about at the Galley Club of Sydney
MEMBERSHIP TO THE GALLEY CLUB IS $50 PER CALENDAR YEAR

Introduction

The Galley Club of Sydney is membership organisation open to individuals from all areas of the publishing and printing industries.

It includes members working in: production, editorial, design, as well as sales, marketing and management.

The Galley Club of Sydney was established to:

  • Provide a forum for members to meet and discuss common issues relating to the printing and publishing industries
  • Keep members informed about issues related to the printing and publishing industries
  • Provide members with training opportunities to enhance their skills
  • Provide opportunities for social interaction for members
  • Encourage the highest standards of book and magazine production

Operation

The Galley Club of Sydney has been achieving these objectives for over 29 years through the efforts of its Management Committees past and present by organising:

  • Training seminars and workshops
  • Social and networking opportunities, and
  • The Annual Galley Club Awards for the excellence in book and magazine production

Membership

Galley club memebership is open to all who are interested in the publishing, printing and/or similar fields. Our members consist of the following professionals: publishers, production staff, designers, editors, printers, sales, marketing, publicity, self publishers, graphic designers, students and more...

Your membership provides you with a discount on all galley club training seminars, updated industry information, discounted annual awards dinner tickets and entries for the awards. Plus discounted rates at all APA events/seminars.

Our membership cost is only a low cost of $50 per annum. We also offer a seniors/student membership of $20.

Please send your cheque to Galley Club of Sydney, PO BOX 983, Lane Cove NSW 1595

For any further enquiries please contact president@galleyclubsydney.org.au. All of the Galley Club committee members are volunteers and give up their time freely to help support our industry. Please be patient as your query may take a few days to process.

Training seminars and workshops

Each year The Galley Club Training Committee consults with membership to develop a series of inexpensive training seminars and workshops facilitated by industry experts. Recent topics covered include:

  • The Impact of Digital Printing on Publishing
  • Offset Alpine Printing plant tour
  • InDesign
  • Digital Colour Proofing
  • DVD: the new CD-ROM
  • Paper: Selecting a suitable stock
  • Print 21 Program
  • Font licensing
  • What makes a book sell?

Social Networking opportunities

Every year The Galley Club of Sydney hosts a number of formal and informal social events for members and guests to facilitate networking across the industry and to facilitate informal discussion of issues related to book and magazine production and publishing. Recent events have included:

  • Trivia Nights
  • Annual Christmas Party
  • Informal dinners

Annual Awards for Excellence in Book and Magazine Production

The Galley Club of Sydney continues to encourage and promote the highest standards of excellence in book and magazine production.

It achieves this objective through the Annual Galley Club Awards for Excellence in book and magazine production. By hosting this award the association provides an opportunity for the industry to acknowledge the individuals, publishers and printers who have excelled in the preceding year.

Those who have achieved excellence will be honoured this evening at the 29th Annual Awards dinner.

We thank our sponsors whose generosity makes this event possible and all those who were nominated this year for their outstanding contribution to the book and magazine publishing industry in Australia.