Sofija Stefanovic was born in Serbia, raised in Australia and now lives in New York. She is a writer and a storyteller, known for her ability to explore the most personal - and true - stories.
Sofija has published two books, and she hosts the live events Women of Letters NYC and This Alien Nation. She is a contributor to The Moth, The New York Times and The Guardian.
In this interview, Sofija reflects on the importance of understanding your strengths as a writer in order to be the best storyteller you can be.
THE GARRET LIVE AT THE LIBRARY
The Garret LIVE at the Library is a series held in partnership with the State Library of Victoria.
Our next live podcast will be recorded on Monday 25 June 2018 with Benjamin Law. Ben will discuss representation in literature and why it matters. If you are there on the night, you will get to ask him questions.
We held our first event on World Book Day (23 April 2018) with Christos Tsiolkas. Christos discussed the politics of writing and performed the first reading of his current work in progress, Damascus. Listen (or read the transcript) here.
We will hold our third live podcast event on Monday 18 September 2018... Ideas on who we interview are welcome!
Astrid Edwards has been with The Garret from the beginning. In May 2018 she stepped out from behind the scenes and hosted her first interview, a conversation with Alec Patric and Ryan O’Neill about their writing partnership.
Love writing? Looking to improve your writing? Or do you just love listening to writers talk about their craft? If yes, The Garret is for you.
We interview the best writers writing today and discuss how they start, draft, edit, publish and market their work.
Our goal is to interview the best writers in Australia, including all of winners of the Miles Franklin Literary Award. We are well on our way there. Each interview is published with a complete transcript and interactive show notes (so you don’t have to write anything down while you listen).
