Date Posted: Tuesday December 17, 2019 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. TOM FAIRLEY AWARD: Submit your nomination2. KAREN VIRAG AWARD: Tell us about the editing hero in your community3. #EDITORS20: Early-bird registration is open4. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT: Big changes for our webinars5. CERTIFICATION STEERING COMMITTEE: Looking back and looking ahead6. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: […]
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Date Posted: Wednesday December 11, 2019 News type: Association , Members-only news , National executive council
The national executive council (NEC) met in Ottawa on November 16 and 17. As usual, we hosted two social events for branch and twig members. It’s always exciting to get to meet members in person, and I’m grateful to those members taking the time to come out to meet with us. Hopefully we’ll be able […]
Date Posted: Tuesday December 10, 2019 News type: Association , Members-only news
Dear members, In accordance with the association’s Membership Procedures (PDF, 75 KB), Editors Canada’s membership fees will increase by 2% on March 15, 2019. This cost-of-living increase keeps our membership fee in line with inflation. It also allows the association to continue funding member services and programs while working on the long-term sustainability of the association. This […]
Date Posted: Sunday December 1, 2019 News type: Member news
Editors Toronto member Greg Ioannou was recently interviewed for CBC’s “The Sunday Edition.” He joined Patti Tasko of The Canadian Press to discuss the state of editing in Canada today. Listen to the interview, which aired on Sunday, November 24. Editors Nova Scotia member and PEI resident Virginia McGowan has won a Finalist Award in the 2019 Best Book Awards […]
Date Posted: Sunday November 17, 2019 News type: Association , Members-only news
At the 2019 annual general meeting, members voted to strike a task force to explore the ramifications of the finding work motion (the motion did not pass but was turned into a task force; you can read about this in the president’s report from that AGM). Here is an update on the task force’s work. Documents we reviewed We […]
Date Posted: Wednesday November 13, 2019 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. WEBINARS: Train online with Editors Canada2. #EDITORS20: Register, volunteer and experience Montreal3. TOM FAIRLEY AWARD: Submit your nomination4. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION: After the exam5. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Lisa Frenette6. GET INVOLVED: Join the insurance task force7. MEMBER NEWS: A round of applause!8. MEMBER […]
Date Posted: Friday November 1, 2019 News type: Member news
Editors Toronto member Damian Tarnopolsky’s play The Defence has won first prize in the 2019 Herman Voaden National Playwriting Competition. Damian received the $15,000 award and his script underwent a professional three-day workshop at the Dan School of Drama and Music at Queen’s University, followed by a public staged reading at the 2019 Kingston WritersFest. Editors Nova Scotia member Ginny […]
Date Posted: Wednesday October 16, 2019 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION: Only one day left to register!2. UPCOMING WEBINAR SERIES: Practical Ebook Production3. FRANCOPHONE CONFERENCE: S’inscrire dans le changement : une profession en prise sur son temps a great success!4. #EDITORS20: Registration, volunteering and extended session proposal deadline5. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Anne Fonteneau6. […]
Date Posted: Wednesday October 2, 2019 News type: Association , Members-only news , National executive council
The national executive council (NEC) met in Toronto on September 21 and 22, 2019. We also met with several Toronto branch members and twig members from Kitchener-Waterloo-Guelph and Hamilton-Halton who came to the Saturday-evening social event we hold for local members. It was great to see them all. Expectations I followed the lead of former […]
Date Posted: Tuesday October 1, 2019 News type: Member news
Earlier this year, Editors Ottawa-Gatineau member Gael Spivak connected the International Plain Language Federation’s Standards Committee with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The ISO committee that works on standards related to language is called the ISO Technical Committee 37: Language and Terminology. After she attended an ISO/TC 37 meeting in Ottawa, both committees requested that Gael join […]
Date Posted: Tuesday September 24, 2019 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION: Enhance your chances2. WEBINAR RECORDINGS: Catch up on demand3. #EDITORS20: Theme, session proposals and more4. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Dania Sheldon5. BOOST YOUR RESUMÉ: Get involved6. MEMBER NEWS: A round of applause!7. MEMBER BENEFITS: Free helpdesk support for Editors Canada email8. […]
Date Posted: Sunday September 1, 2019 News type: Member news
Editors Nova Scotia member and PEI resident Virginia (Ginny) McGowan PhD was recently appointed to a federal expert panel to advise on the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy. She has also been invited to present a series of three webinars in collaboration with the International Mentoring Association (IMA) in the IMA Professional Learning Webinar Series. The webinars are based […]
