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Next meeting: Tues, Feb 7th Rick Feneley - A day in the life of a newspaper editor Bio Feneley has been with Fairfax for 13 years after a career that began almost 30 years ago as a copy boy with News Ltd. A day in the life of a newspaper editor Location: City Tattersalls Club, 198 Pitt Street, Sydney, 6.30 p.m. for 7.00 p.m. Drinks and light refreshments provided. Cost: $15 for members; $20 for non-members and those who do not RSVP; $10 for holders of a current concession card or student card. Non-members who book and do not attend must still pay. Please RSVP to (02) 9294 4999 (voicemail) or <membership@editorsnsw.com> by Friday, 3 February 2012. **************************************** Join us for The Society of Editors (NSW) Inc.
Sydney Flying Squadron Tuesday, 6 December 2011 $30 includes main, dessert, tea/coffee with soft drinks RSVP Monday, 28 November 2010. Booking is essential. Later bookings cannot be **************************************** Next meeting: Tues, Nov 1st Agata Mrva-Montoya - Should editors embrace social media? Bio Location: Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, 6.30 p.m. for 7.00 p.m. Drinks and light refreshments provided. Cost: $15 for members; $20 for non-members and those who do not RSVP; $10 for holders of a current concession card or student card. Non-members who book and do not attend must still pay. Please RSVP to (02) 9294 4999 (voicemail) or <membership@editorsnsw.com> by Friday, 28 October 2011. **************************************** IPEd NotesNews from the Institute of Professional Editors Limited The IPEd Council met twice during the period covered by these notes, both meetings by teleconference. Two major surveys, and preparations for the 2011 national conference and IPEd’s AGM, were finalised. Summary details of these and other major activities follow at this link. **************************************** Next meeting: Tuesday Oct 4 Jenny Lewis - Script editing Bio TV script editing Location: Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, 6.30 p.m. for 7.00 p.m. Drinks and light refreshments provided. Cost: $15 for members; $20 for non-members and those who do not RSVP; $10 for holders of a current concession card or student card. Non-members who book and do not attend must still pay. Please RSVP to (02) 9294 4999 (voicemail) or <membership@editorsnsw.com> by Friday, 30 September 2011. **************************************** SURVEY: How do editors and proofreaders use social media tools in the context of their work? The aim of this survey is to gain a better understanding of how editors and proofreaders use social media tools in the context of their work. Editors and proofreaders include publishing professionals carrying out structural editing, copyediting or proofreading on any type of publication (books, textbooks, scholarly journals, government and corporate publications, websites, etc.) as a significant part of their everyday role. Please take a few minutes to answer the questions below. Note that the information you provide will be kept CONFIDENTIAL and will be reported only in aggregate. Please provide your name and an email address if you would like to receive the results of the survey and agree to be contacted with follow-up questions. If you have any questions, please contact Agata Mrva-Montoya at Sydney University Press. Email: agata.mrva-montoya@sydney.edu.au Here is a link to the survey: Thank you very much for your time! **************************************** Next meeting: Tuesday, 2 Aug 2011 Christopher Warren - MEAA Bio A not so free press When we talk about press freedom, we often think of developing nations, despotic regimes and failed states. But, as Christopher Warren will discuss, there are serious institutional press freedom concerns faced by western liberal democracies like our own. These include obstruction of freedom of information requests, media concentration, excessive litigation, censorship and government bodies that treat journalists like criminals. At the same time, our industry is going through fundamental change to the ways we communicate and the tools we use to tell our stories. The Media Alliance is custodian of the Walkley Foundation for excellence in journalism, and Chris will also discuss the Foundation's book program and his continuing work with the Book Industry Strategy Group (BISG).Location: Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, 6.30 p.m. for 7.00 p.m. Drinks and light refreshments provided. Cost: $15 for members; $20 for non-members and those who do not RSVP; $10 for holders of a current concession card or student card. Non-members who book and do not attend must still pay. Please RSVP to (02) 9294 4999 (voicemail) or <membership@editorsnsw.com> by Friday, 29 July 2011. **************************************** Winter Dinner RSVP Tuesday 21 