Support

Since its humble beginnings in 2007, Mascara has been a journal that has pioneered a more inclusive literary culture in Australian and in diaspora literature. We’ve managed to grow as well as mentor many emerging writers and editors without enjoying the benefit of sustained institutional support. We are proud to have published over 1400 essays, poems, fiction, non-fiction and translations from both emerging and established writers and critics.

Our past and current editors have curated the groundbreaking Contemporary Asian Australian Poets,(2013) and Resilience a celebration of fifteen years of Mascara (2022). In 2026 we will be bringing you an anthology of disability writing curated by Beau Windon, Laura Pettenuzzo, Misbah Wolf and Katie Hansord, forthcoming with NewSouth Publishing.

Our literary criticism has empowered diverse critics and engaged with books and writers, some of whom don’t receive a mainstream critical reception. Thanks to our partners and grant funding we have been able to platform underrepresented voices through events, residencies, prizes and advocacy.

While the journal’s work has never been more necessary, with limited and unpredictable funding in the arts and with the increased costs associated with publishing and branding a quality literary journal we have had to slow down our programming.

For this reason, we invite you to support us by subscribing or donating to Mascara so that we can continue to publish exceptional writing, offer support to underrepresented writers, foster creative and critical dialogues, and pay our contributing writers what they deserve.

Our new subscription model is coming soon!

For now, we invite you to consider making a tax-deductible donation to Mascara. Your donation will be processed promptly. Should you have any questions about donation please email us at editor@mascarareview.com

A donation of $100 will support payment to an Australian poet

A donation of $200 will support payment to an Australian critic

A donation of $250 will support publication and social media promotion for an Australian writer

A donation of $500 will support payment for an essay by one of our emerging Australian critics
A donation of $1000 will support us to plan a new writing project and assist with grant writing costs

We invite you to get in contact with us should you wish to discuss your donation and how it will help us to continue our programs.