PEG'S 30th Anniversary Conference was held from the afternoon of 31 May to the evening of 1 June 2023. Click here to read more and to see the programme.
PEG’s 30th ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE 2023 – What was it about?
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PEG on Plain: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
We asked PEG members with a particular interest in Plain Language – and a long commitment as PEG members – their thoughts on Plain Language. This blog post is a collaborative effort of several PEG members: it takes us back and brings us forward as we continue to...
Honouring Hester von Wielligh
We took some time away from the business of copy-editing to hear from Hester von Wielligh, a member of PEG since 2006, about her thoughts and her experiences as a long-standing member of the Guild. She, too, is celebrating PEG’s 30th anniversary. Hester is one of...
CODES AND ETHICS – What does PEG say?
The Professional Editors' Guild has a high standard of ethics and codes of conduct. Code of Conduct, March 2021 Constitution, amended June 2022 Data Privacy Policy, June 2021 Data Privacy Statement, August 2021 Organogram, 2022 PEG Operators and POPI Guidelines Using...
PEG publications: From the postman on foot to the portal online
1994 | In the beginning Almost since its inception, the Professional Editors’ Guild (PEG) has been committed to keeping its members updated and informed through publications. PEG’s first newsletter was a five-page paper document that highlighted events and news...
Continued Professional Development (CPD) – What does it mean for PEG members?
It is important – and in their best interests – for members to keep up to date with editing trends. There are always new things to learn in search of excellence. Doing so is especially crucial for those members who have attained ATE status; but it is also necessary...
Carrie Milton
Carrie is a writer, editor, veterinarian and adventurer. After working with a variety of animals for a number of years, she reawakened her love for the written word and was in the first group of editors to achieve PEG Accredited Text Editor status. She now splits her...
Alison Downie
Alison started out as a language practitioner in 2009, working for Christian Art Publishers and later Struik Christian Media while nurturing her own freelance business. She joined Valenture Institute in 2022, working in the educational space as a full-time remote...
Anneke Brand
Anneke started her freelance career as a language practitioner in 2015, working for various private clients and academic institutions while completing her postgraduate studies. In 2022, she joined Ashfield MedComms as a full-time employee who works remotely in the...
Alexis Grewan
Alexis is a collaborator with a flexible style of communicating. She worked in two previous professions before entering the world of language practice. Her background as a social worker and natural healthcare professional underpins her interest in the way we interact...
International Mother Language Day
If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart. - Nelson Mandela Happy International Mother Language Day! We use language every day to communicate with each other, but our mother...
Feedback: PEG’s Editing Fiction webinar
On 11 December 2021, PEG held an online workshop, attended by 30 wordsmiths, on the subject of editing the genre of fiction. It was also the pretext for officially launching PEG's latest guide, Editing fiction, authored by Máire Fisher and Nella Freund, with the...
The heart of New Hart’s Rules
Who is at the heart of the New Hart's Rules? Helena Opperman tells us his story. His gloves were neatly folded on the shore; his body was found floating in Youlbury Lake near Oxford. It was 9 October 1916 and a few months into the third year of the First World War....