1 April 2021 | April 2021
Retired editor shares freelancing tips This is the first story in our new series of profiles featuring retired editors. Meet editor Jackey Coyle. Greetings from the netherworld of semi-retirement. Last year COVID created an alternate reality when stay-at-home...
1 April 2021 | April 2021
Book review: Rebel without a clause, by Sue Butler by Bridget Blair AE Over the past couple of months I have enjoyed dipping in and out of the latest book by former editor of the Macquarie dictionary, Sue Butler. Rebel without a clause: Losing the linguistic plot is a...
1 April 2021 | April 2021, Editors Vic
From the President Things are getting busy and opening up, and it’s been great to see many members joining in on Zoom for branch training courses, speakers and networking activities during the past month. I was especially pleased to host a regional freelance lunch....
1 April 2021 | April 2021
The origins of bureaucratese Biotext Director Kylie Evans uses her expertise to create clear, powerful communication. Here she shares some thoughts about the spread of ‘bureaucratese’. As a plain-English editor, I spend a lot of time converting dense ‘bureaucratese’...
1 April 2021 | April 2021, Gatherings
April 2021Vol. 2 No. 3 | ISSN: 2652-5836 Feature Article Great moments in editingI was originally asked to address the role of editing professionals about the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and assistive technologies. I found this an intriguing premise, not...
1 April 2021 | April 2021
IPEd’s Mentoring Program by Paul Anderson Ted Briggs AE and Elizabeth Manning Murphy DE co-founded the IPEd Mentoring Program for editors, which evolved from a pilot program instituted by the Canberra Society of Editors (CSE) in 2012. Both remain heavily involved: Ted...