June. **************************************** Next meeting: Tuesday, 7 June 2011 Guest Speaker: Debra Adelaide As a professional reader and writer Debra Adelaide has experienced almost all aspects of the writing and publishing process. She will discuss her career as a creative writer and her experiences as an editor, focusing on the author-editor relationship. Location: Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, 6.30 p.m. for 7.00 p.m. Drinks and light refreshments provided. **************************************** CAL National Editors Conference Bursaries Through the generous support of the CAL Cultural Fund, four CAL National Editors Conference Bursaries are being provided so that emerging editors from all parts of Australia may have the chance to attend the National Editors Conference and workshop programs in Sydney. More info on our Conference Page... ****************************************
Next meeting: Tuesday, 3 May 2011 Cookbooks of all flavours Lynn Lewis has worked as an editor and writer for magazines and books in the UK and Australia, including Sotheby's Publishing, Tate Gallery Publications, Vogue Entertaining Guide and Gourmet Traveller. She also has extensive experience commissioning and managing illustrated reference books on a number of topics, for companies such as Weldon Owen and Reader’s Digest. She is currently Backlist Publisher at Murdoch Books, specialising in cookery and lifestyle titles. Location: Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, 6.30 p.m. for 7.00 p.m. Drinks and light refreshments provided. Cost: $15 for members; $20 for non-members and those who do not RSVP; $10 for holders of a current concession card or student card. Non-members who book and do not attend must still pay. Please RSVP to (02) 9294 4999 (voicemail) or <membership@editorsnsw.com> by Friday, 29 April 2011. **************************************** Next meeting: Tuesday, 5 April 2011 Heroes and villains: writing historical biography in the age of celebrity Two books, three disparate protagonists. Yet when examined together, the lives and deeds of photographer Frank Hurley and architect Walter Griffin and his wife and design partner Marion Mahony expose much about a fledgling Australian nation and its view of itself. Biographer, painter, photographer and sometime architect, Alasdair McGregor puts his subjects under the microscope, but warns that the contemporary biographer should not illuminate such children of a different time by the glare of 21st century celebrity. Location: Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, 6.30 p.m. for 7.00 p.m. Drinks and light refreshments provided. Cost: $15 for members; $20 for non-members and those who do not RSVP; $10 for holders of a current concession card or student card. Non-members who book and do not attend must still pay. Please RSVP to (02) 9294 4999 (voicemail) or <membership@editorsnsw.com> by Friday, 1 April 2011. May meeting: Food publishing and editing with Lynn Lewis, Murdoch Books; Tuesday, 3 May 2011. **************************************** With the National Conference coming up this year, the Committee has been hard at work making a few other changes. One of these changes has included developing a brand new logo for the Society:
We're also busy behind the scenes, redeveloping and updating the website to a new system. This logo will be part of the new look for the updated site. What do you think? ****************************************
Next meeting: Tuesday, 1 March 2011 Annual General Meeting No charge-food and drinks provided All are welcome but only financial professional members may vote or stand for office at the AGM. If you have not renewed your membership yet, you can do so at the meeting (please bring your renewal form with you). You can also join on the night if you wish. Location: Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, 6.30 p.m. for 7.00 p.m. Drinks and light refreshments provided. Please RSVP to (02) 9294 4999 (voicemail) or <membership@editorsnsw.com> by Friday, 25th February 2011. **************************************** Call for papers – New Horizons for Editing and Publishing conference This is the first call for papers for ‘New Horizons for Editing and Publishing’, the National Editors main conference, 8–9 September 2011. • download the submission form for abstracts (300 words) here or from our conference website: www.editorsnsw.com/conference2011.htm • papers are for 25–30 minute sessions ‘New Horizons for Editing and Publishing’ is a broad, flexible theme that encompasses trends, innovations and new markets across all genres of editing, and includes both traditional and electronic publishing. **************************************** 2010 Christmas Party RSVP Tuesday, 23 November 2010. **************************************** Next meeting: Tuesday, 1 February 2011 Who’d want to direct a writers’ festival? Sydney