NOW OPEN! The Rosanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award (the Rosie) is open for nominations.
The Rosie recognises excellence in editing, as demonstrated in one work, with testimony from the author, publisher and editor. The nomination can come from any of these parties. An editor can self-nominate (be the nominator and nominee), but they will also need the support of the author and publisher (who may be the same in the case of self-published works) on the nomination form. The winner receives a cash prize of A$4,000.
The nominated work may be a published work of fiction or nonfiction in any genre, or another substantial body of work. It must have been published between 22 October 2022 and 21 October 2024.
The nominated editor will have demonstrated a commitment and dedication to their craft by supporting a writer to create the best publishing outcome.
Nominations are open until Monday 21 October 2024.
The Rosanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award (the Rosie) recognises excellence in editing, as demonstrated in one published work, with testimony from the work’s author, publisher and editor. Nominations for the award can come from any of these parties.
The award honours the memory of Rosanne Fitzgibbon DE (1947–2012) – a distinguished editor of literary fiction, nonfiction and scholarly work in literary studies.
The Rosie is awarded biennially in May (to coincide with the IPEd Editors Conference), for work published in the previous two years. The winner receives a cash prize of $4000.
IPEd encourages both freelance and in-house editors, publishers and authors to consider projects that could be eligible for this award.
Nominations for the 2025 Rosie will be accepted from 1 August to 21 October 2024.
Eligibility
The work in the nomination must have been published within the period 22 October 2022 to 21 October 2024. Examples of eligible works include: a book, a series of books (with a single editor), a monograph series.
An editor may be nominated for more than one project in a given year and may be nominated in multiple years, provided the nominations are for different editorial relationships.
The nomination may be a published work of fiction or nonfiction in any genre or another substantial body of published work.
Nominations
Read the Nomination Guidelines.
Download a copy of the Nomination Form and complete the details and checklist.
Email the completed form and the attachments to Nicole Mathers at secretary@iped-editors.org.
Send three copies of the nominated work as instructed in the Nomination Guidelines.
Key dates
Nominations open: 1 August 2024
Nominations close: 21 October 2024
Shortlist announced: March 2025
Winner announced: May 2025 (as part of the 12th IPEd Conference)