In the December issue of Meanjin, Ashlynne McGhee finds hope in a new generation of young journalists, James Douglas looks at George RR Martin's distinctive gift for narrative acrobatics, Katherine Hattam exhibits a series of works about the forgotten places in our cities, plus we present a host of new fiction, memoir, essay and poetry. In this issue- Pip Newling, Drew Rooke, Jacinta Mulders, Ashlynne McGhee, Cathy Perkins, Briohny Doyle, Lucy Salt, J.R. Douglas, Jenny Sinclair, Subhash Jaireth, Goldie Goldbloom, MB Cahill, A.S. Patric, Jo Lennan, Tegan Bennett Daylight, Juan Marse, Nadiah Abdulrahim, Katherine Hattam, Chris Wallace-Crabbe, Sophie Quick, Roderick St George, Caroline Ross, Andrew Landsown, Lidija imkute, Glenn McPherson, David Brooks, Todd Turner, James Gering, Barry Hill, Jordie Albiston, John Kinsella, Peter Coghill, Eileen Chong, Rico Craig.