Begun in 1947 under the editorship of Charles Brasch, Landfall is New Zealand's longest-running literary journal. Brasch edited Landfall for 20 years and in doing so had a major influence on New Zealand's literary scene. Since its inception the journal has featured new fiction and poetry, reviews and articles of literary and cultural criticism and commentary.
Listen to Charles Brasch talk in 1961 about the genesis of Landfall.
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