Author Archives: andyq

Originally published on 28 April 2015 on www.boldface.com.au: I had the most amazing work opportunity and experience in the last six months. I was hired by the Global Monitoring Report (GMR) team to be the editor for their 2015 report, … Continue reading →

Originally published on 26 October 2015 on www.boldface.com.au: From the archives, here are two book reviews that I wrote for the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisation’s (AFAO) National AIDS Bulletin. First of all, a short book review from NAB, volume … Continue reading →

Originally published on 26 October 2015 on www.boldface.com.au: From the archives, here is an article that I wrote for the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisation’s (AFAO) National AIDS Bulletin. In 1999, the hot issue was how to get HIV drugs … Continue reading →

Originally published on 27 July 2014 on www.boldface.com.au: The British Home Office has produced a style guide which recommends against a whole lot of jargon words. It’s excellent, particularly the section on Plain English. I have to admit to being guilty to … Continue reading →

Originally published on 7 May 2014 on www.boldface.com.au: Since last year, I’ve been copywriting for NTT Communications (NTT ICT), an information, communication and technology company expanding its operations in Australia (in its entirety, the company, headquartered in Japan, is one … Continue reading →

Originally posted 8 October 2015 on www.boldface.com.au: What an absolute pleasure to providing copywriting and editing assistance to the Sydney Dance Company, including for their latest programme, for the amazing ‘Triptych’, a set of three works, all set to the … Continue reading →

Originally posted 18 August 2020 on www.boldface.com.au: I’m going to hit my 10-year anniversary in a few months of being a freelance editor, after a career change from working in the international response to HIV. It’s been an interesting journey, … Continue reading →

Originally posted 18 June 2016 on www.boldface.com.au: I received a very charming book in the mail the other day. Punctuation..? is a short, handsome book from User Design, a typesetting and illustration business based in Leicester, United Kingdom. With 21 explanations … Continue reading →

Originally published on 12 October 2015 on www.boldface.com.au: When I told my pal Grant that I was enjoying providing some copywriting and editing services to the amazing Sydney Dance Company, he told me about his favourite blog on arts marketing, … Continue reading →

Originally published 11 March 2014 on www.boldface.com.au: I’m pleased to announce that I’ve been prequalified as a contractor for the state of New South Wales in Australia. What does this mean? Well, it’s under the ‘Performance and Management Services’ category … Continue reading →