Bonus episode #4

The Garret interviews writers about the craft of writing. But the literary industry includes more than just writers - editors, publishers, self-publishers, critics and agents all play roles. Here we interview Morry Schwartz, founder of Schwarz Media.

Morry is one of the most innovative publishers in Australia.

In 1971, at the age of 23, Morry started Outback Press, publishing poetry and fiction. He then founded Schwartz Media in the 1980s, and achieved his first major success with Life's Little Instruction Book with 300,000 copies sold. He then established the Black Inc imprint, which publishes both fiction and fiction works in addition to some of the most innovative - non-fiction publications in Australia. These are published in online and print format and include:

Quarterly Essay, founded 2001, is a periodical featuring a single extended essay of at least 20,000 words, with correspondence relating to essays in previous issues.

The Monthly, founded in 2005 (at a time when the news business was in crisis), is a national magazine of politics, society and the arts, published on a monthly basis.

The Saturday Paper, founded in 2014, is a weekly  broadsheet publication publishing long-form journalism.

 Australian Foreign Affairs, founded in 2017, is Australia's first triennial print publication devoted to Australia's foreign policy and place in the world.

Other imprints within Schwartz Media are Nero, Piccolo Nero, Redback, Schwartz Cityand La Trobe University Press.

Related episode

Morry refers to the time he told Mark Rubbo, Managing Director of Readings, that eBooks would put him out of business.

Morry chose Erik Jensen as the founding editor of The Saturday Paper.

Benjamin Law wrote Quarterly Essay 67 (Moral Panic 101).

George Megalogenis wrote Quarterly Essay 40 (Trivial Pursuit) and 61 (Balancing Act).

Don Watson wrote Quarterly Essay 4 (Rabbit Syndrome) and 63 (Enemy Within).

About The Garret

The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript and interactive show notes of Morry's interview are available at www.thegarretpodcast.com/morry-schwartz.