Bonus episode #7

Kate Torney is the CEO of the State Library of Victoria. The Library is Australia’s oldest public library, with more 1.8 million visitors each year. In this interview, she discusses the role of libraries in the 21st century and how libraries (and librarians) can help writers to write.

Before moving to the State Library, Kate was the Director of ABC News. Kate had a variety of roles at the ABC over her twenty year career there, including reporter, producer, bureau chief, executive producer and editor.

Related episodes:
Kate mentions writers who have written their published works in the State Library of Victoria, including Morris Gleitzman, Kaz Cooke and Gideon Haigh.
In addition to our interviews with writers, we publish a series of bonus interviews with leading figures in the literary, publishing and media worlds. Recent interviews include Jason Stegar and Peter Rose (on book reviews), Terri-ann White and Morry Schwartz (on  publishing in Australia), and Michael Webster (on book sales in Australia).

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The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript of Kate’s interview is available at www.thegarretpodcast.com/kate-torney.

Bonus episode #7
<a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/kate-torney">Kate Torney</a> is the CEO of the State Library of Victoria. The Library is&nbsp;Australia&rsquo;s oldest public library, with more 1.8 million visitors each year. In this interview, she discusses the role of libraries in the 21st century and how libraries (and librarians) can help writers to write.
Before moving to the State Library, Kate was the Director of&nbsp;ABC News. Kate had a variety of roles at the ABC over her twenty year career there, including reporter, producer, bureau chief, executive producer and editor.
Related episodes:
<ul>
<li>Kate mentions writers who have written their published works in the State Library of Victoria, including <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/morris-gleitzman">Morris Gleitzman</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/kaz-cooke">Kaz Cooke</a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/Gideon-Haigh">Gideon Haigh</a>.</li>
<li>In addition to our interviews with writers, we publish a series of bonus interviews with leading figures in the literary, publishing and media worlds. Recent interviews include <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/jason-steger">Jason Stegar</a> and <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/peter-rose/">Peter Rose</a> (on book reviews), <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/terri-ann-white/">Terri-ann White</a> and <a href="http://thegarretpodcast.com/morry-schwartz">Morry Schwartz</a> (on &nbsp;publishing in Australia), and <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/michael-webster/">Michael Webster</a> (on book sales in Australia).</li>
</ul>
About The Garret
The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript of Kate&rsquo;s interview is available at <a href="http://www.thegarretpodcast.com/kate-torney">www.thegarretpodcast.com/kate-torney</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>.

🎧 Interviews with writers about craft and industry figures about what gets published and why.

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