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Occasional Series on Australian Editors

Archival holdings, Records (2004-09)

Organisation:	Occasional Series on Australian Editors, Society of Editors (Victoria)
Title:	Records, [manuscript]
Access Copyright:	Available for reference. Copying for research or publication purposes must be approved by the Society of Editors (Victoria) Inc.: refer requests to the manuscripts librarian.
Date(s):	2004-09 (continuing)
Extent:	8 boxes
Contents/Summary:	Records, comprising minutes general meetings, minutes special meetings, e-mail correspondence, transcripts of interviews, transcript of conference panel 'Some of the Finest: honorary life members', book, journal, newsletter publications and reviews, media releases; also material relating to the production and publication of Anthony Barker's biography of Australian editor Beatrice Davis, One of the First and One of the Finest (1991).
Subject(s):	Allison, Sheila Ball, Pamela Colman, Robyn Dixon, Ruth Hill, Beryl Hudson, Nick Jevons, Colin Otmar, Renée Pitt, Teresa Snooks, Loma Sutherland, Wendy Walby, Basil Watts, Julie Whelan, Janette White, Lee Wilson, Barbara Ker Yowell, Jackie Occasional Series on Australian Editors. Records Correspondence Manuscript versions for publication

Notes:

Biographical/Historical note(s):	Biographical notes of editors
Descriptive list(s):	Descriptive list available for reference
Location:	Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library of Victoria

Descriptive list

Records supplied by Lisa Berryman, former president of the Society of Editors (Victoria), HarperCollin's children's publisher

Includes historical overview in note form of lead-up to Lisa Berryman commissioning former Angus & Robertson editor, Anthony Barker, to write about Australian editor, Beatrice Davis; reviews of Barker's One of the First and One of the Finest (1991) and invitation to Sydney launch; publishing contract and memorandum of agreement between Anthony Barker and Society of Editors (Victoria); earlier correspondence between Society of Editors (Vic.) President, Lisa Berryman, and Anthony Barker; marketing plan for One of the First and One of the Finest; press release; newspaper articles including reviews; SMH obituary, Beatrice Davis (1909-1992).

Samples of digital scanned text, cover and photographs from One of the First and One of the Finest supplied byPeter Patterson, General Manager, Mercury Print (22 April 2005) and Jill Donald, Production Manager, HarperCollins, Sydney (4 August 2005).

Pbk. copy from first print run of One of the First and One of the Finest (Society of Editors, Victoria, 1991)

Pbk. copy from first print run of Editors in Conversation (Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2007)

Pbk. copy from first print run of Editors in Conversation 2 (Society of Editors (Victoria) Inc., 2009)

Agendas and Minutes, OSAE working group:

(2004-2009), including Minutes of Special Meeting with Lisa Berryman, HarperCollins, Southbank, Melbourne (23 June 2005)

Media Promotion:

Media Release (dated October 2005) on OSAE program of activities at the second national editor's conference (13-15 October, 2005)

Conference flier inviting conferees and Hobart print media to attend the launch of Editors in Conversation at the 3rd IPEd national editor's conference, 10 May 2007

Conference flier inviting conferees to attend the launch of Editors in Conversation 2 at the 4th IPEd national editor's conference, 9 October 2009

Records, OSAE activities at the second national editor's conference, Editing in Context, 13-15 October, 2005, Melbourne, Australia:

1. 'Some of the finest: honorary life members'. A 50-minute panel session, chaired by Renée Otmar, honorary life member and former president of the Society of Editors (Victoria), featuring society of editors' state and territory honorary life members including Sheila Allison (Tasmania), Pamela Ball (South Australia), Loma Snooks (Canberra) and Lee White (Victoria).

[Edited transcript and digital recording of the panel presentation, hosted by the Occasional Series working group (Victoria) and sponsored by the Society of Editors (Victoria). Complete with introduction by Diane Brown, convenor, Occasional Series on Australian Editors.]

2. 'Editors in conversation'. A series of 45-minute facilitated conversations with honorary life members recorded at the second national editors' conference featuring:

Sheila Allison and Pamela Ball (facilitated by Anitra Nelson, 13 October 2005)
Renée Otmar and Loma Snooks (facilitated by Pamela Hewitt, 14 October 2005)
Robyn Colman and Lee White (facilitated by Anitra Nelson, 14 October 2005)
Beryl Hill and Wendy Sutherland (facilitated by Jenny Craig, 15 October 2005)

3. 'Editors in conversation'. A series of 60-minute conversations with Honorary Life Members recorded at various venues in 2007 featuring:

Jackie Yowell and Ruth Dixon (facilitated by Jenny Craig, 30 October 2007)
Nick Hudson and Basil Walby (facilitated by Wendy Owen, 27 November 2007)
Teresa Pitt and Colin Jevons (facilitated by Kerry Biram)
Barbara Ker Wilson and Janette Whelan (facilitated by Jennifer Wright and Sharon Neville,13 December 2007)

OSAE consent form for interview and publication.

