University of Queensland student Despina Cook wins 2024 Student Prize

3 April 2024 | April 2024, Newsletters

“It was a complete shock,” Despina Cook, the winner of the 2024 IPEd Student Prize, said of the award. “When I actually read the email I just broke down. It’s amazing. “We all have this ‘oh I’m not good enough’ thought always hanging around. And sometimes...

IPEd statement on the impact of AI and LLMs on editors and the editing profession

3 April 2024 | News

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) using large language models (LLM) technologies is becoming of increasing concern to publishing industries around the world. CSIRO defines AI as “a collection of interrelated technologies used to solve problems...

IPEd seeking Company Secretary

3 April 2024 | News

Position Description: Company Secretary Employment Type: Voluntary, with expenses paid where appropriate. The Institute of Professional Editors Ltd (IPEd) seeks to appoint a Company Secretary to manage IPEd’s statutory duties and responsibilities. The role requires...

Indicative costs of academic editing – Updated guidance for potential clients

3 April 2024 | April 2024, Newsletters

By Rhonda Daniels AE, Standing Committee on Academic Editing IPEd’s Standing Committee on Academic Editing (SCAE) has updated its guidance, first released in June 2021, on the indicative costs of academic editing for potential clients. The updated range of costs and...

Event report: IPEd at Perth Festival 2024 Writers Weekend

3 April 2024 | April 2024, Newsletters

By Editors Western Australia  During the weekend of 23 to 25 February 2024, the State Library of Western Australia served as the meeting place for a large contingent of authors, writers and readers – and a good few editors too – which formed the Perth Festival 2024...