Overland No. 258 ed. by Evelyn Araluen and Jonathan Dunk

Overland No. 258 showcases the power of writing and critical dialogue during a genocide, and, yet, words can feel futile in the face of such horrors. But, as the editors acknowledge in their editorial for this edition: “If we struggle to conceptualise the relationship between speech and action, symbolic and material resistance, the efforts of others to silence and stymy make it clear that there are forces at work that don’t.” Inside Overland issue 258 you’ll find twin essays: Norman Saadi Nikro on Edward Said’s critique of liberal racism, and Yahia Lababidi on the many Edward Saids. Elsewhere, Overland‘s ex-poetry editor Toby Fitch writes about doomscrolling and SNH writes on the world-changing aspect of violence. There’s also new fiction from Alex Cothren, Alison Martin, Jing Cramb and Greg Foyster, and new poetry — the first selection by our new poetry editor, Elena Gomez — from Angela Gardner, Alice Allan, Alex McInnis, Sarah Penwarden and others. You’ll also find the 2024 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize winning story ‘Thalassaphobia’ by Rachel Ang, and the 2024 Judith Wright Poetry Prize winning poems by Joel Keith, Neika Lehman and Laura Charlton.