The John Eerkes-Medrano Mentorship Program offers editors the opportunity to participate in one-on-one mentoring relationships. Mentorship is currently available exclusively to Editors Canada members and student affiliates.
What is mentorship?
Mentorship is a relationship where an experienced or knowledgeable person provides advice or guides another person.
Our mentoring program is aimed at all levels of editors, including
- editors who are new to the profession
- editors who want to brush up on their skills
- editors who want to move into a new area of editing
- editors who are returning to the profession after time away
Take advantage of the John Eerkes-Medrano Mentorship Program
Connecting with an experienced, established editor can help you better navigate your editing niche and help you learn more about the industry at large. Mentorship is a great way to find your way into a specific area of editing, or into the larger world of editing in general.
Benefits
- Provides a safe place for you to make mistakes and ask questions without judgment
- Helps you learn new editing skills and knowledge
- Exposes you to new ideas and ways of thinking
- Provides an opportunity to clarify your thoughts and get feedback
- Helps you develop your strengths and overcome your weaknesses
- Increases your confidence through advice, support and encouragement
- Provides an important networking contact
- Provides insight into the editing industry
Possible mentorship topics include but are not limited to:
- Is editing right for me?
- What skills do I need to edit specific genres or types of material (e.g., fiction, non-fiction, educational or scientific material, website content, etc.)?
- How do I establish a career as a freelance editor (e.g., finding work, estimating, invoicing, running a business, etc.)?
- How do I deal with challenging clients?
- How do I find an in-house editing job?
- How can I build an online presence?
How to apply
Please fill out the Mentee Application Form or email info@editors.ca with the subject line “Interested in Mentorship” for more information.