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The Pursuit of Happiness
WINNING ESSAY: HUMAN RIGHTS ESSAY PRIZE
Twelve years ago, In one of these states, I wandered onto a highway and was struck by the only car on the road. I flew up, and I fell down. I broke a lot of my body, cracked my skull, and injured my brain. I spent 12 months relearning how to: walk, talk, go to the bathroom, exist on my own terms, trust other people, and trust myself again.
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Listening
ISSUE #18
Featuring poetry, prose, photographic essays, and conversations on the topic of ‘Listening’. Hear from Amanda Bell, Emma-Lee Maher, Sisonke Msimang, Kaya Ortiz, Airevbowan Olaghere, Randa Khamis, Vanessa Corunna, and more. Editorial by Isabelle Biondi Saville.
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Water, Tongue, Land, Touch
ISSUE #17
Featuring collaborative pieces prose by Marsha Habib and Sayasi Ghosh, collaborative poetry by Maria A Perdomo and Pramudith D Rupasinghe, a reflection by Lathika George. Editorial by Kieren Kresevic Salazar.
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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.

