We are...

professional

encompassing

adding value to publishing through strong industry partnerships.

We're passionate about championing fair rates for editors, upholding professional standards and supporting the national accreditation scheme.

We stand for...

• national and international partnerships with other editing and publishing groups, employers of editors, and writers, designers, indexers

• fair rates for editors

• professional standards

• a national accreditation scheme.

Members have a broad background in the publishing industry, with skills that include:

• design

• structural editing

• manuscript assessment

• university, vocational, industry and professional education
  for editors

• research

• inhouse and freelance

• trade, corporate, government, academic and publishing

• traditional, digital and web-based editing and publishing.

PEA members have solid networks around Australia, with representatives on IPEd working groups and a history of participation in a range of state and national initiatives for editors.