was founded in 1940 by editor Clem Christesen.
Its new home is QUT, where the journal will complement the university’s creative writing program. It could be good timing for QUT to take custody of a national literary treasure: a report this week revealed enrolments in Australia’s creative arts programs, including QUT’s, are in decline. Could Meanjin be a future drawcard?
Meanjin closed late last year after its former publisher, Melbourne University Publishing (MUP), withdrew its funding on “purely financial grounds” in September. It ran its (then) final issue in December, and its two staff – editor Esther Anatolitis and deputy editor Eli McLean – were made redundant. The closure sparked widespread condemnation.
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