Useful Podcasts for Australian Writers
Podcasts can be a great resource and energiser for writers and self-publishers. You’ll find different ones suit the different stages of your development as an author, and can also be beneficial for your author business. Not all will suit your style (and you can grow out of them too), but some are incredibly valuable and make a great companion while exercising, doing chores and driving.
Here are some podcasts for authors that I’ve benefitted from over the years.
Australian podcasts for writers, authors and self-publishers
- ALLi Publishing & Distribution stream with me (hahah yes, of course a plug as there is some incredibly useful information in these podcasts thanks to knowledgeable Australian and international publishing trailblazers)
- The Booksellers Podcast with Jaye Chin-Dusting from the Mary Martin Bookshops and Mark Rubbo from Readings
- Secrets from The Green Room with Karen Viggers and Irma Gold
- James and Ashley Stay at Home with Ashley Kalagian Blunt and James McKenzie Watson
- Words and Nerds podcast with Dani Vee and guests
- Talking Aussie Books podcast (fiction focus) with Claudine Tinellis
- Conversations catch up on all these great ABC Radio author interviews
- Writes4Women podcast with Pamela Cook
- Stories Behind the Stories with Better Reading
- Talking Aussie Books with Claudine Tinellis
- The Publisher and the Writer with Seana Smith and Jane Curry
- Spa Girls Podcast – (New Zealand)
Regarding the monthly ALLi Podcast I host, you’ll pick up some great tips from all sorts of fascinating and knowledgeable interviewees from around the world, here are a few that may be of interest:
Self-Publishing with ALLi – Anna’s Episodes
Verse, Visuals, and Special Edition Decisions — Making a Book with Intention
With Lande Jewels
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-special-edition-decisions/
Sharing First Nations’ Stories Using Indie Platforms
With Anna Borzi AM
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-first-nations-stories/
The Digital DNA of Your Book — Metadata Insights
With Abbey Clark
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-metadata-insights/
Using Indie Platforms to Publish First Nations’ Stories
With Anna Borzi AM
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-first-nations-stories/
Producing Affordable Audiobooks with AI Assistance
With Phil Marshall
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-producing-affordable-audiobooks/
How Literary RPGs Find Their Audience
With Vee Hendro and Hayley Gordon
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-literary-rpgs/
How Literary Worlds Become Playable as RPGs — Producing Books, Cards and Collaborative Stories
With Vee Hendro and Hayley Gordon
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/events/podcast-drop-part-1-how-literary-worlds-become-playable-as-rpgs-producing-books-cards-and-collaborative-stories/
Production and Distribution Strategies of a Six-Figure Author
With Fiona Tarr
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-six-figure-author/
Updating, Rebranding, and Managing Your Books
With Catherine Bilson
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-rebranding/
Exploring Global Distribution, Metadata, and Accessibility
With Danica Favorite
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-global-distribution/
Audio Interview: Vellum Co-Creator Brad Andalman
With Brad Andalman
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-brad-andalman/
Books Without Barriers — Making Your Writing More Accessible
With Julie Ganner and Dr Agata Mrva-Montoya
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-books-without-barriers/
Expanding Book Distribution with BookVault’s Global POD Services
With Alex Smith
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-bookvault/
How Zines Can Boost Creativity and Build Reader Connections
With Rebekah Lambert
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-zines/
The Practical Side of Book Production and Distribution
With Phillipa Nefri Clark
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-book-production-and-distribution/
How to Distribute Your Audiobook Globally
With Lindsay Senior
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-distribute-your-audiobook-globally/
The Importance of Indexing for Nonfiction Authors
With Madeleine Davis
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-indexing/
How to Get Your Books into Libraries
With Mark Leslie Lefebvre
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-how-to-get-your-books-into-libraries/
How to Save Money when Outsourcing Publishing Tasks
With Michael Hanrahan
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-outsourcing-publishing-tasks/
Why ISBNs Matter for Indie Authors
With Michael La Ronn
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/why-isbns-matter/
Guest: Anna Borzi AM (First Nations Writers Festival / First Nations Publishers)
Topic: First Nations publishing, global distribution, POD, direct-to-reader sales, lean publishing models
Episode link:
Sharing First Nations Story Using Indie Platforms
Other international podcasts for writers, authors and self-publishers
- The ALLi Self-publishing Advice Podcast with Orna Ross and ALLi team members
- The Creative Penn podcast with Joanna Penn
- Reedsy Bestseller Podcast
- The Book Marketing Show podcast, with Dave Chesson from Kindlepreneur
- The Self-Publishing Show Podcast with Mark Dawson and James Blatch
- The Publishing Profits Podcast Show with Tom Corson-Knowles
- The Sell More Books Show, hosted by Bryan Cohen and H. Claire Taylor