Writers’ Festival artistic director Chip Rolley talks about the challenges and surprises he has experienced at the helm of a festival with some 300 events and over 400 participants. As Sydney Writers’ Festival 2011 looms large, Chip will outline his hopes and themes for the upcoming festival in May. Chip is an editor, literary project manager and writer who has worked in Australia, the US and China. Conversant with current literary, social, cultural and political issues, he has an eclectic background in marketing, advertising and literary events management. He is also an activist for freedom of expression, particularly through his recent involvement with both the International and Sydney PEN organisations. Location: Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, 6.30 p.m. for 7.00 p.m. Drinks and light refreshments provided. Cost: $15 for members; $20 for non-members and those who do not RSVP; $10 for holders of a current concession card or student card. Non-members who book and do not attend must still pay. Please RSVP to (02) 9294 4999 (voicemail) or the email address **************************************** Next meeting: Tuesday, 2 November 2010 The near-death of the literary editor Susan Wyndham has been literary editor of The Sydney Morning Herald since 2008, and did an earlier stint in the job from 1996 to 1999. She has a BA (Hons English Literature) and started her career in journalism as a cadet with the Herald in 1981. Since then she has also been a news reporter, feature writer, editor of Good Weekend magazine, New York correspondent for The Australian and a deputy editor of the Herald. In 2008 Picador published her first book, Life in His Hands, about the Sydney neurosurgeon Charlie Teo and his patient Aaron McMillan, a young concert pianist. She has edited and contributed to other books, reviewed books, judged book awards and reads books in every spare moment. Location: Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, 6.30 p.m. for 7.00 p.m. Drinks and light refreshments provided. Cost: $15 for members; $20 for non-members and those who do not RSVP; $10 for holders of a current concession card or student card. Non-members who book and do not attend must still pay. Please RSVP to (02) 9294 4999 (voicemail) or the email address December meeting: Christmas dinner at The Red Snail, Darlinghurst; Tuesday, 7 December 2010. **************************************** Next meeting: Tuesday, 5 October 2010 New directions for the authors’ advocate Newly appointed executive director of the Australian Society of Authors Angelo Loukakis will speak on the ASA’s current activities and new directions, including a research project on manuscript assessment services. As Angelo is involved in the federal government’s Book Industry Strategy Group, he will also give us some early insights into what that group hopes to achieve. An editor as well as authors’ advocate, Angelo will offer his thoughts on editing in an e-book world and the e-book royalty issue. Angelo Loukakis has worked as a writer, teacher, scriptwriter, editor and publisher. He is the author of the fiction titles For the Patriarch (a New South Wales Premier’s Literary Award winner), Vernacular Dreams, Messenger, and The Memory of Tides. He has also written a number of non-fiction works, including a book of the SBS television series Who Do You Think You Are? (Pan Macmillan 2008). His latest novel, Houdini’s Flight, was released in June 2010 (HarperCollins Publishers). Angelo has taught writing, publishing and editing subjects at the University of Technology, Sydney and the Australian Catholic University, Strathfield. He is a past member of the Literature Board of the Australia Council and chair of the NSW Writers’ Centre. Location: Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, 6.30 p.m. for 7.00 p.m. Drinks and light refreshments provided. Cost: $15 for members; $20 for non-members and those who do not RSVP; $10 for holders of a current concession card or student card. Non-members who book and do not attend must still pay. Please RSVP to (02) 9294 4999 (voicemail) or the email address November meeting: Sydney Morning Herald’s literary editor and author Susan Wyndham; Tuesday, 2 November 2010. **************************************** Redact—professional development for working editors Redact is a residential weekend training intensive for experienced editors hosted by the Society of Editors Victoria. This year it will be held at the Mercure Hotel in Geelong on the weekend of 16–17 October. If you are considering some professional development in 2010, think about Redact. You will join a small group of experienced editors for in-depth training in a specialist stream of your choice. Plenary sessions and meal breaks will present opportunities to hear about participants' experiences in the other groups, as well as provide the setting for socialising and networking.
