Meet the Committee: Roslyn Copas AE, EdsQ Affiliates Liaison
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Roslyn is a Queensland-based member of IPEd, and the current affiliates liaison for EdsQ. This role explores opportunities to connect with other organisations and events that could be relevant to editors in Queensland.
Roslyn is active in the Sunshine Coast regional group and believes these groups are a great way to share ideas and camaraderie with other editors out in real life. She is also a longtime member of ANZSI (the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers), Queensland Writers Centre and Plain Language Association International.
She has been an editor for more than 30 years, a member of IPEd/Society of Editors for more than 20 years. Along the way, she did a Master of Arts in Writing, Editing and Publishing at the University of Queensland, and faced the challenge of the first accreditation exam in 2008.
“I have mostly worked in government, educational and corporate editing, including in-house roles and as a self-employed subcontractor. I believe that editing is for the endlessly curious, plus you get addicted to meeting deadlines and the thrill of helping writers bring useful messages into the world.”
Alongside her volunteering activities for IPEd, she is the book volunteer for the flourishing free book exchange and community book club at the North Shore Community Centre in Mudjimba.
Her business, AusVoc Educational Publishing, specialises in supporting teams writing educational, technical and research publications for aid and development programs in the Pacific and Southeast Asia. These publications can cover health, education, environment/climate, governance, energy transition, and disaster resilience. She has also helped authors of works of local history, memoir, children’s fiction, and professional and personal development.
Promoting editors at the Eumundi Writers Festival
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Editors Queensland members (left to right) Robin Kent AE, Jeni Lewington AE, Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex OAM (IPEd Patron), Roslyn Copas AE and Kerry Davies AE attended the Eumundi Writers Festival in the Noosa hinterland on 4–6 September, promoting the work of editors and IPEd’s Editors Directory.
Editors Queensland end-of-year events
[All text below is Julia Sudull’s email (26 Oct), shown in yellow for review. Not yet edited. Photo supplied for the Sunny Coast brunch. Phone number and links are as sent.]
Brisbane
In 2026, we’re continuing the EdsQ tradition of an end-of-year dinner at the much-loved Thai Samrarn restaurant in West End. Thai Samrarn is fully licensed with an extensive menu and can manage dietary requirements. Please register so we can confirm numbers with the restaurant. Pay your own way. If you need more information, please contact Judy Gregory on 0431 909 684 or at judy@judygregorywriter.com.au.
Friday 27 November 2026, from 6pm
Thai Samrarn West End, 1/79 Boundary Street, West End
Far North Queensland
Editors in Far North Queensland are invited to the next social lunch of our regional group. Please send any enquiries to Julia Mauro AE at editrixfnq@gmail.com.
Saturday 14 November, from 12pm
La Mesa, Peppers Beach Club, Palm Cove
Sunshine Coast
Before we reach the end of the year, let’s get together and celebrate 2026 with brunch up in one of our favourite spots: the Barn on Flaxton. We can chat about the year that’s been, the year to come, the challenges and successes. So why not hop out from behind that screen and connect with our lovely local editing community while enjoying a delicious brunch.
Please contact Lisa Hill at edqld.sunshine@iped-editors.org with any questions, including if you need a lift or would like to carpool.
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Saturday 21 November, from 11am
The Barn on Flaxton, 445 Flaxton Dr, Flaxton
RSVP to Lisa by Friday 20 November
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