Working Words

Working Words Working Words is a collection of 'chats' based on ten years of articles written by Elizabeth Manning Murphy for 'The Canberra editor'.

The book is a companion to books on grammar, style, punctuation, plain English, editing and the business of being a freelance writer or editor.
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Next meeting

History and development of SfEP

Val Rice will be the Society’s guest speaker at its first meeting in February 2012. Her talk will cover the history and development of Society for Freelance Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP) from its first meeting in 1988 to the present day.

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Newsletter

The Canberra editor November 2011

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Training

Writing to persuade and other Plain English courses
September to November 2011 (various dates)

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Other news

Closed: IPEd web minder position
October 21st, 2011
 

The Institute of Professional Editors Limited (IPEd) seeks a part-time web minder to join its team of voluntary workers for its .

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The media’s influence on usage: Big Ideas
October 20th, 2011
 

In the wake of the National Editors conference and Style Council, and the public forum on the media’s influence on usage, the ABC will be broadcasting segments from the forum on Big Ideas ABC Radio National Sunday 23 October at 5.05pm and on Big Ideas ABC TV News 24 on Sunday 30 October at 1pm.

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