Astrid Edwards
PhD
Journalism Studies
Astrid Edwards is a teacher, interviewer and critic. Her PhD at the University of Melbourne investigates potential barriers to publishing and selling climate fiction in Australia. She hosts The Garret, a podcast exploring the Australian publishing industry, and teaches in the Associate Degree of Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT University. She is the former Chair of Melbourne Writers Festival.
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Thesis
Investigating potential and perceived barriers to publishing and selling climate fiction in Australia during 'The Great Derangement'
Research interests
- Climate Communications
- Climate Fiction
- Climate and the Media