7 August 2024 | August 2024, Newsletters
By Tonia Grundy AE Itâs important when doing an edit To ensure that youâve thoroughly read it From the front to the back Adding words it may lack But if one is superfluous, shed...
7 August 2024 | August 2024, Newsletters
By Editors Western Australia On 25 June and 2 July 2024, attendees of the âStructural editing for publishersâ workshops were afforded the opportunity to gain some clear insight into the world of being a freelance editor for trade publishers. These workshops â one...
7 August 2024 | August 2024, Newsletters
By Robyn Gillies and Ian Mathieson, Editors Queensland What a fabulous presentation by Michelle Worthington. Her knowledge of the childrenâs book industry in Australia and the United States, as both a childrenâs author and editor, was exceptional. Michelleâs personal...
3 July 2024 | July 2024, Newsletters
By Kerry Anderson Sometimes editors are confronted with harrowing material in an authorâs manuscript and, as we read, we empathise with the experiences of the author â including their pain and their trauma. Sometimes authors tell us directly about their experiences,...
3 July 2024 | July 2024, Newsletters
By Deborah Shaw AE At the end of May, we had the pleasure of hearing Karen Workman of Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) talk about Aotearoa New Zealand copyright for editors. In our line of work, some of us will be responsible for sorting out copyright...