28 September 2021 | Editors ANZ, October 2021
From the President by Caroline Simpson AE Kia ora to you all. With your omniscient knowledge of the future, you are way ahead of me when it comes to knowing about lockdowns and alert levels right now — I wrote this back in September, when Auckland was in its fifth...
28 September 2021 | October 2021
by Anna Thomson We all have our favourite tools to help get the words right. Sometimes, though, getting down to business in the first place is the challenge. I’m unlikely to be alone in feeling that the past year has been a hard one, with many conflicting demands and...
28 September 2021 | October 2021
by Joan Gladwyn It’s fitting that I should be writing this during Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori language week). In August, EdANZ members were privileged to hear Pania Tahau-Hodges talking about how to approach editing of Māori-language text in English language...
28 September 2021 | October 2021
by Jo Vabolis AE I’m a list maker. One list that seems to get longer each month is the list of work-related apps and programs that I plan to check out as soon as I find the time. When I signed up for Mike Lim’s presentation, I knew it would be a good opportunity to...
28 September 2021 | October 2021
by Tina Morganella As a writer as well as an editor, it’s hard for me not to “fangirl” gush about Pip Williams’ presentation. Pip gave a fascinating account of writing The dictionary of lost words, from idea to final draft. She gave us a glimpse into events...
28 September 2021 | October 2021
by Paul Anderson These are practical questions of accessibility and (very limited) choice for people with a print disability. The World Blind Union estimates that less than 10 per cent of all published book material can be read by people who are blind or have low...
