Hermes (publication)


Hermes is the annual literary journal published by the University of Sydney Union. It is the oldest such journal in Australasia.

History

Hermes was established in 1886. The first issue of Hermes appeared in July 1886. Publication was suspended in 1942–1944, 1953, 1955, 1964, and 1970–1984. Hermes is edited by current students and all content within the publication is provided by students, staff and alumni from the University of Sydney. While in recent years there have been themes for specific editions, the journal publishes written, creative and visual pieces. A special jubilee edition was published in 1902 to coincide with the University's anniversary.
Today, Hermes acts as the printed Creative Catalogue for the USU Creative Awards. Each year winners of The USU Creative Awards have their work published in Hermes, win prize money and have their works displayed professionally at the Verge Gallery.

Past editors

Distinguished former editors of Hermes have included Thomas Bavin, H. V. Evatt, John Le Gay Brereton, Clive Evatt, James McAuley, Jock Marshall, and a duo of Les Murray and Geoffrey Lehmann in 1962. Kathleen M. Commins was the first woman editor in 1931. In 2015 the Editorial team was entirely women: Elle Burchell, Pheobe Corleone, Madeleine Gray and Tahlia Chloe.

Editors 1886-2017

EditorsYearNotes
S.A. Thompson and G. P. Barbour1887
R. Windeyer and A.S. Vallack1890
T. Darbys, A.E. Henry, and H. F. Maxwell1894
W. J. Bradley1917
W. E. R. Francis1920
W. J. V. Windeyer1921 - 1922
A. B. Barry1923
J. W. Bavin1925
Clive Evatt1926
R. Ashburner1927
I. M. Edwards1928
H. M. Cromarty1929
Howard Daniel1933
James McAuley1937
R. W. Rutledge1939
Noel Hush and George Munster1946
P. Gerber1947
Lex Banning and Derick Hoste1951
Derick Hoste1952
Eddie Camion and Peter Condon1954
Mari Kuttna and Brian Hennessy1956
Martin Davey1957
John Joseph Howard1960
Don Anderson and Neil A. McPherson1963
Maisie Dubosarsky, Lucy Howard-Taylor, Amy Ireland, Lukasz Swiatek2007No theme
Amelia Walkley, Bronwyn O’Reilly, Khym Scott and Raven Dakota2009
Connie Ye, Dominic McNeil and Michael Falk2011Theme: 2011 A.D.
Chenoa Fawn, Jackson Busse, Gabriella Edelstein and Kate Farrell2012Theme: Odyssey, former editor Geoffrey Lehmann guest speaker
Melanie Kembrey, Nick Fahy, Patricia Arcilla and Nick Richardson2013Theme: Elements, Delia Falconer guest speaker
Rebecca Allen, Whitney Duan, Celeste Moore and Eleanor Turner2014Theme: Liminal, Richard Glover guest speaker
Elle Burchell, Phoebe Corleone, Madeleine Gray and Tahlia Chloe2015Theme: Manufactured, David Malouf Guest Speaker
Michael Sun and Marilyn Meen Yee Ooi2016Theme: Warped
Alexandra Bateman and Samantha Clemente2017No theme