Overland and Meanjin are holding a competition to find two bloggers to replace the current Meanland blogger.

The winners will write fortnightly for the collaborative project and receive a one-off prize of $200. They will be paid $75 per fortnight to blog and tweet, while one runner-up will receive $100 and have their entry published online.

Meanland is focused on considering the ‘what’ and ‘how’ of the digital revolution and its impact on publishing. Issues covered already have included: the blurring between readers and writers as people are increasingly creating their own content; the cultural and political impact of unparalleled monopolies rising in the digital landscape; and the psychological consequences of reading and writing online.

To enter, choose one of the topics below and email a .doc entry to Meanjin’s Deputy Editor Zora Sanders with “Meanland blog entry” in the title.

The topics:

– Digital writing, which uses linking, video and commentary, is a return to oral storytelling traditions

– The Internet has not impacted on my reading habits in the slightest

– Speaking of paywalls…

– Creative solutions to old media problems: what will reading be like in the coming decades?

The word limit is 1000 words, and entries close 5pm on May 16.

You can email Zora at zsanders@unimelb.edu.au or visit the website for more details.