9 October 2024 | Newsletters, October 2024
By Carolyn Page AE This engaging presentation by editor Kate O’Donnell and author Jessica Dettmann was a superb lesson in editing that is “done with” rather than “done to”. Jessica and Kate originally worked as in-house editors for the same publisher but, finding...
9 October 2024 | Newsletters, October 2024
With a packed itinerary of discussion panels and workshops plus an array of bookish merchandise sure to make any book lover happy, Book Fair Australia is a literary festival that celebrates stories of all genres. From Saturday 2 November to Sunday 3 November, authors,...
9 October 2024 | Newsletters, October 2024
By Jane Fitzpatrick Across1 View professional’s muscle model (8)5 Brain dead when regularly obliged to follow Zoom, omitting nothing (6)10 Music maker mixed piña colada and evicted cad (7)11 Unnatural respect for ghostly figure (7)12 A wickedness returned, full...
9 October 2024 | Newsletters, October 2024
Across: 1 prospect, 5 zombie, 10 Pianola, 11 spectre, 12 alive, 13 harlequin, 15 trick or treat, 19 jack-o-lantern, 24 card table, 26 alarm, 27 oratory, 29 pumpkin, 30 shiver, 31 stop dead Down: 1 poplar, 2 oxalis, 3 pioneer, 4 cha-cha-cha, 6 overeat, 7 bat,...
9 October 2024 | Newsletters, October 2024
President’s report By Deborah Shaw AE Kia ora koutou The week of 16 to 23 September was te Wiki o te Reo Māori, Māori Language Week, and the theme was Ake ake ake – A Forever Language. I shared a range of articles and resources about te reo Māori and Māori publishing...
