About This Journal
Antipodes is published in June and December of each year. The journal welcomes critical essays on any aspect of Australian and New Zealand literature and culture, and comparative studies are especially encouraged. Additionally, Antipodes welcomes short fiction, excerpts from novels, drama, and poetry written by Australian and New Zealand authors. Antipodes has published work by many of Australia's leading writers and poets, including Tim Winton, A.D. Hope, Thea Astley, Les Murray, Thomas Keneally, Janette Turner Hospital, Peter Carey, Dorothy Hewett, Chris Wallace-Crabbe, Dorothy Porter, Thomas Shapcott, Elizabeth Jolley, Gwen Harwood, Archie Weller, John Kinsella, David Malouf, Ouyang Yu, John Tranter, Frank Moorhouse, Peter Porter, and M.T.C. Cronin.
Antipodes is the official journal of the American Association of Australasian Literary Studies (AAALS) . Established in 1986, the AAALS is a professional organization with members in North America, Australasia, Europe, and Asia. An invitation to membership is extended to those interested in Australian and New Zealand literature and culture specifically, and Postcolonial studies more generally.