Editors Canada’s fall 2025 webinars
Since 1979, Editors Canada has been delivering cutting-edge training for editors at every stage of their careers.
We’re excited to announce that our 2025 fall webinar program is now available!
Here’s what’s in store this season.
Thursday, September 18: FREE: Introduction to Structural Editing (Molly Topple)
Note: This is a free webinar that Editors Canada is co-presenting with the Word on the Street literary festival.
Tuesday, September 23: How To Pass an Editing Test (Greg Ioannou)
Thursday, September 25: Take LinkedIn to the Next Level (Michelle Waitzman)
Wednesday, October 1: Les outils IA : guide pratique en révision (Joachim Lépine)
Thursday, October 2: FREE: Quebec Tax Webinar (Revenu Quebec)
Note: This is a free webinar exclusively for members of Editors Canada and our partner organizations, provided by Revenu Quebec at no cost.
Tuesday, October 7: Research-Backed Strategies for Setting and Achieving Goals (Suzy Bills)
Thursday, October 9: Introduction to Fact-Checking (Laura Edlund)
Wednesday, October 15: Introduction to Cognitive Science for Editors and Writers (Cheryl Stephens)
Tuesday, October 21: Academic Book Copy Editing 101 (James Harbeck)
Tuesday, October 28: Editors Canada Virtual Training Day
- Finding Work as an Editor Roundtable (Letitia Henville, Marion Soubliere and Lara Hinchberger)
- Using AI Tools Without Letting Them Use You (Erica Machulak)
- Running an Editorial Agency Panel (Erin Brenner, Janet MacMillan, Aalap Trivedi and Crystal Watanabe)
- Strategic Pricing in the Changing Market (Emily Faubert)
- Practical Accessibility for Editors (Sonya Poller)
Note: Each session is available for sale as an individual webinar or as part of the training day package.
Wednesday, November 12: Editing for More Inclusive Fiction (Tanya Gold & Eliot West)
Saturday, November 15: FREE: Decolonizing Editing (Amber Riaz)
Note: This is a free webinar that Editors Canada is co-presenting with the Festival of Literary Diversity.
Wednesday, November 19: Where Do You Come In? Explaining Editing to Writers (Amanda Lewis)
Tuesday, November 25: Introduction to Editing Speculative Fiction (Tanya Gold & Genevieve Clovis)
Thursday, November 27: Handling Hard Stories – Tips for Editing Distressing Content (Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa)
Tuesday, December 2: Identifying and Communicating Our Value Post AI (Catie Phares)
Thursday, December 4: Between Worlds, With Care: Conscious Editing from a Métis Perspective (Delani Valin)
Dates are subject to change. New webinars may be added periodically. Visit our webinars website to see the full fall 2025 schedule.
Early-bird registration discount
Register for any of our upcoming webinars by Monday, September 22, 2025, to get an additional 10% off. Use the promo code EARLYBIRD at checkout to access this exclusive offer. If you’re a member of Editors Canada or of one of our partner organizations, this is an additional 10% off your already discounted rate. This discount does not apply to the Editors Canada Virtual Training Day Package.
Introducing Editors Canada’s Virtual Training Day
Join us for Editors Canada’s Virtual Training Day! This is a conference-style day-long event with curated training and networking to enhance your editing skills and keep you competitive in the job market. Training Day 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 (when compared with purchasing individual recordings). This event will be held virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, from 8:45 a.m., EDT to 5:45 p.m., EDT. All training sessions will be recorded and sent to attendees following the event.
Show your employer you’re invested in developing your craft
Are you an in-house editor looking for professional development? Editors Canada webinars offer invaluable training your employer should know about. You can share this email template with your employer, outlining the skills you can build with Editors Canada webinars and webinar packages.
Share your training with your network
Stand out from the crowd by including the Editors Canada webinars you complete under accomplishments on your LinkedIn page, your professional website and your resume. The power of neurodiversity, authentic selling and AI ethics, for instance, are currently key topics for the editing industry. Let your prospective clients and employers know that you’ve completed training to be at the forefront of your profession.
Visit our webinars website to see the full fall 2025 schedule.
Catch up on demand: webinar recordings are available
Did you miss an Editors Canada webinar? Many of our webinars have been recorded and are now available for purchase (and some are even free). When you buy a webinar recording, you’ll receive a video file to watch at your leisure on your computer or mobile device. The file is yours to keep, so you can watch it again and again.
Visit our webinar recordings page to see what’s available now. We add new recordings regularly, so be sure to check often.
Sponsor the Editors Canada webinar program
Interested in reaching editors, writers, communication professionals and small business owners? Editors Canada’s training and development committee offers plenty of collaboration opportunities. If you’d like to learn about sponsorship or partnership opportunities, please send an email to info@editors.ca for more information.
Volunteer with us
Interested in becoming part of the action? Join Editors Canada’s webinar committee for an inside look at how we curate, program, host and promote our webinar series. Reach out to webinars@editors.ca for more information on current opportunities.