Our audience reads to know, not just to agree. They are very conscious and highly engaged. They value quality and integrity. Schwartz Media publishes Australia’s most respected writers across The Saturday Paper, and The Monthly magazine.
Intelligent people make time for quality. They demand deeper engagement with the world of politics, society and culture.
The Monthly features the nation’s leading writers and thinkers. Leaders in business, politics and the arts, from prime ministers to chief executives, consider The Monthly essential reading.
Readers of The Monthly are in the top tier in education, income and occupation.
Print Rates and Specifications
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H 263mm x W 408mm
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H 263mm x W 198mm
No bleed
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H 244mm x W 89.5mm
No bleed
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H 123mm x W 185mm
No bleed
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H 59mm x W 185mm
No bleed
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H 123mm x W 89.5mm
No bleed
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Artwork format Press Ready PDFs
Fonts All fonts embedded
Resolution 300 DPI at 100%
Transparency No transparency
Colour Full CMYK, 100% K
Ink weight 280%
Dot gain 30%
Download Colour profile Help
Macintosh Download the colour profile, and copy to:
Users → *Username* → Library → ColorSync → Profiles folder
1. Download the colour profile
2. Go to the Download folder, and right-click on the ICC profile.
3. Select Install profile.
4. Wait until Windows completes the installation
All advertisers should apply The Monthly.icc profile to their artwork before uploading to Adsend or Adstream.
*All rates include agency commission but exclude GST.
Digital Rates and Specifications
All ads 100% SOV
On our website, one advertiser exclusively occupies all ad slots on a single page.
This provides maximum engagement between brands and readers.
- Each individual creative needs to be its own zip file
- All files need to be in the root folder, no sub-folder allowed
- Must follow W3C standards
- Declare the clickTag variable in your HTML file
- Use the clickTag variable as your click through URL
- No cross-domain scripting allowed
- No local storage or session storage libraries allowed
- Must be SSL compliant
*Animated GIF, loop × 2, maximum 15 seconds, must not contain flashing or strobing sequences
eDM: Emails and newsletters
We encourage supplying three different MREC creatives.
Sponsorship (billboard + all 3 MRECs) $2500
970px x 250px
MREC 1 $1000
300px x 250px
MREC 2 $500
300px x 250px
Sponsorship (billboard + all 3 MRECs) $2500
970px x 250px
MREC 1 $1000
300px x 250px
MREC 2 $500
300px x 250px
MREC 3 $250
300px x 250px
Sponsorship (billboard + all 3 MRECs) $2500
970px x 250px
MREC 1 $1000
300px x 250px
MREC 2 $500
300px x 250px
MREC 3 $250
300px x 250px
Enquire within
*Animated GIF, loop × 2, maximum 15 seconds, must not contain flashing or strobing sequences
*All rates include agency commission but exclude GST.
Advertising Enquiries
Belle Stewart
National Sales Director
[email protected]
Technical and production enquiries
Jack Harris
Advertising Coordinator
[email protected]
The Monthly print material deadlines.
| Issue number | On-sale date | Booking Deadline | Material Deadline | Inserts Deadline |
| 2026 | ||||
| August 2026 | 3 August, 2026 | 15 July, 2026 | 20 July, 2026 | 10 July, 2026 |
| September 2026 | 31 August, 2026 | 12 August, 2026 | 17 August, 2026 | 7 August, 2025 |
| October 2026 | 28 September, 2026 | 9 September, 2026 | 16 September, 2026 | 4 September, 2026 |
| Novmber 2026 | 2 November, 2026 | 14 October, 2026 | 19 October, 2026 | 9 October, 2026 |
| December 2026 / January 2027 | 30 November, 2026 | 11 November, 2026 | 16 November, 2026 | 6 November, 2026 |
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The Saturday Paper makes serious news for serious people. For many of its readers, it is the only commercial media they consume.
It is a crucial newspaper for brands that aim to influence consumer choice and gain exposure in the strongly performing premium segment of the media market.
Print Rates and Specifications
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H 374mm x W 540mm
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H 381mm x W 265mm
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H 183mm x W 265mm
No bleed
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H 95mm x W 265mm
No bleed
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H 46mm x W 265mm
No bleed
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Artwork format Press Ready PDFs
Fonts All fonts embedded
Resolution 300 DPI at 100%
Transparency No transparency
Colour Full CMYK, 100% K
Ink weight 230%
Dot gain 30%
Overprint Off
Download Colour profile Help
Macintosh Download the colour profile, and copy to:
Users → *Username* → Library → ColorSync → Profiles folder
1. Download the colour profile
2. Go to the Download folder, and right-click on the ICC profile.
3. Select Install profile.
4. Wait until Windows completes the installation
All advertisers should apply The Saturday Paper .icc profile to their artwork before uploading to Adsend or Adstream.
*All rates include agency commission but exclude GST.
