Alec Patric and Ryan O’Neill have an extraordinary writing partnership, and have been sharing their writing since 2010.

Alec was awarded the Miles Franklin Literary Prize for Black Rock White City in 2016. Ryan was then shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2017 for Their Brilliant Careers, a work which went on to receive the Prime Ministers Literary Award.

About The Garret

This is the first interview with our new host, Astrid Edwards. Astrid has been with The Garret from the start, and she is now stepping out from behind the scenes. You can follow Astrid on Twitter or Instagram.

The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript of Alec and Ryan's interview is available at www.thegarretpodcast.com.

Alec Patric and Ryan O’Neill have an extraordinary writing partnership, and have been sharing their writing since 2010. Alec was awarded the Miles Franklin Literary Prize for Black Rock White City in 2016. Ryan was then shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2017 for Their Brilliant Careers, a work which went on to receive the Prime Ministers Literary Award. About The Garret This is the first interview with our new host, Astrid Edwards. Astrid has been with The Garret from the start, and she is now stepping out from behind the scenes. You can follow Astrid on Twitter or Instagram. The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript of Alec and Ryan's interview is available at www.thegarretpodcast.com.

Alec Patric and Ryan O’Neill have an extraordinary writing partnership, and have been sharing their writing since 2010.

Alec was awarded the Miles Franklin Literary Prize for Black Rock White City in 2016. Ryan was then shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2017 for&nbsp;Their Brilliant Careers, a work which went on to receive the Prime Ministers Literary Award.

About The Garret

This is the first interview with our new host, Astrid Edwards. Astrid has been with The Garret from the start, and she is now stepping out from behind the scenes. You can follow Astrid on Twitter or Instagram.

The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript of Alec and Ryan's interview is available at www.thegarretpodcast.com.

Alec Patric and Ryan O'Neill

<a href="https://linktr.ee/garretpodcast">The Garret: Writers and Publishing</a>&nbsp;is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling, hosted by Astrid Edwards.
Listen to Australia&rsquo;s greatest writers and storytellers speak about their craft, including Tony Birch, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Trent Dalton, Michelle de Kretser, Richard Fidler, Richard Flanagan, Jane Harper, Anita Heiss, Ben Law, John Marsden, Dervla McTiernan, Scott Pape, Leigh Sales, Christos Tsolkas, Tara June Winch, Charlotte Wood, Alexis Wright, as well as many more.
Founded in 2017, it was dedicated to Australian writers and their craft. In 2023, it expanded focus to interview industry figures about what gets published (and why).
The podcast surpassed 610,000 downloads, and every interview is archived in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/27358527">AusLit</a>, the definitive resource for Australian literary, print, and narrative cultures.
The Garret is on hold as Astrid completes her PhD investigating the environmental responsibility of the Australian book publishing industry.
You can follow our host Astrid Edwards at <a href="https://astridedwards.com/" data-wpel-link="external">astridedwards.com</a>.

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The Garret: Writers and Publishing is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling, hosted by Astrid Edwards. Listen to Australia’s greatest writers and storytellers speak about their craft, including Tony Birch, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Trent Dalton, Michelle de Kretser, Richard Fidler, Richard Flanagan, Jane Harper, Anita Heiss, Ben Law, John Marsden, Dervla McTiernan, Scott Pape, Leigh Sales, Christos Tsolkas, Tara June Winch, Charlotte Wood, Alexis Wright, as well as many more. Founded in 2017, it was dedicated to Australian writers and their craft. In 2023, it expanded focus to interview industry figures about what gets published (and why). The podcast surpassed 610,000 downloads, and every interview is archived in AusLit, the definitive resource for Australian literary, print, and narrative cultures. The Garret is on hold as Astrid completes her PhD investigating the environmental responsibility of the Australian book publishing industry. You can follow our host Astrid Edwards at astridedwards.com.

<a href="https://linktr.ee/garretpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Garret: Writers and Publishing</a>&nbsp;is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling, hosted by Astrid Edwards.
Listen to Australia’s greatest writers and storytellers speak about their craft, including Tony Birch, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Trent Dalton, Michelle de Kretser, Richard Fidler, Richard Flanagan, Jane Harper, Anita Heiss, Ben Law, John Marsden, Dervla McTiernan, Scott Pape, Leigh Sales, Christos Tsolkas, Tara June Winch, Charlotte Wood, Alexis Wright, as well as many more.
Founded in 2017, it was dedicated to Australian writers and their craft. In 2023, it expanded focus to interview industry figures about what gets published (and why).
The podcast surpassed 610,000 downloads, and every interview is archived in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/27358527" rel="noopener noreferrer">AusLit</a>, the definitive resource for Australian literary, print, and narrative cultures.
The Garret is on hold as Astrid completes her PhD investigating the environmental responsibility of the Australian book publishing industry.
You can follow our host Astrid Edwards at <a href="https://astridedwards.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">astridedwards.com</a>.

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