On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, Suzanne Bowness leads the Editors Canada webinar “The Feisty Freelance Editor – Starting and Growing Your Business”.
This is your last call to register! And don’t forget: members of Editors Canada and our partner organizations save 40%.
Date: April 1, 2026
Time: 1pm, ET
Length: 1 hour
Language: English
Level: Intermediate
Type: Instructional
Member price: $42
Non-member price: $70
For editors who are looking to start freelancing part-time or to shift into a full-time career as a freelancer, this webinar provides an overview of the basics of setting up a business, identifying a niche and reaching out to clients. Based on Sue’s new book The Feisty Freelancer, this webinar covers the first year of an editing business intensively, plus the business development practices you need to sustain a freelance working life in the long term. Sue will answer and discuss questions around building a business and keeping momentum.
Instructor
Suzanne (Sue) Bowness is a writer, editor, content strategist and consultant. She has written for publications from The Globe and Mail to University Affairs magazine. Since 2002, she has provided content creation, editing and consulting services to corporate clients through her business CodeWord Communications (www.codeword.ca). Her book The Feisty Freelancer: A Friendly Guide to Visioning, Planning, and Growing Your Writing Business was published in 2025 by Dundurn Press.
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Our next national conference, Editing in the Age of Misinformation, will take place from May 21 to 23, 2026, at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Hear expert speakers and participate in sessions about emerging trends, old problems with new fixes, and new challenges to the editing profession. Sign up now to get a head start on planning your conference experience. Don’t miss your chance to connect with editors, writers, communication professionals and small business owners from a wide range of fields!
Editors Canada members: $499
Partner organization members: $499
Non-members: $699
Students: $259
Proof of student status is required to complete registration.