Publishing in an age of change:
a collaborative project by Meanjin, Overland and if:book.

Publishing in an Age of Change is a collaboration between three of Australia’s leading literary incubators: Meanjin, Overland and if:book, that seeks to drive rather than simply react to the debate surrounding the digitization of communication.

Since 2010 Meanland has hosted and published events and articles that tackle the impact of digital media, shifting intellectual property rights and economic change on publishers, writers and readers. In that time we’ve heard from some of the foremost thinkers and writers working in this field including: McKenzie Wark, Chris Meade, Cory Doctorow and Kate Eltham.

In 2012 we’ll continue that trend, as we hear from voices such as Christy Dena, Lisa Dempster and Simon Groth. We’re interested in what you think too.

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John Weldon Meanland Coordinator

Reused, Rewritten

Computer generated poetry, uncreative writing - using machines to comment on the world …read more »

Posted at Tuesday 11 Dec by Benjamin Laird.

I think it’s going to rain today

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Posted at Wednesday 05 Dec by Simon Groth.

Of MOOCs and Men.

Digitisation has changed the media, book publishing and retail in ways we could not have imagined only a decade ago. It's now doing the same to education. How will this manifest? Are Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) the answer? …read more »

Posted at Tuesday 27 Nov by Catehrine Moffat.

a Social Media Soap Opera

Copyright and interactivity - a heady mix when it comes to storytelling. Emily Craven tries to identify and avoid the pitfalls. …read more »

Posted at Monday 19 Nov by Emily Craven.

Digital Dialects and Class

WTF? Is Text Speak changing our understanding of class and society as well as our language? OMG! …read more »

Posted at Monday 19 Nov by James Douglas.

When a Facebook Page Lives on

Should a Facebook page be shut down if its owner dies? …read more »

Posted at Monday 29 Oct by Diane Simonelli.

Real/Unreal

Time to drop the 'virtual'? Isn't all media social? Why do we continue to support the idea that what happens online is somehow different to that which happens on paper? …read more »

Posted at Tuesday 16 Oct by Catherine Moffat.

Can a piece of writing suffer from too much feedback?

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Posted at Tuesday 16 Oct by .

Phase Space invaders

Digitisation opens up the story world to play - so let's play! …read more »

Posted at Monday 08 Oct by John Weldon.

iPad How I Missed You

A tale of two iPads: It was the best of gadgets, it was the worst of gadgets. …read more »

Posted at Tuesday 25 Sep by Diane Simonelli.

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