From the Standing Committee on Awards and Prizes (SCAP)
The Janet Mackenzie Medal (the Mackenzie) is IPEd’s highest award and applications are now open. It is awarded to an outstanding professional editor who has lifted the standard of the editing profession and/or given exemplary service to IPEd or another professional association committed to the advancement of editors and the editing profession. Any professional or associate member of IPEd can nominate another member.
The award honours Janet Mackenzie DE HLM (Distinguished Editor and Honorary Life Member) (1947–2018). Janet was a founding member of Editors Victoria (1970) and served IPEd in many capacities over many years. Janet was passionate about the editing profession, as attested to in her book, The editor’s companion, which is still in high demand. She was a strong advocate for the establishment of IPEd and its Accreditation Board, often leading the work involved. She served on the first Standards Working Group (1998–2001) and she was also a member of the Style Manual 7th Edition Steering Group, from which she resigned only weeks before her death.
The winner receives an engraved medal and honorary lifetime membership of IPEd.
If you are intending to submit a nomination, you must submit an “Intention to nominate for the Mackenzie” email to secretary@iped-editors.org no later than 5 pm AEDT (7 pm NZDT) Monday 2 November 2026. Please put “Intention to nominate for the Mackenzie” in the subject line of your email. Nominations close at 5 pm AEDT (7 pm NZDT) Monday 30 November 2026.
Please visit the IPEd awards page for details of eligibility and how to apply.