in Australia was The Australian Magazine (June 1821 - May 1822). It featured poetry, a two-part story and articles on theology and general topics. Most of the others that followed in the 19th century were based in either Sydney or Melbourne. Few lasted long due to difficulties that included a lack of capital, the small local market and competition from literary journals from Britain. Most recent Australian literary journals have originated from universities, and specifically English or Communications departments. They include: Meanjin Overland HEAT Southerly Westerly Other journals include: Quadrant Australian Book Review Island Voiceworks Wet Ink (now closed) The Lifted Brow Red Leaves / 紅葉 Kill Your Darlings A number of newspapers also carry literary review supplements: Australian Literary Review Awards Current literary awards in Australia include: Anne Elder Award The Australian/Vogel Literary Award Children's Book Council of Australia Ditmar Award Science Fiction (includes Fantasy & Horror) Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry Mary Gilmore Prize for a first book of poetry Miles Franklin Award New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Patrick White Award Peter Blazey Fellowship Prime Minister's Literary Awards Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Stella Prize Victorian Premier's Literary Award Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Australian authors are also eligible for a number of other literary awards, such as the: Booker Prize Commonwealth Writers' Prize Women's Prize for Fiction See also AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource Australian film Australian outback literature of the 20th century Australian performance poetry List of Australian novelists List of Australian poets List of years in Australian literature Tasmanian literature Tasmanian Gothic Indigenous Australian literature References External links The Library of Australiana page at Project Gutenberg of Australia Bibliography of Australian Literature to 1954 at Freeread "AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource" (2000-) List of Australian Writers in English English-language literature