Tara June Winch joins Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards from her lockdown in France to discuss creativity and solitude.

Tara was awarded the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2020 for The Yield, and the novel was also shortlisted for The Stella Prize. In this interview, Tara reflects on the recent novel, The White Girl, written by her mentor Tony Birch (who was also shortlisted for the prize this year).

Tara also considers the importance of her creative professional relationship with Behrouz Boochani (author of No Friend but the Mountains) during this period of isolation, as well as her work behind the scenes on the #sharethemicnow campaign earlier in 2020.

Other Australian writers mentioned in this interview include Melissa Lucashenko, Michelle de Kretser, Claire G. Coleman and Josephine Wilson.

Please note, Tara recorded this interview remotely in regional France, and her Internet connection was not great. We apologise for the audio quality, but we think Tara is worth it!

Join us on Monday for an episode on comfort.

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