June 2022
Vol. 3 No. 5 | ISSN: 2652-5836
Feature article
A fond farewell – our mentoring program founders pass on the baton
Ted Briggs AE and Elizabeth Manning Murphy DE are more than simply the founders of IPEd’s Mentoring Program: they have also been its beating heart, emotional core, fierce protectors and greatest advocates. As they step down from the mentoring program, we thank them for their invaluable contributions.
IPEd news
CEO’s message
We’ve got two exciting announcements this month. The IPEd conference is happening in May 2023. This will be a virtual event, in response to your survey feedback. Also, we’ll soon be offering a new membership tier for our soon-to-graduate student members – one year graduate memberships at student rates.
Exam preparation workshops
If you’re planning to sit the exam this year but you missed the first two rounds of exam preparation workshops, don’t despair – we are running a final set of workshops in June.
Superannuation – who is entitled to it?
Editors can be paid for their editing work under a range of different work arrangements, some of which make them eligible to receive superannuation, even if they are sole traders.
Why should you upgrade your membership?
As with any other professional organisation, IPEd aims to develop members and the profession. As members, we have the opportunity to bring both our career and the profession to the next level. These two things go hand in hand.
General interest
Paying it forward – Helping a new researcher from the Solomon Islands get published
“I have recently had the satisfying experience of working closely with a new researcher, based in the Solomon Islands, to produce his first article for journal publication.”
Event report: The heart of editing a romance
Romance stories are not all the same – they are as different as every person reading this. Here are key questions to consider when you’re editing a romance.
In fine company
“Many times in my life I’ve worked as a writer or editor. Sometimes it’s been a lonely gig. Other times I’ve been welcomed as part of a larger team…”
Event report: Grammar nerds of the world untie
The program synopsis deliberately included enough clangers to have any editor either twitch or salivate. Thankfully a panel of imminent, whoops, eminent editors, chaired by IPEd Chair Ruth Davies, were around to lend a hand at this Brisbane Writers Festival event.
Book review: Teaching publishing and editorial practice by Jocelyn Hargrave
How can tertiary programs best prepare graduates for industry? How well does their learning translate to the workplace? These questions guide Dr Jocelyn Hargrave’s recent study into teaching and editorial practice.
Event report: Accessibility matters
Access to print material is not a choice; lack or limitation of access is profoundly challenging for vision-impaired people. Dr Agata Mrva-Montoya, a member of IPEd’s Accessibility Initiative Working Party, was a part of an expert panel discussing print accessibility at this Brisbane Writers Festival event.
Cryptic crossword No. 15
Instructions: Five of the solutions are classic Australian 23ds, one in singular. These clues don’t include a separate definition – only the cryptic elements needed to get to the solution.
Events
EdWA: Read Like an Editor Book Club – Endings
Date: Tuesday 7 June 2022, 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm AWST
Location: online via Zoom
Book: here
EdWA: Artificial intelligence and editing with Amara Motala
Date: 16 June 2022, 6.00 pm to 7.00pm AWST
Location: online via Zoom
Book: here
EdANZ: Their life in your hands – Editing memoir
Date: Saturday 11 and 18 June 2022, 12.00 pm to 3.00 pm AEST, 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm NZST
Location: online via Zoom
Details: This workshop is for editors interested in expanding their practice into memoir, and for those who would like to consolidate their skills. It features new content and hands-on activities.
Book: here
EdVic: Seduce the writing: the editor as mentor, with Dr Eugen Bacon – speaker event
Date: Thursday 23 June 2022, 6.00 pm to 7.00pm AEST
Location: online via Zoom
Book: here
EdVic: Grammar in a nutshell – workshop
Dates: 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm AEST for all sessions, Friday 24 June and Friday 1 July 2022
Location: online via Zoom
Book: SOLD OUT
EdVic: Editors networking lunch – Melbourne
Date: Wednesday 22 June 2022, 12.30 pm AEST
Location: The Fitz Café, 347 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Book: here
EdNSW: EdNSW winter dinner
Date: Tuesday 19 July 2022, 6.30 pm for a 7.00 pm serving time
Location: Diethnes Greek Restaurant, 336 Pitt Street, Sydney
Book: Invitations will be emailed to all members of the NSW branch. Please contact ednsw.admin@iped-editors.org if you have not received the details by mid-June.
EdNSW: EdNSW annual branch meeting
Date: Tuesday 2 August 2022, 7.00 pm AEST
Location: online via Zoom
Details and bookings: open to branch members only. Details to be sent via email closer to the date.
The Institute of Professional Editors Limited (IPEd) is the professional association for Australian and New Zealand editors.
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We acknowledge and pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Traditional Owners, Custodians of Country and First Nations in Australia, and to Māori as tangata whenua and te Tiriti o Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.