Date Posted: Wednesday August 21, 2019 News type: Association , Members-only news
If you edit any kind of scholarly text—health sciences and medicine, natural sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities, earth and planetary sciences—there are researchers around the world looking for experts like you. A new partnership agreement between Editors Canada and Peerwith.Expert will make it easier for them to find you. Peerwith’s online platform connects researchers […]
Date Posted: Wednesday August 14, 2019 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION: Show the world you’re at the top of your editing game2. UPCOMING WEBINAR SERIES: Academic Editing: Beyond Basics3. FRANCOPHONE CONFERENCE: S’inscrire dans le changement : une profession en prise sur son temps4. #EDITORS20: Venue, volunteer opportunities and more5. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Mentorship6. VOLUNTEER […]
Date Posted: Thursday July 18, 2019 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. LEADERSHIP: Meet your 2019–20 national executive council, committee chairs and other national roles2. UPCOMING WEBINAR SERIES: Academic Editing: Beyond Basics3. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Blazej Szpakowicz4. GET INVOLVED: Join our successful webinar team!5. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION: Pilot testers needed6. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Mentorship7. MEMBER NEWS: […]
Date Posted: Monday July 1, 2019 News type: Member news
Editors British Columbia member Iva Cheung successfully defended her thesis on Tuesday, July 2. Her research, done within Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Health Sciences, was about helping involuntary patients better understand their rights under British Columbia’s Mental Health Act. She invited people who had experienced involuntary hospitalization to co-create and then user test a new suite […]
Date Posted: Tuesday June 25, 2019 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. IN MEMORIAM: Graham Young2. 40th ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE: Thank you, Halifax!3. CONFERENCE 2020: Montreal is the home of our second international conference4. FRANCOPHONE CONFERENCE: S’inscrire dans le changement : une profession en prise sur son temps5. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Robin Larin6. MEMBER SERVICES: Editors Canada […]
Date Posted: Monday June 24, 2019 News type: AGM , Members-only news
Gael Spivak, President Editors Canada held its 2019 annual general meeting (AGM) on June 8. The AGM is held during the conference but members do not have to attend the conference to attend the AGM. Attendees There were 84 attendees at the AGM. This number included some student affiliates who are encouraged to attend but […]
Date Posted: Monday June 10, 2019 News type: Awards , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 10, 2019—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has presented 5 national awards, including $4,400 in prize money, to 12 recipients. The awards were presented during the association’s 40th anniversary conference on Saturday, June 8, at the Westin Nova Scotian in Halifax. Editors Canada’s annual awards recognize exceptional editors for their talent and […]
Date Posted: Sunday June 9, 2019 News type: Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 10, 2019—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has announced that Donna L. Dawson of Aurora, Ontario, is the recipient of the 2019 Lee d’Anjou Volunteer of the Year Award. Dawson was recognized for 10 years of steadfast, reliable and highly skilled support to the association’s landmark professional certification program. During her time working […]
Date Posted: Sunday June 9, 2019 News type: Awards , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 10, 2019—Iva Cheung of New Westminster, British Columbia, is the winner of the 2019 Karen Virag Award. This award, which comes with a $400 prize, recognizes exceptional efforts by an individual or organization to raise the profile of editing in their community. Virag, a highly accomplished member of the Editors’ Association of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 10, 2019—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has announced that Jennifer Croll of Vancouver, British Columbia, is the winner of the 2019 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. (Photo credit Rebecca Blissett) Croll was awarded the $2,000 prize for her work on Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography by Andrea Warner (Greystone Books). The award was […]
Poet finds magic in nurturing the written word FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 10, 2019—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has announced that Margo LaPierre of Russell, Ontario, is the recipient of the 2019 Claudette Upton Scholarship. The award was presented at the awards banquet of Editors Canada’s 40th anniversary conference in Halifax on Saturday, June 8. The scholarship […]
Date Posted: Saturday June 1, 2019 News type: Member news
Editors Toronto member Diya Lim is the author of La marchande, la sorcière, la lune et moi, a finalist for the 2019 Trillium Book Award for Children’s Literature. Editors Kitchener-Waterloo-Guelph member Carolyn R. Wilker has released another book titled Piece by Piece: A Narrative from Home, published by Angel Hope Press in Drayton, Ontario. In Piece by Piece, Carolyn (who is also an […]