Nathan mudyi Sentance
@saywhatnathan.bsky.social
Wiradjuri (Aboriginal) fulla whose trying to write more.
Often yarns about museums, libraries and archives
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Often yarns about museums, libraries and archives
https://linktr.ee/Saywhatnathan?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
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It is such an honour to win the Oodgeroo Noonuccal poetry prize.
Very much still new to the craft.
For Dad in the dreaming!! The first poet I knew
The poem can be read in Meanjin 83.4
It is such an honour to win the Oodgeroo Noonuccal poetry prize.
Very much still new to the craft.
For Dad in the dreaming!! The first poet I knew
The poem can be read in Meanjin 83.4
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Thrilled to announce that my latest acquisition as Publiser at Large for @bundyipublishing.bsky.social is BELLA’S JOURNEY by Rowena Lawrie.
BELLA’S JOURNEY is a reimagining of the classic tale of Swan Lake. Due for release in late 2026.
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
#mobsky
BELLA’S JOURNEY is a reimagining of the classic tale of Swan Lake. Due for release in late 2026.
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
#mobsky
Bundyi acquires Lawrie’s picture book | Books+Publishing
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September 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Thrilled to announce that my latest acquisition as Publiser at Large for @bundyipublishing.bsky.social is BELLA’S JOURNEY by Rowena Lawrie.
BELLA’S JOURNEY is a reimagining of the classic tale of Swan Lake. Due for release in late 2026.
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
#mobsky
BELLA’S JOURNEY is a reimagining of the classic tale of Swan Lake. Due for release in late 2026.
www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
#mobsky
Sydney based ppl or ppl in town over the weekend
come to this Critical Forum that compliments & dare I say commemorates Brook Andrew's Death of a Memorial exhibition. The event will be a living counter monument with weaving, deep discussions and poetry
events.humanitix.com/death-of-a-m...
come to this Critical Forum that compliments & dare I say commemorates Brook Andrew's Death of a Memorial exhibition. The event will be a living counter monument with weaving, deep discussions and poetry
events.humanitix.com/death-of-a-m...
Death of a Memorial | Critical Forum
A day of talks, poetry, and workshops exploring truth, memory, and resistance in First Nations art and history at UTS.
events.humanitix.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Sydney based ppl or ppl in town over the weekend
come to this Critical Forum that compliments & dare I say commemorates Brook Andrew's Death of a Memorial exhibition. The event will be a living counter monument with weaving, deep discussions and poetry
events.humanitix.com/death-of-a-m...
come to this Critical Forum that compliments & dare I say commemorates Brook Andrew's Death of a Memorial exhibition. The event will be a living counter monument with weaving, deep discussions and poetry
events.humanitix.com/death-of-a-m...
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I see Aunty Lidia has upset the settlers again.
October 13, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I see Aunty Lidia has upset the settlers again.
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The silencing continues...
The National Press Club of Australia, caving to the Israel lobby, Cancels My Talk on Our Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists open.substack.com/pub/chrished...
The National Press Club of Australia, caving to the Israel lobby, Cancels My Talk on Our Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists open.substack.com/pub/chrished...
The National Press Club of Australia, caving to the Israeli lobby, Cancels My Talk on Our Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists
The National Press Club of Australia cancelled my talk on how the media, by amplifying Israeli lies, have betrayed Palestinian journalists, 278 of whom have been assassinated by Israel.
open.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The silencing continues...
The National Press Club of Australia, caving to the Israel lobby, Cancels My Talk on Our Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists open.substack.com/pub/chrished...
The National Press Club of Australia, caving to the Israel lobby, Cancels My Talk on Our Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists open.substack.com/pub/chrished...
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Either universities are private businesses that get to set their own priorities or they’re public goods that are obligated to serve everyone. You can’t have it both ways.
October 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Either universities are private businesses that get to set their own priorities or they’re public goods that are obligated to serve everyone. You can’t have it both ways.
