PEG holds a range of events during the year, at two-monthly intervals,
to create networking opportunities for its members as well as
to keep them informed and abreast of trends. Guest speakers are an
important component of our annual programme, as are training sessions.
We welcome questions and suggestions about events, which can be
directed to Isabelle Delvare at
idelvare@yahoo.co.uk (Gauteng) or Kristina Davidson
at kristina@netactive.co.za (Cape Town).
In association with the Cape Town Book Fair's Professional Programme on the newly instituted Trade Only day (Friday, 30 July), PEG will be presenting a one-day workshop entitled A handle on Plain Language issues and practice. Speakers will be Hector Tshabalala, Editor-in-Chief, Language Services at our National Parliament; Eleanor Cornelius, Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Johannesburg, and John Linnegar, PEG chairperson and well-known facilitator of publishing-related training courses.
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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.
PEG Cape Town held a meeting on Saturday 29 May 2010 at the Book Lounge, Buitenkant Street. As our speaker in May, we were very privileged to have Arthur Attwell, co-founder and CEO of Electric Book Works, a company specialising in digital publishing.
To read about the Franschhoek Literary Festival 2010, the programme, the star-studded array of authors at this year's Fest, and to book, go to: www.flf.co.za
‘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).
Three PEG members will reflect on the process of having gone freelance. They will discuss their trials and tribulations, and their moments of triumph. Tea and cake will be served.
Gerald de Villiers, author of the very useful style guide, Walking on Eggshells: Aspects of English Usage spoke about the process of writing this book, concentrating on the issue of language change and 'either/or usages'. This was followed by the opportunity to catch up with old friends and meet new ones.
