''Nocturnal Submissions'' was an

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literary periodical, based in

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, which appeared sporadically and ran from 1991 to 1999. It was founded by David Lumsden and later edited by the novelist Maria Hyland.

Seamus Heaney Seamus Justin Heaney (; 13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature.

— in the

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on the back of issue 6 — said "''Nocturnal Submissions'' is a handsome magazine, solid and worthwhile." Authors whose work appeared in the periodical included

Billy Collins William James Collins (born March 22, 1941) is an American poet, appointed as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. He is a Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York (retired, 2016). Collins ...

, Peter Carey,

Steve Kilbey Steven John Kilbey (born 13 September 1954) is an English Australians, English-Australian singer-songwriter and bass guitarist for the rock band The Church (band), the Church. He is also a music producer, poet, and painter. As of 2020, Kilbey h ...

August Kleinzahler August Kleinzahler (born December 10, 1949) is an American poet. Life and career Until he was 11, he went to school in Fort Lee, New Jersey, where he grew up. He then commuted to the Horace Mann School in the Bronx, graduating in 1967. He wrote p ...

Chris Wallace-Crabbe Christopher Keith Wallace-Crabbe (born 6 May 1934) is an Australian poet and emeritus professor in the Australian Centre, University of Melbourne. Life and career Wallace-Crabbe was born in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond. His father was Ken ...

, John F. Deane and

Alan Wearne Alan Wearne (born 23 July 1948) is an Australian poet. Early life and education Alan Wearne was born on 23 July 1948 and grew up in Melbourne. He studied history at Monash University, where he met the poets Laurie Duggan and John A. Scott. H ...

. It was one of the first magazines to publish work by Peter Bakowski.

Issue #1

The material for the first issue was gathered in late 1989 but the issue was not published until 'Autumn' 1991 (which in Australia means the months March to May). The aim stated in the 'Editorial Note' was to present writing that would 'work both in performance and on the page'. Contributors to the first issue were: James Griffin · Georgia Butters · Kerry Loughrey ·

Sam Sejavka Samuel Marcus Sejavka (born 2 April 1960) is an Australian writer, actor and musician. He was lead vocalist for post punk bands The Ears (1979–81) and Beargarden (1982–86). He and the Ears were the inspiration for the 1986 film, ''Dogs in S ...

· Maria Hyland · David Lumsden ·

Ian McBryde Ian McBryde is an Australian poet. He was born in 1953 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada but has been a long time Australian resident. He has published ten books of poems and three audio CDs of spoken word poetry and original music A widely admired ...

David Branson David Branson (February 1963 – 11 December 2001) was an Australian theatre director, actor, and writer. David Branson's father John was an Antarctic scientist, and his mother Margaret a school librarian. Branson was born in Melbourne in ...

· Warwick Newnham · Lauren Williams ·

· John Dyall · Peter Bakowski ·

Stephen J. Williams Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; h ...

· Liz Hassall.

Issue #2

Issue #2 is dated Spring 1991. Contributors were: Peter Bakowski · James Griffin · Ruth Hessey ·

· Karen McKnight · Jiří Tibor Novak · Ron Offen · Julia Palfreyman ·

Kristopher Saknussemm Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει� ...

· Philippa Sawyer · Alex Skovron · Susan Storm · Torquil Todd ·

· Lauren Williams.

Issue #3

Issue #3 is dated Spring 1994. Contributors were: Peter Bakowski,

Adam Browne Adam Browne (born 1963) is an Australian speculative fiction writer. He lives in Melbourne, Australia. Browne illustrates his own work. Bibliography Books * ''Pyrotechnicon: Being a True Account of the Further Adventures of Cyrano de Berg ...

, Robert Hershon,

Jill Jones Jill Jones (born July 11, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress, who performed as a backing vocalist for Teena Marie and Prince in the 1980s. Overview Jones was born in Lebanon, Ohio on July 11, 1962. Her mother, a fashion model, ...

, Jeff Klooger, Ray Liversidge,

, Karen McKnight,

, Fred Voss, and Barbara Wels.

Issue #4 & Issue #5

Issue #4 is a Special Fiction Issue and is dated Spring 1995. Editor: Maria J Hyland. Associate Editor: Karen McKnight. Editorial consultant: Antoni Jach. Photography: Karen Reeves. Contributors (in order) Jane Leonard, Ant McMahon, Karen McKnight, Peter Docker, CraigScanlan, Tom Ball, Sam Chesser, Karen Coghlan, Maria J Hyland, Neil Boyack, Kathryn Reeves, Eric Dando, Tricia Bowen, Carolyn Ball, Johnson Coghlan, Mira Robertson Issue #5 is a special Irish/Australian Issue and is dated 1997.

Issue #6

Issue #6 was a perfect-bound A5 issue called 'Nocturnal Submissions 1999'. Carolyn Tetaz was the poetry editor of this issue. Contributors were: John Elder, Marcel Maslin, Andrew Kelly,

Peter Sirr Peter Sirr (born 1960) is an Irish poet, born in Waterford, Ireland. He lives in Dublin where he works as a freelance writer and translator. Life Peter Sirr was born in Waterford in 1960, before moving to Dublin with his family as a child. Sir ...

, Dave Cameron, Kate Broadley, Alex Landragin, E. A. Gleeson,

Nick Enright Nicholas Paul Enright AM (22 December 1950 – 30 March 2003) was an Australian dramatist, playwright and theatre director. Early life Enright was born on 22 December 1950 to a prosperous professional Catholic family in East Maitland, New Sou ...

Jack Hibberd John Charles Hibberd (born 12 April 1940 in Warracknabeal, Victoria) is an Australian playwright and physician. Biography Hibberd studied medicine at the University of Melbourne and resided in Newman College. He worked as a registrar in th ...

, Peter Carey, Nicki Greenberg, Elliot Perlman, Lachlan Stephens,

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, Simon Enticknap, O. S. Claridge, Sam Chesser, Zoltan Kovacs, Rebecca Maidment, Ben Wilensky, Paul McKnight, Jefferson Kinsman,

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Greg Barwick Greg Barwick is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. Playing career A noted fullback and kicker, Barwick played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs between 1988 and 1989 but did not pla ...

, Jan Dean, Annette Trevitt, Mark Mahemoff,

Sydney Smith Sydney Smith (3 June 1771 – 22 February 1845) was an English wit, writer, and Anglican cleric. Early life and education Born in Woodford, Essex, England, Smith was the son of merchant Robert Smith (1739–1827) and Maria Olier (1750–1801), ...

, and Rebecca Law.

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