Ceridwen Dovey is a South African born Australian author and anthropologist.

Her debut novel Blood Kin (2008) was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Award and selected for the US National Book Foundation’s ‘5 Under 35’ honours list.

Her second book Only the Animals (2014) was awarded the inaugural Readings New Australian Writing Award and was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book (Africa).

Her third novel In the Garden of the Fugitives was released in 2018. Ceridwen will also publish the next in Black Inc’s Writers on Writers series, Ceridwen Dovey on J.M. Coetzee, in late 2018.

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The Garret is supported by the Australia Council of the Arts and partners with the State Library of Victoria. The Garret is hosted by Astrid Edwards, who you can follow on Twitter or Instagram.

<a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/Ceridwen-Dovey">Ceridwen Dovey</a> is a South African born Australian author and anthropologist.
Her debut novel&nbsp;Blood Kin (2008)&nbsp;was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Award and selected for the US National Book Foundation&rsquo;s &lsquo;5 Under 35&rsquo; honours list.
Her second book&nbsp;Only the Animals&nbsp;(2014) was awarded the inaugural Readings New Australian Writing Award and was&nbsp;shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book (Africa).
Her third novel&nbsp;In the Garden of the Fugitives&nbsp;was released in 2018. Ceridwen&nbsp;will also publish the next in Black Inc&rsquo;s Writers on Writers series,&nbsp;Ceridwen Dovey on J.M. Coetzee, in late 2018.
About The Garret
You can read the transcript of this interview at <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/ceridwen-dovey">thegarretpodcast.com</a>.
The Garret is supported by the Australia Council of the Arts and partners with the State Library of Victoria. The Garret is hosted by&nbsp;Astrid Edwards, who you can follow on <a href="https://www.twitter.com/_astridedwards_">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_astridedwards_">Instagram</a>.

The Garret is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling.

Always about Australian writers and their craft, in 2023 The Garret expanded focus and also interviews industry figures about what gets published (and why).

The Garret is educational in outlook. A defining feature of The Garret is our transcripts. Each interview is published with a complete transcript (so you don’t have to write anything down while you listen).

The Garret is a labour of love on behalf of all emerging writers. It does not operate for revenue or profit. If you would like to support The Garret, simply subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts and join the conversation on Instagram or Twitter.

You can also follow our host Astrid Edwards at astridedwards.com.

The Garret is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling.
Always about Australian writers and their craft, in 2023 The Garret expanded focus and also interviews industry figures about what gets published (and why).
The Garret is educational in outlook. A defining feature of The Garret is our transcripts. Each interview is published with a complete transcript (so you don’t have to write anything down while you listen).
The Garret is a labour of love on behalf of all emerging writers. It does not operate for revenue or profit. If you would like to support The Garret, simply subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts and join the conversation on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/garretpodcast/">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/garretpodcast">Twitter</a>.
You can also follow our host Astrid Edwards at <a href="https://astridedwards.com/" data-wpel-link="external">astridedwards.com</a>.

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