OSAE permissions form for publication (2007/2009).

List of questions for Editors in Conversation 2005 interviews.

List of questions for Editors in Conversation 2007 interviews.

Renée Otmar's 'Session Outline' for 'Some of the Finest: Honorary Life Members'.

Edited transcripts of first round interviews for the 'Editors in Conversation' series, complete with biographies and jpeg images of interview subjects (see Book publication below)

Style sheets for Editors in Conversation (2007/2009).

Records, OSAE activities at the 3rd IPEd National Editors Conference, From Inspiration to Publication, 9-12 May, 2007, Hobart, Australia and the 4th National Editors Conference, Getting the Message Across, 8-10 October, 2009, Adelaide, Australia:

Copy of speech by Gina Mercer, Editor, Island, on the occasion of the launch of Editors in Conversation, 10 May 2007.
Copy of speech by Pamela Ball, Honorary Life Member, SA Society of Editors, on the occasion of the launch of Editors in Conversation 2, 9 October 2009.

Book publication (2005-2009):

Email correspondence detailing invitation to be interviewed, responses; times of interviews, processes involved; questions for interviewees; requests for biographical material; email correspondence between working group members re style sheets and other matters related to interviews; correspondence to and from interviewees and facilitators re changes to manuscripts.

Transcripts from original verbatim transcript, to edited transcript with track changes, to first and second pages with corrections marked.

Index prepared by Kerry Biram for Editors in Conversation (MS Word)

Cover for Editors in Conversation (2007) and Editors in Conversation 2 (2009)

Order forms (national and export) for Editors in Conversation (2007/2009)

Newsletter and newspaper articles:

'Occasional Series on Australian Editors' in Society of Editors (Victoria) Newsletter, June/July 2006, p. 6.

'Jackie Yowell: honorary life members' presentation' in Society of Editors (Victoria) Newsletter, June/July 2006, p. 4.

'Occasional Series on Australian Editors' in Catchword, No. 106, Winter 2006, p. 5.

'Occasional Series on Australian Editors' in BookWorm, newsletter of Society of Editors (WA), June 2006, pp. 5-6.

'Occasional Series on Australian Editors' in Catchword, No. 104, Summer 2005, p. 7

'Occasional Series - Editors' in Catchword, Issue 103, Spring 2005, p. 6.

'Occasional Series on Australian Editors: National Editor's Conference Update' in The Canberra Editor, Vol 14, Number 7, August 2005, p. 7.

'Tribute to Beatrice' by Elizabeth Riddell, The Australian, Thursday February 7, 1974.

'The Occasional Series on Australian Editors' posted on Society of Editors Queensland website, 26 May 2007, www.editorsqld.com/whats_new/whatsnew.htm, viewed 5/06/07, detailing news re the launch of Editors in Conversation inc. book details and a link to the Society of Editors (Vic) website and book order form.

'The Occasional Series on Australian Editors' in The Canberra Editor, vol 16, no 3/4, April/May 2007, p. 5, short article re the launch of Editors in Conversation, with a note 'copies will be available for direct sale to all society members after the launch'.

'The Occasional Series on Australian Editors Update: February 2007' in Society of Editors WA newsletter, BookWorm, March 2007, pp. 4-5, re updating members on the activities of the OSAE working group, with information about the launch of Editors in Conversation, with a note 'an order form for book sales will be uploaded to the Society of Editors (Victoria) website. Copies will be available for direct sale from the Society of Editors (Victoria), the Canberra Society of Editors and the Society of Editors (Tasmania)'.

'The Occasional Series on Australian Editors, Update: February 2007', in Society of Editors (Victoria) Newsletter, Jan/Feb 2007, p. 6. Half-page article updating members on the activities of the OSAE working group, the launch of Editors in Conversation, with details of how to access the order form on the website. Also a note, 'We are currently updating the OSAE page on the Society's website. If members have any ideas or suggestions for our 2007 program, we'd like to hear from you.'

