The organisers of write | edit | index, the 7th IPEd National Editors Conference 2015 are thrilled to announce two well-known Australians as keynote speakers, namely Jackie French and David Astle.
Jackie French is an author of 140 books across a range of genres. Her work includes fiction for adults and children, gardening, history and picture books. She is a passionate advocate for the conservation of wildlife and the planet.
David Astle is well known as the dictionary guy from the television show Letters and Numbers. He is a self-confessed word nerd writing cryptics for the The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.
The conference launches with a day of professional workshops covering topics on editing, indexing, blogging, design and digital markup to name a few. The next two days include four session streams each day, ensuring that there is a session for everyone.
The conference will take place in Canberra from 6–9 May 2015 and early bird registration closes on 20 February.
Early bird registration (closes 20 February 2015)
Member $485
Non-member $550
Student member $335
Full registration (closes 31 March 2015)
Member $550
Non-member $650
Student member $400
Day registration (closes 31 March 2015)
Thursday $200
Friday $200
Saturday $150
For program details and to register go to www.writeeditindex.net.au
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