Rick Morton is a senior reporter for The Saturday Paper, a regular guest on ABC’s The Drum and an award-winning author of three non-fiction books: 100 Years of Dirt, On Money and My Year of Living Vulnerably. In 2022 he edited the anthology Growing Up in Country Australia. He has appeared on The Garret before, and you can <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/at-home-with-rick-morton/">listen to that interview from 2021 here</a>. About The Garret Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/garretpodcast/">The Garret: Writing and Publishing</a> and our host <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_astridedwards_/">Astrid Edwards</a> on Instagram. Explore our back catalogue (and transcripts) at <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/">thegarretpodcast.com</a>.<a href="https://linktr.ee/garretpodcast" rel="payment">Support the show: https://linktr.ee/garretpodcast</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Rick Morton is a senior reporter for The Saturday Paper, a regular guest on ABC’s The Drum and an award-winning author of three non-fiction books: 100 Years of Dirt, On Money and My Year of Living Vulnerably. In 2022 he edited the anthology Growing Up in Country Australia. He has appeared on The Garret before, and you can listen to that interview from 2021 here. About The Garret Follow The Garret: Writing and Publishing and our host Astrid Edwards on Instagram. Explore our back catalogue (and transcripts) at thegarretpodcast.com. Support the show: https://linktr.ee/garretpodcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Morton is a senior reporter for&nbsp;The Saturday Paper, a regular guest on ABC’s&nbsp;The Drum&nbsp;and an award-winning author of three non-fiction books:&nbsp;100 Years of Dirt, On Money and My Year of Living Vulnerably. In 2022 he edited the anthology Growing Up in Country Australia. He has appeared on The Garret before, and you can <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/at-home-with-rick-morton/" rel="noopener noreferrer">listen to that interview from 2021 here</a>. About The Garret Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/garretpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Garret: Writing and Publishing</a> and our host <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_astridedwards_/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Astrid Edwards</a> on Instagram. Explore our back catalogue (and transcripts) at <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">thegarretpodcast.com</a>.<a href="https://linktr.ee/garretpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support the show: https://linktr.ee/garretpodcast</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="noopener noreferrer">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Ep 222: Rick Morton on editing anthologies and switching to fiction

<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.
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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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