Write, edit, print : style manual for Aotearoa New Zealand /
Style manual for Aotearoa New Zealand
[compiling editor, Tanya Tremewan ; production supervision, Daphne Brasell Associates].
- x, 486 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cm
"Write, edit, print is based on Style manual for authors, editors and printers (fifth edition, AGPS Press, Canberra, 1994), which has been adapted for Aotearoa New Zealand usage by Lincoln University Press, Lincoln, Canterbury"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-444) and index.
Pt.1 Writing and editing. 1. Principles of good writing -- 2. Copyediting -- 3. Spelling and usage -- 4.Capitals -- 5. Italics -- 6. Punctuation -- 7. Shortened forms -- 8. Non-discriminatory language -- 9. Notes, references and bibliographies -- 10. Numbers -- 11. Measurement -- 12. The law relating to publication. Pt.2. Preparing copy for printing. 13. Aspects of copy preparation -- 14. Typographical style -- 15. The parts of a publication -- 16. Illustrations -- 17. Heraldic and other devices -- 18. Proofreading -- 19. Indexes. Pt.3 Publishing and bookmaking -- 20. Publishing -- 21. Typesetting and printing -- 22. Paper -- 23. Binding. Appendices. I. Titles royal honours and forms of address -- II. Paper sizes -- III. Standard page dimensions -- IV. Metric conversion tables.
"includes principles of good writing and editing, punctuation, grammar, spelling, referencing, typesetting and printing conventions, non-discriminatory language, and publication layout ... incorporates relevant information on language in a bicultural and multicultural society, legal issues such as copyright and privacy, and the appropriate use of heraldic devices, as well as outlining the style set for the new honours system"--Back cover.