 Society publications
Editors in Conversation
Editors in Conversation features lively conversations with eight editors who have won major awards and raised the level of knowledge management and knowledge presentation. They include:
Sheila Allison & Pamela Ball
Robyn Colman & Lee White
Beryl Hill & Wendy Sutherland
Renée Otmar & Loma Snooks
This collection is the first in a planned Series focusing on Australian editors and their working lives. The aim of the Series is to raise the profile of editors and the editing profession. Complete with illustrations and a comprehensive index.
A range of topics discussed include:
academic publishing, accreditation, Barbara Ramsden Award, Beatrice Davis Fellowship, career changes, CASE, collaboration, computer technology, consolidation, editing societies in Australia, fact checking, foreign language skills, freelancing, graphic design, honorary life membership, information design, IPEd, mentoring, new technology and the impact of technology on the work process, productivity, project management, role of the editor, standards, training, transition, typography, wages and conditions, work practices.
To order your copy of Editors in Conversation, complete the order form and post to the Society of Editors (Vic).
At the Typeface
At the Typeface is an anthology of selections from thirty-five years of the Society's Newsletter with contributions from a wide range of authors, editors and publishers.
This anthology, published by the Society of Editors (Vic.) in October 2005, reveals editors’ professional life, is full of the wit and intelligence of people whose business is words. The anthology is not only an entertaining read but also an important addition to the historical records of Australian publishing.
To whet your appetite for more, have a look at the range of subjects covered just in the first few chapters of At the Typeface.
1 The Role of the Editor
Qualities Desirable in an Editor
The Future of Editors: John Ross, Ken Yendell, Frank Eyre
What Goes into Making an Editorial Policy: Brian Johns
Tunes for the Titanic: Richard Walsh
Excellence, Editors and Power: Sandra McComb
A Fortuitous Accident: Jill Kitson
Money: Nick Hudson
2 Authors on Editors
What Authors Expect of Editors: Geoffrey Serle, George Turner
Impressions of Editors – From a Writer’s Point of View: Chris Wallace-Crabbe
Fiction Editing: Hilary McPhee, Jackie Yowell, Penny Hueston, Gerald Murnane
What a Writer Wants from an Editor: Helen Garner
Editing, Fiction and Poetry: Bryony Cosgrove, Alex Miller, Judith Rodriguez, Alex Skovron
Champions of Written Culture: Kerry Cue
Working with English and Australian Editors: Nikki Gemmell9
3 Editors on Authors
An Answer to Ruth Park: Teresa Pitt
The Good Old Days: Richard Walsh, Teresa Pitt
A Response to Florence King: Lillian D. Rodberg
Editing Fiction: Kay Ronai
4 The Literary Scene
Succeeding as a Writer: Tim Hall
Australia’s Literary Establishment: Does It Exist?: John McLaren
Insights of a Publisher-Turned-Writer: John Hooker
Evil Angels Exposed: John Bryson
‘I Never Read a Book before Reviewing It’: Judith Brett
Editor Quits
Writers’ Week: Jane Sullivan
Surviving as a Freelance Writer: Peter Pierce
On Failing to Meet Famous Writers: Judith Rodriguez
For more information and to order your copy for a $5 discount off retail price, complete the
order form and mail to the Society of Editors (Vic)
One of the First and One of the Finest
One of the First and One of the Finest: Beatrice Davis, Book Editor is a beautifully produced slim monograph, including photographs selected from Beatrice’s personal collection. The OSAE working group and the Society of Editors (Victoria) are pleased to announce that limited copies are available at $10 each.
For more information and to order your copy, complete the order form and mail to the Society of Editors (Vic).
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