There will be a talk by Gerald de Villiers, author of the very useful style guide, Walking on Eggshells: Aspects of English Usage. He will speak about the process of writing this book, concentrating on the issue of language change and 'either/or usages'. This will be followed by the opportunity to catch up with old friends and meet new ones.

‘Copy editing works of fiction and narrative non-fiction’ conference
13 to 14 May 2010
The Theatre, Bridge House School, Franschhoek

PEG has great pleasure in announcing that it will be convening a conference on
‘Copy-editing works of fiction and narrative non-fiction’ to coincide with the Franschhoek Literary Festival (14 to 16 May).

PEG Cape Town will be holding its next meeting on Saturday 6 March 2010 from 14h30 at the Book Lounge.

Michel Cozien will be giving a talk entitled ‘Indexe[r]s add value.’

And, of course, there will also be time for networking and those delightfully delicious cakes and coffee/tea will be available from the Book Lounge.

To be able to meet its member' expectations and for marketing purposes, PEG will be running a series of short surveys during 2010 to profile its membership and identify their specific needs.

There was an “open house” at Mary Hazelton's home in Johannesburg on the evening of 28 November.

This was a purely a social event to give members a chance to meet and chat. 

PEG Conference 'A Handle on Plain Language Issues and Practice'

This was a one-day conference that highlighted a key aspect of editing texts in South Africa.

Thirty members attended PEG Cape Town's October meeting. The topic was "How to market yourself".

Over 30 members of PEG Cape Town enjoyed an informative and interactive meeting on Saturday 29 August 2009. Our speaker, Julie Farquhar from Ink Design talked about bridging the gap between designers and editors.

PEG Cape Town meeting took place on Saturday 9 May 2009 at the Book Lounge. The turnout was surprisingly high given the number of other attractions on offer in Cape Town that weekend, not to mention President Zuma's inauguration.

Guest Speaker: Sharon Sorour-Morris, freelance journalist. Over thirty PEG members attended the February meeting of the Cape Town branch that was held at our 'home,' the Book Lounge.  Speaking on the topic of the future of the magazine industry, Sharon used her extensive experience working at Femina, Reader's Digest and Drum to illustrate her talk.