Mandy Brett is a senior editor with Text Publishing, working on both fiction and trade non-fiction titles. Previously she was editor and publisher at IAD Books, an Aboriginal publishing house in Alice Springs, handling trade titles as well as education, reference and dictionaries. Mandy has also worked as a freelance editor, as a production editor on a small magazine and as a computer programmer at Penguin Books. Mandy is guest lecturer in fiction editing for the RMIT Grad Dip in Editing & Publishing. Tim Coronel has been involved in the book industry since 1989. He has worked in a variety of book retailing positions in chain, independent and specialist stores. Tim joined the staff of Thorpe-Bowker in 2002 and was assistant editor of Bookseller + Publisher magazine and the Weekly Book Newsletter from 2003 until 2005; he then became editor of both magazines. He was appointed publisher at Thorpe-Bowker in 2008. Tim is also involved with the University of Melbourne Book Industry Study. Tamsin Wagner is Digital Publishing Coordinator for Melbourne-based independent publisher Scribe Publications. Tamsin has been with Scribe since 2005, previously working there as an editor and as rights and contracts manager. From 1998 to 2002, Tamsin worked as a linguist in the Kimberley region of Western Australia where she helped to develop interactive learning materials for several Indigenous languages. She has also worked as a bookseller for Bookery in Melbourne and Ariel in Sydney. Janet Salisbury has been the director of the science information consulting company Biotext since 1990. Over the past 20 years, Janet has researched, written or edited proceedings and reports for numerous government departments and agencies, non-government organisations and academic institutions. For many major projects, Janet has been involved with every aspect of document production—from rigorously assessing scientific evidence, to conducting research and literature review and public forums and workshops as well as writing, editing and production management of the final document. Bookings for Redact are now open. Course summaries and the current weekend timetable are available on the Society’s website and detailed curriculum outlines will be available soon. redact, v. To put (matter) into proper literary form; to work up, arrange, or edit. **************************************** Next meeting: Tuesday, 3 August 2010 E-books in the Australian market Elizabeth Weiss from Allen & Unwin recently declared that 2010 will be the year for e-books in the Australian market. At our next meeting Elizabeth will outline her digital publishing journey with Allen & Unwin. She will explain some of the issues related to digital publishing, including producing regular and ‘enhanced’ e-books, dealing with vendors, rights and royalties, and what this all means for editors. Elizabeth Weiss is Academic and Digital Publishing Director at Allen & Unwin. In 1994 a friend showed her the early web browser Mosaic and she has been captivated by the potential of the web for publishing ever since (that’s when she’s not waking up at night in a cold sweat). Allen & Unwin is considered one of the leaders in digital publishing in Australia. Location: Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, 6.30 p.m. for 7.00 p.m. Drinks and light refreshments provided. Cost: $15 for members; $20 for non-members and those who do not RSVP; $10 for holders of a current concession card or student card. Non-members who book and do not attend must still pay. Please RSVP to (02) 9294 4999 (voicemail) or the email address September meeting: Beatrice Davis Fellowship winner Alexandra Nahlous on working in New York; Tuesday, 7 September 2010. ****************************************
Winter Dinner RSVP Tuesday 22 June. Booking is essential. You can pay on the night if you have registered. Later bookings cannot be guaranteed as spaces are limited. **************************************** Next meeting: Tuesday, 1 June 2010 The Four Ages of Publishing The trade book publishing industry has changed a lot during the past 50 years, but in many ways it remains the same. Having spent almost 50 years in the industry, publishing consultant Richard Smart is in a great position to give an overview of Australian publishing. In an interactive session (he welcomes as many questions as you can muster), Richard will talk about his career and offer observations on developments in the trade books’ scene. As he has made the transition from editor to publisher, via just about every department in between, Richard will discuss the role of an editor in a 21st century organisation. Richard Smart was a director of The Australian Publishers Association (APA) from 2002–2010 and convenor of the APA’s independent publishers’ committee. He now acts as a publishing consultant to the Association. During his career he has worked for several major companies in Australia and overseas (Ure Smith, Angus and Robertson, Collins, Macmillan, ABC Books and CHOICE Books.) He now runs his own publishing and consulting business, Richard Smart Publishing. Richard was a member of the APA’s training committee for ten years and of Publish Australia’s inaugural committee. In 2007 he was on the Australia Council’s assessment panel for their Literature International Market Development program.
