Secrets from the Green Room Podcast
1) Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2025 special series: Episode 71: Green room stories
In this episode Irma and Karen chat about the 2025 Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, painting a picture of the festival atmosphere and sharing some of the highlights. Then they ask six authors at the ...Show More
2) Season 6: Episode 70: Sophie Cunningham (ASA Chair)
Karen and Irma chat about early drafts and tips for gaining momentum again after a break. Then Irma talks to Sophie Cunningham in her role as Chair of the Australian Society of Authors about the impac...Show More
3) Season 6: Episode 69: Craig Cormick
Irma and Karen chat about the upcoming Ubud Readers & Writers Festival at which they will be recording interviews with several international writers, as well as some of the books they've been reading ...Show More
4) Season 6: Episode 68: Emily Maguire
Irma and Karen chat about small regional writers’ festivals. Then Karen talks to Emily Maguire about how a high school teacher initially crashed her dreams of becoming a writer, how she became a femin...Show More
5) Season 6: Episode 67: Pip Williams
Irma and Karen talk about copyright, and the productivity commission’s recent recommendations regarding AI. Then Karen talks to Pip Williams about how she shifted from academic research to writing no...Show More
6) Season 6: Episode 66: Terri-ann White (publisher)
Karen and Irma chat about book to film adaptations, and recommend recent reads in their new Book Chat segment. Then Irma talks to Upswell Founder and Publisher Terri-ann White about the current state ...Show More
7) Season 6: Episode 65: Graeme Simsion & Anne Buist
Karen and Irma chat about foreign rights deals, and Irma shares some shocking stats. Then Irma chats to Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist about how a conversation between them on their first wedding anniv...Show More
8) Season 6: Episode 64: Markus Zusak
In this episode Irma and Karen chat about how a two-book deal was secured via an explosive Booktok profile, after which they discuss recent reads that they’ve enjoyed. Then Karen talks to Markus Zusak...Show More
9) Season 6: Episode 63: Helen Farch Librarian
Karen and Irma chat about BookTok and book publicity. Then Irma talks to school librarian Helen Farch about how she became an Instagram superstar, why so many schools no longer have a teacher libraria...Show More
10) Season 6: Episode 62: Favel Parrett
Irma and Karen chat about finishing a draft of a novel. Then Karen talks to Favel Parrett about why she decided to give up being a postie and become an author, why she signed up for a writing course ...Show More