Last week, Australian culture was dealt a body blow when Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) announced it is ceasing publication of literary journal Meanjin . Literary journals are niche, but for the last 85 years, Meanjin has been a giant among its kind. This is something Foong Ling Kong, CEO of MUP, proudly highlighted in an email to Meanjin contributors last week.

“For 85 years, Meanjin has been a linchpin of the Australian literary landscape and the site of significant national conversations, launching the careers of so many.”

Then she dropped the other shoe: MUP was no longer willing to foot the bill to enrich the national conversation in this way, and would be shuttering the magazine entirely.

“MUP will cease publication of Meanjin after its fin

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