Sydney Review of Books
| Editor | James Jiang |
|---|---|
| Former editors | James Ley, Catriona Menzies-Pike |
| Publisher | Writing and Society Research Centre, Western Sydney University |
| First issue | 2013 |
| Country | Australia |
| Based in | Parramatta, NSW |
| Language | English |
| Website | sydneyreviewofbooks |
| ISSN | 2201-8735 |
The Sydney Review of Books (SRB) is an online literary magazine established in 2013.[1][2]
According to the journal's inaugural editor James Ley it was created to address shortcomings in Australian book reviews.[3][1]
Awards
[edit]In 2019 SRB contributor Fiona Kelly McGregor won the Woollahra Digital Literary Award for Non-Fiction for her essay on Kathleen Mary Fallon's "Working Hot".[4] In 2019, SRB contributor Jeff Sparrow won the Walkley-Pascall Award for Arts Criticism for his review essay of Behrouz Boochani's No Friend But The Mountains.[5] In 2018, SRB contributor Delia Falconer won this award for an essay on writing and extinction entitled "The Opposite of Glamour".[6]
Editors
[edit]James Ley was the founding editor of the Sydney Review of Books (2013–2015).[7][8] He was replaced by Catriona Menzies-Pike (2015–2022),[8][9] while James Jiang was appointed editor in 2023.[9]
Funding
[edit]The journal is funded by Western Sydney University's Writing and Society Research Centre, the Australia Council, Create NSW, the Copyright Agency, Creative Victoria, Arts Queensland, Arts Tasmania, City of Sydney and Parramatta City.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Slattery, Luke (8 February 2013). "Sydney Review of Books appears to fill vacancy in critical life". The Australian. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Sydney Review of Books: A new avenue for literary criticism in Australia". Western Sydney University. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ Sullivan, Jane (18 April 2015). "Turning Pages: What's going on with Australian book reviewing?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Ang, McGregor and Nelson win Woollahra Digital Literary Awards". Books+Publishing. 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Walkley-Pascall winner Jeff Sparrow on literary criticism in Australia". Books+Publishing. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Dr Delia Falconer wins 2018 Walkley-Pascall Award | University of Technology Sydney". www.uts.edu.au. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "'Sydney Review of Books' launches". Books+Publishing. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b "'SRB' announces new editor". Books+Publishing. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Jiang appointed Sydney Review of Books editor". Books+Publishing. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "About SRB". Sydney Review of Books. Retrieved 23 July 2018.