CSE members are winners at the ACT Notable Book Awards

We're so pleased to share the news that two members of the Canberra Society of Editors won awards in their categories at the ACT Notable Book Awards.

One is Helen Topor, whose memoir Neither King nor Saint was shortlisted in the Non-Fiction category. At our February general meeting, Helen talked about this memoir and her experience of the self-publishing process.

The other is Maurice Nevile, whose book Translating Loss: A haiku collection was shortlisted in the Poetry category.

We congratulate them both for this recognition.

General meeting 28 June 2023: Editing children’s books, the inside story

Join us this month for a meeting with Dr Stephanie Owen Reeder, an award-winning and highly experienced children’s book author, editor and illustrator. Writing and editing children’s books requires specialised skills and knowledge. Above all, perhaps, the author or editor needs to have a firm grasp of what will engage young readers; be able to match language use and illustrations to the age group of the target audience; and choose the form of text most appropriate to the story and its audience.