Sydney Review of Books
| Editor | James Jiang | |
|---|---|---|
| Former editors | ISSN 2201-8735 | |
The Sydney Review of Books (SRB) is an
According to the journal's inaugural editor James Ley it was created to address shortcomings in Australian book reviews.[3][1]
Awards
In 2019 SRB contributor Fiona Kelly McGregor won the Woollahra Digital Literary Award for Non-Fiction for her essay on Kathleen Mary Fallon's 'Working Hot'.[4] In 2019 SRB contributor Jeff Sparrow won the Walkley-Pascall Award for Arts Criticism for his review essay of Behrouz Boochani's No Friend But The Mountains.[5] In 2018 SRB contributor Delia Falconer won this award for an essay on writing and extinction entitled 'The Opposite of Glamour'.[6]
Editors
James Ley was the founding editor of the Sydney Review of Books (2013–2015).[7][8] He was replaced by Catriona Menzies-Pike (2015–2022),[8][9] while James Jiang was appointed editor in 2023.[9]
Funding
The journal is funded by
References
- ^ a b Slattery, Luke (8 February 2013). "Sydney Review of Books appears to fill vacancy in critical life". The Australian. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Sydney Review of Books: A new avenue for literary criticism in Australia". Western Sydney University. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ Sullivan, Jane (18 April 2015). "Turning Pages: What's going on with Australian book reviewing?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Ang, McGregor and Nelson win Woollahra Digital Literary Awards".
- ^ Mem: 34703248. "Walkley-Pascall winner Jeff Sparrow on literary criticism in Australia | Books+Publishing". Retrieved 31 July 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Dr Delia Falconer wins 2018 Walkley-Pascall Award | University of Technology Sydney". www.uts.edu.au. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "'Sydney Review of Books' launches". Books+Publishing. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b "'SRB' announces new editor". Books+Publishing. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Jiang appointed Sydney Review of Books editor". Books+Publishing. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "About SRB". Sydney Review of Books. Retrieved 23 July 2018.