Date Posted: Sunday November 1, 2015 News type: Member news
Editors British Columbia member Karen Autio is delighted to announce the publication by Sono Nis Press of her book Kah-Lan the Adventurous Sea Otter, illustrated by Sheena Lott and edited by Laura Peetoom and Dawn Loewen (Dawn is a member of Editors Saskatchewan). This chapter book is written from the point of view of a young sea otter […]
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Date Posted: Monday October 19, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. CERTIFICATION: Registration closes October 232. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Ann Kennedy3. GET INVOLVED: Volunteer opportunities to boost your resumé4. SO YOU WANT TO BE AN EDITOR: New edition now available5. CONNECT ONLINE: Join us in the Editors Canada private Facebook group6. CONFERENCE 2016: Speaker […]
Date Posted: Monday October 19, 2015 News type: News release , Publications
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, October 19, 2015—Editors Canada has launched a revised edition of its popular career guide, So You Want to Be an Editor. First published in 1991, So You Want to Be an Editor offers aspiring editors an inside look at the editing profession in Canada and an overview of the path to launching an editing career. […]
Date Posted: Friday September 25, 2015 News type: Association , Members-only news , National executive council
Your national executive council (NEC) held its third-quarter meeting in Montreal on September 19–20. The minutes will be posted on the Editors Canada website once they are approved. In the meantime, here’s a summary. What did you talk about and what decisions did you make? It was a jam-packed agenda: 50 items! Amazingly, we got through it […]
Date Posted: Thursday September 17, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. CERTIFICATION: Enhance your career2. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: David Hedley3. GET INVOLVED: Volunteer opportunities to boost your resumé4. CONFERENCE 2016: What’s your conference wish list?5. NEC: Notes from your national executive council6. MEMBER NEWS: Promote yourself 1. CERTIFICATION: Enhance your career Looking for […]
Date Posted: Thursday August 20, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. CERTIFICATION: Q & A2. PARL: French editing proficiency information teleconference August 263. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Joanna Odrowaz4. MARKETING: Acquisitions and writing opportunities5. PUBLICATIONS: Editing Canadian English 3 and Editorial Niches now available6. MEMBER NEWS: A round of applause!7. WEB: @editors.ca and @reviseurs.ca email sending problems 1. […]
Date Posted: Saturday August 1, 2015 News type: Member news
BC branch member Sharon McInnis will be teaching an online proofreading course for the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA). This is Sharon’s first online course, so wish her luck!
Date Posted: Monday July 20, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. CERTIFICATION: Develop your game plan2. PARL: French editing proficiency information sessions3. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Catherine Baudin4. GET INVOLVED: Volunteer opportunities to boost your resumé5. MEMBER NEWS: A round of applause!6. PUBLICATIONS: Editorial Niches available soon7. CONFERENCE 2015: Editing Goes Global recaps and handouts now […]
Date Posted: Friday July 17, 2015 News type: Association , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, July 17, 2015—Editors Canada has announced that Calgary-based editor Christine Beevis Trickett is the recipient of the 2015 Lee d’Anjou Volunteer of the Year Award. Beevis Trickett has been a member and active volunteer of Editors Canada for almost 15 years. She was a founding member of the association’s Nova Scotia twig, where she […]
Date Posted: Wednesday July 1, 2015 News type: Member news
NCR branch member Gael Spivak was recently profiled by her employer, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, in its annual Day in the Life employee profiles. Each year, a few employees (out of 7,000) are selected as examples of model public servants and their profiles are published during National Public Service Week. From the communications about the profiles: […]
Date Posted: Tuesday June 30, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates for members of the Editors’ Association of Canada In this issue: 1. CONFERENCE: Wrapping the first international conference of editors2. AGM: Members vote to ratify governance changes3. ELECTIONS: New national executive council and national committee chairs4. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Amy Haagsma5. MEMBER NEWS: A round of applause!6. CERTIFICATION: Members […]
Date Posted: Thursday June 25, 2015 News type: Association
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 25, 2015—The Editors’ Association of Canada is transitioning to the Editors Canada brand this year. As of July 1, 2015, we will begin using the Editors Canada style name in all new national communications. The legal name of the association will not change. It remains Editors’ Association of Canada/Association canadienne des réviseurs. The shorter […]
Date Posted: Monday June 22, 2015 News type: Member news
