Australian Letters

*Australian Letters*
Categories	Literature, literary criticism, art
Frequency	Quarterly
First issue	1 June 1957
Final issue	1 January 1968
Country	Australia
Language	English

Australian Letters: A Quarterly of Writing and Criticism was an Australian journal founded in 1957 by Max Harris, Geoffrey Dutton and Bryn Davies. Its final issue was published in January 1968.

The journal filled a niche between the more political Overland, Meanjin and Quadrant and the more academic Southerly and Australian Literary Studies. Based in Adelaide, the journal included works of art on its front covers. Collaborations between artists and poets featured in 19 issues.

Editorial team

Journal founders Max Harris and Geoffrey Dutton edited the journal throughout its existence. The third founder, Bryn Davies, left after 1964, while Rosemary Wighton joined as editor from 1963 until its closure.

References

↑ Wilde, William Henry; Hooton, Joy Wendy; Andrews, Barry Geoffrey (1994). The Oxford companion to Australian literature (2nd ed.). Melbourne Oxford Auckland [etc.]: Oxford University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-19-553381-1.
↑ "Australian Letters: A Quarterly Review of Writing and Criticism". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2026-03-25.

[1] Wilde, William Henry; Hooton, Joy Wendy; Andrews, Barry Geoffrey (1994). The Oxford companion to Australian literature (2nd ed.). Melbourne Oxford Auckland [etc.]: Oxford University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-19-553381-1.

[2] "Australian Letters: A Quarterly Review of Writing and Criticism". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2026-03-25.