Erik Jensen is the founding editor of The Saturday Paper. He previously worked at The Sydney Morning Herald, where he won the Walkley Award for Young Print Journalist of the Year.

His first book, Acute Misfortune: The Life and Death of Adam Cullen, won the Nib Award for Literature and was shortlisted for the Walkley Book Award and the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards.

His most recent work, Erik Jensen on Kate Jennings, is a part of the Writers on Writing series (by Black Inc, the State Library of Victoria and Melbourne University Press) and is a literary profile of Australian poet and writer Kate Jennings.

He has also written for film, television and the stage.

Related episodes:
Alice Pung also contributed to the Writers on Writing series with Alice Pung on John Marsden. We have also interviewed John Marsden on The Garret.
Erik mentions Morry Schwartz, the founder of Schwartz Media (and the company that publishes The Saturday Paper).
Benjamin Law, Don Watson and George Megalogenis are other journalists published by Schwartz Media.

About The Garret

The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript and interactive show notes of Erik’s interview are available at www.thegarretpodcast.com/erik-jensen.

<a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/erik-jensen%20">Erik Jensen</a> is the founding editor of The Saturday Paper. He previously worked at The Sydney Morning Herald, where he won the Walkley Award for Young Print Journalist of the Year.
His first book, Acute Misfortune: The Life and Death of Adam Cullen, won the Nib Award for Literature and was shortlisted for the Walkley Book Award and the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards.
His most recent work, Erik Jensen on Kate Jennings, is a part of the Writers on Writing series (by Black Inc, the State Library of Victoria and Melbourne University Press) and is a literary profile of Australian poet and writer Kate Jennings.
He has also written for film, television and the stage.
Related episodes:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/alice-pung">Alice Pung</a> also contributed to the Writers on Writing series with Alice Pung on John Marsden. We have also interviewed <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/john-marsden">John Marsden</a> on The Garret.</li>
<li>Erik mentions <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/morry-schwartz">Morry Schwartz</a>, the founder of Schwartz Media (and the company that publishes The Saturday Paper).</li>
<li><a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/benjamin-law">Benjamin Law</a>, <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/don-watson%20">Don Watson</a> and <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/george-megalogenis">George Megalogenis</a> are other journalists published by Schwartz Media.</li>
</ul>
About The Garret
The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript and interactive show notes of Erik’s interview are available at <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/erik-jensen">www.thegarretpodcast.com/erik-jensen</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>.

🎧 Interviews with writers about craft and industry figures about what gets published and why.

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