From the Standing Committee for Awards and Prizes
Entries close on Monday 10 November for the 2026 IPEd Student Prize, so if you are a student editor, get your entry in now!
The prize acknowledges excellent work by a student of editing, and is open to any tertiary-level student enrolled in an editing or publishing course at a New Zealand or Australian tertiary institution in 2025.This includes students who finished their studies at the end of the first semester. Entry is open for work completed as part of the student’s course that demonstrates editing skills or reflects issues relevant to the editing profession.
The winner receives:
- A$500
- A one-year IPEd membership
- A dictionary of the winner’s choice from a list provided (either a one-year subscription or a printed copy)
- A style guide or manual of the winner’s choice from IPEd’s selected offerings (either a one-year subscription or a printed copy)
- A copy of The editor’s companion by Janet Mackenzie
- A 2-day online course from Biotext, “Writing and editing complex content”, valued at A$594.
The shortlist and winner will be announced early in 2026.
The 2025 Student Prize was awarded to Portia Abbott, a student in the Master of Writing and Publishing program at RMIT University, for an industry report on what makes print text more readable for people with dyslexia. Previous winning entries include Despina Cook’s structural report, Lauren Connell’s essay on green publishing and Penelope Robinson’s essay on diversity in publishing.
More information is available on the IPEd awards page.