Date Posted: Wednesday December 21, 2016 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. MEMBER SERVICES: National mentorship program to launch in early 20172. COMING SOON: Editors Canada short videos3. PROGRAMME D’AGRÉMENT EN RÉVISION LINGUISTIQUE: Examen en révision comparative4. TOM FAIRLEY AWARD: Submit your nomination5. CONFERENCE: Two great reasons to attend Conference 2017 in Ottawa–Gatineau!6. MEMBER BENEFITS: Your […]
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Date Posted: Monday December 5, 2016 News type: Association , National executive council
Your national executive council (NEC) held its fourth-quarter meeting in Toronto on November 19-20. The minutes will be posted on the Editors Canada website soon. In the meantime, here’s a summary of our discussions. What did you discuss and what decisions did you make? Here are a few highlights: 2017 budget: Our focus on Saturday morning […]
Date Posted: Thursday December 1, 2016 News type: Member news
In November, Sandra Gravel (Editors Quebec/Atlantic Canada) published Entrepreneurs : Soignez vos écrits – Améliorez vos affaires. This book is intended to help the self-employed, microentrepreneurs and entrepreneurs who write their own business copy to improve the overall quality of their text, and correct common mistakes. The cover and layout for this book were created by 3C Publications, […]
Date Posted: Wednesday November 16, 2016 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. UPDATED WEBSITE: What’s next?3. PROGRAMME D’AGRÉMENT EN RÉVISION LINGUISTIQUE: Examen en révision comparative4. CERTIFICATION: Thank you!5. CONFERENCE 2017: Volunteers and session ideas still needed!6. MEMBER SERVICES: PerfectIt discount7. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Joanne Haskins8. GET INVOLVED: Volunteer […]
Date Posted: Tuesday November 1, 2016 News type: Member news
Editors British Columbia member Lana Okerlund has joined West Coast Editorial Associates, LLP. For nearly 25 years, West Coast Editorial Associates has been providing editorial, writing and training services to a wide range of corporate, government and publishing clients across Canada and internationally. Five of the partners are located in Victoria and now three in Vancouver. Lana […]
Date Posted: Tuesday November 1, 2016 News type: Association , Members-only news , National executive council
Notes from your national executive council: A report from the September 2016 (Q3) meeting Your national executive council (NEC) held its September meeting in Ottawa on September 24–25. The minutes will be posted on the Editors Canada website once they have been approved. What did you discuss and what decisions did you make? Roles: Here is […]
Date Posted: Thursday October 20, 2016 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. CERTIFICATION: Sharpen your test-taking skills2. KAREN VIRAG AWARD: Nancy Flight acceptance speech3. WEBSITE: Updated editors.ca launches October 264. MEMBER SERVICES: Staples Advantage discount is back5. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Leslie Vryenhoek6. GET INVOLVED: Volunteer opportunities to boost your resumé7. CONFERENCE 2017: Session ideas […]
Date Posted: Thursday October 13, 2016 News type: Association , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, October 13, 2016—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) is pleased to announce the appointment of John Yip-Chuck to the position of executive director, effective October 17. Yip-Chuck is a senior business administrator with over 20 years’ experience in the publishing industry in Canada as a writer, editor, program manager, managing […]
Date Posted: Thursday October 13, 2016 News type: Association , Members-only news
We’re pleased to announce that John Yip-Chuck will join the Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) as executive director, effective October 17. John is a senior business administrator with over 20 years’ experience in the publishing industry in Canada as a writer, editor, program manager, managing editor and publisher. He was also a member of […]
Date Posted: Wednesday October 12, 2016 News type: Association , News release , Statements
The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) is launching a Twitter campaign to ask the Government of Canada to write laws in plain language. The five-day campaign will begin on International Plain Language Day on October 13, 2016. A message that is written in plain language is delivered to its intended readers clearly and effectively. Governments around […]
Date Posted: Tuesday October 4, 2016 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
Our first online meeting of members (on October 1) went as smoothly as we could have hoped. Thanks to all who participated! Here are the results from the meeting: Thank you to the national office staff (Michelle Ou, Sébastien Koch and Caitlin Stewart) for all their help preparing for the meeting and for providing technical […]
Date Posted: Monday October 3, 2016 News type: Awards , News release
Greystone Books associate publisher receives Karen Virag Award Toronto, October 3, 2016—Nancy Flight of Vancouver, BC, is the winner of the inaugural Karen Virag Award, which recognizes exceptional efforts by an individual or organization to raise the profile of editing in their community. The award is named for a highly accomplished member of the Editors’ Association […]
Date Posted: Saturday October 1, 2016 News type: Member news
Editors Manitoba member Melody Rogan has won first place in the Marie Barton Postcard Fiction Award held by The Writers’ Collective of Manitoba and the Winnipeg Free Press.
