Become a member

Membership of the Society of Editors (Victoria) Inc. is open to anyone interested in the Society’s aims.

• Full membership is open to anyone with qualifications in editing and publishing recognised by the Society and one year’s full-time experience in industry, or two years’ full-time experience in industry if you do not have a relevant editing and publishing qualification. Those applying for full membership need to provide details of two referees. (Full members are able to vote at the Annual General Meeting, hold office on the committee and have an entry in the Freelance Register.)
• Associate membership is open to anyone with an interest in the publishing and associated industries and the Society’s aims generally.
• Distant membership is available in either of the above categories if you live more than 50 kilometres from the Melbourne GPO.

For further information about the requirements for membership, click here .

Membership fees are due and payable on 1 July each year. Existing members who have not renewed their subscriptions by 1 October are deemed to have resigned. New membership fees after 1 January are half the annual fee. Download the membership form and contact the Membership Officer if you have any queries.

Membership benefits

• a program of monthly meetings with guest speakers
• six issues of the Society's Newsletter each year
• access to the members-only area of this website
• access to the Society's e-list, which notifies members of job opportunities and other useful information
• eligibility to be included in the Freelance Register, an annual directory of freelance editors (full members only)
• discounts on training courses and workshops run by the Society
• discounts at selected bookshops.