Skip to content

The Garret

Writers on writing

  • HOME
  • INTERVIEWS
  • PLAYLISTS
  • REVIEWS
  • TEACHERS
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT

Category: Crime fiction

Welcome to The Garret
The Garret is a literary podcast celebrating the best writers writing today.

Season 1 launched on 3 November 2016 with eight Victorian writers talking about their craft. These writers represent many genres, and the common thread is their success. The Garret interviews the best of the best, those writers at the top of their field.

The Garret is not a podcast about individual books. And it is not intended to promote a writer’s latest book. Instead, the podcast seeks to explore how successful writers start, draft, edit, complete and market their work.

The purpose of Season 1 of The Garret is to celebrate some of the best writers writing in Melbourne today. Season 2 goes further, seeking out the best writers in Australia.

We have no hard and fast definition of ‘best’. We mean writers whose work is published abroad, has been turned into a TV series or movie, has a loyal fan following, has achieved critical acclaim, or has seeped into the public consciousness in one way or another.

This is the goal of The Garret: to interview successful writers talk about their craft, and for other writers to (hopefully) learn from them. Anyone interested in writing – wherever they happen to live – will learn from these authors.

The Garret is hosted by Nic Brasch and produced by Astrid Edwards. Nic and Astrid are teachers, and believe The Garret will become an invaluable resource for writers at all levels and in all genres.

Melbourne is a UNESCO City of Literature, and it is home to some of the best writers currently writing in Australia. The Garret was born in Melbourne, and it is supported by our community. We are proud to partner with the State Library of Victoria, Readings, Writers Victoria and Swinburne University.

If you are an established writer and would like to appear on the show, email our host Nic Brasch at nic.brasch@thegarretpodcast.com. If you have from the media, or would like to become a partner, email our producer Astrid Edwards at astrid.edwards@thegarretpodcast.com.

Jane Harper_The Garret_2020

At home with Jane Harper

Posted September 17, 2020September 26, 2020 The GarretPosted in Crime fiction, Interview, Jane Harper, Popular fiction, The Garret At Home, Writer

Jane Harper’s debut novel, The Dry, received […]

Dervla McTiernan_The Garret

At home with Dervla McTiernan

Posted April 30, 2020May 25, 2020 The GarretPosted in Crime fiction, Dervla McTiernan, Interview, The Garret At Home, Writer

Dervla McTiernan’s novel, The Rúin (2018), was a critically acclaimed […]

Mark Brandi_The Garret

Playlist: Crime and true crime

Posted April 19, 2020September 24, 2020 The GarretPosted in Crime fiction, Playlist, True crime

Writing crime fiction? Or investigating true crime? […]

Mark Brandi_The Garret

Mark Brandi

Posted April 4, 2019April 24, 2020 The GarretPosted in Crime fiction, Interview, Mark Brandi, Writer

Mark Brandi’s first novel Wimmera (2017) was […]

Joshua Pomare_The Garret

J. P. Pomare

Posted March 14, 2019March 17, 2019 The GarretPosted in Crime fiction, Interview, Joshua Pomare, Literary fiction, Writer

J.P. Pomare is an award winning writer. His […]

Jane Harper_The Garret_1

Jane Harper

Posted November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 The GarretPosted in Crime fiction, Interview, Jane Harper, Popular fiction, Writer

Jane Harper published three international bestsellers – The […]

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nations as the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work. We respectfully recognise Elders past, present and future. Sovereignty was never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

© Bad Producer Productions 2016-2020 | Terms of use