Meera Atkinson is a Sydney-based writer. She published Traumata in 2018 and The Poetics of Transgenerational Trauma in 2017. She received the Varuna Dr Dark Flagship Fellowship in 2017, an award given for non-fiction of outstanding quality in social, historical or political writing.

Meera teaches creative writing and literature at the University of Sydney and University of New South Wales.

About The Garret

Astrid Edwards is the new host of The Garret. 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.

Meera Atkinson is a Sydney-based writer. She published Traumata in 2018 and The Poetics of Transgenerational Trauma in 2017. She received the Varuna Dr Dark Flagship Fellowship in 2017, an award given for non-fiction of outstanding quality in social, historical or political writing. Meera teaches creative writing and literature at the University of Sydney and University of New South Wales. About The Garret Astrid Edwards is the new host of The Garret. 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.

Meera Atkinson&nbsp;is a Sydney-based writer. She published&nbsp;Traumata&nbsp;in 2018 and&nbsp;The Poetics of Transgenerational Trauma&nbsp;in 2017.&nbsp;She received the Varuna&nbsp;Dr&nbsp;Dark Flagship Fellowship in 2017, an award given for non-fiction of outstanding quality in social, historical or political writing.

Meera teaches creative writing and literature at the University of Sydney and University of New South Wales.

About The Garret

Astrid Edwards is the new host of The Garret. 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.

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<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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