From tinkering to trench warfare: The changing work of the contemporary editor

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Cripps, Camilla. 2022. "From tinkering to trench warfare: The changing work of the contemporary editor." NiTRO: Creative Matters. 41.
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From tinkering to trench warfare: The changing work of the contemporary editor

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AuthorsCripps, Camilla
Journal TitleNiTRO: Creative Matters
Journal Citation41
Number of Pages10
Year2022
PublisherAustralian Council of Deans and Directors of Creative Arts
Place of PublicationAustralia
Web Address (URL)https://creativematters.edu.au/2022-4-22-from-tinkering-to-trench-warfare-the-changing-work-of-the-contemporary-editor/
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Editors are many things: mythological tinkers, invisible menders, midwives coaxing the progeny of others into the world. We are the bridge between the artist’s chaos and all that is logical and right.

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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020369999. Other creative arts and writing not elsewhere classified
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