The literary journal Meanjin will return to the city it was born in that bears its Indigenous name.<\/p>\n
The Queensland University of Technology announced on Wednesday it had acquired the 85-year-old journal, whose life was cut short by Melbourne University Press<\/a> in September.<\/p>\n QUT\u2019s successful bid marked a full circle for Meanjin, which was founded in Brisbane\/Meanjin by Clem Christesen in 1940 before moving to Melbourne in 1945.<\/p>\n The QUT vice-chancellor, Prof Margaret Sheil, said the new ownership agreement committed to maintaining the journal\u2019s rigorous standards by safeguarding its editorial independence and the appointment of a dedicated editorial board.<\/p>\n (Read more | Kelly Burke’s article at https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2026\/feb\/11\/meanjin-literary-journal-new-life-queensland-australia<\/a> (The Guardian<\/em>, 11th February 2026)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The literary journal Meanjin will return to the city it was born in that bears its Indigenous name. The Queensland University of Technology announced on Wednesday it had acquired the … Continue reading “Literary journal Meanjin magazine finds new life”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[74,384],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-journals","category-meanjin"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t