Overland

Overland is a magazine of cultural criticism, essays, and literature. They are interested in articles on economic inequality, housing, arts policy and governance, climate change, and environmental justice. They are looking for thoughtful, provocative and argumentative articles, pieces that will provoke discussion and debate. According to their pitch guide, they pay $170 per published online piece. Articles should be 800 to 1200 words. 

News & Pitch Calls from Overland

Friday, July 25th 2025

Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers

This is a prize for young indigenous Australian writers of 35 years or younger. It alternates between short fiction and poetry and for this cycle, they want fiction up to 3,000 words. “The aim of the prize is to provide the winner with the opportunity to focus on and develop their writing skills and portfolio.
First prize includes $5000, an optional writing residency at Trinity College, and publication of the successful piece in Overland. The runner up will receive $500, with the possibility of a second runner up to be determined by the judges.”
Value: AUD5000, an optional writing residency; AUD500
Deadline: 27 July 2025
Open for: indigenous Australian writers of 35 years or younger
Details here.

Deadline: July 27th, 2025

Friday, March 12th 2021

Overland is open for submissions

This Australian print and online magazine is currently accepting pitches and completed non-fiction articles (800-1,200 words) for their online magazine on these themes:
-- Essays on climate politics and grassroots organising: “2020 was a hell of a year, with issues such as the American election and the global pandemic demanding a lot of focus. We’d love to hear about long-term organising projects and issues the community needs to know about that might not have had a recent spotlight.”
-- Smart essays on TV shows, films or videogames: “As with books, what we look for is seldom a review that focuses on the merits or demerits of a single text, unless it is uniquely topical or culturally significant. Rather, we favour expansive review essays that make connections between different texts, in an out of their specific, individual art form.”
Writers are also welcome to pitch articles outside of these themes. Their mission is to foster new, original and progressive writing exploring the relationship between politics and culture, especially literature. Editorially, they are committed to publishing underrepresented perspectives on issues rarely given space in traditional media. Contributors are paid AUD120 per article published on the website. Details here.