Leaf Mag 🍂📚

Leaf Mag is a collection of interviews with Australia’s book professionals. Co-founding editors @claresmillar, @jlharvie and Rebecca Fletcher.

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We are absolutely thrilled to launch our website https://t.co/rsTAqJFjE3 and our project tonight. Tonight we launch with interviews from @EvilLordHaha @JasminMcgaughey @Anne_Rowlands and Ellen Cregan, but with plans for many more. #leafmagau

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"I love reading, so it made sense to choose to retrain in an industry that would allow me to do what I love and still be available for my children."

Clare interviews Anne Varnes about her role as Awards Administrator and Reading Time Curator at CBCA
https://t.co/OxLZSPHm0c

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"I love reading, so it made sense to choose to retrain in an industry that would allow me to do what I love and still be available for my children."

Clare interviews Anne Varnes about her role as Awards Administrator and Reading Time Curator at CBCA
https://t.co/OxLZSPHm0c

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Sarah also has a chapter in Post-Digital Book Cultures, and is speaking at this year's Independent Publishing Conference https://t.co/y4q1sMkduZ

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"There are very few careers that ask for complete immersion but also complete invisibility of their workers in a final product."

Clare spoke to Sarah Layton about her role as Primary Editor at Cengage
https://t.co/AQpiXFmFi4

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As part of our event with Editing Micro-Festival on Friday at 7.30pm, we’re giving away 2 of these fantastic little book packs! Tickets $3-5: https://t.co/HlXJUROLFw

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We're very excited to be partnering with Editing Micro-Festival on the panel 'Industry, Community' on Friday November 26 7.30pm with @claresmillar, @bellarozz, @suzygracias and @lur_ag. Tickets $5! https://t.co/MBj4qvCdJZ

[Clare Millar @claresmillar]

I'm going to be speaking with @bellarozz @suzygracias and @lur_ag about literary community on Friday 26 November at 7.30pm for #EdMicroFest21, partnered with @LeafMagAus. Tickets $5 https://t.co/DAJcsbiqxf

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We're pretty chuffed to be partnering with the Editing Micro-Festival for this event! More info and tickets to come!

[Cynthia Dearborn @CynthiaDNelson]

I ❤️ EDITORS. (And those in educational publishing don't get nearly enough kudos.)

@JocHargrave: "When I'm not teaching #editing, I'm practising it, which is wonderful & ensures that my days are interesting feasts ... Editing is humbling work—it requires constant learning."

[Kill Your Darlings @kyd_magazine]

For many people, working in the publishing industry is all they’ve ever wanted to do. But once they get there they face low wages, high workload and union busting—all while being told how lucky they are, writes Clare Millar (@claresmillar). https://t.co/YIdHLHlnnv

[huyen hac @helenlicious1]

More of me! I got to talk a bit about my job at
@newsouthbooksau as the Digital Marketing Manager. Thanks to Leaf Mag for reaching out.

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“I certainly didn’t know much about the importance of the distribution side of publishing when I started.”

Clare spoke to Huyen Hac Helen Tran about her role as Digital Marketing Manager at NewSouth Books Australia

https://t.co/yRmiwwMe3W

[Jocelyn Hargrave @JocHargrave]

A much-appreciated opportunity to share the love of all things educational publishing. Thanks, @LeafMagAus. #publishing #Australia

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'Educational Publishing is overlooked—even, marginalised—in academia in preference for Trade Publishing, especially the perceived more romantic and prestigious Literary Publishing.'

Jessica talks to @JocHargrave, academic & educational publishing advocate https://t.co/UfnK1otaC6

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"Speak to most people in publishing and they'll tell you they've worn many hats!”

Clare interviews Laura Brading about her role as Creative Director of WellRead.

https://t.co/zm16Io3Y12

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“Looking around the industry, there are so many opportunities that are not at a traditional publishing house...so many jobs beyond editorial"

Clare interviews Bianca Jafari about her role as Product Development Executive at Thames and Hudson Australia
https://t.co/pFuk7auKtg

[Text Publishing @text_publishing]

Imogen Stubbs, Text's super talented art director and recent double @theABDA winner, interviewed in @LeafMagAus 🍂

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“The standard in Australia is extremely high."

Clare spoke to Imogen Stubbs about her role as Art Director at Text Publishing
https://t.co/QbUxucoc3T

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"On any given day I could be checking corrections into typeset pages, drafting promotional copy, checking metadata, writing a casting brief for an audiobook..."

Clare spoke to Stacey Clair about her role as Junior Editor at Hachette.

https://t.co/9t7yVWT1W2