On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, Paula John leads the Editors Canada webinar “Editing with Values in the Age of AI”.
Date: October 6, 2026
Time: 1pm, ET
Length: 1.5 hours
Language: English
Level: Introductory
Type: Instructional
Member price: $60
Non-member price: $100
In the current age of LLM’s (large language models) many people use AI as a part of their writing process. There are a host of ethical, personal, and practical reasons why Editors may choose not to work on AI-written, or assisted, texts. This webinar is for Editors at any stage of their career who value human creativity in writing and want to communicate that as a core principle of their business. Participants will learn how to draft an AI policy that aligns with their personal values, how to navigate conversations with clients about AI usage, and how to find and attract clients that share values around the use (or, rather, disuse) of AI.
Instructor
Paula John (she/her) is a freelance developmental editor and the founder of Iterations. She holds a PhD in Theatre & Performance Studies from York University, where her research focused on feminist performance art and the history of Spiritualism and science. Her research interests and areas of expertise more broadly include gender performance, embodiment, sexuality, feminist epistemologies, and knowledge production. As a developmental editor, Paula works primarily with artists and scholars. She is guided in everything she does by a queer, feminist, riot grrrl sensibility. This informs where she puts her time, the knowledge she wants to create in the world, and how she shows up for people. Paula lives in downtown Toronto with her daughter and isn’t nearly as self-serious as writing about oneself in the third person might otherwise imply.
Join us for our 2026 Virtual Training Day!
After a successful introduction last year, Editors Canada is hosting another Training Day! This is a conference-style day-long event with curated training and networking meant to enhance your editing skills and keep you competitive in the current job market. Training Day recorded sessions will be available for individual purchase at regular member and non-member pricing.
The full Training Day package includes exclusive access to our networking sessions, as well as a discounted rate for the full day. This event will be held virtually via Zoom on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, from 9 a.m., ET to 6:15 p.m., ET. All training sessions will be recorded and sent to attendees following the event.
Schedule
- Good Morning Wellness Networking (9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m., ET)
- The State of Editing (AI, Accessibility and Conscious Language) – A Roundtable Discussion (10:00 a.m. – 12 p.m., ET)
- Lunch Break (12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., ET)
- Hidden subjects: Language, Responsibility, and Editorial Ethics (1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., ET)
- Introduction to the Publishing Process for Editors (2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m., ET)
- News Editing in Canada – A Roundtable Discussion (4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., ET)
- End of Day Networking Social (5:35 p.m. – 6:15 p.m., ET)
See full details about our Virtual Training Day on the Editors Canada website.