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repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
October 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
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"It took more than an hour after the story broke, and was covered by several mastheads, to receive official notice from MUP; a group email confirming Meanjin’s immediate closure." ~Emma Sutherland, Archives Editor at Meanjin in @artshub.bsky.social this weekend.
www.artshub.com.au/news/opinion...
www.artshub.com.au/news/opinion...
I was the Archives Editor at Meanjin – its closure is baffling
As Archives Editor, Emma Sutherland had ‘read everything’ in Meanjin's past, but was unprepared for its troubled present.
www.artshub.com.au
October 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
"It took more than an hour after the story broke, and was covered by several mastheads, to receive official notice from MUP; a group email confirming Meanjin’s immediate closure." ~Emma Sutherland, Archives Editor at Meanjin in @artshub.bsky.social this weekend.
www.artshub.com.au/news/opinion...
www.artshub.com.au/news/opinion...
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No, it doesn’t add up! #UniMelb should and can do better!
#Meanjin #MUP #Australia #Publishing #CultureMatters #AcademicSky #ResearchSky
#Meanjin #MUP #Australia #Publishing #CultureMatters #AcademicSky #ResearchSky
“When people talk about cultural vandalism and the insult to the legacy of Meanjin, I think they mean the decision to close the journal severs a connection to this history, to the possibility of a cultural nationalism that isn’t defined by racism & imperial fealty” www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/08/m...
Meanjin's 'financial' shutdown doesn't add up
Melbourne University reported a $273 million surplus in 2024 on an operating income of $3.2 billion. It is against these figures that the 'purely financial decision' to close Meanjin has raised eyebro...
www.crikey.com.au
September 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
No, it doesn’t add up! #UniMelb should and can do better!
#Meanjin #MUP #Australia #Publishing #CultureMatters #AcademicSky #ResearchSky
#Meanjin #MUP #Australia #Publishing #CultureMatters #AcademicSky #ResearchSky
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What is the value of Meanjin? We’ve done some calculations – and it’s not about money theconversation.com/what-is-the-...
What is the value of Meanjin? We’ve done some calcuations – and it’s not about money
New research considers the true value of Meanjin, using publicly available data. The journal has trained generations of Australian writers and editors.
theconversation.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
What is the value of Meanjin? We’ve done some calculations – and it’s not about money theconversation.com/what-is-the-...
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No comment and all class @anatolitis.bsky.social
Terrific to see former editor of Meanjin @anatolitis.bsky.social in good spirits at an event celebrating the now-defunct journal last night
September 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
No comment and all class @anatolitis.bsky.social
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Meanjin closing & AI stealing the work of authors. Times are tough for Australian writers. Please sign
chng.it/p4KFP8BB9Y #australianwriters
chng.it/p4KFP8BB9Y #australianwriters
September 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Meanjin closing & AI stealing the work of authors. Times are tough for Australian writers. Please sign
chng.it/p4KFP8BB9Y #australianwriters
chng.it/p4KFP8BB9Y #australianwriters
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Meanjin should be saved somehow. Hope that still happens
New:
A deep dive with some alarming new revelations on the silencing of one of the few remaining independent progressive voices in Australian media. Who killed Meanjin?
A deep dive with some alarming new revelations on the silencing of one of the few remaining independent progressive voices in Australian media. Who killed Meanjin?
Who killed Meanjin?
And why won’t Melbourne University Publishing engage with efforts to save it?
www.crikey.com.au
September 16, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Meanjin should be saved somehow. Hope that still happens
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It just does not add up. We're aware of at four offers being put to MUP to clear their financial woes @andyhazel.bsky.social @nickfeik.bsky.social
“I think anyone who has looked at the actual sums involved can see that the financial arguments just don’t add up. It’s hard not to surmise that Meanjin was killed at least in part because it was too problematic politically and culturally for the University of Melbourne." | @nickfeik.bsky.social
Who killed Meanjin?
And why won’t Melbourne University Publishing engage with efforts to save it?
www.crikey.com.au
September 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
It just does not add up. We're aware of at four offers being put to MUP to clear their financial woes @andyhazel.bsky.social @nickfeik.bsky.social
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my incredibly niche poem
September 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
my incredibly niche poem
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RALLY TO SAVE MEANJIN
Thursday 11 Sep 9am
Outside the Melbourne University Publishing office, 715 Swanston St, Carlton.
