Posts by Emma Reason
Give the gift of great reading
Take 20% off a 6- or 12-month gift subscription, plus receive a free copy of our very specialtwentieth anniversary edition! This Father’s Day, give Dad the gift of great reading with a subscription to Griffith Review – and get 20% off! Your gift subscription starts with The Leisure Principle, which is packed with great reads on the paradox of work–life balance –…
Read MoreIn person – Griffith Review at Northern Territory Writers Festival – Acts of Reckoning
Griffith Review 76: Acts of Reckoning at Northern Territory Writers Festival When: 2:00 pm, Saturday 25 June 2022 Where: Museum and Art Gallery of Northern Territory Marquee, 19 Conacher Street, The Gardens, NT Tickets: Purchase here Featuring: Teela Reid, Thomas Mayor and Jasmin McGaughey Four years on from the Uluru Statement from the Heart,…
Read MoreIn person – The Wheeler Centre and Griffith Review 76: Acts of Reckoning
Griffith Review 76: Acts of Reckoning at The Wheeler Centre, Melbourne When: 6.30 pm, Thursday 14 July 2022 Where: The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Tickets: This is a Pay What You Can event. Please click here to register. Please note this event will be recorded for later broadcast. Griffith…
Read MoreThe launch of Griffith Review 76: Acts of Reckoning – online and in-person event
Contributing Editor Teela Reid and contributor Merinda Dutton join Editor Ashley Hay to celebrate the launch of Griffith Review 76: Acts of Reckoning.
Read MoreIn person – Griffith Review at Sydney Writers Festival – Truth-Telling in a Post-Truth World
Griffith Review 76: Acts of Reckoning at Sydney Writers Festival When: 4:00 pm, Friday 20 May 2022 Where: Carriageworks, Track 12 Tickets: Free. No need to register, however it’s recommended you arrive early to avoid disappointment. More information here. The quest for settlement with Australia’s First Nations continues through personal, political and philosophical spheres.…
Read MoreIn person – Griffith Review at Newcastle Writers Festival – Learning Curves
Learning Curves at Newcastle Writers Festival When: 1:30 pm, Sunday 3 April 2022 Where: Cummings Room, Newcastle City Hall, 290 King Street Tickets: Free. More information here. Is reading the cornerstone of a learning life, and does its power change from pre-school years to university? Join Ashley Hay, Tegan Bennett Daylight and Catherine Keenan as…
Read MoreIn person – ABC RN Big Ideas and Griffith Review at Adelaide Writers’ Week – Taking down the decorations
Exploring education through Griffith Review 75: Learning Curves at Adelaide Writers’ Week When: 3:45 pm, Wednesday 9 March 2022 Where: Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden, West Stage Tickets: Free. No need to register or purchase a ticket. Please note this event will be recorded for later broadcast. Join Big Ideas’ Paul Barclay for a fascinating conversation…
Read MoreBroadcast recording – ABC RN Big Ideas for Melbourne Writers Festival and Griffith Review: Other ways the world could be
We all have different expectations of utopian and dystopian stories, but how do they confound understanding when we live through them? ABC RN’s Paul Barclay speaks with a panel of contributors to Griffith Review 73: Hey, Utopia! about unexpected realities and revelations amid the largest narratives of our time and how they shape our vision for other ways the…
Read MoreThe launch of Griffith Review 75: Learning Curves – online event
Education never ends, as Sherlock Holmes once told Watson – but where does it begin? Join Griffith Review Editor Ashley Hay in conversation with Bri Lee and Catherine Keenan as they explore what we can learn about learning from the perspective of the youngest people in the mix.
Read MoreFive things to care about
In a special series of online pieces for Griffith Review, political scientist Anne Tiernan highlights the causes of the malaise engulfing contemporary democracy, and explores what we can do to save it. Power, populism and principles: The existential threat to Australian democracy Consequences: The fallout from flouting the rules Connection: Collaboration and the power of ‘we’ Character: Doing the…
Read MoreThe launch of Griffith Review 74: Escape Routes – In person and online event
Wherever you are, you’re invited! When: 6.30–7.30 pm, Thursday 11 November 2021 Where: In-person at Avid Reader Bookshop in Brisbane or join via Zoom. Registrations essential. Tickets: Free! Please click here. Sometimes, we all need to get away… From mermaids and space matriarchs to fresh starts and flights of fancy, Escape Routes explores what it means to break…
Read MoreIPAA ACT – Griffith Review 72: States of Mind – Online event
The importance of mental health awareness in the public health sector Join Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) ACT and a distinguished panel of Griffith Review 72: States of Mind contributors for a discussion on mental health awareness and its importance to the public service. When: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm AEST, Thursday 4…
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