Welcome to ASAL Association for the Study of Australian Literature

Acknowledgment of Country

ASAL acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the traditional owners and sovereign peoples of the unceded lands, skies and waters of Australia. We honour and respect the enduring knowledge and rich cultures of First Nations peoples, the original and continuing storytellers of Country. As an organisation, we recognise the privilege it is to live, work and gather on Country, and commit to the work of truth telling as an essential foundation to all we do.

Donations

Please consider donating to ASAL. Your contribution will assist ASAL in supporting and celebrating postgraduate candidates, research, authors, and Australian literatures in their diversity.

News

Keep up to date on the ASAL awards, latest publications and information on literature with ASAL news.

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Awards

The ASAL Executive appoints three judging panel conveners from among its number each year.

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Publications

JASAL is a peer-reviewed journal, published online by the Association for the Study of Australian Literature.

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Conferences

Conferences and patrons lectures. Annual, mini and past conference lectures and patrons information.

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Become a Member

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Conferences and Patrons Lectures

View the schedule for our upcoming conferences and
ASAL patrons lectures

JASAL

JASAL is a peer-reviewed journal, published online by the Association for the Study of Australian Literature

ASAL inclusivity statement

ASAL is committed to inclusivity with regard to race, class, ethnicity, faith, gender Identity and expression, sexual orientation, and disability, fostering a broad participation in the critical and creative cultures of Australian literary studies. ASAL is determined to provide safe, welcoming, and accessible spaces and oppotunities for the people, conversations and scholarship forming our shared field of study.