A number of Australian writers and editors will speak in support of this vital cultural institution
Thursday 11 Sep 9am
Outside the Melbourne University Publishing office, 715 Swanston St, Carlton.
A number of Australian writers and editors will speak in support of this vital cultural institution
September 8, 2025 at 8:53 AM
RALLY TO SAVE MEANJIN
Thursday 11 Sep 9am
Outside the Melbourne University Publishing office, 715 Swanston St, Carlton.
A number of Australian writers and editors will speak in support of this vital cultural institution
Thursday 11 Sep 9am
Outside the Melbourne University Publishing office, 715 Swanston St, Carlton.
A number of Australian writers and editors will speak in support of this vital cultural institution
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I wrote for Crikey about the decision to shut Meanjin down - and to sever a connection to a hopeful progressive vision of Australian culture
Opinion | Melbourne University Press says it shut down Meanjin for "purely financial reasons". Perhaps the university could have used some of its $273 million surplus to safeguard the seminal journal, @catrionamp.bsky.social writes.
Meanjin's 'financial' shutdown doesn't add up
www.crikey.com.au
September 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I wrote for Crikey about the decision to shut Meanjin down - and to sever a connection to a hopeful progressive vision of Australian culture
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So many unanswered questions posed in this excellent piece on the Meanjin closure. eg.
-Why the sudden irreversible decision?
-Why didn't they try to save it (community, donor drives etc)?
-Why the secrecy?
-Why use the financial viability argument now?
As if the v wealthy UniMelb can't afford it.
-Why the sudden irreversible decision?
-Why didn't they try to save it (community, donor drives etc)?
-Why the secrecy?
-Why use the financial viability argument now?
As if the v wealthy UniMelb can't afford it.
Meanjin's 'financial' shutdown doesn't add up
Melbourne University reported a $273 million surplus in 2024 on an operating income of $3.2 billion. It is against these figures that the 'purely financial decision' to close Meanjin has raised eyebro...
www.crikey.com.au
September 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
So many unanswered questions posed in this excellent piece on the Meanjin closure. eg.
-Why the sudden irreversible decision?
-Why didn't they try to save it (community, donor drives etc)?
-Why the secrecy?
-Why use the financial viability argument now?
As if the v wealthy UniMelb can't afford it.
-Why the sudden irreversible decision?
-Why didn't they try to save it (community, donor drives etc)?
-Why the secrecy?
-Why use the financial viability argument now?
As if the v wealthy UniMelb can't afford it.
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Why should accountants, human-resource managers & real-estate developers be interested in promoting Australian literature?
Opinion | Melbourne University Press says it shut down Meanjin for "purely financial reasons". Perhaps the university could have used some of its $273 million surplus to safeguard the seminal journal, @catrionamp.bsky.social writes.
Meanjin's 'financial' shutdown doesn't add up
www.crikey.com.au
September 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Why should accountants, human-resource managers & real-estate developers be interested in promoting Australian literature?
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Twitter is owned by a neo-Nazi, the LA Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal are owned by pro-Trump billionaires, and CBS News will soon be run by a far-right Likud extremist. American media still has a liberal bias problem.
September 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Twitter is owned by a neo-Nazi, the LA Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal are owned by pro-Trump billionaires, and CBS News will soon be run by a far-right Likud extremist. American media still has a liberal bias problem.
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Meanjin, a mainstay of Australia’s cultural landscape and the nation’s second-oldest literary publication, is shuttering after Melbourne University Publishing decided to cease financial support.
Literary journal Meanjin to close after 85 years of publishing
Meanjin, a mainstay of Australia's cultural landscape and the nation's second-oldest literary publication, is shuttering after Melbourne University Publishing decided to cease financial support.
www.crikey.com.au
September 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Meanjin, a mainstay of Australia’s cultural landscape and the nation’s second-oldest literary publication, is shuttering after Melbourne University Publishing decided to cease financial support.