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End of Year Meeting - November 9

Many thanks if you’ve already booked and paid.

But if you just haven’t got around to it yet, make sure you come to a wonderful night planned for us all at Riverbend Books and Teahouse on Wednesday 9 November:
·        delicious food and wine
·        pleasant company
·        fun entertainment (no head-banging music)
·        easy access for all
·        free parking nearby
·        great ambience there on Oxford St, Bulimba.

All this for just $60.

Come on — book now!

Venue: Riverbend Books and Teahouse, 193 Oxford Street, Bulimba.
Time: 7.00 pm on Wednesday 9 November.
RSVP: Complete the invite on the meetings page.

Postponed: Workshop on Strategies for Working with Writers

The society's workshop on Strategies for working with writers, scheduled for Sunday 6 November, is to be postponed until 2012.

You will be informed as soon as possible of the new date for this valuable workshop.

Style Council forum broadcast

ABC will be broadcasting segments from the National Editors conference and Style Council public forum on the media's influence on usage.

Catch the broadcasts on:

- Big Ideas ABC Radio National on Sunday 23 October at 5.05pm

- Big Ideas ABC TV News 24 on Sunday 30 October at 1pm


A link to the two programs will be added to the Style Council website:
http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/news/australian_style/style_council.html

October General Meeting: Wednesday 5 October 2011

What's different about indigenous writing? What's involved in mentorship projects?

If you've evern wondered, or maybe you're still wondering, mark your calendar for the Society of Editors' next general meeting. Our two speakers are Linda McBride-Yuke and Ellen van Neerven-Currie. Both are trainee editors in the black&write! Indigienous Editing Mentorship Project. Sue Abbey, who established the black&write! editing program, will also be with us.

WHEN: 6pm Wednesday 5 October 2011

WHERE: The German Club, 416 Vulture Street, East Brisbane
COST: $5 per person
RSVP to Diane Josey (meetings@editorsqld.com)  

The Story Conference

For the third year running the Story Conference is themed around "Creative Methods: Widening the World of Work" and is being held in Melbourne from 5-7 October 2011.

Sessions at this year’s conference would be of particular interest to the following professionals: Facilitators, Educators (academics, teachers, trainers), Community development & engagement practitioners, Writers, Consultants (internal, external, learning, OD), Coaches, Professional speakers, Managers, Leaders and Therapists.

With national and international delegates, this unique conference has been quoted as being “a welcome and much needed innovation in Australia”.

More information: www.thestoryconference.com.au

Professional Development Workshops for Editors

We are delighted to announce a new training workshop option on Wednesday, 7 September 2011 as part of the ‘New Horizons for Editing and Publishing’ conference events.

Neil James, Executive Director of the Plain English Foundation, will present a workshop on Plain English for Editors. Please see the attached Workshop Summaries pdf for details.

In all, there are six one-day workshop options and they each run from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm on Wednesday 7, September:

• Writing and Editing for the Web – Simon Hillier
• Editing Oral History for Publication – Linda Shopes
• Editing for Museum Exhibitions and Publications – Jennifer Blunden
• Indexing for Editors – Glenda Browne
• Running a Freelance Business – Julie Harders, Lan Wang, Abigail Nathan, Denise Holden and Lyn Fernance
• Plain English for Editors – Neil James

The concurrent sessions will take place at the Dockside Conference Centre or nearby Star Room venue. At the moment places are available in all workshops but some are filling up fast. Workshops cost $250 for members of an Australian Society of Editors (including associate members).

The workshops represent a great opportunity for editors from around Australia to receive further trainin

g in specialised areas, in particular: Editing for Museum Exhibitions and Publications; Editing Oral History for Publication; and Indexing for Editors. We can only run these workshops every few years, so do make the most of the opportunity. There are plenty of online specials for discounted accommodation or flights to Sydney in September. To book a place, register online at www.editorsnsw.com/conference2011.htm

Workshop Summaries

New ebook: Marketing your freelance editing business

Marketing your freelance editing business: a step-by-step guide for Australian editors has been designed for editors by one who has been there and done that, Renee Otmar. With this book she will inspire you to take steps towards your own success, holding your hand through the processes of visualising the business you would like to create, developing a marketing plan, implementing it and then evaluating its effectiveness.

Find out more at www.otmarmiller.com.au

Announcing the ABRElizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize

Australian Book Review is delighted to announce the ABRElizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize, worth a total of $8000.

Entries should be single-authored stories of between 2000 and 5000 words written by Australian citizens or permanent residents.

Results will be announced in October and the winning story will be published in the October 2011 (Fiction) issue.

This is an invaluable opportunity for new and established writers. Please forward this email to any friends or colleagues who may wish to enter.

The guidelines and entry form are available from www.australianbookreview.com.au

ABR gratefully acknowledges the generous support of Mr Ian Dickson.