northern rivers independent press



Co-editors Miica Balint and Kate Middeleer

 InformationWe are a collaborative magazine with roots in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, Australia. Every month you will hear from our collective on stories of intrigue, peculiarity, ecology, creativity, thrill--you name it. As our database of writers grows, as do the topics that lead them, shedding light on the cracks and corners that might otherwise go amiss. 

Started by two print-obsessed friends, our man on the moon is the malleable printed mag. The smell of freshly pressed ink, the ability to thrash it on long journeys or treasure it on an antique table, the grain of printed photographs on your fingertips-- this is our kryptonite. Valuing the access and easability that digital journalism has brought to our field, Northern Rivers Independent Press is a merging of the two. Our first annual printed mag will be at the printers at the tailend of 2025. Story is our greatest muse, and the spine of this magazine is only as strong as the voices that document it.

For n.rip, collaboration is key, as are our subjects and the stories we follow. Accuracy is our top priority, and upholding the values of journalistic integrity is imperitive to our process. We work with mindful contributions to our environment and wider society, and would be honored to discuss how businesses, start-ups, individuals and organisations may be a part of that.

Creating space to exhibit art, froth on each others’ company, and drink wicked whiskey, is something we are inclined to do often. As our growing collective continues to expand, likewise will our celebrations. If you are advertising or partnering up with us, there will be plenty of exhibitions and events to be a part of.  

Our 2025 workshops will soon begin their rotation. Led by industry professionals, these off-beat and experimental events will aid in facilitating creative conversation, and, it is our hope, teach you something new. Stay informed via our Substack mailing list.



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Print submissions for our first printed magazine, distributed early 2026 are open.  Send us something at submissions@northernrip.com

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 Our digital magazine is always open to pitches and peices, and we are taking submissions for our first printed magazine, distributed early 2026.

We are certainly not procrastinators, but we adamantly support getting sidetracked. That is to say, while you will absolutely hear back from us, we may well take a moment if we are following a wild lead. Thank you. 

If you’ve joined our mailing list and don’t know what Substack is or why you’ve been directed there, we encourage you to investigate. This is a brilliant platform facilitatating writers and readers. 




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On Displacement, diaspora and truth-tellingKate writes to know what she thinks. I think, ruminate, think, think, and often the words on the page cease to multiply. These thinks are wanted to be said, so I am going to fall in line with the woman I share work and home with, and try to place writing in the lead.

In April I spent five days with the first woman I knew, the woman who birthed me, raised me, and taught me, in the place she was birthed, raised, and taught. Lately, this time we spent together has had me thinking of heritage, diaspora, and colonisation.

Of Indigenous ways of remembering, connection, and truth-telling.

Of displacement.

And where my mother and I fit in all of this.

I wrote these words when I was in the murk of something I did not yet quite understand. Possibly the main causation for these thoughts being left unwritten, re-written, erased, is that I am cautious of drawing unclear or unjust correlations between my story, and histories that I don’t share, though it seems I am overflowing into that of others. And I see we are not separate.

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