Digital Rates and Specifications
All ads 100% SOV
On our website, one advertiser exclusively occupies all ad slots on a single page.
This provides maximum engagement between brands and readers.
- Each individual creative needs to be its own zip file
- All files need to be in the root folder, no sub-folder allowed
- Must follow W3C standards
- Declare the clickTag variable in your HTML file
- Use the clickTag variable as your click through URL
- No cross-domain scripting allowed
- No local storage or session storage libraries allowed
- Must be SSL compliant
*Animated GIF, loop × 2, maximum 15 seconds, must not contain flashing or strobing sequences
eDM: Emails and newsletters
We encourage supplying three different MREC creatives.
Sponsorship (billboard + all 3 MRECs) $2500
970px x 250px
MREC 1 $1000
300px x 250px
MREC 2 $500
300px x 250px
MREC 3 $250
300px x 250px
Sponsorship (billboard + all 3 MRECs) $2500
970px x 250px
MREC 1 $1000
300px x 250px
MREC 2 $500
300px x 250px
MREC 3 $250
300px x 250px
Sponsorship (billboard + all 3 MRECs) $2500
970px x 250px
MREC 1 $1000
300px x 250px
MREC 2 $500
300px x 250px
Sponsorship (billboard + all 5 MRECs) $5000
550px x 90px
MREC 1 & 2 $1500
300px x 250px
MREC 3 & 4 $1000
300px x 250px
MREC 5 $750
300px x 250px
Enquire within
*Animated GIF, loop × 2, maximum 15 seconds, must not contain flashing or strobing sequences
*All rates include agency commission but exclude GST.
Advertising Enquiries
Belle Stewart
National Sales Director
[email protected]
Technical and production enquiries
Jack Harris
Advertising Coordinator
[email protected]
The Saturday Paper material deadlines.
| Issue Number | On-sale date | Booking Deadline | Material Deadline | Inserts Deadline |
| 2026 | ||||
| July | ||||
| 607 | 4 Jul 2026 | 29 Jun 2026 | 1 Jul 2026 | 19 Jun 2026 |
| 608 | 11 Jul 2026 | 6 Jul 2026 | 8 Jul 2026 | 26 Jun 2026 |
| 609 | 18 Jul 2026 | 13 Jul 2026 | 15 Jul 2026 | 3 Jul 2026 |
| 610 | 25 Jul 2026 | 20 Jul 2026 | 22 Jul 2026 | 10 Jul 2026 |
| August | ||||
| 611 | 1 Aug 2026 | 27 Jul 2026 | 29 Jul 2026 | 17 Jul 2026 |
| 612 | 8 Aug 2026 | 3 Aug 2026 | 5 Aug 2026 | 24 Jul 2026 |
| 613 | 15 Aug 2026 | 10 Aug 2026 | 12 Aug 2026 | 31 Jul 2026 |
| 614 | 22 Aug 2026 | 17 Aug 2026 | 19 Aug 2026 | 7 Aug 2026 |
| 615 | 29 Aug 2026 | 24 Aug 2026 | 26 Aug 2026 | 14 Aug 2026 |
| September | ||||
| 616 | 5 Sep 2026 | 31 Aug 2026 | 2 Sep 2026 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 617 | 12 Sep 2026 | 7 Sep 2026 | 9 Sep 2026 | 28 Aug 2026 |
| 618 | 19 Sep 2026 | 14 Sep 2026 | 16 Sep 2026 | 4 Sep 2026 |
| 619 | 26 Sep 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | 23 Sep 2026 | 11 Sep 2026 |
| October | ||||
| 620 | 3 Oct 2026 | 28 Sep 2026 | 30 Sep 2026 | 18 Sep 2026 |
| 621 | 10 Oct 2026 | 5 Oct 2026 | 7 Oct 2026 | 25 Sep 2026 |
| 622 | 17 Oct 2026 | 12 Oct 2026 | 14 Oct 2026 | 2 Oct 2026 |
| 623 | 24 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 | 21 Oct 2026 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| 624 | 31 Oct 2026 | 26 Oct 2026 | 28 Oct 2026 | 16 Oct 2026 |
| November | ||||
| 625 | 7 Nov 2026 | 2 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| 626 | 14 Nov 2026 | 9 Nov 2026 | 11 Nov 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| 627 | 21 Nov 2026 | 16 Nov 2026 | 18 Nov 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 |
| 628 | 28 Nov 2026 | 23 Nov 2026 | 25 Nov 2026 | 13 Nov 2026 |
| December | ||||
| 629 | 5 Dec 2026 | 30 Nov 2026 | 2 Dec 2026 | 20 Nov 2026 |
| 630 | 12 Dec 2026 | 7 Dec 2026 | 9 Dec 2026 | 27 Nov 2026 |
| 631 | 19 Dec 2026 | 14 Dec 2026 | 16 Dec 2026 | 4 Dec 2026 |
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