We are sad to announce the passing of John Eerkes-Medrano of Victoria, BC, on Monday, June 15. John was a long-time member of the association (first joining in 1981), a former national executive council member, and a two-time winner of the Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence (1984 and 1997). He was involved in the […]
Date Posted: Tuesday June 16, 2015 News type: Awards , News release
Toronto, June 16, 2015—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) has announced that Grace Yaginuma of Vancouver, BC, is the winner of the 2014 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. Yaginuma was awarded the $2,000 prize for her work on A Discerning Eye: The Walter C. Koerner Collection of European Ceramics by Carol E. Mayer (Figure 1 Publishing). The award was presented […]
Date Posted: Wednesday June 10, 2015 News type: Association , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 10, 2015—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Banville to the position of executive director, effective June 15. Banville, a fluently bilingual not-for-profit executive originally from Montreal, will work with volunteers from across the country and with association staff to achieve EAC’s mission to develop […]
Date Posted: Monday June 1, 2015 News type: Member news
BC branch member Cheryl Cohen has released her bluesy multi-genre debut CD, Love & Exile. Cheryl is a former career newspaper journalist (The Globe and Mail, Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald) who has been freelancing, mainly as a book editor, since 1997. She started writing songs on her guitar in 2004, after moving to Salt Spring Island, BC. Her singer-songwriter website has more […]
Date Posted: Thursday May 28, 2015 News type: Certification , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 28, 2015—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) is pleased to announce that 16 editors have earned a total of 24 new professional certifications. This year EAC recognizes 10 new certified proofreaders, 9 new certified structural editors and 5 new certified professional editors. Since the program’s launch in 2006, EAC has awarded 236 […]
Date Posted: Wednesday May 27, 2015 News type: Awards , News release
Success as an editor depends on effective communication, says scholarship recipient FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 27, 2015—Andrea Hatley of Thompson, Manitoba, will be presented with the 2014 Claudette Upton Scholarship at the annual Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) awards banquet in Toronto on Saturday, June 13, 2015. This scholarship is a $1,000 cash award intended to support […]
Date Posted: Friday May 22, 2015 News type: Agrément , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 22, 2015—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) is proud to announce the launch of the first French editing certification program in Canada. Through Programme d’agrément en révision linguistique – Réviseurs Canada (PARL), French-language editors will now be able to earn designations such as réviseur agréé and professionnel agréé en révision générale et comparative. French-language editors now […]
Date Posted: Tuesday May 19, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates for members of the Editors’ Association of Canada In this issue: 1. CONFERENCE: Introducing Blue Pencil Sessions2. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Linda Sherwood3. MEMBER NEWS: A round of applause!4. PUBLICATIONS: Print edition of ECE3 to launch at Editing Goes Global5. PARL: French certification information sessions6. CERTIFICATION: Pilot testers needed7. BRANCH […]
Date Posted: Monday May 11, 2015 News type: Awards , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 11, 2015—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) has announced the finalists for the 2014 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. The Tom Fairley Award recognizes an editor’s outstanding contribution to a work published in Canada in English or French in the award year. The $2,000 grand prize will be presented at the […]
Date Posted: Friday May 1, 2015 News type: Member news
Toronto branch member Tania Pattison has published a textbook for advanced-level students in university and college ESL programs. Critical Reading is published by Pearson Canada and was officially launched in Toronto and Vancouver in March. Tania is a freelance writer and editor of ESL teaching and resource materials. Based in Peterborough, Ontario, she works with publishers around the world; […]
Date Posted: Friday April 17, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates for members of the Editors’ Association of Canada In this issue: 1. CONFERENCE: Some popular conference options are back!2. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Christine Beevis Trickett3. PARL: Learn about French-language certification4. INVEST IN YOURSELF: Certification contributes to your professional development5. PUBLICATIONS: Have you subscribed to Editing Canadian English?6. TWIG NEWS: Get […]
Date Posted: Wednesday April 15, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
Your national executive council (NEC) held its 2015 Q1 meeting via videoconference on Saturday, March 28, 2015. The minutes will be posted once they have been approved. In the meantime, here’s a brief summary of our meeting. Why by videoconference? It’s unusual for us to hold a quarterly videoconference meeting, and in fact, we had originally been scheduled to […]