Since its first appearance in July 1996, the Australian international literary magazine HEAT has been received enthusiastically by readers, and applauded in the press for the quality of its writing, and its outstanding design.
Now in its second series, HEAT is published from the College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences at the University of Western Sydney, where it is associated with the Writing and Research Group, and shares its commitment to contemporary literary and publishing, the accessible and interesting presentation of scholarly research, and a wide-ranging exploration of the social power of writing.
As both a magazine and a book, HEAT is designed to travel, across academic boundaries, across literary categories, across languages and cultures. It offers variety in a single volume, poetry and fiction, essays and reviews, art and photography. It rewards concentrated reading at a single sitting.
The new series HEAT is edited by Ivor Indyk and designed by Harry Williamson. The HEAT website is designed and updated by Maxine Sherrrin. HEAT is supported by the Literature Fund of the Australia Council, Sydney Grammar School, the NSW Ministry of the Arts and Arts Victoria.