Chunky Move’s ‘Keep Everything’
CONTEMPORARY DANCE MEETS EXPLOSIVE ELECTRONICA — IN CHUNKY MOVE’S KEEP EVERYTHING Hobart’s Salamanca Arts Centre is proud to host the first Tasmanian tour by Melbourne-based dance company, Chunky...
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DISCLOSED
‘In 1849, the Separate Prison at the Port Arthur commenced operation. Under the “Separate System”, prisoners were kept completely isolated and speech was forbidden. The prison was designed to reform...
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Review: ‘Keep Everything’
What happens to abandoned ideas that are brought back to life, and into the same present? When arbitrary flashes of half-forms are spun together in one universe, where everything is kept, and nothing...
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2014 Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize
Now in its 19th year, the Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize remembers Tasmania’s most acclaimed poet. Proudly sponsored by The Hobart Bookshop and Island. First Prize: $2000 + publication in Island + annual...
View ArticleAN INTERVIEW WITH GWEN HARWOOD: From the Island Archives
To support the 2014 Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize, we’ve dug into our archives and found this interview with Gwen Harwood, from Island Magazine, No. 25-26, Summer-Autumn 1986. Gwen Harwood is one of...
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Doug Anthony All-stars live again
Australian comedy legends the Doug Anthony All-stars (DAAS) recently returned to the stage. Paul McDermott & Tim Ferguson joined Paul Livingston (Flacco) to make Doug Anthony All-stars live once...
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WD BOOTH CHARITABLE TRUST & ISLAND MAGAZINE EMERGING WRITER MENTORING PROGRAM
A generous grant from the WD Booth Charitable Trust has enabled Island Magazine to launch the WD Booth Charitable Trust/Island Emerging Writer Mentoring Program. This continues Island’s work...
View ArticleMEET THE JUDGES: Sarah Holland-Batt
Sarah Holland-Batt is one of the three judges for the 2014 Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize. She is the recipient of the prestigious W.G. Walker Memorial Fulbright Scholarship, a MacDowell Fellowship, the...
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What’s up with JAF? Junction Arts Festival
Junction Arts Festival is five days of playful live art, performance and music in Launceston’s hidden spaces. Having covered it in previous years, we were curious about this growing festival, and so...
View ArticleMEET THE JUDGES: Sarah Day
To celebrate yet another year of publishing and awarding poetry through the Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize, we would like you to meet poet Sarah Day. Sarah Day is one of the three judges for the 2014 Gwen...
View ArticleMEET THE JUDGES: Gig Ryan
Gig is one of the three judges for the 2014 Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize. She is the Poetry Editor at The Age. She has published numerous books of poetry since 1981. Her latest collection is New and...
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Weingut zum Sternen
Often, food writers, and perhaps journalists and bloggers generally, are criticised for not experiencing enough — they’re too removed from the realities of that which they’re talking about. In the...
View ArticleFootnotes in Fiction?
An error has occurred in the print edition of the current issue of Island #138. The short story, ‘An Anti-Glacier Book’ by Ben Walter (pp. 66-69) is missing a set of footnotes that are integral to...
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SUBSCRIBATHON #20 – To Name Those Lost
It’s that time again…the Island Magazine team are busy getting Island 139 ready for your reading pleasure. To make sure you don’t miss out, get subscribing now! If you subscribe between 27 October –...
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Weingut zum Sternen 2
The picking of grapes is undoubtedly a stressful and important part of the wine making process. It’s like looking at what you’ve got to work with for the whole next year. A season full of challenges,...
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Max Angus celebrates 100 years
Celebrated Tasmanian artist Max Angus, best known for his watercolour landscapes, is celebrating his centenary birthday with a special exhibition at the Colville Gallery, in Hobart, featuring recent...
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SUBSCRIBATHON #21 – What The Locals Love
Island 139 is at the printers and ready for release on Monday 17 November 2014. To make sure you don’t miss out, get subscribing here now! If you subscribe between 13 – 17 November 2014, you’ll go in...
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Weingut zum Sternen 3
Alex McKenzie will be in Switzerland at the Weingut zum Sternen vineyard — where they have been producing wine for 552 years, and is currently run by the three Meier brothers — following the...
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Winners of the WD Booth / Island Emerging Writer Program
The WD Booth Charitable Trust/Island magazine Emerging Writers Mentor Program seeks to build the resilience and capacity of the writing sector in Tasmania, and Island is pleased to announce this...
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