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| company = Wet Ink Magazine Incorporated
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| finaldate = 2012
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'''''Wet Ink''''' magazine was an [[Australia]]n magazine devoted to publishing new Australian writing, with an emphasis on new and emerging writers. Published quarterly, it featured fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction, plus an interview with a writer and book reviews. Work published ranged from 'literary' to genre-based work. Works were complemented by photography, illustration and clever design.
'''''Wet Ink''''' magazine was an Australian magazine devoted to publishing new Australian writing, with an emphasis on new and emerging writers. Published quarterly, it featured fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction, plus an interview with a writer and book reviews. Work published ranged from 'literary' to genre-based work. Works were complemented by photography, illustration and clever design.


It was founded in [[Adelaide]] in 2005 by a team of writers and readers who wanted to address the lack of publishing opportunities for new writers in Australia. It was funded through advertising, subscriptions, sponsorship and sales. In 2012 it was announced that Wet Ink was closing down due to financial reasons with issue 27 being their last publication.<ref name="WETINKCLOSES">{{cite web|url=http://www.wetink.com.au/index.htm|title=Wet ink is closing down|work=Wet Ink Magazine Incorporated|accessdate=3 November 2012|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Bt5w7Hg8|archivedate=3 November 2012|deadurl=no}}</ref>
It was founded in [[Adelaide]] in 2005 by a team of writers and readers who wanted to address the lack of publishing opportunities for new writers in Australia. The first issue of the magazine appeared in December 2005.<ref>{{cite book|author=Phillip Edmonds|title=Tilting at Windmills: the literary magazine in Australia, 1968-2012|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/10.20851/j.ctt1sq5wf6.18.pdf?ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_solr_cloud%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3A99e158620bf41f4ef9abc280dc51c510|date=2015|publisher=University of Adelaide Press|chapter=New Magazines}}</ref> It was funded through advertising, subscriptions, sponsorship and sales. In 2012 it was announced that ''Wet Ink'' was closing down due to financial reasons with issue 27 being their last publication.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wetink.com.au/index.htm|title=Wet ink is closing down|work=Wet Ink Magazine Incorporated|accessdate=3 November 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921235055/http://www.wetink.com.au/index.htm|archivedate=21 September 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Content==
==Content==
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• author interviews<br />
• author interviews<br />
• book reviews
• book reviews
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</div>


==Contributors==
==Contributors==
Works published in the magazine by established writers include those by [[Thomas W. Shapcott|Thomas Shapcott]], [[Michael Wilding (writer)|Michael Wilding]], Kevin Brophy, Nigel Krauth, Ken Ruthven, [[Ouyang Yu]], Marcelle Freiman, Nicholas Jose, [[Tim Sinclair]] and Brian Edwards.
Works published in the magazine by established writers include those by [[Thomas W. Shapcott|Thomas Shapcott]], [[Michael Wilding (writer)|Michael Wilding]], Kevin Brophy, Nigel Krauth, Ken Ruthven, [[Ouyang Yu]], Marcelle Freiman, Nicholas Jose, [[Tim Sinclair]] and Brian Edwards.


Authors interviewed included [[Frank Moorhouse]], Susan Johnson, [[Gail Jones]] and [[Tim Sinclair]].
Authors interviewed included [[Frank Moorhouse]], Susan Johnson, [[Gail Jones (writer)|Gail Jones]] and [[Tim Sinclair]].


==Editorial Advisory Board==
==Editorial Advisory Board==
The Editorial Advisory Board included [[Thomas Shapcott]], [[John Maxwell Coetzee|JM Coetzee]], [[Eva Sallis]], Ioana Petrescu, [[Nigel Krauth]] and [[Judith Rodriguez]].
The Editorial Advisory Board included [[Thomas Shapcott]], [[J. M. Coetzee|JM Coetzee]], [[Eva Sallis]], Ioana Petrescu, [[Nigel Krauth]] and [[Judith Rodriguez]].


