number 631
Written by Robert Verdon, this poem was awarded runner up in the Right Now Poetry Competition, judged by Maxine Beneba-Clarke, Amanda Anastasi and Benjamin Solah.
Creative – Page 15
“University is Not Seen as a Black Space”
Dr Katelyn Barney on the need to create pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students into Research Higher Degrees.
Short Story Ideas About Violence, after Doris Lessing
Written by Sam Wilson, this story was the joint-runner up of of Right Now’s Fiction Competition, judged by Anna Funder and Tony Birch.
Wednesday is cooking day
Short fiction from Laura McPhee-Browne, shortlisted for the Right Now Poetry and Fiction Competition, judged by Anna Funder and Tony Birch.
They leave by night
This moving poem by Sharon Hammad was shortlisted for the Right Now Poetry Competition, judged by Maxine Beneba-Clarke, Amanda Anastasi and Benjamin Solah.
Right Now Poetry and Fiction Competition – Shortlists and Winners Announced
The shortlists and winners unveiled.
Happy Christmas! (don’t get tasered)
Poetry from Pip Smith.
The long road to change
Michael Green tells the story of how a group of young African-Australians set about challenging institutional racism at Victoria Police.
Cried Wolf – Short Fiction by Steven Jerram
“What’s your name?”
He told them.
“Where does that name come from?”
“From? My mother.”
Poetry and Fiction Competition
Right Now is holding a short fiction and poetry competition! The winning poem and the winning short story will be awarded $500 in prize money each and will be published in Right Now’s highly anticipated print anthology.
Catholic clergy and child sex abuse
Anne Manne examines the culture within the Catholic Church that allowed the ongoing sexual abuse of children.
Celissa – Short fiction by James Milsom
I heard myself confusing tenses – intentionally – saw that I was trying to simplify the message – to speak her language – failing miserably. I hadn’t even asked what her language was. Even if I did I knew I didn’t speak it.
Secret warzone
We must strive for gender parity in society if we are to abolish gender-based violence in the home.