Murphy receives inaugural IPEd Janet Mackenzie Medal
Elizabeth Manning Murphy has won the inaugural Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) Janet Mackenzie Medal. The award, which honours the late founding member of Editors Victoria and lifetime IPEd member...
‘Mascara’, Sweatshop launch mentorship program for editors of colour
Mascara Literary Review and Western Sydney literary collective Sweatshop are launching two editing mentorships as part of a new two-year project to upskill emerging writers from diverse cultural backgrounds. The...
APA announces successful applicants for 2014 Residential Editorial Program
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the Australia Council for the Arts have announced the editors selected to attend the 2014 Residential Editorial Program (REP), which will be held at...
New editing business to focus on ebooks
A new Australian editing business aimed at individual authors wanting to self-publish ebooks launched this month. Ebookedit was founded by Nicola O’Shea and Keith Stevenson. O’Shea is a regular freelancer...
Mary Cunnane launches new editing, publishing consultancy business
Former literary agent Mary Cunnane has launched a new editing and publishing consultancy business. Cunnane, who announced the closure of The Mary Cunnane Agency in August, will offer ‘editorial services...
Editing across borders: Abigail Nathan on the highlights of the National Editors Conference
From 10-12 April, the Society of Editors (WA) was host to the sixth IPEd National Editors Conference in Fremantle. As ever, this was a marvellous opportunity for editors of all...
Freelance editing: insiders’ tips
One of the perks of being an editor is the ability to go freelance. Kylie Mason and Abigail Nathan offer some insiders’ tips. The experience a new freelance editor needs...
2013 IPEd National Editors Conference announced
Details for the 2013 IPEd National Editors Conference have been announced. The biennial conference will be held in Fremantle, WA, from 10-12 April 2013, and will be organised and hosted...
APA announces successful applicants for 2012 Residential Editorial Program
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts have announced the editors selected to attend the 2012 Residential Editorial Program (REP), which...
RMIT to offer new Associate Degree in Professional Writing and Editing
RMIT University in Melbourne will offer a new Associate Degree in Professional Writing and Editing this year, and will phase out its existing Diploma and Certificate IV qualifications in the...
Sutcliffe wins NZ Andrew Mason Prize
Kylie Sutcliffe is the recipient of the inaugural Andrew Mason Prize for Most Promising Editor. The annual prize is offered by the Mason Publishing Trust to a graduate of the...
2012 Residential Editorial Program details announced
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the Literature Board of Australia Council for the Arts have announced details about the 2012 Residential Editorial Program (REP), to be held in May...
Digital, social media sessions popular at National Editors Conference
Sessions about online writing, social media, and 'new skills' for editors were among the most popular events at the 2011 Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) National Editors Conference, hosted by...
In Brief
ReadHowYouWant to launch UK titlesCustomised printing company ReadHowYouWant (RHYW) has announced that it will soon be producing titles from a number of UK publishers, as a result of a new...
Why the world needs editors, even if it doesn’t need books: Mandy Brett
This edited extract from a talk Text Publishing editor Mandy Brett delivered at the Wheeler Centre first appeared on Crikey's Culture Mulcher blog by W H Chong. You can also...
Registrations open for 2011 National Editors Conference
The NSW Society of Editors announced last week that registrations have opened for the 2011 National Editors Conference, 'New Horizons for Editing and Publishing'. The conference, which will run from...
In brief
IPEd tenders for 'Style Manual'The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) has joined with Adelaide-based company Website Criteria and the Australian Graphic Design Association to submit an expression of interest to...
Burley Griffin biography wins national editing award
Grand Obsessions: The Life and Work of Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin, written by Alasdair McGregor and edited by Nicola Young (Lantern), has won the national Barbara Ramsden...