Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a Sudanese-born Australian writer, social advocate and mechanical engineer.

Her 2015 Tedx Talk, 'What does my headscarf mean to you?' has been viewed more than 2 million times. In 2016 she released her memoir Yassmin's Story, and was named the Queensland Young Person of the Year. In 2019 she released her first work of fiction, the young adult novel You Must Be Layla.

Her writing appears in The Guardian and Teen Vogue, as well as a number of anthologies and journals.

About The Garret

In 2019 The Garret is a finalist in the Australian Podcast Awards in the Literature, Arts and Music category.

You can read the transcript of this interview at thegarretpodcast.com. 

You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Facebook, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram.

Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a Sudanese-born Australian writer, social advocate and mechanical engineer.
Her 2015 Tedx Talk, 'What does my headscarf mean to you?' has been viewed more than 2 million times. In 2016 she released her memoir Yassmin's Story, and was named the Queensland Young Person of the Year. In 2019 she released her first work of fiction, the young adult novel You Must Be Layla.
Her writing appears in The Guardian and&nbsp;Teen Vogue, as well as a number of anthologies and journals.
About The Garret
In 2019 The Garret is a finalist in the <a href="https://australianpodcastawards.com/">Australian Podcast Awards</a> in the Literature, Arts and Music category.
You can read the transcript of this interview at <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/yassmin-abdel-magied">thegarretpodcast.com</a>.&nbsp;
You can also follow The Garret on <a href="https://twitter.com/GarretPodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GarretPodcast/">Facebook</a>, or follow our host Astrid Edwards 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>.

The Garret: Writers & the publishing industry

Yassmin Abdel-Magied

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