In the online world, science fiction and fantasy, thrillers and romance rule supreme. Much-maligned genre fiction is seemingly better placed to survive in the new world order than prestigious…
In the online world, science fiction and fantasy, thrillers and romance rule supreme. Much-maligned genre fiction is seemingly better placed to survive in the new world order than prestigious…
The first tablet was the iPad, right? Wrong. Developed in 1968, the first tablet was the Dynabook, and in some ways it was superior to the iPad. This is an excerpt from a piece by John Weldon on…
The web, we are endlessly told, offers unparalleled opportunity for a democratic voice. But is the voice of the people necessarily offered for free? Why is it so hard to earn a buck through a blog?In…
Meanland, the joint venture of literary magazines Meanjin and Overland, has launched a competition to find two bloggers to write for its site. The Meanland project is intended to drive debate and…
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It was standing room only at our recent Meanland event on future directions for books and bookshops. Chaired by incoming Meanjin
In partnership with Meanjin and Overland, we continue this series in 2011. With Amazon.com, ebooks and print-on-demand, are we seeing the end of the traditional bookstore? In the first Meanland…
In partnership with Meanjin and Overland, we continue this series in 2011. With Amazon.com, ebooks and print-on-demand, are we seeing the end of the traditional bookstore? Are we facing a new…
Today, we’re all reading and writing more than ever, on text messages, on Twitter and on Facebook. But has social networking broken down the distinction between our public and our private lives…
In this Meanland lecture, Cory Doctorow discusses how writers can seize the possibilities of the digital future.The internet and digital technology is challenging traditional notions of copyright…
What music inspires the much-loved author of Syrup, Jennifer Government and Company? Was Max Barry listening to Kraftwerk or Men at Work when he wrote his cult online novel Machine Man? Our Writer’s…
Meanland: Reading in a Time of Technology looks at how technology will change writing, reading and what we call literature.Director of the Institute for the Future of the Book Chris Meade discusses h…
Meanjin editor Sophie Cunningham guides the opening event in this series, exploring what reading might be like in fifteen years time.Joining the discussion are Sherman Young, academic and author of…
