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Upcoming events
with AMWA

Join hosts Sally Bathgate and Serina Stretton for some casual, relaxed networking and socialising. The event is free-of-charge, with a drink and some nibbles being covered by AMWA. Non-AMWA members are welcome, so spread the word to your network, along with the link to register their attendance.

Join us on Wednesday, April 2, at 1:00PM AEST, for the first of our webinars for 2025. Prof. Virginia Barbour and Prof. Jennifer Byrne bring us 'Navigating Unethical Publishing Practices: Predatory Journals and Paper Mills'. 

This webinar will provide valuable insights and strategies to help you identify and avoid unethical practices in the publishing industry.

Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and protect your work!

Join AMWA Secretary, Sophia Auld, for some casual, relaxed networking and socialising in Noosa. Non-members of AMWA are also welcome! 
We hope to see you on Saturday, April 2, 4:30-7:00pm, at Beach Road By 4 Pines, 81 Noosa Drive Cnr. 

Come and join us in Auckland for our first Networking Event of 2025, being held on Thursday 20 March at Brew on Quay, Downtown Auckland, from 5:00-7:00pm. Everyone is welcome!

AMWA has hit the ground running in 2023 and we're excited to invite you to our networking event in Melbourne, being hosted by one of valued members, Kaye Stenvers.

The free-of-charge event is open to all, with drinks and nibbles being covered by AMWA.

Join us from 5.30pm - 7.30pm at Beer DeLuxe, Federation Square, Flinders Street.

It's a great opportunity for some casual, relaxed networking and socialising, and a great chance for the non-members of our community to learn more about AMWA, and the services and support we provide.

We hope to see you there!

We are pleased to announce that AMWA is hosting an informal networking event in Auckland on Thursday, 16 February from 6pm to 8pm at Fantail and Turtle, Smales Farm, Takapuna. Members of the Auckland-based AMWA committee will be in attendance, and the event is open to all. There is no cost, and drinks and nibbles will be covered by AMWA. Please RSVP by Monday, 13 February.

You are invited to hear from Dr Ben Bravery, the author of 'The Patient Doctor', on Thursday 9 February 2023 from 6pm - 8pm. This event is hosted by the Australasian Medical Writers' Association and is open to all.

Ben will be talking about his experience as a cancer patient, and how this has impacted how he now interacts with the healthcare system as a doctor. Ben is a strong advocate for putting the patient at the heart of healthcare. This event will also be an opportunity to network and socialise with medical writers.

Member Spotlight - Neena Bhandari

Neena is a Sydney-based freelance foreign correspondent with a focus on health and disability issues. Read about how her own lived experience has driven and shaped her career, and how a unique piece of writing helped facilitate policy change.

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