Benefits of membership

The benefits of membership of the Society include:

regular emails about job opportunities and other information
the society's Newsletter
the annual general meeting dinner, free to all members
eligibility to be included in the Freelance Register, an annual directory of freelance editors (full members only)
discounts on training courses and workshops run by the society
meetings in most months with guest speakers as well as other occasional functions
access to a discounted rate for professional indemnity and public liability insurance
discounts at selected bookshops
advocacy of professional affairs, including work with societies in other states and through the Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd)
a discount on membership of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) union.

That's plenty of good reasons to join or renew your membership!

Note that there are different levels of membership and only full members are entitled to sit on the committee, vote at meetings and have an entry in the Freelance Register.

Bookshop discounts

The following bookshops offer Society of Editors (Victoria) members a 10% discount on all full-priced stock.

The Brunswick Street Bookstore
305 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
www.brunswickstreetbookstore.com

Paperback Bookshop
60 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000
www.paperbackbooks.com.au

Continental Bookshop and Soundbooks
(specialising in foreign language books and audio books)
439 Burke Road, Glen Iris 3146
www.soundbooks.com.au
www.continentalbookshop.com

Ballarat Books
15 Armstrong St North, Ballarat VIC
(excluding booklist and sale and nett priced items)
www.ballaratbooks.com.au