==Wet Ink Short Story Prize==
==Wet Ink Short Story Prize==
{{main|Wet Ink/CAL Short Story Prize}}
{{main|Wet Ink/CAL Short Story Prize}}


In March 2010 ''Wet Ink'' announced the creation of the Wet Ink Short Story Prize to mark their five years of publication.<ref name="MATILDA WETINK">{{cite web|url= http://www.middlemiss.org/matilda/competitions/|title=Wet Ink Short Story Prize|work=Middlemiss|author=Perry Middlemiss|accessdate=4 March 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5wvyhVVKd|archivedate=4 March 2011|deadurl=no}}</ref> In 2011, following funding from the [[Copyright Agency Ltd]] Cultural Fund, the value of prizes were increased and the prize renamed the Wet Ink/CAL Short Story Prize.<ref name="CULTURALFUND">{{cite web|url= http://www.copyright.com.au/About_CAL/CALs_Cultural_Fund/Projects_supported_by_the_Fund/Projects_supported_by_the_Cultural_Fund_.aspx|title=Projects supported by the Cultural Fund|work=[[Copyright Agency Ltd]]|accessdate=4 March 2011|deadurl=no}}</ref>
In March 2010 ''Wet Ink'' announced the creation of the Wet Ink Short Story Prize to mark their five years of publication.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.middlemiss.org/matilda/competitions/|title=Wet Ink Short Story Prize|work=Middlemiss|author=Perry Middlemiss|accessdate=4 March 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316141112/http://www.middlemiss.org/matilda/competitions/|archivedate=16 March 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, following funding from the [[Copyright Agency Ltd]] Cultural Fund, the value of prizes were increased and the prize renamed the Wet Ink/CAL Short Story Prize.<ref name="CULTURALFUND">{{cite web|url= http://www.copyright.com.au/About_CAL/CALs_Cultural_Fund/Projects_supported_by_the_Fund/Projects_supported_by_the_Cultural_Fund_.aspx|title=Projects supported by the Cultural Fund|work=Copyright Agency Ltd|accessdate=4 March 2011}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.wetink.com.au ''Wet Ink'' official site]
*[http://www.wetink.com.au ''Wet Ink'' official site]

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Latest revision as of 01:31, 15 November 2024

Wet Ink
Wet Ink issue 9
CategoriesLiterature
FrequencyQuarterly
Founded2005
First issueDecember 2005
Final issue
Number		2012
Issue #27
CompanyWet Ink Magazine Incorporated
CountryAustralia
Based inAdelaide
LanguageEnglish
WebsiteWet Ink
ISSN1832-682X

Wet Ink magazine was an Australian magazine devoted to publishing new Australian writing, with an emphasis on new and emerging writers. Published quarterly, it featured fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction, plus an interview with a writer and book reviews. Work published ranged from 'literary' to genre-based work. Works were complemented by photography, illustration and clever design.

It was founded in Adelaide in 2005 by a team of writers and readers who wanted to address the lack of publishing opportunities for new writers in Australia. The first issue of the magazine appeared in December 2005.[1] It was funded through advertising, subscriptions, sponsorship and sales. In 2012 it was announced that Wet Ink was closing down due to financial reasons with issue 27 being their last publication.[2]

Content

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Wet Ink published:

• fiction
• poetry
• creative non-fiction
• opinion/commentary
• author interviews
• book reviews

Contributors

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Works published in the magazine by established writers include those by Thomas Shapcott, Michael Wilding, Kevin Brophy, Nigel Krauth, Ken Ruthven, Ouyang Yu, Marcelle Freiman, Nicholas Jose, Tim Sinclair and Brian Edwards.

Authors interviewed included Frank Moorhouse, Susan Johnson, Gail Jones and Tim Sinclair.

Editorial Advisory Board

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The Editorial Advisory Board included Thomas Shapcott, JM Coetzee, Eva Sallis, Ioana Petrescu, Nigel Krauth and Judith Rodriguez.

Wet Ink Short Story Prize

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Main article: Wet Ink/CAL Short Story Prize

In March 2010 Wet Ink announced the creation of the Wet Ink Short Story Prize to mark their five years of publication.[3] In 2011, following funding from the Copyright Agency Ltd Cultural Fund, the value of prizes were increased and the prize renamed the Wet Ink/CAL Short Story Prize.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Phillip Edmonds (2015). "New Magazines". Tilting at Windmills: the literary magazine in Australia, 1968-2012 (PDF). University of Adelaide Press.
  2. ^ "Wet ink is closing down". Wet Ink Magazine Incorporated. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  3. ^ Perry Middlemiss. "Wet Ink Short Story Prize". Middlemiss. Archived from the original on 16 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Projects supported by the Cultural Fund". Copyright Agency Ltd. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
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