Getting moving on our magazine

As this issue of Socialist Campaigner goes to press, the first meeting of the editorial broad for the Alliance’s quarterly magazine is taking place (on September 14). The next newsletter will report in more detail on the outcomes of that meeting, however, we can report that some of the initial ideas being discussed by the board include:
  • the name of the magazine
  • the format - at this stage the proposal is for a quarterly, 40-page magazine
  • the theme of the first issue
  • possible contributors
  • regular content, including: three or four major analytical articles; a couple of shorter background articles on issues raised by current events; a page on each of Australian labour movement history, developments in the movements, and Indigenous Australia; a culture section for essays, reviews (books, film, theatre, DVDs), poetry, etc; a letters section; and a “guest column”

    • These are initial ideas only and we expect that the magazine will evolve over time. But we are keen to get the first issue underway and rolling off the presses for big launches around the country to kick off the new year.

    We have also received useful input from some of the more “artistically” inclined SA members about how to make the magazine attractive and accessible, but further ideas on any aspect of the magazine are very welcome.

    We hope and expect that the magazine will make a unique and inspiring contribution to socialist thinking, debate and activity in Australia, and the world. We’ll keep you posted on its progress.