'From the President' in The Canberra Editor, vol. 16, no. 6, July 2007 re a reminder that 'members can purchase a special discounted copy ($20) for the recently launched Editors in Conversation that includes our first President, Loma Snooks. Copies will be on sale at general meetings'.

'President's report' by outgoing President, Liz Steele, in the Society of Editors (Victoria) Newsletter, July 2007, p. 3, last report to members before July 2007 AGM. She mentions the launch of Editors in Conversation in Hobart in May, the first in a series planned by the Occasional Series on Australian Editors, re-affirms the Society's support for the working group and acknowledges the significance of the Occasional Series project.

'Treasurer's Report' by Ian Willson in Society of Editors (Victoria) Newsletter, July 2007, p. 10, 2006-07 financial report inc. two amended entries for the Occasional Series project (receipts and expenditure).

'OSAE working group seeking additional members' by Jenny Craig in Society of Editors (Victoria) Newsletter, Aug-Sept 2007, p. 5.

Journal articles and essays:

'Pamela Hewitt in conversation with Renée Otmar and Loma Snooks', The Fine Print, issue 3, February 2006, pp. 37-41

Full transcript 'Occasional Series on Australian Editors' (unpublished 2007)

Book, newsletter and newspaper reviews:

Jenny Craig, 'Discovering Beatrice Davis', in Society of Editors (Victoria) Newsletter, April/May 2006, p. 5.

'Discovering Beatrice Davis' in Blue Pencil, newsletter of Society of Editors (NSW), June 2006, p. 7.

'One of the First and One of the Finest: Beatrice Davis', Book Editor in BookWorm, newsletter of Society of Editors (WA), June 2006, pp. 6-8.

'A small, sharp gemstone' by Kerryn Goldsworthy, review of Jacqueline Kent's biography, A Certain Style: Beatrice Davis, A Literary Life in The Age, Saturday September 1, 2001

'Editors in Conversation', by Eve Recht in Society of Editors (Victoria) Newsletter, Aug-Sept 2007, p. 3.

'Editors in Conversation' in OffShoot, July 2007, p. 1, bi-monthly flyer of the Society of Editors (Queensland) Inc. re half-page review by Robin Bennett.

'Book review: Editors in Conversation' by Eve Recht in Society of Editors (Victoria) Newsletter, Aug-Sept 2007, p. 3.

'Editors in Conversation - a review' by Alan Roberts in Canberra Society of Editors newsletter, The Canberra Editor, Nov-Dec 2007, two-page review, pp. 6-7.

Website publications:

Biographical notes (a list in progress) of Victorian Honorary Life Members listed on Society of Editor's (Victoria) website. Other material about the Occasional Series project uploaded to the Society of Editor's (Victoria) website, specifically the OSAE page and other OSAE material published and accessed via state and territory society websites.

Jpeg image of the OSAE 2006 working group (inc. Renée Otmar)

Jpeg image of the OSAE 2007 working group (inc. Wendy Owen)

Description of Editors in Conversation with ISBN and RRP details on Australian Scholarly Publishing website under New Titles, www.scholarly.info/new.htm, viewed 23 July 2007.

Occasional papers:

Full transcript 'Creating Lives', a paper delivered by Jacqueline Kent, Beatrice Davis's biographer and former recipient of the Beatrice Davis Fellowship, to the State Library of New South Wales Colloquium, 16-17 May, 2002

Full transcript 'Occasional Series on Australian Editors', unpublished essay, 2007

Awards and Prizes:

OSAE article for 2007 Calibre Prize submitted to Australian Book Review

OSAE submission for FAW MUP Award 2007 with completed entry form.

E-mail correspondence (2004-2006):

DVD electronic correspondence between members of the OSAE working group, with honorary life members, the Society of Editors (Victoria), sponsors, Australian Scholarly Publishing and general correspondence.

E-mail correspondence (2007):

DVD electronic correspondence between members of the OSAE working group, the Society of Editors (Victoria), honorary life members, Australian Scholarly Publishing, book sponsors, designer, reviewers/promotions and general correspondence.

E-mail correspondence (2008-09):

DVD electronic correspondence between members of the OSAE working group, honorary life members, the Society of Editors (Victoria), book sponsors, designer, Deakin Print Services, reviewers/promotions and general correspondence.

Obituaries:

RiP Anne Godden (d. 2004), Weekly Book Newsletter (undated), p. 5. Note: Anne Godden was an honorary life member of the Society of Editors (Victoria).