''Wet Ink'' magazine was an Australian magazine devoted to publishing new Australian writing, with an emphasis on new and emerging writers. Published quarterly, it featured fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction, plus an interview with a writer and book reviews. Work published ranged from 'literary' to genre-based work. Works were complemented by photography, illustration and clever design. It was founded in

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in 2005 by a team of writers and readers who wanted to address the lack of publishing opportunities for new writers in Australia. The first issue of the magazine appeared in December 2005. It was funded through advertising, subscriptions, sponsorship and sales. In 2012 it was announced that ''Wet Ink'' was closing down due to financial reasons with issue 27 being their last publication.

Content

Wet Ink published:

• fiction
• poetry
• creative non-fiction
• opinion/commentary
• author interviews
• book reviews

Contributors

Works published in the magazine by established writers include those by

Thomas Shapcott Thomas William Shapcott (born 21 March 1935) is an Australian poet, novelist, playwright, editor, librettist, short story writer and teacher. Biography Thomas William Shapcott was born in Ipswich, Queensland, and attended the Ipswich Grammar ...

Michael Wilding Michael Charles Gauntlet Wilding (23 July 1912 – 8 July 1979) was an English stage, television, and film actor. He is best known for a series of films he made with Anna Neagle; he also made two films with Alfred Hitchcock, ''Under Caprico ...

, Kevin Brophy, Nigel Krauth, Ken Ruthven,

Ouyang Yu Ouyang Yu (; born 1955) is a contemporary Chinese-Australian author, translator and academic. Ouyang Yu was born in the People's Republic of China, arriving in Australia in 1991 to study for a Ph. D. at La Trobe University which he completed in ...

, Marcelle Freiman, Nicholas Jose,

Tim Sinclair Tim Sinclair (born 1972) is an Australian author of young adult fiction and poetry, resident in Sydney. Sinclair was born in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Best known for the verse novels ''Run'' and ''Nine Hours North'' (Penguin Books), ...

and Brian Edwards. Authors interviewed included

Frank Moorhouse Frank Thomas Moorhouse (21 December 1938 – 26 June 2022) was an Australian writer. He won major Australian national prizes for the short story, the novel, the essay, and for script writing. His work has been published in the United Kingdom, ...

, Susan Johnson, Gail Jones and

Editorial Advisory Board

The Editorial Advisory Board included

, JM Coetzee,

Eva Sallis Eva Sallis (also Eva HornungDog’s ...

, Ioana Petrescu,

Nigel Krauth Nigel Krauth (born 1949) is an Australian novelist and academic. he is a professor at Griffith University. He has published several novels and co-authored a number of young adult works. Early life and education Krauth was born in Cremorne, New ...

and

Judith Rodriguez Judith Catherine Rodriguez (13 February 1936 — 22 November 2018) was an Australian poet. She was a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award. Life Rodriguez was born Judith Catherine Green in Perth and grew up in Brisbane. She was educate ...

Wet Ink Short Story Prize

In March 2010 ''Wet Ink'' announced the creation of the Wet Ink Short Story Prize to mark their five years of publication. In 2011, following funding from the

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Cultural Fund, the value of prizes were increased and the prize renamed the Wet Ink/CAL Short Story Prize.

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