ISSUE 16: THE HUMAN RIGHTS ESSAY PRIZE

Portside Review is proud to release Issue 16, dedicated to the Human Rights Essay Prize. This special issue brings together the winning essays from across the globe, each offering urgent, thoughtful, and deeply personal reflections on justice, freedom, and the struggle for dignity. From stories of resistance to examinations of law and lived experience, these essays showcase the power of writing to illuminate and inspire.

All winning essays are now available to read online. We invite you to explore this collection, engage with its ideas, and celebrate the courage and creativity of those writing at the frontlines of human rights.

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  • The Outlaw Ocean

    DIGITAL COLLECTION

    Portside Review partnered with The Outlaw Ocean Project to publish a collection of investigative journalistic pieces, documenting the human rights abuses that take place in our lawless oceans. Alongside these, four creative were also published in response to the issues documented by Ian Urbina and his team at The Outlaw Ocean.

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  • Short But Deadly

    FIRST NATIONS PRIZE

    Celebrating writing excellence, this special edition of Portside Review is dedicated to the small stories that pack a punch. The Short But Deadly competition ran over August-September 2024 and was open to Australian First Nations people living anywhere in the world. Ten winning stories were selected and are presented in this issue.

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