Matt Granfield


Matthew Granfield is an Australian writer and business person. He works for the city of Brisbane as head of marketing and communications, and is founder and chair of homelessness charity Spare Keys.

Education

Granfield was educated at Harvard Business School, the University of Queensland and Trinity Lutheran College,

Career

Journalism

After graduating university Granfield was accepted into the News Limited cadet reporter program where he worked as a journalist for several newspapers. He writes for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's The Drum website, was an editor of Marketing Magazine and regularly contributes to numerous other publications, including Maxim, Crikey, and The Courier Mail's Q Weekend Magazine.

Music

Granfield was a founding member of Q Song Award nominated Queensland rock group The Black Market Rhythm Co..

Writing

In October 2011 Allen & Unwin released Granfield's first book, a satirical look at popular culture titled HipsterMattic. The Weekend Australian called it "enjoyable" with "moments of brilliance... convincingly exposing the true absurdity" of the hipster movement.

Non fiction