Gideon Haigh is an independent journalist. He has been in the trade for more than thirty years and has written extensively on business and sport.

While he is best known for his sports writing (twenty of his thirty books are about cricket), he is an acclaimed writer regardless of subject.

A selection of his award-winning work includes:
Certain Admissions: A beach, a body and a lifetime of secrets (2015), awarded the Ned Kelly Award for True Crime
End of the Road (2013), a long form investigation into the car industry, was shortlisted for the John Button Prize
On Warne (2012), shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards Biography of the Year, the National Biography Award and the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award
The Office: A hardworking history (2012), winner of Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction (NSW Premier’s Literary Awards)
Asbestos House: The secret history of James Hardie Industries (2006), winner of the Harry Williams Prize for Promoting Public Debate (Qld Premier’s Literary Awards) and the Gleebooks Prize (NSW Premier’s Literary Awards)
The Cricket War: The inside story of Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket (1993), listed as one of The Times’ 50 Greatest Sports Books.

Gideon has contributed to The Age, The Australian and The Times, among other publications.

Related episodes:
If you are interested in writing non-fiction and journalism in Australia, listen to our interviews with Erik Jensen, Benjamin Law, George Megalogenis and Don Watson.

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The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript of Gideon's interview is available at www.thegarretpodcast.com/Gideon-Haigh.

<a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/gideon-haigh">Gideon Haigh</a> is an independent journalist. He has been in the trade for more than thirty years and has written extensively on business and sport.
While he is best known for his sports writing (twenty of his thirty books are about cricket), he is an acclaimed writer regardless of subject.
A selection of his award-winning work includes:
<ul>
<li>Certain Admissions: A beach, a body and a lifetime of secrets (2015), awarded the Ned Kelly Award for True Crime</li>
<li>End of the Road (2013), a long form investigation into the car industry, was shortlisted for the John Button Prize</li>
<li>On Warne (2012), shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards Biography of the Year, the National Biography Award and the Victorian Premier&rsquo;s Literary Award</li>
<li>The Office: A hardworking history (2012), winner of Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction (NSW Premier&rsquo;s Literary Awards)</li>
<li>Asbestos House: The secret history of James Hardie Industries (2006), winner of the Harry Williams Prize for Promoting Public Debate (Qld Premier&rsquo;s Literary Awards) and the Gleebooks Prize (NSW Premier&rsquo;s Literary Awards)</li>
<li>The Cricket War: The inside story of Kerry Packer&rsquo;s World Series Cricket (1993), listed as one of The Times&rsquo; 50 Greatest Sports Books.</li>
</ul>
Gideon has contributed to The Age, The Australian and&nbsp;The Times, among other publications.
Related episodes:
<ul>
<li>If you are interested in writing non-fiction and journalism in Australia, listen to our interviews with <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/erik-jensen">Erik Jensen</a>, <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/benjamin-law">Benjamin Law</a>, <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/george-megalogenis">George Megalogenis</a> and <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/don-watson">Don Watson</a>.</li>
</ul>
About The Garret
The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript of Gideon's interview is available at <a href="https://www.thegarretpodcast.com/Gideon-Haigh">www.thegarretpodcast.com/Gideon-Haigh</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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