Indigo to cease publishing [09.06.2010]
SPUNC writes with the sad news that WA literary journal Indigo has decided not to publish after
volume 6, out in early December this year.
In their recent funding round the WA Department of Culture and the Arts (DCA) declined the opportunity to fund the production costs for part of volume 6 and all of volume 7 of indigo journal. While they considered indigo an important literary project for WA, they felt it was not well known in the Eastern States and should receive submissions from around Australia. This, they believed would promote WA writing and writers more successfully.
Many in WA are upset about this decision and feel it should not go without comment. If you are also disturbed by this decision Indigo encourages you to express your views to any or all of the following:
¯ The Honorable John Day, the State Minister for Planning, Culture and the Arts, 13th Fl, Dumas House, Havelock St, West Perth, 6005,
¯ Alana Lucas, the Director General, DCA, P.O. Box 8349, Perth 6000,
¯ The Editor of The West Australian Newspaper, Letters to the Editor, WA Newspapers, GPO Box N1027, Perth WA, 6843. Fax 9482 3830 letters@wanews.com.au
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