The Australian Women's Register

Interview with writer Helen Garner who has been appointed writer-in-residence at Griffith University. She discusses the writing and later filming of her novel ‘Monkey Grip’ and talks about heroin addiction (and other forms of addiction) as it relates to the characters and communities represented in her novel. Garner mentions her novellas ‘Other Peoples Children’ and ‘Honour’ and talks about the process of writing.