Official information
Overview
- Publication
- Overland
- Eligibility
- The official online nonfiction page does not list countries. Do not copy the Australia/NZ fiction rule onto this card.
- Writing
- Online analysis / polemic
- Payment
- $180 (+ 12% super, + GST if applicable)
- Currency
- AUD
- Payment conditions
- Official nonfiction page and the 1 July 2026 rates note: $180 for online articles, plus 12% superannuation. Print nonfiction is listed as $550 on the current nonfiction page and as $580 on the July 2026 rates announcement — those two official figures do not match, so print nonfiction is not given its own card here. Currency is recorded as AUD; the pages use a dollar sign.
- When paid
- Not publicly stated
- Word count
- Pitch page: finished online articles generally 800–1,200 words
- Response time
- Up to 6 months
- Status
- Open
- Deadline
- Not publicly stated
- How to submit
- Submittable (completed piece) or the official pitch form
- AI policy
- Not publicly stated
What they want
- Short, punchy, topical literary, political and cultural analysis.
- A completed piece via Submittable, or a ~100-word pitch on the pitch page: what, why you, how it differs, when you can file.
What they don't want
- Personal essays or creative nonfiction online unless very consistently linked to political concerns.
- Do not invent a print-essay fee while the two official print figures disagree.
Requirements
- Submittable or official pitch form
- Political/cultural analysis
Rights
Copyright remains with the authors.
How to submit
- Read https://overland.org.au/submit/nonfiction-submissions/.
- Pitch page: https://overland.org.au/submit/pitch-to-overland/.
Official source
Overland — Nonfiction submissions (official) · Overland — Pitch to Overland (official) · Overland — Rates increase, 1 July 2026 (official)
Last verified 2026-08-19. Always re-read the official page before you send work.
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