8 May 2024 | Home Page, May 2024, Newsletters
By Camilla Cripps Editors NSW welcomed Dr Kai Jensen AE to their 2024 professional development series on Tuesday 2 April. Kai shared his lived experiences of working with Australian universities, covering the sorts of editing work that universities, their staff and...
8 May 2024 | May 2024, Newsletters
The Special Interest Group for academic editors seeks expressions of interest (EOIs) from members who would like to be deputy chairs of this group. We are looking for two deputy chairs. This way, the face-to-face meeting every two months can still occur, even if the...
8 May 2024 | May 2024, Newsletters
From the Accreditation Board Are you preparing for the accreditation exam? Are you looking for tips on time management or where and how to focus your energy? Maybe you’d like some advice on how to get the most out of the process. We’ve pulled together this list of...
8 May 2024 | Home Page, 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 | Home Page, 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 | Home Page, 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...
