News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada
In this issue:
- TRAINING: The wait is over—new webinars are here!
- PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION: Show the world you’re at the top of your editing game
- MEMBER DISCOUNT: Save 25% on the JSTOR library
- CONNECT: Editors Canada Google Groups
- STUDENT RELATIONS: Upcoming virtual social
- MEMBER NEWS: A round of applause!
- NEC: Notes from your national executive council
1. TRAINING: The wait is over—new webinars are here!
We’re welcoming in the fall with a full new lineup of webinars to help you advance your career. From picture books to AI, there’s something for everyone this season, including these sessions coming up in October:
- October 2: Beyond Once Upon a Time: Intro to Editing Picture Books (Laura Bontje)
- October 10: Engineering Your Networking Experiences (Kelly Schrank)
- October 15: Immersion Blending: Edits that Mix the Reader’s Mind into the Narrative (Molly Cernik)
- October 17: The Future of Editing: Leaning into What AI Can’t Do (Catie Phares)
- October 23: Perfectly Imperfect: Accepting and Embracing “Good Enough” (Rhonda Kronyk)
- October 29: Newsletters, Emails and Presentations: Improving the Tools of Business Communication (Michelle Waitzman)
See the complete list on our webinars page and register to take advantage of your member discount!
Plus, build your skills at SFU
Our friends at SFU Continuing Studies will offer a number of courses for professional communicators beginning in October. Registration is now open for:
- Plain Language Principles
- Freelancing for Editors
- Indexing: An Essential Art and Science
- Document Design and Production for Editors
- Content Creation and Storytelling in PR
- Research, Analysis and Information Design
2. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION: Show the world you’re at the top of your editing game
Don’t miss your chance to showcase your editing skills! Registration for the 2024 professional certification exams is open until Wednesday, October 16!
Editors Canada Professional Certification enables editors to find new opportunities and demonstrate to employers and clients that they provide immense value.
2024 exam info
Copy Editing
Saturday, November 16, 2024
10 a.m. to 1 p.m., local time to candidate
Stylistic Editing
Saturday, November 16, 2024
2 p.m. to 5 p.m., local time to candidate
Remote testing
Candidates are able to write the exam on their own computer at home (PC or Mac). We’ll provide you with the exam in .docx format and ask you to download it, complete it and upload it within the exam timeframe. You will need access to Google Drive. Please register with an email address that has a Google account associated with it. You will need to have reliable internet access and Microsoft Word installed on your home computer (NOT Google Docs). You should also have a quiet, private space in your home during the exam, in which to write the exam.
Professional recognition
By passing one of the 2024 professional certification exams, you will be recognized as a Certified Copy Editor or Certified Stylistic Editor.
If you’re pursuing the full certification of Certified Professional Editor (CPE), this may be the year to complete your CPE designation.
How to prepare
Watch our interactive video to learn everything you ever wanted to know about the exams, including valuable tips on how to prepare. Click on a topic that interests you, or work through each section in order.
For even more information, watch the free webinar How to Prepare for the 2024 Copy and Stylistic Editing Certification Exams, visit the Editors Canada Professional Certification web page or email certification@editors.ca.
On your marks, get set, register!
If you’re certification-ready, today is the day to take the first step toward the recognition you deserve. Get the gold standard of editing.
3. MEMBER DISCOUNT: Save 25% on the JSTOR library
Did you know that your membership in Editors Canada entitles you to a 25% discount on access to a digital library of more than 1,900 academic journals on JSTOR?
The JPASS is a time-based individual “library card” granting access to JSTOR’s journal archive collection content. Some exceptions apply. A complete title list is available on jpass.jstor.org. New journals are added monthly.
Editors Canada members may purchase a JPASS annual access plan for $149 US, a savings of 25%.
Looking for more discounts and other benefits of membership? Check out the Editors Canada member resources and member services pages.
Need help logging into the website?
Visit the member portal and click the “Click here if you forgot your password” link.
4. CONNECT: Editors Canada Google Groups
Are you looking for a way to connect with Editors Canada members and student affiliates? Our dedicated Google Groups are exclusive spaces where anyone who belongs to the association can participate in courteous and respectful discussion by email, a web interface, or both.
We’re pleased to offer three Google Groups.
- Editors Canada Forum
- Food Editors
- Forum francophone de Réviseurs Canada
Visit the Editors Canada Google Groups page to learn more about each forum and to join today.
5. STUDENT RELATIONS: Upcoming virtual social
The student relations committee will host a virtual student social on Sunday, October 6, at 4 p.m., EDT. Join us to meet some fellow student editors and chat with a guest about the Editors Canada Editing Essentials test! Visit the student affiliates Facebook group for event details, or email the committee chair.
6. MEMBER NEWS: A round of applause!
On September 16, 2024, Editors Toronto member Erin Della Mattia, along with co-author Monica Franklin, published Undaunted Ursula Franklin: Activist, Educator, Scientist with Second Story Press. This non-fiction book for young readers explores the life of the celebrated scientist and feminist Ursula Franklin.
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.
7. NEC: Notes from your national executive council
I hope you all enjoyed a fabulous and safe summer in whichever part of the country you live!
Although the national executive council (NEC) does not meet during the summer months, the committees and task forces have been hard at work preparing for a busy fall. This fall, we look forward to an exciting line-up of webinars and the professional certification exams.
The NEC met again on September 15. A recap of the meeting will be included in the October e-news. As a reminder, meeting agendas are posted to the website in advance of each meeting. Meeting agendas include the Zoom meeting information, and members are welcome to join and observe the meetings.
Kaitlin Littlechild
President
The national e-news update is produced on behalf of the national executive council by the national office.