dSCRIBE
dSCRIBE: Issue 17 is out now!
dSCRIBE is Darebin's annual literary magazine that publishes all forms of creative writing (including but not limited to fiction, poetry, short stories, journalistic pieces, creative non-fiction) from writers living, working and or studying within the City of Darebin.
dSCRIBE 17: Desire Lines is now available to pick up at local business and at all Darebin libraries.
This year's publication features new creative writings including fiction, poetry, short stories, journalistic pieces and creative non-fiction by writers who live, work and or study in Darebin. The issue was edited by Madison Pawle, winner of the 2023 Darebin Mayor's Writing Awards.
"Desire lines are those unofficial paths softened, formed and eventually inscribed by the collective and ongoing tread of foot and paw: the quicker route across the park to the toilet block, the dirt trails snaking along the Merri. More conceptually, a desire line might be a way to think about our own associative patterns of thought and feeling.
Though it is not subversive by virtue of its existence, a desire line reveal tensions between the native and the built environment; between structure and collective will — alternative mappings of motion, place, and public life. We must also pause to consider the colonial implications here: the deep time desire lines that exist beneath – and are erased by – the city."
- Madison Pawle, dSCRIBE 17 Editor
Read dSCRIBE 17(PDF, 6MB)
Congratulations to the following winners of the 2024 Darebin Mayor's Writing Awards
- Liza Dezfouli - Baby Bird (Winner)
- Terry Donnelly - The Fire Within (Runner Up)
- Haneen Mahmood Martin - Map of Kuala Lumpur, 2000 (Runner Up)
Submission for our 2025 publication will open soon. Stay up to date with our creative writing program by following us on Instagram @darebin_arts and subscribe to our newsletter.
Image by: Chip Mooney
Cover artwork: ‘Flower, Gold’ by Declan Kavanagh-Bugel (2024)
Cover artwork Artist Bio:
Declan Kavanagh-Bugel is an intuitive, abstract painter, practising on Wurundjeri land. His works are known for their layers of composition, colour, movement and graffiti-like tagging. Declan’s art is grounded in his experiences of place, family, friendship and the activities he loves – capturing his experiences as a neurodiverse young man. His practice offers him a modality through which he is able to share insights into his internal experiences, inviting others to become part of his personal journey.
Previous editions
Click on the covers below to read past issues of n-SCRIBE magazine.
d-SCRIBE, 2023(PDF, 3MB)
d-SCRIBE (Youth), 2023(PDF, 1MB)
n-SCRIBE, 2022(PDF, 846KB)
n-SCRIBE, 2020(PDF, 33MB)
n-Scribe 14, 2019(PDF, 3MB)
n-Scribe 13, 2018(PDF, 3MB)
n-Scribe 12, 2017(PDF, 2MB)
n-Scribe 11, 2016(PDF, 510KB)
n-Scribe 10, 2015(PDF, 3MB)
n-Scribe 9, 2014(PDF, 1MB)
n-Scribe 8, 2013(PDF, 5MB)
More Information
For more information about n-SCRIBE magazine, contact:
Darebin arts writing projects
Email: writingprojects@darebin.vic.gov.au
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