Read Southerly

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Thank you for your interest in reading Southerly. The best way to read and support Southerly is by subscribing – find out how, below. You can also find all details of the current and previous issues of Southerly and how to purchase these in our shop.

Other ways for various users to freely access current and previous issues of Southerly are detailed below.

Southerly publishes a host of other material online. All of it is entirely free and open access. Take a look:

  • The Long Paddock – additional online articles published in association with Southerly print issues.
  • The Southerly Essay – specially issued contemporary essays focussed on an Australian literary work or Australian literature.
  • Barribugu – a whole new section of Southerly dedicated to showcasing writing by Australian school students.
  • Southerly’s Blog – a variety of short pieces written by invited guest bloggers.
  • News – get up to date with happenings at Southerly.
  • Southerly 79.3: The Way We Live Now – a special free, online only issue of the journal itself, published in 2022.

 

Purchase a subscription to Southerly

 

Purchase single issues of Southerly

If you would like to own digital or physical copies of Southerly, you can buy them directly from this website. If you would like to buy an issue that isn’t listed on the site, please email us at admin@southerlylitmag.com.au, as we likely have copies available.

 

For Bookshops

Any interested bookshops who would like to stock Southerly, please contact us at admin@southerlylitmag.com.au.

 

Read Southerly for free (within Australia)

You can access our entire back catalogue via Informit. Informit is a database of research and library materials. It is a scholarly and education resource for teachers, researchers, librarians, and learners. Informit hosts a broad range of materials from publishers, journals, and research centres, which is accessible on their website, informit.org.

For school teachers and students:

Some school libraries subscribe to Southerly via Informit. If your school does not, you can access Southerly via Informit by jumping down to “For general readers”.

 

For university staff, students, and alumni:

Find Southerly via your university library’s catalogue or via this link: https://search.informit.org/journal/sthrly

 

For general readers:

The National Library of Australia and most state and territory libraries subscribe to Southerly via Informit, so you can access Southerly simply by signing up to the National Library or your state or territory library. It is every resident’s right to access the National Library and their state or territory’s library for free.

Please note that the State Library of South Australia provides access to hardcopies of Southerly from 1939-2019: https://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/home

Library and Archives Northern Territory does not currently subscribe to Southerly via Informit. Northern Territory residents can access Southerly via the National Library.

 

Read Southerly for free (outside of Australia)

If you would like to read Southerly materials online and on loan, you might be able to access our entire back catalogue via Informit. Informit is a database of research and library materials, administered in Australia and used worldwide. If you are a member of a university, school, state, or national library, you can check whether they provide access to Southerly by searching their online catalogue. If they do not, you can suggest that they subscribe, whether through Informit or through a direct subscription.