8 May 2024 | May 2024, Newsletters
By Ted Briggs AE, Accreditation Board skills-based member When I ask people what they get from being accredited, one of the most common replies is “increased confidence”. That’s certainly one of the major benefits I felt when I became accredited in 2011. Taking the...
8 May 2024 | May 2024, Newsletters
Dr Renée Otmar DE will be running a fiction editing masterclass for IPEd with a focus on historical fiction. Renée spoke with IPEd Chair Stephanie Holt AE about what draws her to historical fiction, how the genre is changing and what members can expect from the...
8 May 2024 | May 2024, Newsletters
The third edition of IPEd standards for editing practice was launched in March 2024. We spoke with members of the IPEd Standards Working Party (ISWP) about the process of reviewing and updating IPEd’s cornerstone document. In their own words, they describe why...
3 April 2024 | April 2024, Newsletters
Editors play a key role in the publishing pipeline. But as more and more people self-publish and engage editors outside of mainstream publishers, there’s a particular part of the industry that editors need to be aware of: legal deposit. In simple terms, legal deposit...
3 April 2024 | April 2024, Newsletters
The third edition of IPEd standards for editing practice was launched on Thursday 21 March. IPEd’s patron, Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex OAM, delivered the following speech at the launch. If editors are gatekeepers of good textual practice, then the IPEd Standards...
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...
