Hugh Mackay AO
ABOUT
Hugh Mackay AO
Described as ‘the man who explains us to ourselves’, Hugh Mackay is a social psychologist and the bestselling author of twenty-five books, including The Way We Are and The Kindness Revolution. He had a sixty-year career in social research and was a weekly newspaper columnist for thirty years. In recognition of his pioneering work in social research, he has been awarded honorary doctorates by five Australian universities and in 2016, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia.
PROGRAM SESSIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
The Manly Writers' Festival acknowledges and thanks the original storytellers on the lands on which our events take place, the Gameraygal people of the Eora Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing connection and culture, and we pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present, as well as emerging leaders.