We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2024 Island Nonfiction Prize.

The Prize was judged by Island's Nonfiction Editor Keely Jobe, along with Erin Riley and Daniel Nour. The works were judged 'blind', and the judges have created a shortlist of five, before selecting the winning essay. 

Our thanks to everyone who entered and supported the 2024 Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize. This year's judges were Island's poetry editor, Kate Middleton, Esther Ottaway and Eileen Chong. We received close to 500 entries. Each judge read all submissions 'blind', and came to a collective shortlist of ten poems. The shortlisted poets/poems are …

After leading Island's editorial team for over seven years, Vern Field will be changing her role from Managing Editor to Online Editor …

We are pleased to announce that Island has secured multi-year organisational funding from Arts Tasmania. We thank the Tasmanian Government for its support.

We were once again overwhelmed by the quality of both writing and ideas we've seen in the Island Nonfiction Prize. This year's shortlist reflects the many different ways Australians are writing, with mixed media, fragments, academia and poetics all featuring …