The Final Issue, out now

Photo: Sia Duff
Our 488th and final edition of The Adelaide Review hits the streets of South Australia on Thursday 1 October, and it’s one we’re very proud of.
It’s a little retrospective, a little reflective, and filled with poignant writing from contributors past and present. And, of course, it also features one final, heaped helping of this magazine’s time-honoured mix of arts, politics, food and wine, and most importantly, a lot of local stories.
In the issue:
- John Neylon, Kerryn Goldsworthy, Stephen Orr and John Spoehr reflect on their time with The Adelaide Review
- Durkhanai Ayubi unpacks the centuries of history and exchange in her new book Parwana: Stories and Recipes from an Afghan Kitchen
- Jane Llewellyn dives into Anne Wallace’s three decades of vivid, and occasional surreal, realism
- Zena Cumpston speaks to Sovereign Soil Farm, a small-scale start-up putting people and Country first
- John Bridgland takes one final deep dive into the creeping privatisation of our park lands
- Kylie Maslen speaks to Adelaide expat and Kokomo author Victoria Hannan about her ‘love letter to friendship’
- Rachel Healy reflects on the life and legacy of The Adelaide Review‘s longtime dance critic Alan Brissenden
- Nigel Hopkins takes stock of Seppeltsfield’s ambitious future
Plus:
Our final Beer and Other Sins, Drawn to the City and Good Country columns, a taste of the Watervale Hotel’s ethical, epicurean experiences, the hidden treasures of T’Arts Collective and a tribute to North Adelaide’s art deco icon, the Piccadilly.
Find all these stories and more in our final ever print edition, or read them online here.

Editor's Note
Farewell to
Farewell to
The Adelaide Review
1984 – 2020

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