Post-Millennial: The Meaning of Adulthood Today

Where

The Capital, Bendigo's Performing Arts Centre

When

Sunday, 13 Aug 2017, 04:00pm - 05:00pm

Event Status

Past event

Highlighting generational differences is a great way for journalists to get clicks, but how accurately do these categories really describe us? And, for the so-called ‘millennials’, what are the real and perceived differences in choices, attitudes and behaviour from older generations? Many of the traditional markers of maturity – marriage, kids, home-ownership – are proving elusive, unattainable or undesirable for today’s under-40s.

Emily Sexton hosts Clementine Ford, Kayla Rae Whitaker, Will Kostakis and Tom Taylor for a conversation that looks past the stereotypes to examine the changing nature of adulthood in Australia today.

Presented in partnership with Bendigo Writers Festival.

Featuring

Featuring

Emily Sexton

Emily Sexton is a former Head of Programming for the Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas. She was the recipient of a prestigious Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship in 2014. Previously, she was Artistic Director of Next Wave (2010–14), where her key achievements were a radical rethink of an ar... Read more

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Clementine Ford

Clementine Ford is a Melbourne-based writer, speaker and feminist thinker. She is a columnist for Fairfax’s Daily Life and is a regular contributor to the Age and Sydney Morning Herald. Through her twice-weekly columns for Daily Life, Clementine explores issues of gen... Read more

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Will Kostakis

Will Kostakis is an award-winning author for young adults. He’s been at it fifteen years, but his mum insists it’s just a phase and any day now, he’ll pursue a real career. He is best known for his contemporary novels, The First Third, The Sidekicks, and the recently released We Could Be Somet... Read more

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Kayla Rae Whitaker

Kayla Rae Whitaker is an American writer whose first novel is The Animators. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and of New York University’s MFA program.

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Tom Taylor

Tom Taylor is a #1 New York Times best-selling comic book author, screenwriter and playwright. Currently the writer of Wolverine for Marvel, and Injustice for DC Comics, Taylor has written Batman/Superman, Iron Man, Justice League/Power Rangers, Star Wars and more. He’s the co-creator, ... Read more

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