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Interview with Nury Vittachi on the 6th IPEd National Editors' Conference 2013
[wpcol_2third id=”” class=”” style=””]So who exactly is Nury Vittachi? Well, apart from being a crime fiction writer and a keynote at the 6th IPEd National Editors’ Conference here in Perth in April 2013, I’ll let him do the talking: Nury Vittachi in a nutshell? A small, bald Asian writer who was born on earth and still spends a fair bit of time there. Yes, so just so you know, he’s also exceptionally funny. Writers are cool, right? Yes, but only because few of us earn enough money to pay our heating bills. Why does he want to come to the conference? Why bother? Well, we asked him to – some of…
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How to network at an editors' conference
Or any other conference really. And by network, I mean meet, chatter, gossip with, not just pop up, deliver your 15 word elevator speech, exchange cards and dash off again. And for those who are still a bit behind, this is the 6th National IPEd Editors’ Conference we are discussing which will be held in Perth in Fremantle in April 2013. In about three months’ time in other words. Before the conference (one is assuming you have already registered for it): Find the program – I have made it easy for you, it’s here. Check out the list of who will be there as speakers and presenters for each session.…
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SOEWA Meeting: 21st April 2009
For all those budding freelancers, editors & writers in Perth: Come along to the next Society of Editors W. A. meeting. It’s on the 21st of April and it will be held at the Subiaco Community Centre at 7 p.m. You are more than welcome to attend, even if you aren’t a member. The reason why you should come? Richelle Moran from the Small Business Development Corporation will be there to discuss “Starting (and surviving) as a freelancer” so as you can imagine you can get a lot of tips and information on freelancing and so on and you can meet Richelle who will tell you all about how the…
