Not only did this result in a far superior manuscript, it injected energy and excitement into the process, which is often difficult to find and maintain during the editing stage.’ This, in turn, led to us identifying and exploring why sections weren’t working as well as they could, and discovering alternatives that perhaps neither of us could have reached on our own. ‘Vallance honed voice and character through her edits, and played a significant role in shaping the story,’ said the judges.Īuthor Zana Fraillon said, ‘Rather than providing simple possible alternatives for text, Cathy would question the reasons behind the choices I had made. Judges Julia Carlomagno, Rachel Bin Salleh and Sara El Sayed said Vallance’s work on The Way of Dog demonstrated great sensitivity and skill in her undertaking of a complex brief: to work with the author to refine a poetic verse novel with an animal as the protagonist. ’I have never been prouder of a book and believe it represents the best editing work of my career,’ said Vallance, who accepted the award, worth $4000, at the Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) conference on 3 May. Of Queensland Press (UQP) senior editor Cathy Vallance has won the Rosanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award, known as the Rosie, for her editorial work on Zana Fraillon’s middle-grade verse novel The Way of Dog (UQP).
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