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1 Storming Broadway with Style Joel Meares , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 December 2016; (p. 2)
1 Cate Extolls the Rich Talent of Oz Joel Meares , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 December 2016; (p. 2)
1 Armfield, Healy Co-artistic Directors of Adelaide Festival Joel Meares , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 May 2015; (p. 20)
1 The Divine Miss Davis Joel Meares , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: Sunday Life , 12 April 2015; (p. 10-12)
1 Two for the Road Joel Meares , 2015 extract essay (We're All Going To Die (Especially Me))
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4-5 April 2015; (p. 12-13)
1 Family Values Joel Meares , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 February 2015; (p. 6)
— Review of Gaybies Dean Bryant , 2015 single work drama
1 Gayby Acts Out Story of Her Life Joel Meares , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 February 2015; (p. 12-13)
— Review of Gaybies Dean Bryant , 2015 single work drama
1 Just a Little Pleased : Livermore’s Award of a Lifetime Joel Meares , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 January 2015; (p. 8-9) 'A theatre great has been recognised for his life’s work.'
1 3 y separately published work icon We're All Going To Die (Especially Me) Joel Meares , Melbourne : Black Inc. , 2015 8162952 2015 selected work essay

'My late twenties have felt like a series of slow-motion epiphanies, each one sneaking up before slapping me in my newly acquired jowls. Everything I said I'd do 'by the time I'm thirty' as a glassy-eyed graduate is now in the 'by the time I'm forty' box.

'Much has been made of delayed adulthood of Gen Y'ers – that they flit from job to job and take their sweet time earning the traditional adult badges: marriage, children, a mortgage. But what makes this generation tick?

'In We're All Going to Die (Especially Me), award-winning journalist Joel Meares reflects on the muddle of Gen Y existence with razor-sharp insight and riotous good humour. From 'My hands are pretty, and little' and 'I can't handle my drugs' to 'I am not a New Yorker' and 'I make an excellent bridesmaid', Meares' essays are self-deprecating, confessional and rollicking good fun.

'For lovers of David Sedaris and Benjamin Law.' (Publication summary)
1 Festival Director Fires Shots at Belvoir Boss Joel Meares , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4 December 2014; (p. 15)
1 Arts World Mourns Cultural Visionary Debbie Cuthbertson , Joel Meares , Linda Morris , Garry Maddox , Bhakthi Puvanenthiran , 2014 single work obituary (for E. G. Whitlam )
— Appears in: The Age , 22 October 2014; (p. 46)
1 Griffin’s Search for Treasure Joel Meares , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2 September 2014; (p. 18) 'With public funding scarce, Griffin Theatre’s, Lee Lewis says it’s time to prioritise, writes Joel Meares.'
1 Sydney Theatre Steals the Spotlight at Helpmann Awards Joel Meares , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 19 August 2014; (p. 8-9)
1 Friends Recall Generous Man in Tune with the People Joel Meares , 2014 single work obituary (for Peter Sculthorpe )
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 August 2014; (p. 8)
1 Peter Sculthorpe, Pioneer of Music with Australian Style, Dies Joel Meares , 2014 single work obituary (for Peter Sculthorpe )
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9-10 August 2014; (p. 15)
1 Open Books Joel Meares , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 August - 1 September 2013; (p. 9)
1 The (Top 100) 2011 Joel Meares , Elissa Blake , Stephanie Wood , Dominic Rolfe , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The (Sydney) Magazine , January no. 105 2012; The (Sydney) Magazine nominates the most influential people living in Sydney, New South Wales, in 2011. Some of the people listed are Australian writers and film makers including Julia Leigh, Thomas Keneally, Anna Funder, Kriv Senders, Ruth Hessey, Brendan Cowell and Frank Moorhouse.
1 Books and Publishing Joel Meares , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: The (Sydney) Magazine , January no. 57 2007; (p. 20-24)
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