Hermes (publication)

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::summary Annual literary journal ::

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Field	Value
title	Hermes
publisher	University of Sydney Union
frequency	Annually
language	English
category	Literature, art
editor	Annually appointed
editor_title	Editor(s)
firstdate	1886
country	Australia
website
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History

Hermes was established in 1886. The first issue of Hermes appeared in July 1886. Publication was suspended in 1942–1944, 1953, 1955, 1964, and 1970–1984. 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. A special jubilee edition was published in 1902 to coincide with the University's anniversary.

Today, Hermes acts as the printed Creative Catalogue for the USU Creative Awards. Each year winners of The USU Creative Awards have their work published in Hermes, win prize money and have their works displayed professionally at the Verge Gallery.

Past editors

Distinguished former editors of Hermes have included Thomas Bavin (1897), H. V. Evatt (1916), John Le Gay Brereton (1892-94), Clive Evatt (1926), James McAuley (1937), Jock Marshall (1941), and a duo of Les Murray and Geoffrey Lehmann in 1962. Kathleen M. Commins was the first woman editor in 1931. In 2015 the Editorial team was entirely women: Elle Burchell, Pheobe Corleone, Madeleine Gray and Tahlia Chloe.

Editors 1886-2017

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Editors	Year	Notes
S.A. Thompson and G. P. Barbour	1887
R. Windeyer and A.S. Vallack	1890
T. Darbys, A.E. Henry, and H. F. Maxwell	1894
W. J. Bradley	1917
W. E. R. Francis	1920
W. J. V. Windeyer	1921 - 1922
A. B. Barry	1923
J. W. Bavin	1925
Clive Evatt	1926
R. Ashburner	1927
I. M. Edwards	1928
H. M. Cromarty	1929
Howard Daniel	1933
James McAuley	1937
R. W. Rutledge	1939
Noel Hush and George Munster	1946
P. Gerber	1947
Lex Banning and Derick Hoste	1951
Derick Hoste	1952
Eddie Camion and Peter Condon	1954
Mari Kuttna and Brian Hennessy	1956
Martin Davey	1957
John Joseph Howard	1960
Brian Sommers	1961
Les Murray and Geoff Lehmann	1962
Don Anderson and Neil A. McPherson	1963
Ron Blair	1965
Brian Freeman and Albert Moran	1969
Bev Elizabeth Brown, David Ellison, Matthew Karpin, Peter Kirkpatrick, Margo Lanagan, and Judy Quinn	1985	"New Issue Vol. 1, No. 1: 1985"
Judith Elen, David Ellison, Katie Florance, Mike Funston, Matthew Karpin, David Musgrave, Judy Quinn, Maria Simms, Gerry Turcotte, and Theresa Willsteed	1986
Naomi Cameron, Sean Kelly, Julia Martin, David Musgrave, Mark Pollock, and Jane Sutton	1987
Stephen Craft, Delia Falconer, Keri Glastonbury, Eugene Hoh, Anthony O'Shea, Jason Saltearn, Alanna Sherry, and Jane Sutton	1989
Stephen Craft, Delia Falconer, Keri Glastonbury, Eugene Hoh, Julia Leigh, and David Musgrave	1990
Maisie Dubosarsky, Lucy Howard-Taylor, Amy Ireland, and Lukasz Swiatek	2007	No theme
Amelia Walkley, Bronwyn O’Reilly, Khym Scott and Raven Dakota	2009
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
Michael Sun and Marilyn Meen Yee Ooi	2016	Theme: Warped
Alexandra Bateman and Samantha Clemente	2017	No theme
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References

References

1. "Hermes Literary Journal". University of Sydney Union.
2. [http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1636600?lookfor=subject:%22Australia%20-%20In%20literature.%22&offset=146&max=2599 Hermes: an undergraduate magazine] at National Library of Australia
3. "Hermes : the jubilee number, issued to commemorate the jubilee of the University of Sydney, 1852-1902". Kealy & Philip.
4. (27 September 1902). ""HERMES."". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
5. "Hermes 1902 Volume 8? Number 0".
6. "hermes".
7. "Hermes 1897 Volume 3 Number 1".
8. McCarthy J [http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070213b.htm Bavin, Sir Thomas Rainsford (1874 - 1941)] in Australian Dictionary of Biography (1979)
9. "Hermes 1916 Volume 22 Number 3".
10. "Hermes 1892 Volume 7 Number 1".
11. [https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16403419 Professor Brereton's lecture] at ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'' 12 September 1927, p.10; at [[National Library of Australia#Trove. Trove]]
12. "Hermes 1926 Volume 32 Number 2".
13. "Hermes 1937 Volume 43 Number 3".
14. "Hermes 1962".
15. "Hermes 1931 Volume 37 Michaelmas Term".
16. Lawson, Valerie. (2003-02-15). "Most of the power, little of the glory".
17. "'Manufactured' Hermes Issue #109 2015".

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