Date Posted: Wednesday September 21, 2016 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. TWIG NEWS: Edmonton and Manitoba twigs are official!2. ONLINE SPECIAL MEETING: Registration closes Friday, September 233. CERTIFICATION: Happy 10th anniversary!4. TRAIN ONLINE: 2016–17 Editors Canada webinar schedule announced5. WEBSITE: A new editors.ca is coming this fall6. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Roma Ilnyckyj7. GET INVOLVED: […]
Date Posted: Thursday September 1, 2016 News type: Member news
Penelope Mavoungou (Editors Quebec/Atlantic Canada) has written Polygamiques, a collection of short stories published in 2015 by Éditions Doxa in France.
Date Posted: Monday August 1, 2016 News type: Member news
Karen Autio (Editors British Columbia) has won the 2016 Word Award for best children’s novel for her book Kah-Lan the Adventurous Sea Otter. Editors Toronto member Marnie Lamb has had her first novel accepted for publication. The History of Hilary Hambrushina, a young adult novel, will be published by Iguana Books this fall. For further information and to purchase an advance copy, […]
Date Posted: Thursday July 28, 2016 News type: Association , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, July 28, 2016—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) is pleased to announce the appointment of communications manager Michelle Ou as interim executive director of the association through November 1. The appointment follows the resignation of executive director Patrick Banville effective August 12. “We are sad to see Patrick go, but are grateful […]
Date Posted: Thursday July 28, 2016 News type: Association , Members-only news
Dear members and student affiliates, I am writing to let you know about changes at the national office. On Thursday, July 21, Patrick Banville called to tell me that he is resigning as executive director of the Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada). He is sorry to be leaving the association, but has been offered […]
Date Posted: Tuesday July 19, 2016 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. KAREN VIRAG AWARD: Deadline for nominations is July 312. STUDENT RELATIONS: Supporting the next generation of editors3. MEMBER SERVICES: Protect yourself and your ability to earn an income4. PUBLICATIONS: Editing Canadian English, 3rd edition and Editorial Niches5. CERTIFICATION: Confessions of a pilot tester6. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: […]
Date Posted: Friday July 1, 2016 News type: Member news
Mary Newberry (Editors Toronto), a freelance indexer and editor residing in Toronto, is the 2016 recipient of the Ewart-Daveluy Indexing Award. The award was presented at the joint conference of the Indexing Society of Canada and American Society for Indexing in Chicago, IL, on Thursday, June 16, 2016. This award honours Mary’s indexing of The Letterbooks of […]
Date Posted: Tuesday June 28, 2016 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. CONFERENCE 2016: A Correction Connection wraps in Vancouver2. AGM: Minutes and summary coming soon3. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Tom Vradenburg4. CERTIFICATION: Your questions answered5. MEMBER SERVICES: Exit survey and request for feedback6. PARTNERSHIPS: Increased discounts for Editors Canada members7. MEMBER NEWS: A round […]
Date Posted: Wednesday June 22, 2016 News type: Association , Members-only news , National executive council
The current national executive council (NEC)’s term is drawing to a close at the end of June. What a year it has been! At its final quarterly meeting on June 9 in Vancouver, the NEC discussed a number of projects that are in the works this year: the new branch and twig tool kit, the […]
Date Posted: Monday June 13, 2016 News type: Awards , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 13, 2016—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has presented 4 national awards, including $4,500 in prize money, to 10 recipients. The ceremony took place at the association’s awards banquet on Saturday, June 11, at the Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites in Vancouver. The Editors Canada awards banquet is an annual celebration […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 13, 2016—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has announced that Lesley Peterson of Florence, Alabama, is the winner of the 2015 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. Peterson was awarded the $2,000 prize for her work on The Little Third Reich on Lake Superior: A History of Canadian Internment Camp R by Ernest Robert Zimmermann, […]