News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada
In this issue:
- THINKING ABOUT PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION? Learn from a Certified Editor’s success story
- ACADEMIC EDITING: Upcoming events
- TWIG NEWS: Editors Kingston members vote to dissolve twig
- MEMBER DISCOUNTS: Save 30% on PerfectIt
- MEMBER SERVICES: Discord update
- TRAINING: Catch up on any spring webinars you missed
- MEMBER NEWS: A round of applause!
- NEC: Notes from your national executive council
1. THINKING ABOUT PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION? Learn from a Certified Editor’s success story
Join us on July 16, 2026, at 1 p.m., ET, for a free webinar presented by Kristen Clark (Certified Copy Editor, Certified Stylistic Editor). While the path to professional certification looks different for everyone, Kristen will share the preparation strategies, resources and mindset shifts that made the difference for her, so that you can feel better prepared to tackle this year’s exams. Candid, practical and grounded in recent experience, this session is designed to help you build a realistic plan for exam success.
If you’re thinking about taking either the Stylistic Editing or Copy Editing exams in November 2026, this is a reminder that registration will open in the summer, with early-bird discounts in effect until September 12, 2026. You will find registration details on the Editors Canada Professional Certification page as they are released..
2. ACADEMIC EDITING: Upcoming events
Coffee Chat
July 22, 2026
12 p.m., PT / 3 p.m., ET
Services academic editors can offer
Join your fellow academic editors to discuss service offerings beyond copy editing such as coaching, developmental editing, publication support, plain-language editing and manuscript reviews. What are clients buying, and what is profitable? What services have you added or enhanced to attract more clients?
Register for this event.
Book Club
Feeling like you’ve got time over the summer to get ahead? Check out these books, which we’ll discuss in our next two Academic Editing Book Club events!
September: Make Your Manuscript Work: A Guide to Developmental Editing for Scholarly Writers by Laura Portwood-Stacer
November: Academic Writing as if Readers Matter by Leonard Cassuto
Stay tuned for more details!
3. TWIG NEWS: Editors Kingston members vote to dissolve twig
At the Editors Kingston annual general meeting on May 13, 2026, all members present voted in favour of dissolving the twig. The twig will officially cease operation on June 30, 2026.
Every member and student affiliate of Editors Canada belongs to a branch or twig that provides a rich array of local programming, professional development and networking opportunities. Editors Kingston members have been given instructions on how to join a new Editors Canada branch or twig that is dedicated to reaching editors and the people who hire them. If you’re an Editors Kingston member who has not received this info, please email the national office at info@editors.ca.
We would like to sincerely thank everyone who has contributed to Editors Kingston over the years. Your involvement, support and commitment have been greatly appreciated, and we look forward to continuing to work together within Editors Canada.
4. MEMBER DISCOUNTS: Save 30% on PerfectIt
An annual subscription to PerfectIt, one of the most popular professional editing tools in use today, is available to Editors Canada members and student affiliates for 30% off the regular price for a single licence.
To claim your discount, purchase using this custom link from Intelligent Editing.
Note: CMOS for PerfectIt is not available through our website
In August 2021, The University of Chicago Press (UCP) and Intelligent Editing launched The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) for PerfectIt. Although access to The Chicago Manual of Style Online is included with Editors Canada membership, we are unable to offer CMOS for PerfectIt through our website because of the nature of the collaboration between UCP and Intelligent Editing. Members will need individual subscriptions to both products if they’d like to use the add-in. Get 20% off an individual subscription to CMOS Online.
Looking for more Editors Canada discounts? Visit the member services section of our website today.
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5. MEMBER SERVICES: Discord update
It was so good to see everyone at our June social! The next will be in a few months, so keep your eyes peeled for updates on Editors Canada’s Discord server and on our social media. As part of our mandate to keep our offerings current and useful, the member services committee will be releasing a poll about our benefits and available resources and hope you will participate.
Haven’t joined the discussion yet? Visit the member resources section of the website to learn how to join the Editors Canada Discord server today.
Get involved
The member services committee is looking for more volunteers, so if you enjoy participating in these events and want to engage with members more, please reach out to the committee chair to get involved.
6. TRAINING: Catch up on any spring webinars you missed
If you missed any training sessions from our recent spring lineup, no worries! You can find all the recordings on our webinars page. Recently we’ve offered sessions on:
- Editing in the age of AI
- Freelance business skills
- Working in specialized areas such as poetry, comics and STEM
- And much more!
All webinars are available to purchase and watch at your leisure.
Get ready for professional certification with a free webinar!
Are you considering taking an Editors Canada certification exam this year to boost your credentials and gain recognition for your skills? Don’t miss our FREE webinar on preparation strategies and resources, presented on July 16, 2026, by Kristen Clark, who successfully completed both the Copy Editing and Stylistic Editing exams in 2024. Sign up now on our webinars page!
Plus, prepare for professional development this fall at SFU
Join our friends at Simon Fraser University Continuing Studies for a range of flexible online courses for professional communicators. Register early to save your spot in September courses including:
- Editing: An Introduction
- Grammar
- Structural Editing
- Plain Language Principles
- Copy Editing
- Proofreading
- Efficient Business and Professional Writing
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Writing and Publishing
- Technical Writing and Editing
7. MEMBER NEWS: A round of applause!
Editors Ottawa–Gatineau members Carolyn Brown and Gael Spivak recently saw four years of work on plain language for science writing come to fruition. In May, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published part 3 of the plain language standard, called ISO 24495-3:2026 – Plain language — Part 3: Science writing. The standard was drafted by an international team of experts in science communication and plain language. They identified common criteria for plain science communication, which are now codified in the standard.
Carolyn and Gael were involved from the beginning of the project through to publication, and Editors Toronto’s Greg Ioannou is on the working group that writes the plain language standards. To learn more, read the press release from the International Plain Language Federation (French version).
Freelance writer, editor and co-editor-in-chief of Editors Toronto’s BoldFace blog, Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, won almost two dozen awards in the 2026 Communications Contest of New Mexico Press Women (NMPW), a regional affiliate of the National Federation of Press Women. She won several awards for writing magazine articles and blog posts, some for publication-editing and one for receiving the most awards! The awards were presented at the 2026 NMPW conference in early May.
Editors Canada Member News is where we share information about members and affiliates who win awards, publish books and make their mark in other important ways.
Do you have an achievement you’d like to share? Are you excited about a new project or opportunity that has come your way? Let us tell the world all about it! Please send your stories to the member news coordinator.
8. NEC: Notes from your national executive council
June is always an exciting month at Editors Canada, and this year was no different. We hope many of you will attend the annual general meeting on June 25.
The May national executive council (NEC) meeting included lively discussion on ongoing projects and a recap of the 2026 conference in Halifax. A big thank you to the organizers for putting on such an engaging and inspiring event!
The NEC met on June 14, 2026, for the last time before breaking for the summer. A summary of the meeting topics will be shared in the July e-news. As usual, there will be no NEC meetings in July or August, and the fall 2026 meeting schedule will be announced in late summer.
On behalf of the NEC, I wish you all a happy, safe summer!
Kaitlin Littlechild
President
The national e-news update is produced on behalf of the national executive council by the national office.