Book Event

Event Description

Editing Narrative Non-Fiction – Tuesday 30 May 2023

Date: Tuesday 30 May 2023
Time: 10:00am to 1:00pm AEST (Melbourne time)

Venue: Online via Zoom; the Zoom link will be sent in the confirmation booking email immediately upon the completion of registration
Cost: Members & reciprocal/affiliate organisations (IPEd, CIEP, Editors Canada, PEG, Writers Vic., ANZSI & ATSC) AUD90 (approx. NZD87.73); non-members AUD135 (approx. NZD131.60); Student & Concession members AUD60 (approx. NZD58.49). Exchange rates as of 11 April 2023.
PLEASE NOTE: Australian residents are charged GST (included in the AUD price above); non-Australian residents are exempt from Australian GST (NZD price does not include the GST). All invoices quote AUD prices and payments are to be made in AUD.

This workshop will equip editors with the necessary skills to confidently assess narrative non-fiction writing.

We will examine the key concepts of successful non-fiction—such as voice, narrative propulsion, clarity, tonality and cohesion—and discuss how to frame your response so that a writer may develop these essential elements in their work.

We will look at exemplary examples of the craft, drawn from a wide range of authors, and critique writing that falls short of these benchmarks. In formulating our responses to these texts, we will be guided by the following questions:

• What is the work about—and is this shown or told?
• Does the work convey the writer’s distinctive ethos and sensibility?
• Does the work have an emotional through-line, and what is the reader’s emotional journey through the narrative?
• Where does the tension lie?
• Does the work have a strong sense of place—how is this conveyed?
• Is there a good balance between scene and summary?
• Is the work compelling and propulsive?
• Does it make a lasting impression?

Who should attend:

The workshop is suitable for all editors at various stages of their career—from those just starting out to more experienced practitioners. There are no prerequisites and participants need only bring their curious minds.

 Note:

This session is a repeat of the Editing Narrative Non-Fiction course previously conducted by Nadine for Editors Victoria.

Prerequisites:

You will need access to Zoom and a good internet connection. There are no other prerequisites.

Please note that this workshop has a strictly limited number of places. If this workshop is full, you can request to be added to the waiting list by emailing edvic.profdev@iped-editors.org. We will notify you if a place becomes available.

Presenter

Nadine Davidoff is a freelance book editor and writing/editing teacher with extensive trade publishing experience. She has worked as a Senior Editor at Random House and a Commissioning Editor at Black Inc.

Nadine’s clients include major publishing companies and literary agents for whom she undertakes structural and copy-editing.

Nadine has taught in RMIT’s Professional Writing and Editing course and she teaches the annual Fiction Editing Masterclass in the University of Melbourne’s Master of Publishing program.

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