The Adelaide Review magazine will publish its final edition this month

Arts and literature monthly The Adelaide Review will close with the publication of its 488th edition.

Late journalist and columnist Christopher Pearson, who established The Adelaide Review in the 1980s.

Long-running arts and literature magazine The Adelaide Review will publish its final edition at the end of this month.

The Adelaide Review’s publishing director and editor, Amanda Pepe.

Publishing director and editor Amanda Pepe announced on its website that, after nearly 37 years, the 488th monthly edition would be its last.

“It is no secret that the upheavals of COVID-19 have hit the media industry in serious and profound ways, compounding the ongoing challenges and disruptions,” she said.

“But, unfortunately, the numbers just do not add up.”

The Adelaide Review was established by the late journalist Christopher Pearson during the 1980s, while the masthead is now owned by Spanish businessman Javier Moll through local publisher Opinion Media.