APA announces Children’s Editorial Program

The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced a new Children’s Editorial Program, following the model of the existing Residential Editorial Program, with a picture book editing intensive to run for the first time this October.

In an announcement, the APA said: ‘The Children’s Editorial Program will address gaps in training available for editorial staff working in children’s publishing. As well as practical skills development, the program will also provide opportunities for community building and knowledge sharing among editors working in this diverse field.’

A two-day Picture Book Editing Intensive program will run on 24 and 25 October at RMIT in Melbourne, with sessions on topics such as the use of rhyme, collaboration with creators, art direction, story editing, and developing works for domestic and international markets.

Children’s book publisher and author Jane Godwin, who developed the program alongside the APA’s children’s publishers committee, said: ‘Picture books are a huge and varied area of publishing, in terms of style, content and audience. Editing a picture book requires a unique approach, and our aim with this program is to equip picture-book editors with the skills and different perspectives that will help them to create the best version of the picture books they work on.’

Applications are currently open. More information about the program is available on the APA website.

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