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Awesome Editors of Far North Queensland

The Institute of Professional Editors has two newly accredited editors in Cairns.

Ken Piesse in Conversation

Sports journalist, commentator and master storyteller Ken Piesse is so mad about cricket, he carries a cricket ball in his pocket for cricket greats to sign.

Erin Riley in Conversation

Erin Riley shares her thoughts on tweeting, non-linear writing and forging a career path in Australian sports journalism.

Making Every Word Count

The ability to write concisely is a vital skill in journalism. Test yourself with this quiz.

Dual Authorship in Action

Julia Maurus discovers how co-biographers Julie and Marcus McSorley wrote the story of the strangest item ever posted.

Australian Advances in Water Efficiency

Julia Maurus interviews Dr Cara Beal, a Research Fellow at Griffith University’s Smart Water Research Centre (a state-of-the-art research facility founded in 2009).

How to Write a Professional Letter

Never presume or guess the gender of the addressee. In one instance, I Googled the name of an intended addressee and found that the person identified as transgender. Rather than ‘Mr’ or ‘Ms’, I simply used the recipient’s first name and surname.

A Reader’s Gastronomic Journey

For the first time, I decided to try to cook every recipe in a cookbook. Could I actually achieve that, I wondered? How many times had I flicked through a cookbook thinking, ‘Oo, I’d love to make that one day,’ but had never got around to it?

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