Hermes (publication)

Hermes is the annual literary journal published by the University of Sydney Union. It is the oldest such journal in Australasia.

History

Hermes was established in 1886.^[1] The first issue of Hermes appeared in July 1886. Publication was suspended in 1942-1944, 1953, 1955, 1964, and 1970-1984.^[2] Hermes is edited by current students and all content within the publication is provided by students, staff and alumni from the University of Sydney. While in recent years there have been themes for specific editions, the journal publishes written, creative and visual pieces.

Past editors

Distinguished former editors of Hermes have included Thomas Bavin (1874),^[3] H. V. Evatt, John Le Gay Brereton,^[4] James McAuley (1937), Jock Marshall (1941), and a duo of Les Murray and Geoffrey Lehmann in 1962. In 2015 the Editorial team was entirely women: Elle Burchell, Pheobe Corleone, Madeleine Gray and Tahlia Chloe. ^[5]

Editors 1886-2015 

Editors	Year	Notes
Clive Evatt	1926
Connie Ye, Dominic McNeil and Michael Falk	2011	Theme: 2011 A.D.
Chenoa Fawn, Jackson Busse, Gabriella Edelstein and Kate Farrell	2012	Theme: Odyssey, former editor Geoffrey Lehmann guest speaker
Melanie Kembrey, Nick Fahy, Patricia Arcilla and Nick Richardson	2013	Theme: Elements, Delia Falconer guest speaker
Rebecca Allen, Whitney Duan, Celeste Moore and Eleanor Turner	2014	Theme: Liminal, Richard Glover guest speaker
Elle Burchell, Phoebe Corleone, Madeleine Gray and Tahlia Chloe	2015	Theme: Manufactured, David Malouf Guest Speaker

References

1. ↑ "Hermes Literary Journal". University of Sydney Union. Retrieved 28 October 2016. 
2. ↑ Hermes: an undergraduate magazine at National Library of Australia
3. ↑ McCarthy J Bavin, Sir Thomas Rainsford (1874 - 1941) in Australian Dictionary of Biography (1979)
4. ↑ Professor Brereton's lecture at Sydney Morning Herald 12 September 1927, p.10; at Trove
5. ↑ "'Manufactured' Hermes Issue #109 2015". University of Sydney Union. Retrieved 19 October 2015. 

Further reading

• Barcan, A Student activists at Sydney University 1960-1967 Australian and New Zealand History of Education Society (ANZHES), January 2007. The retired education professor Alan Barcan published his personal view of activism at Sydney University during the 1960s, including references to the student publications Honi Soit, Hermes and Arna

External links

• Hermes Literary Journal

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