Cost: $15 for members; $20 for non-members and those who do not RSVP; $10 for holders of a current concession card or student card. Non-members who book and do not attend must still pay. Please RSVP to (02) 9294 4999 (voicemail) or email July meeting: Winter Dinner; Tuesday, 6 July 2010. **************************************** Next meeting: Tuesday, 4 May 2010 Speculative Fiction Editing and Publishing Bill Congreve is a technical writer, fiction writer, editor and reviewer, and an independent publisher. His company, MirrorDanse Publishers, produces Speculative Fiction anthologies, so he will have some valuable insights into editing an anthology. Cost: $15 for members; $20 for non-members and those who do not RSVP; $10 for holders of a current concession card or student card. Non-members who book and do not attend must still pay. Please RSVP to (02) 9294 4999 (voicemail) or email **************************************** Insurance package for editors The Society of Editors (NSW) is now able to offer full members a discount rate on professional indemnity and public liability insurance. A summary of the package is available here. **************************************** Next meeting: Tuesday, 6 April 2010 Lisa Anne began her career in the design and visual arts industry as a Junior Art Director/Designer. In 2005, she set up Firekracker, offering practical experience and contemporary design know-how to clients. Her design work has featured in advertising campaigns, books and magazines and she has also published photographic works and essays. From 2005 to 2007, Lisa Anne was an educator in the private and public sector. She has lectured and tutored at the Australian Centre for Photography, College of Fine Arts UNSW, Dynamic Web Training and TAFE Meadowbank in areas of Imaging, Photomedia and Vector Design. Location: Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, 6.30 p.m. for 7.00 p.m. Drinks and light refreshments provided. Cost: $15 for members; $20 for non-members and those who do not RSVP; $10 for holders of a current concession card or student card. Non-members who book and do not attend must still pay. Please RSVP to (02) 9294 4999 (voicemail) or email **************************************** AGM March meeting: Society of Editors (NSW) Annual General Meeting Come along to discuss the 2009 Annual Report and to elect the 2010 committee.
All are welcome but only financial ordinary or professional members may vote
at the AGM. Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street Please RSVP to (02) 9294 4999 (voicemail) or to editorbruce@optusnet.com.au by Friday, 26 February 2010.
**************************************** IPEd exam, 12 September 2009 It will last three and a half hours, including a 30 minute reading and preparation period. Registrations for the exam have closed. **************************************** Next meeting: Tuesday, 1 September 2009 The challenges of self-publishing As a writer and sub-editor with some 30 years of experience Maureen Shelley, co-author of Eat Happy, has found that writing a book—as opposed to articles and reports—is a demanding task. Having that work edited by someone else proved more confronting. For an author, self-publishing is a roller coaster journey, one that Maureen and co-author Rosemarie Robertson have been travelling this year. Marketing a book is another completely separate job that the self-published author needs to undertake. Maureen will speak about her experiences in selling words. She will also speak about her experiences as a writer and sub-editor for a major metropolitan daily newspaper, as a book reviewer for a major metropolitan newspaper and as a book censor. Maureen Shelley has worked for News Limited for the past nine years as a senior journalist, mainly with The Daily Telegraph. As a features sub-editor she edits the work of state, national and international writers. She also writes weekly on real estate, history, education, family, the arts and books. Her first published work was The Report on the Community Consultations with People with Disability on the Proposed Disability Discrimination Act, known as The Shelley Report (1992). As chair of Australia’s censorship appeal body for seven years, Maureen has had to ban books. Her new book, Eat Happy, taglined as recipes for life, is for people with depression and for their families. It gives recipes and measures for people to feel energised, stay calm and in control. Location: Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, 6.30 p.m. for 7.00 p.m. Drinks and light refreshments provided. Cost: $15 for members and students; $20 for non-members and those who do not RSVP; $7 for holders of a current concession card or student card. Non-members who book and do not attend must still pay. Please RSVP to (02) 9294 4999 (voicemail) or email October meeting: The Society of Editors (NSW) and The Galley Club of Sydney joint meeting on Production and Editing; Tuesday 6 October. **************************************** 2009 IPEd National Editors Conference:
Getting the message across The Society of Editors (SA) is proud to announce that the 4th IPEd National Editors Conference will be held in Adelaide on 8-10 October 2009. The conference will take place at the Adelaide Festival Centre on the banks of the River Torrens, with associated events taking place in and around the city centre. So get ready to listen, discuss, learn, edit, eat, drink… and join the Society of Editors (SA) in Adelaide in 2009! Information about the conference will be posted here as it becomes available. The program (still being updated) is also now available. For more information please contact Susan Rintoul. Conference registrations are open – register now! **************************************** Anniversary Dinner A few people managed to take some photos on the night; we'd love it if you could send them to us so we can put them online! Please email them to web@editorsnsw.com and thanks to everyone for making it a special evening! ****************************************
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