News

We have a new scribe in southern Queensland

We are rapt to announce Danikka Taylor has joined our team as a scribe. Danikka lives in Toowoomba, Queensland. She is experienced in scribing while people speaks, via telephone, to produce documents or online copy that accurately represents what the person...... More

IPEd’s prestigious award for editors, the Rosie Award – shortlist announced

We are excited to see the Institute of Professional Editor’s (IPEd’s) Rosie Award shortlist has been announced today. “The award, known as the Rosie, rewards editorial excellence with a cash prize of $4000 and is based on both the quality of...... More

Editors in Victoria – thinking of you in lockdown this week

Victorian editors: we’re thinking of you this week during lockdown. On Time Typing, Editing and Proofreading’s editors live in Victoria (Melbourne and Gippsland) and Canberra. Obviously our editors in Victoria are in lockdown with the rest of the editors and everyone...... More

Congratulations to the winner of Australia’s most prestigious editing award

The 2021 winner of the Institute of Professional Editors’  Janet Mackenzie Medal has just been announced: Edwin (Ted) Briggs AE. Congratulations to Edwin for this great achievement.   For further details, please go to IPEd’s press release.... More

Sydney writers festival a hit – discussing writing, dissent, environment, politics

Sally-Anne was privileged to have been present at four Sydney Writers Festival seminars on Saturday 1 May. She was able to attend onsite at Latrobe City Libraries (Moe) at their online streaming event of the seminars which were: Barrie Cassidy &...... More

Cairns, FNQ – scribing, minute-taking, graphic design

  We are thrilled to announce Christine Howes, in Cairns, has rejoined the On Time Typing, Editing and Proofreading (OTTEP) team, as our Far North Queensland scribe, minute-taker and graphic designer. Christine has been writing and designing newsletters and reports, as...... More

Sydney Writers Festival (online) – to be streamed in Latrobe City Libraries

We are thrilled to be able to attend Sydney Writers Festival events online at a weekend-streaming event to be held in the library in Moe, Gippsland from 30 April to 2 May. Sally-Anne Watson Kane will be attending the following on...... More

On Time Typing, Editing and Proofreading in Bendigo

Sally-Anne Watson Kane is in Bendigo this week. Whilst she is technically on leave for a few days, Sally-Anne is always open to answering queries about upcoming jobs. If you live in the Bendigo area and need any editing, typing, or...... More

Unconscious bias in editing – and how to do your best to ensure it doesn’t happen

I have just attended (listened to and watched) the following webinar: The decolonised editor: unconscious bias, representative publishing, and a way forward for editorial best practice, by Dr Radhiah Chowdhury (webinar presented and recorded 6.10.20). It was a thought-provoking and instructive...... More

Latest self-publishing project at final stage

Our latest self-publishing project (our client’s memoir) is now at the final PDF-proofing stage, just before we send it to the printer. All the compiling, editing and design over the past months will finally come to fruition in a beautiful book....... More