The literary journal Meanjin is to be be shuttered on ‘financial grounds’, it was announced today. Published since 1940, and funded by Melbourne University Press (MUP), the decision signals the sad end of Australia’s second-oldest literary magazine after Southerly, launched in 1939. Today is a very sad day.’On BlueSky, author Claire G Coleman wrote:‘Meanjin Journal is 85 years old; older than the Sydney Opera House. I am disgusted.’Meanjin Journal is 85 years old; older than the Sydney Opera House. See also: Meanjin: bean counting misses the intangible value of reading and imaginingDiscover more screen, games & arts news and reviews on ScreenHub and ArtsHub.