Phillipa McGuinness has been Publishing Director at New South Publishing for 15 years, and the publisher was named Best Small Publisher on her watch in 2o16 and 2017. Prior to this she was Commissioning Editor at Cambridge University Press.

In addition to her decades of experience as a publisher and editor, Phillipa has published two books. In 2015 she edited Copyfight, a compilation of work by leading public figures about copyright. In 2018 she released her first full length work, The Year Everything Changed: 2001.

We interviewed Lousie Adler and Terri-ann White, two leading Australian publishers, who spoke to The Garret about publishing and the state of the book industry in Australia today.

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