Join us and writers, readers, and poets to launch Meanjin 84.1 Autumn 2025.

Meanjin launches start manifesto-style in the Readings laneway, before heading inside. Wear your favourite coat and prepare to be moved—

· Rachel Withers will read from her essay ‘Thou shalt not covet thy prime minister’s property’

· Raeden Richardson will read from his story ‘East West Horse Run’

· Lucy Sussex will read from her essay ‘Imagining Neanderthals’

· Suma Narayan will read her poem ‘Birthing a Poem’

· Jess Lilley will read from her memoir ‘My pregnant life’

The work of desire, the work of identity, the work of standing still. The work of giving life, the work of telling truth, the work of making a home.

This season, Meanjin’s writers are calling us to account.

Free, but bookings are essential.

Please book here.