Going Down Swinging is a biannual literary magazine featuring fiction, poetry, comics and spoken word, all on the one book/CD package. What a great idea you say? Les Murray seemed to think so...
Started in 1980 by Australian writers Myron Lysenko and Kevin Brophy, GDS has passed through the hands of various editors including Lauren Williams, Grant Caldwell, Lyn Boughton and Louise Craig, as well as a plethora of readers, typesetters, designers and proofreaders whose assistance has been invaluable in allowing GDS to survive for more than 20 years. We'll be featuring some blasts from the illustrious past in our vaults, but in recognition of the transitory nature of being, these pieces will be available for a limited time only. There's no free set of steak knives, just excellent stuff for you to experience. So go look.
The current editorial team:
Lisa Greenaway
Klare LansonThis year we fondly farewelled Stephen Grimwade and alicia sometimes who have left GDS after nine fine years as editors, to explore other literary pastures.
If you'd like to contact Going Down Swinging 'bout something or other, we drew short straws for responsibilities as follows:
General information on the glory that is GDS may be sought from
info AT goingdownswinging.org.au
Submit your most perfect creations to
submissions AT goingdownswinging.org.auBe a clever trousers and suggest something for this site at
web AT goingdownswinging.org.auAll snail mail should be sent care of:
Going Down Swinging
PO Box 24
Clifton Hill 3068
Victoria AUSTRALIASign up for the GDSnews to find out about gigs, site updates and submission deadlines.
